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Title: American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar by HARVEY PEKAR ISBN: 0-345-46830-9 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 29 July, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Real life made entertaining........
Comment: I had all of Harvey's comic books up until 1980. When I came back from Navy boot camp I looked all over the house for them. I couldn't find them, however, and came to find out my mom threw them away! It was a huge disappointment because anyone that has read his accounts can identify with the material. I forgot about American Splendor until a few years ago...when I came across a copy of the anthology at a book store here in Cleveland. I bought it and found the other anthology and Our Cancer Year at Amazon. Bought both issues without a thought. You can take solace in the fact that "you aren't the only one" going through these things. It is very cathartic. Sometimes I'm glad I don't have Harvey's problems and other times I would trade mine for his. A friend of mine, knowing my conservative views, was surprised to find my interest in American Splendor. "Sure", I told him, "Harvey is on the left and I'm on the right politically, but life's problems aren't political. Hey, when you get to thinking about it a broken down car or lost glasses afflict us all." I would recommend this book to everyone because
we are all in the same boat...some just sink faster.
Rating: 5
Summary: Life as it's never portrayed
Comment: It's one of the marks of a genius that he can see what's extraordinary in the ordinary. That's Harvey Pekar's gift. While he may seem mordbid or depressing to some, the way he renders the little moments in life is truly inspiring. I would recommend this book to anyone who says "drama is not the stuff of ordinary life." Wrong! It just takes the right eye to see it. Pekar also reminds me of Charles Bukowski (Post Office) and Richard Perez (The Losers' Club). I recommend American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar -- highly!
Rating: 5
Summary: Harvey rocks!
Comment: "Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff". After seeing the trailer of the movie adaptation of American Splendor I knew that I had to see it. Although I haven't been able to see the film just yet, I did get a chance to purchase the book in my college bookstore! Harvey has a way of writing his comics to give you the REAL way of looking at the world in which we live in. Having had a friendship with Robert Crumb makes Harvey Pekar's work right up to par with Crumb. I think that Harvey Pekar is one of the best comic book writers out there, although under-rated, but I think that he's been able to come through for the fans and I can't wait to see the movie!
This is our world, this is life, this is American Splendor :) .
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Title: The New American Splendor Anthology by Harvey Pekar ISBN: 0941423646 Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows Pub. Date: October, 1991 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Our Cancer Year by Joyce Brabner, Harvey Pekar, Frank Stack ISBN: 1568580118 Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows Pub. Date: September, 1994 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: American Splendor Presents: Bob & Harv's Comics by Harvey Pekar, R. Crumb ISBN: 1568581017 Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows Pub. Date: November, 1996 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title:American Splendor ASIN: B0000U0X20 Publisher: HBO Video Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $27.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $22.92 |
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Title: Harvey Pekar's American Splendor: Unsung Hero: The Story of Robert McNeill by Harvey Pekar, David Collier, Diana Schutz ISBN: 1593070403 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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