Cerebus #37

Cerebus #37 from April 1982 presents a striking cover by Dave Sim: the aardvark himself sits behind a grand wooden podium, dwarfed by a massive, tightly packed crowd of blue-toned figures leaning in from all sides, papers swirling through the air around him. The image captures a wonderfully off-kilter tension — one small, formally dressed aardvark facing what looks like an overwhelming wave of human need or demand. With the story titled "It's Showtime!", this issue promises that Cerebus's peculiar brand of sword-and-sorcery satire is in full, entertaining swing.