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Best of American Splendor

Best of American Splendor

Experience the heartwarming all-American story of a crank and his comic book.

Whatâ€™s a file clerk from Cleveland doing with an Oscar nomination? How did a movie about Harvey Pekar win the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival? The story begins in 1976, when Harvey began publishing his autobiographical, slice-of-downtrodden-life comic book series American Splendor, illustrated by a whoâ€™s who of underground comic artists, including R. Crumb, Kevin Brown, Greg Budgett, Sean Carroll, Sue Cavey, Gary Dumm, Val Mayerik, and Gerry Shamray. After self-publishing American Splendor for nearly two decades under less than splendid conditions (and racking impressive accolades in the process), Harvey finally got a break when Dark Horse Comics took over the publication in the early 1990s. It was an opportunity for Harvey to reach a wider audienceâ€“which, as it turned out, included a few Hollywood types, too. (Who knew?) But thatâ€™s another story. . . .

Now we are happy to bring you the Best of American Splendor, a collection of some of Harveyâ€™s greatest work. Harvey Pekar has been compared to Theodore Dreiser, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Lenny Bruce, but this collection is a true American original. Just like Harvey.
Country USA
Brand Ballantine Books
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2005-01-25
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345479389

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