Dave Sim

Dave Sim ( born May 17, 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario ) is a Canadian comic book artist and author. His main work is the 6000seitige graphic novel Cerebus.

Life

Sim was born in Hamilton and lives in Kitchener, Ontario since the age of two. He was interested very early for comics and published a fanzine called The Now And Then Times. He also worked with other fanzines, for example Comic Art News And Reviews, Gene Days Dark Fantasy and National Advisor, where he interviewed comic creators such as Barry Windsor -Smith and Neal Adams.

His first published comics were newspaper strips. The Beavers was published in Kitchener -Waterloo Record, other early works appeared in Jim McPherson Phantacea. In December 1977, Sim began with the release of black -and-white comic book series about the aardvark Cerebus. Cerebus the Aardvark was moved from Sim himself, he founded the publishing house for Aardvark - Vanaheim, which was led by his wife Deni Loubert. Sim had Loubert met in 1976 and married her in 1978. Five years later, the two were divorced.

1979 Sim suffered a nervous breakdown. Shortly after he had recovered, he decided to make Cerebus into a series with three hundred booklets what no comic book writer and signatory had done before him. The series would tell the life of a character completely, including his death in the last issue, which was released in March 2004. The style of Cerebus changed with the history of high society ( the third volume of the paperback edition ), Sim reduced the fantasy elements and parodies that had been previously locate anywhere in Cerebus and focused more on politics and religion.

In the 1980s, Cerebus became a great success. Sim traveled widely to promote the series, and sold at least 30 000 Expenditure of a booklet. From 1984, the Canadian artist Gerhard began at Cerebus help out, he took over the drawing of the backgrounds. At this time, Aardvark - Vanaheim also published other series, including William Messner - Loeb's Journey and Bob Burden's Flaming Carrot.

Sim used his popularity to advertise self-publishing and the rights of comic creators. He made ​​speeches on the subject at comic book conventions and published The Cerebus Guide to Self-Publishing. He also campaigned in Cerebus for the works of other artists.

Sim finished as planned Cerebus. The series had changed his life, in the course of work on it, he developed a world view that feminism, materialism, and left-wing politics critical to hateful faced. Sim published his views in Cerebus # 186, the great uproar in the comics scene of the 1980s caused and led to a mass exodus of Cerebus readers. His most famous essay against feminism is Tangent, which appeared in Cerebus # 256 ​​. Sim also changed his personal life, he gave alcohol and smoking on TV and radio and banished from his living quarters. Sims religious beliefs based on Jewish, Christian and Muslim scriptures he is equally valid for, and shape his life.

Currently working on Sim Cerebus Archive Project, a planned database of materials in connection with Cerebus, the magazine Following Cerebus with Win - Mill Productions. Side covers and pin-up pages for different independent comic artist, he now published a new ongoing comic series under the name glamourpuss, which deals with the fashion business.

Awards

Sim has been nominated for numerous awards and won the following:

  • Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Defender of Liberty Award 1996
  • Diamond Gemmie as a pioneer of small publishing operation
  • Eisner Award: Best Graphic Album, 1994, reprint of Cerebus: Flight ( along with co - artist Gerhard )
  • Harvey Award: Best Cartoonist, 1992, for his series Cerebus and Best Letterer, 2004
  • Ignatz Awards: Outstanding Artist, 1998, for Cerebus
  • Inkpot Award 1981
  • Joe Shuster Awards: Prize for completing the series Cerebus, 2005 to Dave Sim and Gerhard and recording of the series in the Canadian comics Hall of Fame, 2006
  • Kirby Award: Best Black and white series in 1987 and 1985, for Cerebus
  • Squiddy Awards: Best collaboration, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993 for the team Dave Sim and Gerhard; also prime Letter, 2001, for Dave Sim
  • SPACE Lifetime Achievement Award 2004
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