Flight (Cerebus, Volume 7) [Paperback]

Dave Sim (Author), Gerhard (Author)

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The counterpoint to the impressive foundation of the two-volume, 1,200-page Church & State is the equally impressive, equally complex Mothers & Daughters, the first volume of which is Flight. This graphic novel concerns the fight between the newly established matriarchy and the opposing "daughterarchy." Cerebus, trying to regain the power he lost when the matriarchal Cirinists took over, heads down a fateful, blood-soaked path. Dave Sim is often reviled as a misogynist because of the radical politics and philosophy laid down in his books, the groundwork of which begins here and builds toward the climax of Mothers & Daughters, which was so explosive that when it was initially released it cost Sim several close friends.

Product Details

• Paperback: 246 pages
• Publisher: Aardvark-Vanheim (January 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0919359132
• ISBN-13: 978-0919359130
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #489,702 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Alex Sydorenko, October 24, 1999

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This review is from: Flight (Cerebus, Volume 7) (Paperback)

Well, as I'm reading each book in the series, I got kinda worried about Cerebus there for awhile: After Jaka's disappearance, Cerebus presumed she was dead (when actually she was imprisoned by the invading Cirinists. He spends most of the previous book (Melmoth) sitting alone on the terrace at Dino's Cafe, holding Jaka's childhood doll and looking stunned....But now here in Flight, Cerebus is wide awake and seeking vegence like an aardvaark out of hell. Flight, to say the least, is Cerebus at his most intense yet. And the astral chess game in outer space with Suenteus Po is pretty cool visually. Now all Cerebus needs to do is rediscover Jaka's alive. So I keep on reading--Alex Sydorenko, Oct 1999, Chicago

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The real Cerebus is back, July 20, 2002

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Steven W. Otte "FlaGator" (Lady Lake, FL, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flight (Cerebus, Volume 7) (Paperback)

Shocked from his reverie by a fatal chance meeting at the end of the previous book, Cerebus returns to action -- and Dave Sim regains his storytelling footing -- in Flight. After the introspection and digression of Melmoth, Dave Sim demonstrates again that he does blood-splattering action as well as he does cerebral, otherworldy dream-delving. The book is cinematic in execution, switching between five and six scenes from page to page and sometimes from panel to panel, immersing you in the feeling that all these things are happening simultaneously for a reason, and that all these seemingly unconnected threads are actually Going Someplace. Which they do, though not until the next book, Women. If you can avoid it, don't buy this book until you also get the next volume, because if you read this one alone you're going to chew your fingernails down to the wrists waiting for the next book to arrive.

4.0 out of 5 stars Back to normal, November 7, 2010

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Cilantron (CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flight (Cerebus, Volume 7) (Paperback)

...or what passes for normal in Estarcion. There's a little something for everyone here: the real Suentius Po explaining the history of Iest, Illusionism, his reincarnations, and all the other Suentius Pos. The "real" Regency Elf versus the fake Regency Elf. The Judge versus Death. The Judge versus his evil twin. Cerebus versus the Cirinists. Punisheroach versus the Cirinists. More trippy "mind game" art. If you want to read Cerebus, you really need to start with volumes 1, 2, or 5, unless you're really into F. Scott Fitzgerald or Ernest Hemingway (who show up in later volumes), so this one won't make much sense without volumes 1-5 under your belt.