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, Joyce ...

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...

“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 film, in ...

I'm proud to announce that fellow cartoonist Dean Haspiel and myself have launched a new weekly podcast: Scene by Scene with Josh and Dean. Debuting today, Scene by Scene focuses on the award-winning ...

At the beginning of American Splendor, a v.o. narration by the real Harvey Pekar describes the man portraying him in the film. “This guy here, he’s our man, all grown up and going nowhere,” says Pekar ...

Acclaimed comic-book author Harvey Pekar died Monday at the age of 70. He's best known for his autobiographical comic series American Splendor, which was made into a 2003 film starring Paul Giamatti.

The late 70’s are a great period in filmmaking. The artists in charge of defining the decade changed the game, giving us Taxi Drivers and Godfathers and Mean Streets to grow up on. They pulled the ...

American Splendor Production: An HBO Films presentation of a Good Machine production. Produced by Ted Hope. Directed, written by Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini, based on the "American Splendor" ...

Harvey Pekar, the underground comic book writer best known for his autobiographical series American Splendor, has died at the age of 70. Pekar lived in Cleveland, OH for most of his life and began his ...

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 , authorities said. He ...