Cerebus #50

Issue #50 of Cerebus marks a milestone for Dave Sim's ambitious self-publishing venture, and the cover announces it with a clever, playful flourish — Cerebus himself, dressed in a dark military-style coat, holds up a smaller version of this very cover, which in turn displays an even smaller one, creating a delightful recursive mise en abyme. The subtitle "Denouement" hints at resolution and consequence, framed within that nested series of light-blue covers bearing the Cerebus logo in bold red. Sim handles every creative duty here — writing, art, inks, and lettering — making this 1983 issue a testament to the singular, committed vision behind one of independent comics' most distinctive long-form series.