Research Catalog

Title

Our movie year : American splendor : stories / by Harvey Pekar ; art by R. Crumb ... [et al.].

Author

Pekar, Harvey

Publication

New York : Ballantine Books, 2004.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Crumb, R.

Description

174 p. : chiefly ill.; 28 cm.

Summary

Artists R. Crumb, Gary Dumm, and others illustrate the author's stories from twelve months in his life, when he went from being an unknown comic book writer to being famous with the release of the film, "American Splendor."

Alternative Title

American splendor

Subjects

• Pekar, Harvey
• American splendor (Motion picture)
• Comics (Graphic works)
• Cartoonists > United States > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc
• Pekar, Harvey > Comic books, strips, etc
• Pekar, Harvey > American splendor
• Graphic novels > United States
• Comic books, strips, etc > United States
• Cartoonists > Ohio > Cleveland > Biography
• United States > Social life and customs > 1971- > Caricatures and cartoons

Genre/Form

• Graphic novels
• Comics (Graphic works)
• Graphic novels.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The American splendor movie, part 1 / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Mark Zingarelli -- The American splendor movie, part 2 / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Mark Zingarelli -- The American splendor movie, part 3 / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Mark Zingarelli -- The American splendor movie, part 4 / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Mark Zingarelli -- The American splendor movie, part 5 / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Mark Zingarelli -- The American splendor movie, part 6 / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Mark Zingarelli -- The American splendor movie, part 7 / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Mark Zingarelli -- The American splendor movie, part 8 / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Mark Zingarelli -- The American splendor movie, part 9 / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Mark Zingarelli -- The American splendor movie, part 10 / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Mark Zingarelli -- Hollywood reporter / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Josh '2K -- Waiting for a jump / story by Harvey Pekar ; illustrated by Gerry Shamray -- Fish story / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by G. Budgett/G. Dumm -- Blackout / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Mark Zingarelli -- Reunion / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by R. Crumb -- Billy Bragg in America / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by R. Crumb -- Cat treatment / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Josh '04 -- Birthday / by Harvey Pekar ; pictures by Frank Stack -- Befuddled / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Ed Piskor -- E check day / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Joe Zabel -- Ralph Carney / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm -- Identity crisis / Harvey Pekar and Dean Haspiel -- My movie year / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm ; color by Laura Dumm -- Comics are my thing / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm ; color by Laura Dumm -- Sundance / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm -- My journey to Cannes / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm -- Looking for a break in Cannes / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm ; color by Laura Dumm -- My first visit to Great Britain / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm ; color by Laura Dumm -- My post collecting years / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm ; color by Laura Dumm -- Time out New York / Harvey Pekar (story) & Gary Dumm (art) -- The new DVD / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm ; color by Laura Dumm -- Selling out / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm -- Sleep / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm -- The Jack / story by Harvey Pekar / art by G. Dumm -- Keys / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm -- David & me: my protest on the Letterman show / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm -- Harvey Pekar's lost and found -- "Liner notes" / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm ; color by Laura Dumm -- B.B. King / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm -- Clifton Chenier / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm -- The snake lady / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm -- Preston Fulp / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm -- Ornette Coleman / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm -- Albert Ayler and Joe Lovano: a study in contrasts / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm -- King Oliver / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm -- Ride, Red, ride / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm -- Early Elvis / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm -- Sockmonkeys story / Harvey Pekar (words) + Gary Dumm (art) -- The search for soul / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm -- Jubilee / by Harvey Pekar -- A cautionary baseball tale / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Gary Dumm -- Around the world and back to Earth / story by Harvey Pekar ; art by Ed Piskor.

ISBN

0345479378 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2004097833

OCLC

• 57195733
• SCSB-12775715

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library