- Gerhard (comics)
Infobox Comics creator
name = Gerhard
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caption = Gerhard at the "Ye Bookes of Cerebus" show on Oct 1, 2005.
birthdate = April 14, 1959
location = Canada
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nationality = Canadian
area = backgrounds
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notable works = "Cerebus "
website = http://www.cerebusart.com/
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awards =Gerhard is the professional name of a Canadian artist known for the elaborately detailed background illustrations in the
comics series "Cerebus the Aardvark ". He does not reveal his full name.Biography
He was born on
April 14 ,1959 , and started his association withDave Sim 's "Cerebus" with issue #65 (August 1984), and continued through its conclusion with #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".Fact|date=February 2008 He is also fond ofphotography (some later issues of the comic book have covers based on his scenic photos) andsailing .Fact|date=February 2008Effective
December 31 ,2006 , approximately three years after finishing his work on "Cerebus", Gerhard sold his share ofAardvark-Vanaheim to Sim, who thereby became the sole owner of the publishing company. [cite web |url=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cerebus/message/107509 |title=Gerhard and Aardvark-Vanaheim have parted ways. |accessdate=2007-02-28 |work=Cerebus Yahoo! Group |last=Tundis |first=Jeff]Although most associatiated 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 also coloredOni Press ' August 1998-published "Free Speeches" #1, featuring the artwork ofArt Adams ,Mike Allred ,Steven Hughes ,Jim Mahfood andKevin McCarthy to words by Sim,Neil Gaiman ,Nadine Strossen and Frank Miller. [ [http://www.comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=11925 Oni's "Free Speeches" #1 at the ComicBookDB] . Accessed March 19, 2008]References
External links
* [http://www.artofgerhard.com/ Art of Gerhard] A gallery of both Cerebus and non-Cerebus related artwork by Gerhard.
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