Cerebus the Barbarian Messiah
Essays on the Epic Graphic Satire of Dave Sim and Gerhard

Edited by Eric Hoffman


Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-6889-8
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-9032-5
ca. 70 photos, notes, bibliography, index
softcover (7 x 10) 2012


Not Yet Published, Available Spring/Summer 2012

About the Book
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 in-depth work, the first collection of critical essays on Cerebus, provides a multifaceted approach to Sim and Gerhard’s complex and entertaining oevre, 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.

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



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