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''Rick's Story'' is the eighth novel in Canadian cartoonist Dave Sim's ''Cerebus'' comic book series. It is made up of issues #220-231 of ''Cerebus''. It was collected as ''Rick's Story'' in one volume in November 1998, and was the 12th collected "phonebook" volume. Rick, Jaka's ex-husband from ''Jaka's Story'', unexpectedly shows up in the tavern that Cerebus has inhabited for the duration of ''Guys''. Rick is writing a book about his relationship with Jaka. He looks up to Cerebus and constantly pesters him for advice. Cerebus feels like his babysitter and constantly tries to get Rick to leave, even try to get him married off to Joanne from ''Minds'', who has also shown up. Rick has descended into religious madness, and starts telling the story of Cerebus as an angel/demon in faux-King James Bible-style English. ==Synopsis== Picking up where ''Guys'' left off, Cerebus is confronted with a strangely familiar face. When he can't quite figure out who this character is, he's given a hint: "You once told me that you were in love with my wife."〔 Rick is writing a book, entitled ''Rick's Story'', about his breakup with Jaka.〔 He was monogamous by nature, and it irrevocably changed him when his marriage with Jaka collapsed at the end of ''Jaka's Story''. He has become an alcoholic, and the story he tells Cerebus of his life since last they met is convoluted and contradictory. He breaks down crying after being hit with a ball when playing Five Bar Gate. Cerebus resents becoming Rick's babysitter and desperately tries to get Rick to suck it up, be a man and get on with life, telling him to "Go on! Beat It! Scram!" which for Rick takes on the character of religious teaching. Following this, Rick begins Cerebus-centred religion, in which Cerebus represents both god and the devil.〔〔 Rick reads out his version of the "Books of Genesis" in a style reminiscent of the King James Version of the Bible. He eventually descends into religious insanity, eventually leading to gory, drunken self-flagellation resulting in mortification.〔 Rick starts going out with Joanne, and Cerebus tries to convince him to leave with her. Eventually Rick leaves, but not before placing a spell on him and telling him to "go to hell", as Cerebus had told Joanne. He tells Cerebus they will see each other only one more time after that day.〔 Sim himself appears in the pub and talks with Cerebus,〔 but Cerebus doesn't recognize who he is. Sim leaves cerebus a package, which turns out to be Jaka's doll, Missy.〔 Finally, Jaka arrives on the scene and tries to convince Cerebus to go with her to Sand Hills Creek, where Cerebus grew up.〔 Cerebus must decide between Jaka and his male companions in the tavern. He decides on going with Jaka.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rick's Story」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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