Cerebus #266

The cover of this May 2001 issue says it all with its wry, understated title — "This Aardvark, This Shepherd" — as an older, weary-looking Cerebus sits hunched in simple clothing beside a photo of a dense flock of sheep, the juxtaposition doing quiet, pointed work. Dave Sim's cover pencils and inks render the aardvark with a grizzled, contemplative heaviness that feels markedly different from his earlier years. Opening the "Latter Days" chapter of the long-running series, this issue promises a more reflective, spiritually charged chapter in Cerebus's remarkable journey.