Cerebus #57

December 1983 brings issue #57 of Dave Sim's long-running self-published series, titled "Suddenly, Sophia" — and the cover sets a quietly unsettling mood. Cerebus the aardvark sits small and low in the frame beside a formally dressed figure, while an enormous, looming hand-shadow stretches across the background, dwarfing them both. The single word "suddenly" printed above the scene does exactly what it promises — making you feel that something unexpected is about to change everything.