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Harvey Pekar and
Dean Haspiel
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Publication date
January 25, 2005
Pages
332
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780345479389
ISBN-10
0345479386
Dimensions
0.50 by 8.50 by 11 in.
Weight
2 lbs.
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Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$24.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summary
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 leading artists in the field. Adult.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Experience the heartwarming all-American story of a crank and his comic book.
Whatâs a file clerk from Cleveland doing with an Oscar nomination? How did a movie about Harvey Pekar win the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival? The story begins in 1976, when Harvey began publishing his autobiographical, slice-of-downtrodden-life comic book series American Splendor, illustrated by a whoâs who of underground comic artists, including R. Crumb, Kevin Brown, Greg Budgett, Sean Carroll, Sue Cavey, Gary Dumm, Val Mayerik, and Gerry Shamray. After self-publishing American Splendor for nearly two decades under less than splendid conditions (and racking impressive accolades in the process), Harvey finally got a break when Dark Horse Comics took over the publication in the early 1990s. It was an opportunity for Harvey to reach a wider audienceâwhich, as it turned out, included a few Hollywood types, too. (Who knew?) But thatâs another story. . . .
Now we are happy to bring you the Best of American Splendor, a collection of some of Harveyâs greatest work. Harvey Pekar has been compared to Theodore Dreiser, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Lenny Bruce, but this collection is a true American original. Just like Harvey.
Whatâs a file clerk from Cleveland doing with an Oscar nomination? How did a movie about Harvey Pekar win the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival? The story begins in 1976, when Harvey began publishing his autobiographical, slice-of-downtrodden-life comic book series American Splendor, illustrated by a whoâs who of underground comic artists, including R. Crumb, Kevin Brown, Greg Budgett, Sean Carroll, Sue Cavey, Gary Dumm, Val Mayerik, and Gerry Shamray. After self-publishing American Splendor for nearly two decades under less than splendid conditions (and racking impressive accolades in the process), Harvey finally got a break when Dark Horse Comics took over the publication in the early 1990s. It was an opportunity for Harvey to reach a wider audienceâwhich, as it turned out, included a few Hollywood types, too. (Who knew?) But thatâs another story. . . .
Now we are happy to bring you the Best of American Splendor, a collection of some of Harveyâs greatest work. Harvey Pekar has been compared to Theodore Dreiser, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Lenny Bruce, but this collection is a true American original. Just like Harvey.
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from Ballantine Books (January 25, 2005)
9780345479389 | details & prices | 332 pages | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.50 in. | 2.00 lbs | List price $24.00
About: 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 leading artists in the field.
About: 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 leading artists in the field.
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