Cerebus #278

This installment of Cerebus: Latter Days presents a visually striking cover by Dave Sim and Ken Sim, featuring an anxious, binocular-wearing Cerebus the Aardvark set against a grid of circular photo insets showing a large, shadowy creature — all punctuated by the ominous teaser "From Whence Wakes… The Bird Watcher?!" The bold, jagged lettering and blending of illustrated and photographic elements give the cover a wonderfully unsettling, pulpy energy. With interior work from the longtime creative partnership of Dave Sim and Gerhard, this 2002 issue promises the kind of offbeat, ambitious storytelling that made Cerebus one of self-publishing's most enduring long-form comics.