Deni Loubert

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Deni Loubert
Deni Loubert at San Diego Comic Con 2008
BornDenise Loubert
(1951-09-30) September 30, 1951 (age 72)
NationalityCanadian
Area(s)Publisher
Notable works
Aardvark-Vanaheim
Renegade Press
CollaboratorsDave Sim
AwardsInkpot Award, 1987
Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame, 2010

Denise "Deni" Loubert (born September 30, 1951)

Cerebus
from issues #1 to #77 (1977–1985).

Loubert and Sim met in 1976[2] and were married from October 6, 1978, to August 20, 1983.[3] The barbarian aardvark Cerebus was sketched initially by Sim as a mascot to accompany Loubert's proposed fanzine, Cerebus, so titled when Loubert misspelled Cerberus, the name of the mythical dog guarding Hades. (The fanzine went unpublished.)[2]

Aardvark-Vanaheim, managed by Loubert, began publishing other comics besides Cerebus, such as

Flaming Carrot. After Sim and Loubert's 1984 separation, Loubert started Renegade Press
. Cerebus was the only title to remain at Aardvark-Vanaheim, with Renegade assuming publishing duties for most other titles. Renegade Press operated from 1984 to 1989.

Loubert's brother is Michael Loubert,

Estarcion
. Michael Loubert also wrote "The Aardvarkian Age" columns that appeared in early issues of Cerebus.

Awards

In 1987, Loubert was presented with an Inkpot Award. In 2010, she was inducted into the Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame.

Controversy

In 1987, Loubert accepted an Inkpot Award on Steve Ditko's behalf (Renegade had published Ditko's World in 1986). Ditko refused the award, phoning Loubert to say, "Awards bleed the artist and make us compete against each other. They are the most horrible things in the world. How dare you accept this on my behalf." At Ditko's behest, Loubert returned the award to the San Diego Comic-Con organizers.[4]

Bibliography

  • "A Case for Reading," The Comics Journal #102 (Sept. 1985), pp. 111–112 — editorial about literacy, illiteracy, the Business Council for Effective Literacy, and the Literacy Volunteers of America
  • "On the Edge" (art by Angela Bocage), in Wimmen's Comix #14 (Last Gasp, 1989), pp. 23–26
  • "Hero Worship" (written with
    Richard Pini
    (New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 1992)
  • "The Former Mrs. Viktor Davis," The Comics Journal #174 (Feb. 1995), pp. 116–118
  • (ed.) How to Get Girls (into your Store): a Friends of Lulu Retailers Handbook (San Diego, CA: Friends of Lulu, 1997)

References

  1. ^ Miller, John Jackson. "Comics Industry Birthdays", Comics Buyer's Guide, June 10, 2005. Accessed July 19, 2011. WebCitation archive.
  2. ^ a b c Sim, Dave. "Memoir: WHY AN AARDVARK? Part Two," CerebusFanGirl. Accessed July 19, 2011.
  3. ^ Cerebus Bi-Weekly #1, December 2, 1988
  4. ISBN 978-1-56097-921-0
    .

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