Gerhard
Gerhard is the professional name of a Canadian artist known for the elaborately detailed background illustrations in the comics series Cerebus the Aardvark.
Gerhard

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- Name
- Gerhard
- Born
- 14 April 1959
- Birthplace
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Nationality
- Canada.
- Occupation
- comics artist.
- Honours
- Shuster Award for Outstanding Achievement and Canadian Comic Book Hall of Fame.
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Gerhard is the professional name of a Canadian artist known for the elaborately detailed background illustrations in the comics series Cerebus the Aardvark.
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• Name — Gerhard • Born — 14 April 1959 • Birthplace — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada • Art — y • Notable Works — Cerebus • Collaborators — Dave Sim • Website — https: web.archive.org/web/20241208123254/https: gerhardart.com/ (Archived) • Nonus — yes
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Gerhard was born on April 14, 1959, in Edmonton, Alberta. His association with Dave Sim's Cerebus began with issue #65 (August 1984), and continued through its conclusion in issue #300, in March, 2004. The series was written by Dave Sim, who also drew the foreground figures, and had worked on the self-published series largely solo for the first 64 issues. Gerhard jokingly described his job saying that he "draws tables and chairs behind an aardvark". He is also fond of photography and sailing. Later issues of the comic book have covers based on his scenic photos. Three years after finishing his work on Cerebus, Gerhard ended his professional and personal relationship with Dave Sim. Subsequently, Sim has been in the process of purchasing Gerhard's share of Aardvark-Vanaheim. Although most associated with Cerebus, Gerhard has produced works for other publications, although mostly with Sim. In September 1994, however, he worked with Stephen R. Bissette on the cover to Bissette's Tyrant #1, and coloured Sim's back cover for Oni Press' Free Speeches #1 (August 1998).
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Gerhard is recorded as comics artist.
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1959
Gerhard born at Edmonton.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 132523656X, Gerhard.
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- 1.Robinson, Sean Michael. Sean Michael Robinson: The Craft Behind Cerebus: An Interview with Gerhard (Part One of Three). The Comics Journal. February 14, 2011.
- 2.WTC Presents: CCEE Art Panel – Paint and Canvas vs Tablet and Stylus!.
- 3.Tundis, Jeff. Gerhard and Aardvark-Vanaheim have parted ways. Cerebus Yahoo! Group.
- 4.Oni's Free Speeches #1. comicbookdb.com.
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