Cerebus #275

This February 2002 installment of Cerebus finds the aardvark looking weary and contemplative, leaning on a baseball bat in his familiar orange zigzag-striped shirt against a weathered stone wall bearing a partially legible carved inscription. The collision of cartoon character and photorealistic texture creates a quietly striking image — melancholy humor rendered with real craft by cover artists Dave Sim and Ken Sim. With Dave Sim and Gerhard continuing their long collaboration on interiors, Latter Days chapter 10 carries the weight of a saga deep into its final stretch.