Cerebus #9
In "Swords Against Imesh," Cerebus leads his Conniptin forces to the walled city of Imesh, where he infiltrates alone and uncovers a populace kept docile by drugs under the rule of the deranged King K'cor. After defeating K'cor’s deadly gauntlet, Cerebus is betrayed when the king refuses to honor their pact—and reveals he’s poisoned every well in the region. Written and illustrated entirely by Dave Sim, this 1979 issue features cover art by Dave Sim, capturing the grim tension of a conquest gone perilously wrong.
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Cerebus and his new-found Conniptin army chance upon the walled city of Imesh, and the aardvark decides to begin his conquests right away. He sneaks alone over the wall and discovers that the citizens of the city are drug-addled zombies, just the way their crazy king, K'cor, likes it. K'cor challenges Cerebus to pass through his gauntlet; if successful, Cerebus will be the new king. Cerebus succeeds, but K'cor refuses to honor the deal. He also tells Cerebus that he had poisoned all the wells in the area. So, most likely, Cerebus' foraging Conniptin soldiers are all dead, now.
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