SHOPPING IN THE PAST PART 26: MURDER!!

I told Harvey to meet me at the bar near our apartment. It's a kind of fancy, but we like it and have had quite a few drinks there in the past. I learned something the other day and I want Harvey to suffer for it. That evening we meet around six. The place is …

SHOPPING IN THE PAST PART 23: REUNITED!

      I’ve been away on the road for work and Harvey has been in Cleveland without my expertise on life. I just get into my apartment after 6 weeks and I glance over at the door. It’s shut, but I can see his shoes in the light of the crack under the door. …

THE BEGINNING OF SPLENDOR

Harvey Pekar was an American comic book writer who represented the "every man" in his art. The "American Splendor" comic book series was once described by Pekar as "an autobiography written as it's happening". Pekar credits his friendship with "The Grandfather of Underground Comics" Robert Crumb with bringing life to the comic after becoming friends …