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Eolake Stobblehouse,
I enjoyed reading your various writings on Cerebus and hereby invite you to submit an abstract for an upcoming Dave Sim / Cerebus book I have planned.
Here's the call for papers:
[UPDATE] CEREBUS / DAVE SIM BOOK - DEADLINE 30 NOVEMBER 2010
full name / name of organization:
Eric Hoffman
contact email:
diamondjoecity@gmail.com
cfp categories:
american
cultural_studies_and_historical_approaches
gender_studies_and_sexuality
general_announcements
journals_and_collections_of_essays
popular_culture
religion
twentieth_century_and_beyond
Deadline for abstracts: 31 AUGUST 2010
Length: 2,500-7,500 words with maximum 10,000 WORDS
Call for papers for a collection of critical essays on various aspects of or approaches to Dave Sim's comic book Cerebus, both a scholarly and popular, though coherent, companion (and introduction) to the series.
Any subject matter is welcome, so long as it pertains to Dave Sim and/or Cerebus.
Some recommendations of subjects that in which I am most interested:
Discussion of 1970's comics scene in which Sim first started to contribute together with a discussion of the various influences on Cerebus (Howard the Duck, Conan the Barbarian, Red Sonja)
Cerebus as satire of the comics medium (The Roach, "reads," etc)
Cerebus as social satire (political and religious satire)
The shift in tone from earlier and later Cerebus as a result of Sim's religious conversion and post-feminist critique
The influence of Cerebus on the comics industry
Cerebus and the graphic "Novel"
Sim as self-publisher and his feud with Gary Groth and the Comics Journal
Sim and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Comics fandom and Aardvark Comment (& the Yahoo Group)
Narrative structure in Cerebus
Sim as magpie (Barry Windsor-Smith, Mort Drucker, etcetera)
Gerhard's impact on Cerebus
Sim's use of literary characters (Wilde, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, etc)
Sim's use of public personas (Elrod, Mick and Keef, Lord Julius, Konigsberg, The 3 Stooges, etc)
Meta-narrative in Cerebus (Viktor Davis/Reid in Reads, Sim in Minds and Guys)
Cerebus and Religion (both pre-and post-conversion)
Cerebus as a critique of feminism
Gender issues in Cerebus (male/female light/void, he/she/it, YHWH, God, "Tangent," "10 Impossible Things," etc)
Currently not under publication contract.
Hoping you will find time / interest
Best,
Eric Hoffman
Eric,
I notice no talk of the art...
I might write something, but I tend to be very brief, I'm not sure I could fill thousands of words.
I disagree with Dave on many things, but I recently donated a couple hundred dollars to him, because I think he's very important as an artist.
Eolake,
There is a suggestion for Gerhard's impact, which certainly has to do with the art. I might have included Sim's use of lettering, of the black and white medium, or panels, of layouts, and so forth, but these would be more obvious suggestions.
And please keep in mind the list is only suggestions. If something isn't on the list and you'd like to write about it, please do.
You may contact me at diamondjoecity@gmail.com if you are still interested.
Best,
Eric
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