Comic book writer and misfit Harvey Pekar spent his life bracing for the worst, and now, finally, he can relax.
Pekar was a non-fiction storyteller who recorded his daily existence for others to draw. In the medium of American comics, where the power fantasies of corporate superheroes in tights are the norm, Pekar’s work stands out [...]
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Death comes for comics storyteller Harvey Pekar (October 8, 1939 – July 12, 2010)
July 13, 2010 – 4:23 pm
By Ernesto Priego
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Posted in images, words
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