Deni Loubert
Deni Loubert at 2008San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Denise Loubert (1951-09-30)September 30, 1951 (age 74) Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Area	Publisher
Notable works	Aardvark-Vanaheim Renegade Press
Collaborators	Dave Sim
Awards	Inkpot Award, 1987 Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame, 2010
Spouse	Dave Sim (1978-1983)[1]

Denise "Deni"Loubert (born September 30, 1951)^[2] is a Canadian comics publisher, co-founder ofAardvark-Vanaheim, and founder ofRenegade Press. She is the ex-wife ofDave Sim, with whom she founded Aardvark-Vanaheim and publishedCerebus from issues #1 to #77 (1977–1985).

Loubert and Sim met in 1976^[3] and were married from October 6, 1978, to August 20, 1983.^[1] The barbarianaardvark Cerebus was sketched initially by Sim as a mascot to accompany Loubert's proposedfanzine,Cerebus, so titled when Loubert misspelledCerberus, the name of the mythical dog guarding Hades. The fanzine went unpublished.^[3]

Aardvark-Vanaheim, managed by Loubert, began publishing other comics besidesCerebus, such asWilliam Messner-Loebs'Journey andBob Burden'sFlaming Carrot. After Sim and Loubert's 1984 separation, Loubert startedRenegade Press.Cerebus was the only title to remain at Aardvark-Vanaheim, with Renegade assuming publishing duties for most other titles. Renegade Press operated from 1984 to 1989.

Loubert's brother is Michael Loubert,^[3] who designed the original map used as the basis of Cerebus's world,Estarcion. Michael Loubert also wrote "The Aardvarkian Age" columns that appeared in early issues ofCerebus.

In 1987, Loubert was presented with anInkpot Award. In 2010, she was inducted into theCanadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame. In 2024, she was inducted intoThe Giants of the North: The Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame.^[4]

In 1987, Loubert accepted anInkpot Award onSteve Ditko's behalf (Renegade had publishedDitko's World in 1986). Ditko refused the award, phoning Loubert to say, "Awards bleed the artist and make us compete against each other. They are the most horrible things in the world. How dare you accept this on my behalf." At Ditko's behest, Loubert returned the award to theSan Diego Comic-Con organizers.^[5]

• "A Case for Reading,"The Comics Journal #102 (Sept. 1985), pp. 111–112 — editorial about literacy, illiteracy, the Business Council for Effective Literacy, and the Literacy Volunteers of America
• "On the Edge" (art by Angela Bocage), inWimmen's Comix #14 (Last Gasp, 1989), pp. 23–26
• "Hero Worship" (written withLen Wein), inAgainst the Wind, edited byRichard Pini (New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 1992)
• "The Former Mrs. Viktor Davis,"The Comics Journal #174 (Feb. 1995), pp. 116–118
• (ed.)How to Get Girls (into your Store): a Friends of Lulu Retailers Handbook (San Diego, CA:Friends of Lulu, 1997)

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