| rdfs:comment | - David Victor Sim (born May 17, 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario) is an award-winning Canadian comic book writer and artist, best known as the creator of Cerebus the Aardvark.
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| Notes | - Awards
Sim has been nominated for many awards, and has won several:
*Comic Book Legal Defense Fund: Defender of Liberty Award 1996
*Diamond Gemmie as Small Press Pioneer
*Eisner Award: Best Graphic Album: Reprint, 1994, for Cerebus: Flight by Dave Sim and Gerhard
*Harvey Award: Best Cartoonist , 1992, Dave Sim, for Cerebus; Best Letterer, 2004, Dave Sim, for Cerebus
*Ignatz Awards: Outstanding Artist, 1998, Dave Sim, Cerebus
*Inkpot Award 1981
*Joe Shuster Awards: Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Achievement, 2005, Dave Sim and Gerhard for completing 300 issues of Cerebus in 2004; Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame, 2006; Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonst, 2009, for Glamourpuss and Judenhass
*Kirby Award: Best Black & White Series, 1987 and 1985, Cerebus by Dave Sim
*Squiddy Awards: Best Creative Team, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993 ; Best Letterer, 2001.
*SPACE Lifetime Achievement Award 2004
Day Prize
In 2001, Sim and his collaborator Gerhard founded the Howard E. Day Prize for outstanding achievement in self-publishing, in tribute to Sim's mentor, Gene Day. Bestowed annually at SPACE in Columbus, Ohio from 2002 to 2008 the prize consisted of a $500 cash award and a commemorative plaque. The recipient was chosen by Sim and Gerhard from a pool of submitted works. Beginning 2009, the Day Prize has been replaced by the SPACE Prize.
Collections of Sim's writing
Cerebus Guide to Self-Publishing collects selections from Sim's 'Notes from the President' column that dealt with self-publishing, the Pro/Con speech from 1993, and more.
Collected Letters: 2004 collects Sim's responses to readers' letters after the publication of Cerebus #300.
Dave Sim's Collected Letters 2 collects Sim's responses to readers' letters from June and July 2004.
See also
*Canadian comics
*Cerebus phonebooks
*Diamondback (game)
References
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| abstract | - David Victor Sim (born May 17, 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario) is an award-winning Canadian comic book writer and artist, best known as the creator of Cerebus the Aardvark.
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