RIP Harvey

[maxiep]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/12/AR2010071202413.html

If you've never read any of his work, it's worth a perusal. For the Cliff Notes version, see the movie "American Splendor".

 

[jlprk]

I like Harvey Pekar.

One of Mr. Pekar's fans was Joyce Brabner, a Delaware writer, teacher and civic activist. She started a correspondence with Mr. Pekar and became his third wife in 1983. On their first date, Brabner suffered through a home-cooked meal that caused her to vomit profusely. "That's when I saw my future husband," she told the Akron Beacon Journal, "with his pants rolled up, mopping the floor..."

That was just the first date, you should have seen the second. The second one, she got diarrhea.

 

[barfo]

Mr. Pekar self-published the first "American Splendor" comic in 1976 and did the book at a rate of one a year. In addition to Crumb, the many illustrators he collaborated with included Gary Dumm, Richard Corben, Spain Rodriguez, Gilbert Hernandez, Bill Griffith, Drew Friedman and Joe Sacco.

Maybe Sergio should have been allowed to draw up the plays here.

barfo

 

[jlprk]

Everyone needs to know the story of Harvey Pekar, so here's an article I ran across while reading NPR today.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128584717

I didn't read it myself, but I think that all of you should, and tell me what it says. A present for Maxiep.