Deni Loubert

Denise "Deni" Loubert (born September 30, 1951)[1] is a Canadian comics publisher, co-founder of Aardvark-Vanaheim, and founder of Renegade Press.

[3] The barbarian aardvark Cerebus was sketched initially by Sim as a mascot to accompany Loubert's proposed fanzine, Cerebus, so titled when Loubert misspelled Cerberus, the name of the mythical dog guarding Hades.

)[2] Aardvark-Vanaheim, managed by Loubert, began publishing other comics besides Cerebus, such as William Messner-Loebs' Journey and Bob Burden's Flaming Carrot.

Michael Loubert also wrote "The Aardvarkian Age" columns that appeared in early issues of Cerebus.

At Ditko's behest, Loubert returned the award to the San Diego Comic-Con organizers.