Issue 265

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April 2001: Going Home 34

Issue 265
President	Dave Sim
Vice-President	Gerhard
Going Home: Form & Void
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1 Issue Summary
2 Characters
3 Locations
4 Artist Notes
- 4.1 Aardvark Comment in Issue 270
- 4.2 Collected Letters 2004
5 Annotations

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Issue Summary

Cerebus and Jaka run into Sand Hills Creek. But no one is outside, and all the houses are locked. Cerebus runs pass the place where the kitchen knife incident took place. And he sees the chair in his parent’s house which he saw in his dream.

Cerebus sees Mr. Morton who speaks of his Joseph's death. Mr. Morton notices that Jaka has taken off her mitten to expose her left hand with no wedding ring. Mr. Morton asks Cerebus if Joseph died alone because he was busy with that harlot. Jaka takes offense to being called a harlot. Cerebus tells Jaka to shut up, but Mr. Morton won’t tell Cerebus where his parents are buried. Jaka tries to talk to Cerebus but Cerebus tells her to “Go on. Beat it. Scram.” A Cirinist comes to pick up Jaka, and offers Missy to Jaka. Jaka leaves and Cerebus rips his clothes.

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Characters

Cerebus (last seen in issue 264; next appearance in issue 266)
Jaka (last seen in issue 264; next appearance in issue 300)
Zeke Morton (only appearance)

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Locations

Sand Hills Creek

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Artist Notes

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Aardvark Comment in Issue 270

Dave says: "The significance of Jaka's bare hand was that she was intending to be a mischief-maker in Sand hills Creek, presenting herself to the first resident she encounters sans wedding ring (her way of getting even with Cerebus for springing their "marriage" on her at the last minute and for expecting her to "follow his lead" in their social interactions as Mrs. Cerebus). Might the story have taken a different direction if she had kept the glove on? But she doesn't. She always takes the glove off. She has always taken the glove off. She will always take the glove off."

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Collected Letters 2004

p. 324: "I would assume that Cerebus’ father died around the time the corpse was left for Cerebus and Jaka to discover. Cerebus’ mother died before his father."

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