He was 70. Pekar started writing his series American Splendor in 1976, almost two decades before his life story was adapted into the 2003 film starring Paul Giamatti.

“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, 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The movie American Splendor (2003) adapts Pekar’s comics of the same (which were released between 1976 and 2008), as well as the graphic novel Our Cancer Year, which he co-wrote with his wife ...

Reality and Fiction Meet in Brilliant “American Splendor” by Peter Brunette Paul Giamatti stars as Harvey Pekar in the spectacular Cannes entry, “American Splendor.” ...

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 ...

Dave Sim is switching temporarily on his War On Woke in his Cerebus In Hell comic book solicited from Aardvark-Vanaheim in August, taking inspiration from American Splendor by Harvey Pekar with ...

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.

“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 ...