Harvey Pekar
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- | Harvey Pekar came from the streets of Cleveland. He chronicled his own real-life herculean efforts in the comic (and movie) American Splendor. He labored through the bureaucracy of the Veterans Administration. He battled David Letterman and he battled cancer. | + | Harvey Pekar came from the streets of Cleveland. He chronicled his own real-life herculean efforts in the comic (and movie) American Splendor. He labored through the bureaucracy of the Veterans Administration for a generation. He battled David Letterman and he battled cancer. Harvey Pekar is the ultimate everyman. |
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Revision as of 21:38, 23 June 2009
Harvey Pekar is the star of American Splendor.
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Story
Harvey Pekar came from the streets of Cleveland. He chronicled his own real-life herculean efforts in the comic (and movie) American Splendor. He labored through the bureaucracy of the Veterans Administration for a generation. He battled David Letterman and he battled cancer. Harvey Pekar is the ultimate everyman.
Catchphrase
"Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff."
References
As chronicled in Toonopedia.
The official site for the movie of his life.
See the comics at Dark Horse's Pekar section.
Watch the video Harvey teams up with David Letterman
-or rather Harvey battles David Letterman
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