Cerebus #169

Against a deep black background, a golden-haired young woman sits absorbed in a large open book atop an ornate stone throne, her blue robes pooled around her — while a framed architectural illustration leans quietly against the seat beside her, and glinting stars crown the throne's gothic spires above. Dave Sim and Gerhard bring their usual meticulous craft to this cover, pairing the intimacy of a solitary reader with the cool grandeur of sculpted stone. Issue #169 continues the "Mothers & Daughters" arc with "Women 7," and this quietly contemplative image sets a mood that's hard to shake.