WTComics Presents: The Indomitable Dave Sim Part 2
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The We Talk Comics podcast is back for round 2 of our explosive interview with the legendary Canadian cartoonist Dave Sim.
On this episode we get all of Dave Sim’s thoughts on what happened between him and Bone creator Jeff Smith. Plus, the fallout that occurred. Dave gives his perspective on the incident. This includes how he still doesn’t understand what he said that offended Jeff Smith’s wife Vijaya Iyer. Dave also goes into why he believes that he was treated unfairly by the comic book industry afterwards. It’s a frank discussion from the point of view of the Cerebus the Aardvark creator.
This leads into further philosophical discussions on the willingness, or lack there of, of people to freely exchange thoughts and opinions. Dave Sim, of course, has plenty of thoughts on this topic.
Also, Dave explains some of his more controversial opinions on feminism and there effect on society. These are not widely held beliefs by many, but we certainly respect Dave Sim’s right to freely speak them.
And Dave also tells us a few other things, like why he doesn’t trust Amazon and Comixology. Also, why comic book creators still aren’t given the rights they should be.
This is another fascinating listen, and we encourage your feedback in the comments section. We also want to thank Dave Sim for his generous time given, and hope you all enjoy the show. We promise it’s a wild ride.
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I laughed out loud at Sim saying he welcomed hearing what others think. This is the guy who wants you to sign a “Dave Sim is not a misogynist” statement, after all. Also, his discussion about issue 186 ignored the elephant in the room of his female void/male light stuff. Somehow I think that is what people reacted to more than his vignette about the Smiths.
Overall, I appreciate that you interviewed him, but would have preferred a bit more pushback (in a respectful manner of course) on some of his statements. Also, I am curious as to whether any or all of the participants signed the misogynist statement.
Thanks.
There was no mention of a “Dave Sim is not a misogynist statement” we needed to sign from Dave. If we have him on again we will ask him if this is something he does, or has, gotten people to sign. Hopefully we can confirm then if that misogynist statement really exists, or is a rumor. We can truly say though Dave was incredibly generous and sweet to us before, during, and after the interview.
We appreciate your wish for a bit more of a pushback. In all honesty, this wasn’t a topic we had any intention to discuss as it seemed to have been covered in many previous interviews, so we were caught a bit off guard when the interview took that turn.
Lesson learned. Thanks so much for the feedback. It’s always welcomed – Mo
Those who remember the 1990s, or those who today read the press of the time, will easily recognize Dave pushing his usual lies and attempts to rewrite history. He was not driven out of comics; he left. His career was not destroyed; he continued to write and publish “Cerebus”, and other publishers wanted him to work for them. He usually whines that nobody defended him; in fact, everybody defended him (that is, his right to say anything he wanted), but that wasn’t enough — they had to agree with him. He wasn’t even an atheist at the time, as his own writings reveal; he seems to feel that “atheist” is anyone who is not an Abrahamic monotheist.