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OverviewIn 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eric HoffmanPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.426kg ISBN: 9780786468898ISBN 10: 0786468890 Pages: 238 Publication Date: 26 March 2012 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: Alone, Unmourned and Unloved Eric Hoffman Part One: A Map of Estarcion Growing Complexity; or, the Cerebus Effect Sebastian Domsch Audacious Tenacity, Tenacious Audacity: Cerebus’ Grand (and Changing) Narrative Strategies Eric Hoffman Part Two: Ignore It, It’s Just Another Reality “Does This Seem Right to You?” Stories Within Cerebus David Groenewegen Aardvarkian Intertexts and True Stories Dominick Grace “Why Certainly Dear Boy...” Incorporating Oscar Wilde into the Aardvark’s World Gregory John Fink Part Three: Becoming Synonymous with Something Indescribable Seeing Sound C.W. Marshall Negative Space and Guttural Noise: Gerhard’s Psychological Reads Sabin Calvert Part Four: Mind Games Testing the Limits of Genre/Gender Dominick Grace Anti-Feminist Aardvark? Gender, Subjectivity and Authorship Isaac J. Mayeux The Aardvark and the Beautiful Women: Male Sexuality and Gender Politics Mario N. Castro Part Five: Ye Booke of Sim YHWH’s Story, or, How to Laugh While Reading “Chasing YHWH” and Still Have Enough Stamina for The Last Day Edward M. Komara Appendix: An Introduction to the Cerebus “Phonebooks” Lenny Cooper Bibliography About the Contributors IndexReviewsAuthor InformationEric Hoffman, a poet and essayist, is the author of sixteen books and lives in Connecticut. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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