American Splendor: the Life and Times of Harvey Pekar: Stories

New York: Ballantine Book, 2003. 1st Ballantine books ed; first printing (full number line). 1 volume (various pagings): chiefly illustrations; 28 cm Very fine; as new. . Paperback. ISBN: 0345468309

Contents: American splendor -- More American splendor. Standard No: ISBN: 0345468309; 9780345468307 LCCN: 2003-545170 Abstract: The classic collection of the comics that inspired the movie American Splendor, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. American Splendor is the world's first literary comic book. Cleveland native Harvey Pekar is a true American original. A V.A. hospital file clerk and comic book writer, Harvey chronicles the ordinary and mundane in stories both funny and touching. His dead-on eye for the frustrations and minutiae of the workaday world mix in a delicate balance with his insight into personal relationships. Pekar has been compared to Dreiser, Dostoevsky, and Lenny Bruce. But he is truly more than all of them; he is himself. " — Publisher. Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels. Loneliness. Depressive Disorder. Vocal Cord Paralysis. Authors, American. Manners and customs. Graphic novels -- United States. Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc. Pekar, Harvey -- Comic books, strips, etc. Pekar, Harvey. Pekar, Harvey -- Comic books, strips, etc. Underground comic books, strips, etc. Graphic Novel. Autobiography. Cartoon. Graphic novels. Caricatures and cartoons. Comics (Graphic works) Graphic novels. Underground comics. Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels. Since 1900 Geographic: United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971- -- Caricatures and cartoons. Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc. Ohio -- Cleveland. United States.