Cerebus #151

The opening chapter of "Flight" — the first of four books comprising the Mothers & Daughters arc — announces itself with a striking cover by Dave Sim and Gerhard: a grand, wood-paneled library stretching into warm afternoon light, its shelves lined with books and its upper gallery framing tall arched windows. Most arrestingly, a single oversized tome floats suspended in midair above the balustrade, as if lifted by some unseen force. It's an quietly unsettling image that hints at something extraordinary stirring within Cerebus's world, rendered with the architectural precision and rich atmosphere that Sim and Gerhard brought to this long-running self-publishing landmark.