Cerebus #291

The cover of this 2003 Aardvark-Vanaheim issue presents a quietly striking domestic scene: an elderly, pink-furred Cerebus slumped heavily in a corner of a warmly detailed room, wearing slippers and a rumpled sweater, rosary beads trailing from his clasped hands. Dave Sim and Gerhard's cover work is as meticulous as ever — the parquet floor, the antique furniture, the stacked papers and potted plant on the dresser all rendered with the kind of lived-in texture that has made this long-running series a benchmark for independent comics craft. "Latter Days 26" carries that signature mood of weariness and contemplation that defines this late chapter of Cerebus's life.