Cerebus #109

Cerebus #109 stands apart with one of the most quietly arresting covers in Aardvark-Vanaheim's run — a single radiant point of light, cross-shaped and glowing, set against an almost total field of black. Gerhard's cover art (both pencils and inks) transforms minimalism into something genuinely compelling, suggesting weight and mystery rather than emptiness. Inside, Dave Sim and Gerhard continue "Abhoring Vacuums," their creative partnership as writer, artist, inker, and letterer giving the series its distinctively unified voice through 1988.