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Another Day, Another Dollar: Harvey Pekar’s Last American Splendor

Ian Dawe — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 20:00:13 +0000

Another Day, Another Dollar: Harvey Pekar’s Last American Splendor" title="Another Day, Another Dollar: Harvey Pekar’s Last American Splendor" style="float:left;" />For the last few years of Harvey Pekar’s life, he was on a creative roll. His American Splendor comic had never really gone away, but in the 1990s and early 2000s, Pekar was focusing more… [more]

Harvey Pekar Tells the Michael Malice Story in Ego and Hubris

Ian Dawe — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 20:00:54 +0000

Ego and Hubris" title="Harvey Pekar Tells the Michael Malice Story in Ego and Hubris" style="float:left;" />I’ve never read a comic book quite like Ego and Hubris: The Michael Malice Story. Like so much of Harvey Pekar’s work, it’s deceptively intellectual material presented in an underground comix style (art by Gary… [more]

Happy 75th Birthday, Harvey Pekar

Ian Dawe — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 20:00:49 +0000

Last week, the date of Harvey Pekar’s birth (October 8) passed again, for the fourth time since his death in 2010. This time, it would have been Pekar’s 75th birthday and many admirers, friends and… [more]

Robert Crumb’s Best Art Was Some of His Most Subtle

Ian Dawe — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 11:00:48 +0000

The partnership between Harvey Pekar and Robert Crumb was one of the more curious, and one of the most artistically satisfying in all of comics. Friends for years before even considering making comics together, these… [more]

My Favorite Comics of the Year

Rob Clough — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:21:26 +0000

This was one of the best-ever years to be a fan of comics, no matter one’s tastes or interests. Fans of classic comics delighted in the first volumes of deluxe collections of Popeye, Terr’ble Thompson,… [more]

Whatever Happened to the Periodical?

Rob Clough — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:59:26 +0000

In this column, I’ve mostly paid attention to the avalanche of quality graphic novels that have been released of late (I have a huge stack still demanding my attention) as well as the large variety… [more]

In The Beginning…#5

Chris Chopping — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:19:46 +0000

A Different Kind of Hero The popular preconception of comics is that they’re all about costumed crime fighters battling super-villains and saving the city / world, but of course there is a lot more to… [more]

Comics Published on 18 September 2002

Matt Martin — Fri, 20 Sep 2002 15:08:30 +0000

Before I start, there’s something I want to address. As you can see, my first review is Captain Marvel #1, the first issue of Peter David’s contribution to the Marvel “U-Decide” stunt. I thought, very… [more]