Cover: Gerhard

Cerebus #249

Dec 1999 · Aardvark-Vanaheim · 2.25 USD; 3.50 CAD; 1.50 GBP

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“Going Home 18”

Part of Dave Sim and Gerhard's landmark 300-issue run, this December 1999 installment of "Going Home" presents a strikingly unconventional cover — a photographic landscape of a quiet northern lake framed by dark pine silhouettes and autumn-tinged forest, with no characters in sight. Gerhard's cover work here trades his intricate rendered backgrounds for something more meditative, letting the stillness of the natural world carry the mood entirely. It's a quietly evocative choice that signals something reflective at this stage of Cerebus's long journey.

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writer, artist, inker, letterer Dave Sim · artist, inker Gerhard · cover Gerhard

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writer, artist, inker, letterer Dave Sim

artist, inker Gerhard

cover pencils, inks Gerhard

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Cerebus prepares to say his farewells to Kennedy, but is still uncertain whether Jaka will be leaving with him.

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