Cerebus the Barbarian Messiah

Eric Hoffman, a poet and essayist, is the author of sixteen books and lives in Connecticut.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments     Preface      Introduction: Alone, Unmourned and UnlovedEric Hoffman      Part One: A Map of EstarcionGrowing Complexity; or, the Cerebus Effect Sebastian Domsch      Audacious Tenacity, Tenacious Audacity: Cerebus’ Grand (and Changing) Narrative StrategiesEric Hoffman      Part Two: Ignore It, It’s Just Another Reality“Does This Seem Right to You?” Stories Within CerebusDavid Groenewegen      Aardvarkian Intertexts and True StoriesDominick Grace      “Why Certainly Dear Boy...” Incorporating Oscar Wilde into the Aardvark’s WorldGregory John Fink      Part Three: Becoming Synonymous with Something IndescribableSeeing SoundC.W. Marshall      Negative Space and Guttural Noise: Gerhard’s Psychological ReadsSabin Calvert      Part Four: Mind GamesTesting the Limits of Genre/GenderDominick Grace      Anti-Feminist Aardvark? Gender, Subjectivity and AuthorshipIsaac J. Mayeux      The Aardvark and the Beautiful Women: Male Sexuality and Gender PoliticsMario N. Castro      Part Five: Ye Booke of SimYHWH’s Story, or, How to Laugh While Reading “Chasing YHWH” and Still Have Enough Stamina for The Last DayEdward M. Komara      Appendix: An Introduction to the Cerebus “Phonebooks”Lenny Cooper      Bibliography      About the Contributors      Index