Aardvark-Vanaheim is a Canadian
independent comic book publisher founded in 1977 by
Dave Sim and
Deni Loubert
Denise "Deni" Loubert (born September 30, 1951) Miller, John Jackson"Comics Industry Birthdays" ''Comics Buyer's Guide'', June 10, 2005. Accessed July 19, 2011WebCitation archive is a Canadian comics publisher, co-founder of Aardvark-Vanaheim, and ...
and is best known for publishing Sim's ''
Cerebus''.
For a brief time, the company also published other titles, sometimes under the name Aardvark One International. This was mainly in the early 1980s, and most of these titles moved to
Renegade Press. Since the 1980s the majority of titles published by the company were related to ''Cerebus'', although since the final issue of ''Cerebus'' was published, A-V has gone on to publish other works by Sim, including ''
glamourpuss''.
In July 1984, Aardvark-Vanaheim was threatened with possible legal action by
Marvel Comics over a parody of Marvel's
Wolverine character in ''
Cerebus''.
A-V's offices are located in
Kitchener,
Ontario.
Titles
* ''A-V in 3-D'' (1984), #1
* ''
Cerebus the Aardvark'' (1977–2004), #1–300 (also reprint titles ''Swords of Cerebus'', ''Cerebus World Tour Book'', ''Cerebus Number Zero'', and the ''Cerebus'' "phone book" omnibuses).
* ''Cerebus in Hell'' (2017), #1–4
* ''Cerebus Jam'' (1985), #1
* ''
glamourpuss'' (2008–2012), #1–26
* ''Cerebus Archive'' (2009–2012), #1–18
* ''
Journey'' by
William Messner-Loebs (1983–1984), #1–14 (moved to
Fantagraphics)
* ''
Judenhass'' by Dave Sim (2008), one-shot (nn)
* ''
Flaming Carrot Comics
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The series first appeared in ''Visions'' #1, a magazine-size comic book publication. Flaming Carro ...
'' by
Bob Burden
Bob Burden is an American comic book artist and writer, best known as the creator of ''Flaming Carrot Comics'' and the ''Mystery Men''.
Early life
Burden was born the eldest of three siblings in Buffalo, New York. His father worked at Westin ...
(1984–1985), #1–5 (moved to Renegade Press)
* ''
normalman'' by
Jim Valentino (1984–1985), #1–8 (moved to Renegade Press)
* ''
Neil the Horse
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'' by
Katherine Collins
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(1983–1984), #1–10 (moved to Renegade Press)
* ''
Ms. Tree'' by
Max Collins and
Terry Beatty
Terry Beatty (born January 11, 1958''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; Page 107) is an artist who has worked as a penciler and inker in the American comic book industry, where he is perhaps best known for his co-creation of the fema ...
(1984–1985), #10–15 (from
Eclipse Comics; moved to Renegade Press)
* ''
The Puma Blues
''The Puma Blues'' was a comic book written by Stephen Murphy and drawn by Michael Zulli. It ran from June 1986 to early 1989, stretching over 23 regular issues and a single "half-issue" minicomic. In 2015 it was re-issued in a collected edition b ...
'' by
Stephen Murphy and
Michael Zulli (1986–1988), #1–17 (as "Aardvark One International"; issues 18–20 self-published, moved to
Mirage
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)
* ''Strange Brew'' by
Michael T. Gilbert
Michael Terry Gilbert (born May 7, 1951) is an American comic book artist and writer who has worked for both mainstream and underground comic book companies.
Education
Gilbert attended the State University of New York at New Paltz, graduating i ...
(1982), one-shot (nn)
References
External links
Official ''glamourpuss'' website for the AV comic
Publishing companies established in 1977
Companies based in Kitchener, Ontario
1977 establishments in Ontario
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