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General Comics Chat: Harvey Pekar 1939 ~ 2010

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    "Comic book writer Harvey Pekar dies
    Source PA News

    Harvey Pekar, whose autobiographical comic book series "American Splendor" portrayed his unglamorous life with bone-dry honesty and wit, has been found dead at home, authorities said. He was 70.

    The cause of death is unclear, and an autopsy was planned, officials said. Pekar had prostate cancer, asthma, high blood pressure and depression, said Michael Cannon, a police captain in suburban Cleveland Heights.

    Officers were called to Pekar's home by his wife, Cannon said. His body was found on the floor between a bed and dresser. He had gone to bed around 4:30 pm on Sunday in good spirits, his wife told police."
    • CommentAuthorMidnighter
    • CommentTimeJul 16th 2010
     
    Only read small bits of American Splendour here and there, but was sad to hear about this. The film is great stuff, one day I'll maybe get round to reading the collections.
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    Is that all being said about a true legend of the medium? That's disheartening and weak, guys, even if he's better known for the film of his comics. The stories of Harvey Pekar are beautiful, sad, funny, uplifting, heart warming, bitter(sometimes sweet) and above all 'only human'. The graphic novel of 'The Quitter' is amazing, but it was the issues of 'American Splendour', each one painfully self published, then shamelessly self promoted around Harvey's world; from the VA hospital,where he worked as a filing clerk, to the David Letterman show, via the guys on the 'cornah' and the burgeoning network of 'Direct Market' comic shops that took over the comics industry during his tenure as one of the USA's unacknowledged recorders of true Americana. They, above almost anything else in the form, showed me exactly what comics are capable of. RIP Harv

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