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Title: American Splendor Presents: Bob & Harv's Comics by Harvey Pekar, R. Crumb ISBN: 1-56858-101-7 Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows Pub. Date: November, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great collection
Comment: This is a terrific collection of Harvey Pekar and Bob Crumb's collaborations throughout the years. In my opinion, Crumb did some of his best work with Pekar.
The only note of caution, most of these comics are in the other Harvey Pekar AMERICAN SPLENDOR collections. So, there really isn't anything new here, other than the introductions and a few covers.
Rating: 5
Summary: American Splendor, Crumb style
Comment: While Harvey Pekar's work on his autobiographical comic "American Spendor" is always interesting, it's at it's best when he is working with his friend and collaborator Robert Crumb. The two met in Cleveland in the 1960's and have been working together and trading records ever since. American Splendor generally features multiple comic artists, but this collection is comprised entirely of stories illustrated by Crumb.
The stories are almost entirely about Pekar's everyday life, his trial and tribulations in Cleveland. He writes about eating dinner, losing a book, exchanges at work or at the market, freeloading friends... in fact, one of the most entertaining segments in this book is a series concerning Freddy, Harv's freeloading pal. The anger he provokes in the admitted cheapskate Pekar is hilarious. There are also several stories where Crumb himself figures as a main character. For those with an interest in Crumb's life and background, there is much to learn in these Harv and Bob stories.
Pekar is an important comic writer and "American Splendor" is definitely worth checking out. For the uninitiated, this book is a good place to start. Crumb has an excellent approach to the material and really brings it to life, giving us a real sense of the people and personalities at work here. His AS covers are also notable. American Splendor fans should realize that much, if not all, of this material appears elsewhere in The Complete Crumb Comics and in the now out-of-print American Splendor Anthologies. Of course, it all originally appeared in the American Splendor comic books, which Pekar self published annually since 1976 and can be difficult to find.
Rating: 4
Summary: It's true ...
Comment: Harvey Pekar's writing is depressing and oppressive, which is a substantial relief in every way.
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Title: The New American Splendor Anthology by Harvey Pekar ISBN: 0941423646 Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows Pub. Date: October, 1991 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar by Harvey Pekar ISBN: 0345468309 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 29 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Our Cancer Year by Joyce Brabner, Harvey Pekar, Frank Stack ISBN: 1568580118 Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows Pub. Date: September, 1994 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Harvey Pekar's American Splendor: Unsung Hero: The Story of Robert McNeill by Harvey Pekar, David Collier, Diana Schutz ISBN: 1593070403 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title:American Splendor ASIN: B0000U0X20 Publisher: HBO Video Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $27.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $19.57 |
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