Cerebus #196

Part of the long-running "Mothers & Daughters" arc, this July 1995 issue presents a striking cover by Dave Sim and Gerhard — a close-up, almost unsettling view of several of Cerebus's rounded black helmets resting against a massive stone wall, their blank white eye-holes staring outward with quiet intensity. The "Cerebus World Tour" sidebar spotlights a Chicago, Illinois stop on August 12, 1995, alongside miniature covers from Beanworld, Milk & Cheese, and Tyrant, making this a small time capsule of the mid-90s indie comics scene. "Minds Part 10" continues Sim and Gerhard's ambitious collaboration, and the cover's eerie stillness hints at a chapter with plenty of weight to it.