Harvey Pekar: Conversations (Conversations with Comic Artists Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (801 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1604730862 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Inside the mind of an American treasure Mike Everleth Even though my own interview with Harvey Pekar from 1999 (before he was a movie star) may be included in this book, as a lifelong American Splendor fan, I would have given Conversations a home on the Pekar-dedicated shelf of my bookcase even if I wasn't in it.What's fascinating about Harvey is that even if you've read all of his comics work from the past 30 years and seen the Splendor film, there's still more to learn ab. A look at a complicated and fascinating man Though perhaps best known to the public at large a the subject of HBO's "American Splendor" film, Harvey Pekar is much more than just another entry on Paul Giamatti's IMDB. Pekar is a hospital file clerk, a pioneer in the field of autobiographical comics, an often remarkable jazz critic, a curmedgeon, a- well, believe me, I could go on and on. Michael Rhode was carefully chosen the interviews in this book to illuminate t. "Pekar was one of our Great Modern writers" according to Frank H. Stack. Anything Harvey Pekar had to say was pithy and thoughtful. He had that remarkable quality of being able to talk on almost any subject and say something refreshing.
His comics work has won the National Book Award, spawned theatrical productions, and served as the basis for the award-winning movie starring Paul Giamatti as Pekar. Pekar prides himself on depicting his life in all its "splendor." Harvey Pekar: Conversations offers almost twenty-five years of interviews from a variety of sources including small fanzines, local public radio shows, and the Washington Post. From the Publisher Harvey Pekar's American Splendor is the longest-running and arguably the most influential autobiographical comic book series produced in America. The volume reveals his thoughts and feelings about comics, autobiography
Michael G. His work has been published in the Comics Journal and Hogan's Alley.. Rhode is an independent comics scholar and an editor of the International Journal of Comic Art
1939) has reported on his life through his comics. Pekar's comic books deal with his life as a Veterans Administration clerk and freelance music critic; his friends and co-workers and their stories; and his home city of Cleveland. Since 1976, Pekar (b. The volume reveals his thoughts and feelings about comics, autobiography, his appearances on David Letterman's show in the 1980s, his life with cancer, and how a successful 2003 movie adaptation of American Splendor has changed and not changed his life. Pekar's struggles with physical and mental problems, a low-paying job, Hollywood, marriage, his daughter's adoption, and success are all laid out in his comics. Harvey Pekar's American Splendor is the longest-runn