American Splendor (Vertigo)

    (Vertigo, 2006)
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Harvey Pekar has been very successful writing a comic book series about his own life. Though independently produced over the years, this new series follows the same format as previous incarnations but is now published by DC’s Vertigo imprint. Pekar deserves this more mainstream attention, for in recent years he successfully overcame cancer (see Our Cancer Year) and also was the subject in two feature films, Comic Book Confidential and more importantly, American Splendor starring Paul Giamatti. For those still unfamiliar with Pekar’s work, he’s something of a Sad Sack who usually finds happiness despite his meager surroundings.

— Mark Arnold
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  • 1
    #1
    Nov 2006
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Harvey Pekar  ·  A: Dean Haspiel, Ty Templeton, Hilary Barta, Greg Budgett, Gary G. Dumm
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  • 2
    #2
    Dec 2006
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    W: Harvey Pekar  ·  A: Dean Haspiel, Richard Corben, Eddie Campbell, Chris Samnee, Leonardo Manco, Chandler Wood, Chris Weston
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    1 copy for $3.98
  • 3
    #3
    Jan 2007
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    W: Harvey Pekar  ·  A: Dean Haspiel, Rick Geary, Josh Neufeld, Greg Budgett, Gary G. Dumm, Zachary Baldus, Steve Vance, Ty Templeton, Hunt Emerson
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  • 4
    #4
    Feb 2007
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    W: Harvey Pekar  ·  A: Gilbert Hernandez, Zachary Baldus, Greg Budgett, Gary G. Dumm, Hunt Emerson, Ho Che Anderson, Bob Fingerman, Rick Geary, Dean Haspiel
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    1 copy for $3.98