Cerebus the Aardvark

Cerebus the Aardvark, or simply Cerebus (pronunciation: ), is an award-winning independent comic book, written and illustrated by Canadian artist Dave Sim, with backgrounds by fellow Canadian Gerhard. Now complete, it marks the longest-running originally English-language comic book series ever by a single creative team; Sim refers to it as the "longest sustained narrative in human history." Sim began the series in 1977, running for 300 issues and 6,000 pages, through March 2004. As of 2008, it leads its closest challenger (Erik Larsen's The Savage Dragon, still ongoing) by over 150 issues. The name was originally an accidental misspelling of Cerberus. Cerebus is a misanthropic anthropomorphic three-foot tall biped gray aardvark. Through both his own actions and the schemes of others, Cerebus becomes intricately tied to the religious and political fate of the fictional world of Estarcion. At various points in the storyline, he is a mercenary, a prime minister, a Pope, a houseguest, a... full article at wikipedia