Melmoth (Cerebus, Volume 6)
by Dave Sim, Gerhard
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Author: Dave Sim, GerhardEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1991-10
ISBN: 0919359108
Publisher: Aardvark-Vanheim
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Summary: 3 Stars
Certainly a well-done piece of work and a skillful depiction of the final days of Oscar Wilde. But it's true -- this has nothing to do with Cerebus. Sim's fluctuation between all-out whimsical fantasy and heavy-handed realism always struck me as a bit awkward and grating. Why is Oscar Wilde important to the world of Cerebus? Why should his death be a part of the Cerebus storyline? Is there an important metaphorical parallel? Answers: He isn't, it shouldn't, and no. The way it came off to me is that Sim had been reading and enjoying Oscar Wilde, and decided to incorporate his completely irrelevant interest into his comic book, because, well ... because he just likes Wilde so much. It doesn't belong. And it is early evidence of Sim's arrogance and pretentiousness which would become more visible yet in the volumes to come.
But, all the same, I'd be lying if I said it was poorly done. It is, indeed, a good and well-researched piece of work. The only problem is that I'm really not that interested in Oscar Wilde -- and if I were, I'd get a bio and read up on him myself. I wouldn't turn to Cerebus.
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