Explore the life and times of Harvey Pekar with the American Splendor comic anthology. Straight out of Cleveland! Harvey Pekar was and independent comics writer whose autobiographical writings were groundbreaking for the genre. In the early 80’s he caught the eye of David Letterman who continually tried to have him as a guest, but true to his hard-luck life, he got bumped multiple times before actually appearing. This compilation is a special movie edition which starred Paul Giamatti as Harvey. American Splendor is a brilliant look at life’s struggles for the common man battling depression and mental illness, and fighting “the man”. Featuring art by many cartoonists including the legendary Robert Crumb. Book is in excellent condition. 320 pages. Black and white.