The movie American Splendor (2003) adapts Pekar’s comics of the same (which were released between 1976 and 2008), as well as the graphic novel Our Cancer Year, which he co-wrote with his wife, Joyce ...

American Splendor Production: An HBO Films presentation of a Good Machine production. Produced by Ted Hope. Directed, written by Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini, based on the "American Splendor" ...

Harvey Pekar, 70, the writer whose autobiographical comic book series "American Splendor" chronicled his life as a filing clerk, record collector, freelance jazz critic and one of life's all-around ...

Harvey Pekar, whose autobiographical comic book series “American Splendor” portrayed his unglamorous life with bone-dry honesty and wit, was found dead at home early Monday, authorities said. He was ...

Harvey Pekar, the Cleveland cartoon writer whose "American Splendor" inspired a film of the same name, died early Monday. Pekar, who had battled cancer, was found dead just before 1 am by his wife, ...

It sounds like it wouldn't work: a film about a shlub who works as a file clerk at a Cleveland VA hospital by day and writes comic books about his pathetic life by night. He's not terribly ...

Joyce Brabner, the comic book writer who helped, with late husband and fellow author Harvey Pekar, bring everyday Cleveland life to the world, died last week after a lengthy battle with cancer, a ...