“American Splendor” represents a bold deconstruction of the fatigued biopic form. Not content to present the Cleveland-based Pekar’s life as anything resembling a straightforward narrative ...

Pekar, who died Monday, was the author of the series American Splendor, which captured the angst of a man struggling with the daily ups and downs of life. Support for LAist comes from.

“American Splendor,” the sweet, melancholy portrait of Pekar and Brabner, was adapted and directed by husband-and-wife directing duo Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (most known for ...

Harvey Pekar, whose autobiographical comic book series “American Splendor” portrayed his unglamorous life with bone-dry honesty and wit, was found dead at home early Monday, authorities said ...

Pekar began publishing his autobiographical “American Splendor” comics in 1976, and in 2003, the series was made into a film starring Paul Giamatti. Actor Patton Oswalt, (RATATOUILLE, BIG FAN) put it ...

American Splendor captures Pekar’s struggle in 101 minutes on a relative shoestring budget, and it’s a fantastic film. You may never see another comic-book movie like this, because there was ...

“American Splendor,” which already made a big splash at Sundance earlier this year, winning the grand jury prize, has taken Cannes by storm. This brilliant mélange of documentary and fiction ...

Harvey Pekar, whose autobiographical comic book series “American Splendor” portrayed his unglamourous life with bone-dry honesty and wit, was found dead July 12 at his home in Cleveland.

Harvey Pekar, whose autobiographical comic book series "American Splendor" portrayed his unglamorous life with bone-dry honesty and wit, was found dead at home early Monday, authorities said. He ...

Harvey Pekar, the cartoonist behind American Splendor, died this morning at his Cleveland home at the age of 70. Memories of Pekar are already flooding the Web, along with official ...

Dave Sim's Cerebus In Hell in August, takes inspiration from American Splendor by Harvey Pekar with Aardvarkian Splendor. Published Fri, 19 May 2023 06:11:12 -0500 by Rich Johnston ...

Harvey Pekar, the cartoonist behind American Splendor, died this morning at his Cleveland home at the age of 70. Memories of Pekar are already flooding the Web, along with official ...