diff --git a/xkcdreader/app.go b/xkcdreader/app.go
index 89991a5..5ae4e70 100644
--- a/xkcdreader/app.go
+++ b/xkcdreader/app.go
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ package xkcdreader
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2"
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/app"
+	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/canvas"
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/container"
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/layout"
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/theme"
@@ -87,6 +89,8 @@ func makeTabs() *container.AppTabs {
 }
 
 func makeBrowseUI() *fyne.Container {
+	imgPath := "xkcdreader/assets/comic.png"
+
 	// container for the image and surrounding elements
 	imgC := container.New(
 		layout.NewHBoxLayout(),
@@ -94,7 +98,12 @@ func makeBrowseUI() *fyne.Container {
 			log.Println("Previous comic")
 		}),
 		layout.NewSpacer(),
-		widget.NewLabel("img placeholder"),
+		container.NewCenter(
+			// TODO(me): dynamically replace placeholder text with image once
+			// fetched...
+			// widget.NewLabel("img placeholder"),
+			getImg(imgPath),
+		),
 		layout.NewSpacer(),
 		widget.NewButtonWithIcon("", theme.NavigateNextIcon(), func() {
 			log.Println("Next comic")
@@ -121,3 +130,25 @@ func makeBrowseUI() *fyne.Container {
 
 	return browseUI
 }
+
+// get img from filesystem, resize it and return as *canvas.Image
+func getImg(imgPath string) *canvas.Image {
+	_, err := os.Stat(imgPath)
+
+	// properly handle error, perhaps panic?...don't panic, I know..
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("failed to read file " + imgPath)
+		return canvas.NewImageFromFile("")
+	}
+
+	img := canvas.NewImageFromFile(imgPath)
+
+	img.SetMinSize(
+		fyne.Size{
+			Height: 383,
+			Width:  273,
+		},
+	)
+
+	return img
+}
diff --git a/xkcdreader/app_test.go b/xkcdreader/app_test.go
index d152bcc..44277ce 100644
--- a/xkcdreader/app_test.go
+++ b/xkcdreader/app_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ package xkcdreader
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"fyne.io/fyne/v2"
+	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/canvas"
 	"git.dotya.ml/wanderer/go-xkcdreader/cmd"
 )
 
@@ -115,3 +117,63 @@ func TestGetApp(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Failed to get application pointer using getApp()")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetImgMinSize(t *testing.T) {
+	// init
+	newApp()
+
+	// this is relative to the test file
+	imgPath := "assets/comic.png"
+	dimens := struct {
+		h float32
+		w float32
+	}{
+		h: 383.0,
+		w: 273.0,
+	}
+
+	got := getImg(imgPath)
+	got.SetMinSize(
+		fyne.Size{
+			Height: 383.0,
+			Width:  273.0,
+		},
+	)
+
+	if got.MinSize().Height != dimens.h {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to get img w/ proper height, want: %f, got: %f", dimens.h, got.Size().Height)
+	}
+
+	if got.MinSize().Width != dimens.w {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to get img w/ proper width, want: %f, got: %f", dimens.w, got.Size().Width)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetImg(t *testing.T) {
+	// init
+	newApp()
+
+	// this is relative to the test file
+	imgPath := "assets/comic.png"
+
+	got := getImg(imgPath)
+	got.SetMinSize(
+		fyne.Size{
+			Height: 383.0,
+			Width:  273.0,
+		},
+	)
+
+	testImg := canvas.NewImageFromFile(imgPath)
+
+	gotA := got.Image
+	testA := testImg.Image
+
+	if gotA != nil && testA != nil {
+		t.Fatal("test img or fetched img are nil")
+	}
+
+	if gotA != testA {
+		t.Fatal("Images differ")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/xkcdreader/assets/comic.png b/xkcdreader/assets/comic.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d18d2de
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