American Splendor

What Harvey Pekar Taught Me That No Superhero Ever Could

Dave Scheidt | Posted 01.16.2012

Dave Scheidt

Harvey taught me that everyone has a story however boring, weird, or unflattering that story may be. He showed me that comics were capable of so much more than I could have ever imagined.

How Comics Became Literature for Adults

Douglas Wolk | Posted 08.27.2011

Douglas Wolk

Thanks to accidents of economics, flashes of artistic inspiration, and flukes of both government and culture, comics have really "grown up."

Ten Minutes with Judah Friedlander

Fabio Periera | Posted 05.25.2011

Fabio Periera

It was the book signing that wasn't. On a balmy night in Los Angeles, Judah Friedlander who plays Frank Rossitano on NBC's hit comedy 30 Rock, was sla...

Blues and the Abstract Truth

Susan Sisko Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

Susan Sisko Carter

I saw Harvey Pekar, just a few months ago. Harvey's presentation consisted of -- Harvey. Not a single frame of his work was displayed. Not even a cover of American Splendor.

Harvey Pekar Dead: 'American Splendor' Comic Book Author Dies At 70

AP | THOMAS J. SHEERAN and JAKE COYLE | Posted 05.25.2011

CLEVELAND — Harvey Pekar, whose autobiographical comic book series "American Splendor" portrayed his unglamorous life with bone-dry honesty and ...

American Splendor

Aram Khayatpour | Posted 05.25.2011

Aram Khayatpour

American Splendor is the story Harvey Pekar's life. Harvey Pekar is a writer who was living in Cleveland and began to write comics about the mundane details of everyday life.