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More American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume collects a series of autobiographical comic stories by Harvey Pekar, chronicling his everyday life and observations in Cleveland during the late 1980s. Featuring collaborations with artists like R. Crumb, it continues the raw, slice-of-life approach that defined Pekar's original American Splendor work.
In "Pickled Okra (Okry)," Harvey Pekar delivers a wry, observational slice of life as Toby reflects on the generational cycle of cultural anxiety—how today’s parents, once kids shaped by rock 'n' roll, now fret over the impact of video games on their own children. With Sean Carroll handling writing, art, inks, and letters, the story unfolds in Pekar’s signature low-key, conversational style, capturing the quiet absurdity of everyday concerns. The cover, a stark and expressive piece by Robert Crumb, sets the tone with its distinctive, slightly surreal flair.
In "An Everyday Horror Story," Harvey’s sudden loss of voice during his honeymoon sets off a frustrating journey through doctors and diagnoses, culminating in surgery for a vocal cord nodule. The ordeal lingers long after the operation, turning a personal crisis into a slow, uncertain path toward recovery.
In "History Repeats Itself," Toby reflects on the generational cycle of cultural anxiety, noting how today’s parents—once kids themselves when rock 'n' roll stirred controversy—are now the ones fretting over video games. Written by Harvey Pekar, this brief, wry observation captures a familiar rhythm in how each generation sees the next as dangerously out of step.
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↩ Reprints American Splendor #2 (1977), American Splendor #3 (1978), American Splendor #4 (1979), American Splendor #5 (1980), American Splendor #7 (1982), Eclipse, the Magazine #6 (1982), American Splendor #8 (1983), American Splendor #9 (1984), American Splendor #10 (1985), American Splendor #11 (1986)
Reprinted in Bob & Harv's Comics #[nn] (1996), The Complete Crumb Comics #16 (2002), American Splendor #[nn] (2003)
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