Cerebus #5

In Cerebus #5 ("The Idol"), Dave Sim's aardvark warrior finds himself at the center of a bizarre religious mystery when a tribe of savages, upon seeing him, declare him a living god. Drawn into their subterranean kingdom, Cerebus confronts a statue eerily like himself—only to reject the role with furious defiance, smashing the idol and fleeing into the open air. A bold, self-aware moment in Sim’s early work, this issue stands out for its surreal premise and the raw, unfiltered voice of its creator, with every line and panel rendered by Dave Sim himself—writer, artist, inker, letterer, and cover artist.