Tag Archives: Harvey Pekar
Blood and Thunder: Harvey Pekar and R. Fiore
From The Comics Journal’s letters pages (Blood and Thunder), circa 1989-1990: American Splendor creator Harvey Pekar and critic R. Fiore argue over realism and genre fiction in comics. And Animal Farm. Continue reading
The Ed Piskor Interview
The Pittsburgh-based cartoonist on Wizzywig, working with Harvey Pekar, and the Hip Hop Family Tree. Continue reading
You Vant, Mebbe, 39 Vays to Say ‘Imbecile’?
To paraphrase the old Levy’s rye bread ad, you don’t have to be Jewish – an observant Jew, anyway – to enjoy Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular & the New Land, an anthology designed to acquaint the un- (or under-) informed with Yiddish culture. Continue reading
The ABCs of Autobio Comix
In 1971 Justin Green’s Binky Brown started a revolution. Here’s what happened next. Continue reading
The Comics Journal No. 162, October 1993
Autobiographical comics special: Harvey Pekar; Dennis Eichhornl; Diane Noomin Chester Brown; Seth; Joe Matt.
The Comics Journal No. 140, February 1991
Featuring interviews with Walt Kelley, Alan Moore, and Maurice Sendak; pages from Walt Kelley’s sketchbook; pages from Jim Engel’s sketchbook. Continue reading
The Comics Journal No. 147, December 1991
Featuring an interview with P. Craig Russell; an essay on Li’l Abner; part two of Kim Deitch’s sketchbook. Continue reading
The Comics Journal No. 138, October 1990
Featuring an interview with Alan Moore; a column by Harvey Pekar; the Tom Yeates sketchbook. Continue reading
