. . "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."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Cerebus"@en . "1970"^^ . . "__NOEDITSECTION__ Image:Information-silk.png|Character Template rect 0 0 20 20 Staff Template desc none Dave Sim Real Name David Victor Sim Pseudonyms Dave Sim Employers [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]] , [[|]][[Category: Staff]] , [[|]][[Category: Staff]] , [[|]][[Category: Staff]] , [[|]][[Category: Staff]] , [[|]][[Category: Staff]] , [[|]][[Category: Staff]] , [[|]][[Category: Staff]] , [[|]][[Category: Staff]] , [[|]][[Category: Staff]] Job Titles Writer Gender Date of Birth May 17, 1956 Place of Birth Hamilton, Ontario, Canada First publication Unknown"@en . . "Writer; Penciler; Inker; Letterer; Cover Artist; Publisher"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "--03-31"^^ . . . . "__NOEDITSECTION__ Image:Information-silk.png|Character Template rect 0 0 20 20 Staff Template desc none Dave Sim File:Dave Sim2.jpg Gallery Real Name David Victor Sim Employers [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]], [[|]][[Category: Staff]] , [[|]][[Category: Staff]] , [[|]][[Category: Staff]] , [[|]][[Category: Staff]] , [[|]][[Category: Staff]] , [[|]][[Category: Staff]] , [[|]][[Category: Staff]] , [[|]][[Category: Staff]] , [[|]][[Category: Staff]] , [[|]][[Category: Staff]] Job Titles Writer; Penciler; Inker; Letterer; Cover Artist; Publisher Gender Date of Birth May 17, 1956 Place of Birth Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Creations Cerebus First publication Unknown"@en . . . "Hamilton"@en . . "1956-05-17"^^ . "Awards\nSim has been nominated for many awards, and has won several:\n*Comic Book Legal Defense Fund: Defender of Liberty Award 1996\n*Diamond Gemmie as Small Press Pioneer\n*Eisner Award: Best Graphic Album: Reprint, 1994, for Cerebus: Flight by Dave Sim and Gerhard\n*Harvey Award: Best Cartoonist , 1992, Dave Sim, for Cerebus; Best Letterer, 2004, Dave Sim, for Cerebus\n*Ignatz Awards: Outstanding Artist, 1998, Dave Sim, Cerebus\n*Inkpot Award 1981\n*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\n*Kirby Award: Best Black & White Series, 1987 and 1985, Cerebus by Dave Sim\n*Squiddy Awards: Best Creative Team, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993 ; Best Letterer, 2001.\n*SPACE Lifetime Achievement Award 2004\nDay Prize\nIn 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.\nCollections of Sim's writing\nCerebus 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.\n\nCollected Letters: 2004 collects Sim's responses to readers' letters after the publication of Cerebus #300.\n\nDave Sim's Collected Letters 2 collects Sim's responses to readers' letters from June and July 2004.\nSee also\n*Canadian comics\n*Cerebus phonebooks\n*Diamondback (game)\n\nReferences\n\nWorks cited\n\n*\n*\n*\n\n*"@en . . "Canada"@en . . . "Dave Sim at the Small Press and Alternative Comics Expos in Columbus, Ohio in 2007. Photograph by Margaret Liss."@en . . . . . "--05-17"^^ . "Dave Sim"@en . . "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."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1956"^^ . . "David Victor Sim"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Male"@en . . . . "Cerebus"@en . . . . . . "Dave Sim"@en . . . "Dave Sim"@en . . . . . "Canadian"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Dave Sim at the Small Press and Alternative Comics Expos in Columbus, Ohio in 2007."@en . "1990.0"^^ . "Aardvark-Vanaheim; Marvel"@en . . "Writer"@en . . . . "Sim, Dave"@en . . . . 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