| 1. American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar | 
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By: Harvey Pekar
Publisher: Ballantine Books
July 29, 2003
I purchased this book because i liked the movie so much. i chose THIS book because it looked like the best value for money offer avaiable and i wasn't wrong.
this for sure ain't an easy read and it takes some time to work your way through all the stories. but i think it is worth it. This is a great book and even if the crumbdrawn stories stand out on first sight i found the other artists as... more
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| 2. Best of American Splendor | 
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By: Harvey Pekar
Publisher: Ballantine Books
January 25, 2005
There are times when we want to leave the world in which we live and escape for awhile in literature or films that transport us to situations quite different from our own. But there are also times when we long to make contact with literature or film which reassures us that our everyday lives, with all their joys and triumphs, headaches and failures, are the same as everyone else's. We want to revel... more
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| 3. The New American Splendor Anthology: From Off the Streets of Cleveland |
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By: Harvey Pekar
Publisher: Running Press
January 21, 1993
Since I was born and raised in Cleveland, this anthology done by Harvey Pekar intrigued me. Right from the start it caught my attention with the story "Pa-ayper-Reggs!!" This first vignette told the story of Russian/Polish Jewish peddlers which were so prevalent on the streets of East Cleveland from the 1920's through the 1950's. My earliest memories were of these horse drawn wagons being... more
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| 4. American Splendor: Another Day - Volume 1 | 
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By: Harvey Pekar, Eddie Campbell Haspiel, Ty Templeton
Publisher: Vertigo
April 07, 2007
I was a devoted reader of Pekar's American Splendor stories back in the late 80's. I thought his stuff was great and read it over and over. Life changes, you move on. I moved across the country, I got older. A few of these stories are really good, I enjoyed them. But others seem like fillers, like maybe Harvey doesn't have as much to say as he used to. Like going on and on about Regionalism. Snore... more
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| 5. American Splendor: Another Dollar |
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By: Harvey Pekar, Zachary Baldus
Publisher: Vertigo
January 13, 2009
As usual, Pekar is witty, curmudgeonly, humane beneath the gruff exterior, and full of fresh insight into the everyday human condition. It's such a pleasure to spend time in the presence of an artist with a unique point of view. ... more
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| 6. American Splendor Our Movie Year |
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By: Harvey Pekar
Publisher: Ballantine Books
December 07, 2004
Here's an extraordinary story teller working in a media which many consider underground and avant guard who finally gets his 15 minutes. Sadly as we see in this graphic depiction, Harvey Pekar spends most of his "movie year" worrying.
As we follow Harvey's insights about the filming of American Splendor, we see him truly taking everything in and enjoying the experience. His interplay with... more
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| 7. Our Cancer Year |
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By: Harvey Pekar, Joyce Brabner
Publisher: Running Press
October 12, 1994
Harvey Pekar is probably most well known for his work on American Splendor, a movie of which was made starring Paul Giamatti. But this tender story, which tells the painful and touching tale of his discovery that he has lymphoma and must begin chemotherapy. The news comes as Pekar and his wife, Brabner, are preparing to buy a house. As always with Pekar's work, Our Cancer Year is most remarkable for... more
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| 8. Bob and Harv's Comics |
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By: Harvey Pekar
Publisher: Running Press
November 04, 1996
I am directing this message specifically to collectors who are looking for a comprehensive collection: while it is true that much of what has been reproduced here is available elsewhere, there are some things to consider when purchasing this. For starters, 2 of the stories ("Vox Populi" and "Hospital Fun") are unavailable in any of the American Splendor anthologies. Moreover, while they were previously... more
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| 9. American Splendor: Unsung Hero |
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By: Harvey Pekar, David Collier
Publisher: Dark Horse
September 03, 2003
Pekar's early work was outstanding -- and it is good to see that with writing like this, and "Ego and Hubris", he is seeking new ways of expressing his central ideas.
One of his central ideas is intense focus on the everyday, in a kind of Naturalist style, and now he is moving away from recording the inner/outer battles of HIS OWN day to day life -- and looking closer at those... more
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| 10. The Quitter |
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By: Harvey Pekar
Publisher: Vertigo
September 06, 2006
From the author of "American Splendor," now a major motion picture, comes another autobiographical comic that proves how complex an ordinary life can get. Illustrated by Dean Haspiel, "The Quitter" chronicles the misadventures of Harvey Pekar as he seeks his true calling. In his lifelong search, Pekar earns praise as an exceptional student, a notorious street fighter, and a rising jazz critic while... more
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