Cerebus #257

The August 2000 installment of Cerebus chapter "Going Home 26" takes a striking photorealistic approach, with Gerhard's cover presenting a sweeping twilight sky — layers of textured clouds lit by a warm, fading light above a dark silhouette of treetops. It's a quietly atmospheric image that feels genuinely contemplative, a mood quite different from typical superhero fare. With Dave Sim and Gerhard sharing interior art duties, this late chapter of the long-running Aardvark-Vanaheim series continues one of the most ambitious creative runs in self-published comics.