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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]

A Brief Appreciation of Comics Lettering

Ian Dawe — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 19:00:56 +0000

If comics are “Just words and pictures,” then lettering is what allows those two elements to blend into a cohesive whole. Lettering can be artful, it can serve story purpose, it can be decorative, it… [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]

Greenpoint of View: A Top-Notch Autobiographical Comic

Ian Dawe — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 21:00:28 +0000

Greenpoint of View: A Top-Notch Autobiographical Comic" title="Greenpoint of View: A Top-Notch Autobiographical Comic" style="float:left;" />One of the most interesting genres within the diverse world of comics is the autobiographical comic. Pioneered by the legendary Harvey Pekar and others, these comics are a fascinating application of the comics medium to… [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]

Harvey Pekar’s The Quitter: My Favourite Comic Book

Ian Dawe — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 17:00:46 +0000

The Quitter: My Favourite Comic Book" title="Harvey Pekar’s The Quitter: My Favourite Comic Book" style="float:left;" />I sometimes get asked what my “favourite comic of all time” is. All of us who reflect on creative works, whether that be music, film, TV, theatre, literature or any other kind of art, have… [more]

Live Chat with Artist JT Waldman at Tufts University

A. David Lewis — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:00:26 +0000

This is the page for the live chat with JT Waldman, artist of Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me, the final graphic novel by autobiographical comics legend Harvey Pekar. The chat was recorded live… [more]

Sequart Sponsors Tufts University Live Chat with Artist JT Waldman

Julian Darius — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:03:13 +0000

Sequart Research & Literacy Organization is proud to sponsor a free live online chat with JT Waldman, collaborator with Harvey Pekar on the graphic novel Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me. The open talk, which will… [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]

Pekar, Piskor, and a Preview of Macedonia

Rob Clough — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:31:17 +0000

Macedonia" title="Pekar, Piskor, and a Preview of Macedonia" style="float:left;" />Even the most casual of comics fans is probably familiar with Harvey Pekar, thanks to the film success of AMERCAN SPLENDOR. Pekar is one of the trailblazers of autobiographical comics, focusing on the insights that… [more]

Dino of Two Worlds: Dean Haspiel’s Action Autobiography

Rob Clough — Sun, 16 Oct 2005 14:43:01 +0000

One of the weirdest comics experiences I’ve ever had was reading Jack Kirby’s “Street Code”, an autobiographical tale of his past that was reprinted in the intriguing STREETWISE collection a few years ago. Kirby wrote… [more]

Comics Published on 9 October 2002

Matt Martin — Thu, 10 Oct 2002 15:45:03 +0000

Hunter: The Age of Magic #16 DC Comics / Vertigo — Dylan Horrocks (w); Richard Case (p); Steve Bird (i) Wow…Where to start? I’m rather torn on this one. There was a time, albeit rather… [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]