The first story of the first collection of the comic book "American Splendor" is four pages long and consists of 48 nearly identical panels drawn by artist R. Crumb. Each panel features a man in a gray suit with combed-over hair standing against a white background directly addressing the reader about the peculiarities of his name. His name is the same as the author's: Harvey Pekar.
The story, entitled "The Harvey Pekar Name Story," is about the fact that while the name "Harvey Pekar" might sound unusual, it isn't, at least according to the Cleveland phone book. First, it had two Harvey Pekars, then a third. Later, one Harvey Pekar died. He was survived by his son: Harvey Pekar.
Then, that Harvey Pekar died too. The piece ends with three panels: In the first, Harvey speculates "What kind of people are these? Where do they come from, what do they do?...
The story, entitled "The Harvey Pekar Name Story," is about the fact that while the name "Harvey Pekar" might sound unusual, it isn't, at least according to the Cleveland phone book. First, it had two Harvey Pekars, then a third. Later, one Harvey Pekar died. He was survived by his son: Harvey Pekar.
Then, that Harvey Pekar died too. The piece ends with three panels: In the first, Harvey speculates "What kind of people are these? Where do they come from, what do they do?...
- 7/19/2010
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
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