num_pages: 248
description: Reprinting Cerebus Issues 163-174In Cerebus' world, the battle of the sexes has been fought and won - by the women. The government is a matriarchal dictatorship, run by an all-seeing psychic called Cirin. Her rule is totalitarian with, bizarrely, a bias towards motherhood. And her biggest threat comes not from Cerebus, a mere male; but from Astoria, the old consort of Cerebus' who started him on the road to power. Astoria is a libertarian, believing that women shouldn't be tied to their domestic responsibilities - in stark contrast to Cirin's fascism of the family.Women focuses on the differences between Cirin and Astoria, as Cirin's prepares to follow Cerebus' attempt to ascend and become a god.
language: English
title: Women
titlecomplete: Women (Cerebus, #8)
characters: Lord Julius, Jaka, Cirin, Astoria, Suenteus Po, Elrod of Melvinbone, Cerebus
genres: Fantasy, Comix, Religion, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics, Comics, Comic Book, Fiction, Canada
ratings_count: 658
series: Cerebus
publisher: Aardvark-Vanheim