Cerebus #281

Cover art by Dave Sim and Ken Sim presents a striking collision of photographic realism and hand-drawn illustration: Cerebus, the aardvark protagonist rendered in inky blues and grays, peers directly through a magnifying glass against a moody, atmospheric photograph of still water and stone columns. The bold red and black Gothic lettering announces "Latter Days 16" with the subtitle "And It Came to Passe," giving the issue a weighty, almost biblical gravitas that suits the long-running Aardvark-Vanaheim series well. Interior work from the creative team of Dave Sim and Gerhard continues this August 2002 chapter in one of self-publishing's most ambitious ongoing narratives.