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Harvey Pekar

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Harvey Pekar RIP: Bard of the Rust Belt

    FantagraphicsHarvey Pekar, the iconic autobiographical comics writer, died today.​In a week highlighted by LeBron James's decision to leave Cleveland, the Rust Belt also lost its bard: Harvey Pekar, the writer of the long-running, autobiographical American Splendor comic, died today at the age of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 2, 2008

    Modern Marvels: Jewish Adventures in the Graphic Novel

    FantagraphicsHarvey Pekar, the iconic autobiographical comics writer, died today.​In a week highlighted by LeBron James's decision to leave Cleveland, the Rust Belt also lost its bard: Harvey Pekar, the writer of the long-running, autobiographical American Splendor comic, died today at the age of ... More >>

  • Unknown

    May 9, 2007

    Here are the week's best releases from the pop culture universe

    FantagraphicsHarvey Pekar, the iconic autobiographical comics writer, died today.​In a week highlighted by LeBron James's decision to leave Cleveland, the Rust Belt also lost its bard: Harvey Pekar, the writer of the long-running, autobiographical American Splendor comic, died today at the age of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2005

    Simpsons movie in, Watchmen movie out

    FantagraphicsHarvey Pekar, the iconic autobiographical comics writer, died today.​In a week highlighted by LeBron James's decision to leave Cleveland, the Rust Belt also lost its bard: Harvey Pekar, the writer of the long-running, autobiographical American Splendor comic, died today at the age of ... More >>

  • Arts

    September 29, 2004

    The Evolution Will Be Televised

    Man becomes a diapered monkey. College art rock becomes an MTV sensation. And Chuck Statler becomes the rock video director who started it all.

  • Music

    February 4, 2004

    El-P: High Water (Mark)

    Man becomes a diapered monkey. College art rock becomes an MTV sensation. And Chuck Statler becomes the rock video director who started it all.

  • Movies

    August 27, 2003

    The Kid Stays in the Comic

    'American Splendor' allows Harvey Pekar to be his whiny self many times over

  • Music

    August 6, 2003

    Rebel Yell

    Drive-By Truckers call out for the southern discomfort of home

  • Arts

    December 22, 1999

    The Middle Of Somewhere

    With American Movie, director Chris Smith finds the heart of cinema in the unlikely environs of Milwaukee

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