Harvey Pekar
4) The quitter
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A young Jewish boy in an increasingly African-American neighborhood struggles to find his place but finds discouragement in anything less than success. He berates himself and quits when things don't go exactly as he planned. His strategy works--until he joins the navy.
5) Another day
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Harvey Pekar never has "just another day"; follow his battles of everyday life in this latest volume of his autobiographical series.
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"One of the very greatest works by that unique and irreplaceable American voice, the truly splendorous Harvey Pekar... graced by the impeccable and poignant artistry of Joseph Remnant." — From the introduction by Alan Moore
"A must for graphic-novel, Americana, and localism buffs alike." — Booklist (starred review)
"Often insightful, and unafraid to show himself in an extremely uncomplimentary light, Pekar illustrates 70 years of
...7) Yiddishkeit
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Yiddish is everywhere. We hear words like nosh, schlep, and schmutz all the time, but how did these words come to pepper American English? In Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular and the New Land, Harvey Pekar and Paul Buhle trace the influence of Yiddish from medieval Europe to the tenements of New York's Lower East Side. This comics anthology contains original stories by notable writers and artists such as Barry Deutsch, Peter Kuper, Spain Rodriguez,...
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Pekar is a frustrated file clerk working at the local V.A. Hospital. He is also a comic book fan who befriends the young illustrator Robert Crumb and is soon inspired to create comic books based on his own life. Along his bumpy journey he meets, marries and falls in love with Joyce, an admiring comic book seller.