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Harvey Pekar
AuthorBooks · Second hand1939-2010
Harvey Lawrence Pekar was an American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality, best known for his autobiographical American Splendor comic series. In 2003, the series inspired a well-received film adaptation of the same name.
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About Harvey Pekar
Birth
1939
Death
2010
Harvey Lawrence Pekar was an American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality, best known for his autobiographical American Splendor comic series. In 2003, the series inspired a well-received film adaptation of the same name.
Harvey Pekar was an underground comic pioneer who turned everyday life into art.
His masterpiece, American Splendor, is a fundamental benchmark of the autobiographical graphic novel.
Born in Cleveland, Pekar used his hometown as the primary setting for his social chronicles.
Beyond being a comic writer, he stood out as a passionate music critic and journalist.
Throughout his prolific career, he published over fifty works exploring American life.
