Cerebus #128

The fifteenth chapter of "Jaka's Story" arrives with issue #128, and Dave Sim and Gerhard's cover sets an appropriately moody tone — a dark-cloaked, sharp-featured man stands against a rough stone wall as electricity crackles at his feet, the stormy atmosphere suggesting danger and tension. This is the kind of quietly arresting image that reminds you why Cerebus was pushing the boundaries of long-form independent comics storytelling in 1989. Fans of the ongoing saga will want this installment of "The Poet" in their hands.