Cover: Dave Sim & Gerhard

Cerebus #81

Dec 1985 · Aardvark-Vanaheim · 1.70 USD; 2.00 CAD

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“Becoming Synonymous With Something Indescribable”

In Cerebus #81, written and drawn by Dave Sim with art by Gerhard and inks by both, the surreal mystery deepens as the Bug attempts to unravel the enigmatic Secret Sacred Wars for Cerebus. Just as things grow more incomprehensible, a bizarre, luminous entity arrives—literally consuming Cerebus in a moment of bewildering, otherworldly intervention. The cover, a collaborative effort by Sim and Gerhard, captures the issue’s unsettling tone with its stark, glowing imagery.

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writer, artist, inker, letterer Dave Sim · artist, inker Gerhard · cover Dave Sim, Gerhard

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writer, artist, inker, letterer Dave Sim

artist, inker Gerhard

cover pencils, inks Dave Sim

cover pencils, inks Gerhard

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The Bug tries to explain the Secret Sacred Wars to Cerebus. Fortunately the "Big White Glowing Strange Thing" comes along and eats Cerebus.

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