· Harvey Lawrence Pekar (/ ˈ p iː k ɑr /; October 8, – J) was an American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality, best known for his autobiographical American Splendor comic series. In , the series inspired a well-received film adaptation of the same name. Frequently described as the "poet laureate of Cleveland," Pekar "helped change the. American Splendor (collected editions) Series. 13 primary works • 13 total works. This is a list of graphic novels and collected volumes from Harvey Pekar's American Splendor. For a list that includes the individual comic books, see: American Splendor. . · Harvey Pekar won two major awards, one for “American Splendor”, the other for “Our Cancer Year.” In , he won the American Book Award for the entire “American Splendor” anthology (up until that point). In , he won the Best Graphic Album of Original Work for “Our Cancer Year”, a work based on his first battle with cancer.
Harvey Pekar won two major awards, one for "American Splendor", the other for "Our Cancer Year." In , he won the American Book Award for the entire "American Splendor" anthology (up until that point). In , he won the Best Graphic Album of Original Work for "Our Cancer Year", a work based on his first battle with cancer. One of the closing shots of "American Splendor" shows a retirement party for Harvey Pekar, who is ending his career as a file clerk at a V.A. hospital in Cleveland. This is a real party, and it is a real retirement. Harvey Pekar, the star of comic books, the Letterman show and now this movie, worked all of his life as a file clerk. When I met Harvey and his wife, Joyce Brabner, at Cannes American Splendor is a series of autobiographical comic books written by Harvey Pekar and drawn by a variety of artists. The first issue was published in and the last one in September , with publication occurring at irregular intervals (Pekar died in ). Publishers were, at various times, Harvey Pekar himself, Dark Horse Comics, and.
American Splendor is a series of autobiographical comic books written by Harvey Pekar and. the "American Splendor" series, author Harvey Pekar's celebration of Cleveland working-class life. Best of American Splendor - Harvey Pekar - The creator of the comic-book series American Splendor presents a collection of his finest works, including his zany commentaries on the complexities of modern life, all illustrated by some of the. "Another Dollar" is a collection of stories from Harvey Pekar's ongoing autobiographical series "American Splendor". In this book, he worries about not getting an asthma inhaler in time for his trip to Chicago. His wife tells him not to grunt when he lifts up a futon pad.
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