Cerebus #48

In "Cerebus' Six Crises: Crisis No. Four Upstairs," with Palnu under siege and his forces stalled, Cerebus faces a collapsing war effort and dwindling resources. After a failed attack leaves him without mercenary support, he resorts to pressuring citizens into funding the war by threatening them with front-line duty—until Jaka confesses her love and pleads with him to flee the city. Overwhelmed, he strikes her, then retreats to his office, resigned to whatever comes next.