Cerebus the Barbarian Messiah

Essays on the Epic Graphic Satire of Dave Sim and Gerhard

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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In December 1977, struggling Canadian comic book artist Dave Sim self-published the first issue of Cerebus the Aardvark, a Conan the Barbarian satire featuring a foul-tempered, sword-wielding creature trapped in a human world. Over the next 26 years, Sim, and later collaborator Gerhard, produced an epic 6,000-page graphic novel, the longest-running English language comic series by a single creative team. They revolutionized the comics medium by showing other artists that they too could forgo major publishers, paving the way for such successes as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Bone. This work, the first collection of critical essays on Cerebus, provides a multifaceted approach to Sim and Gerhard's complex and entertaining oeuvre, including their innovative use of the comic medium, storytelling and satiric techniques, technical and visual sophistication, and Sim's use of the comic as commentary on gender and religion.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-03-26
Mått178 x 254 x 12 mm
Vikt426 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor238
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786468898

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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