Harvey Pekar

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born

in Cleveland, Ohio, The United States

October 08, 1939

died

July 12, 2010

gender

male

website

http://www.harveypekar.com/

genre

Comics & Graphic Novels

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Harvey Lawrence Pekar was an American underground comic book writer best known for his autobiographical American Splendor series.

In 2003, the series inspired a critically acclaimed film adaptation of the same name.

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Harvey Pekar's Books

Average rating: 3.85 · 9,003 ratings · 841 reviews · 33 distinct works · Similar authors

	American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 3,092 ratings — published 1986 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best American Comics 2006 by Harvey Pekar (Editor), Anne Elizabeth Moore (Goodreads Author) (Series Editor) 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 781 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Quitter by Harvey Pekar, Dean Haspiel (Illustrator) 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 774 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best Of American Splendor 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 597 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Cancer Year by Harvey Pekar, Joyce Brabner, Frank Stack (Illustrator) 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 578 ratings — published 1994	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cleveland by Harvey Pekar, Joseph Remnant (Illustrator), Alan Moore (Foreward) 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 314 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New American Splendor Anthology: From Off the Streets of Cleveland 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 1991	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Splendor: Our Movie Year 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me by Harvey Pekar, J.T. Waldman (Illustrations) 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ego and Hubris: The Michael Malice Story by Harvey Pekar, Gary Dumm (Illustrator) 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 210 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Harvey Pekar

American Splendor (8 books)
by Harvey Pekar, Ty Templeton (Illustrator), Eddie Campbell (Illustrator), Hilary Barta (Illustrator)
3.9174681973316785 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 6,446 ratings

Anthologie American Splendor (3 books)
by Harvey Pekar
4.083333333333333 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings

Quotes by Harvey Pekar

“Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff.”
― Harvey Pekar

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“It makes you feel good to know that there's other people afflicted like you. ”
― Harvey Pekar

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“Comics are words and pictures. You can do anything with words and pictures.”
― Harvey Pekar

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