Harvey Pekar

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Harvey Lawrence Pekar October 8 1939 July 12 2010 was an American underground comic book writer music critic and media personality best known for his autobiographical American Splendor comic series In 2003 the series inspired a critically acclaimed film adaptation of the same name Pekar described American Splendor as an autobiography written as its happening The theme is about staying alive Getting a job finding a mate having a place to live finding a creative outlet Life is a war of attrition You have to stay active on all fronts Its one thing after another Ive tried to control a chaotic universe And its a losing battle But I cant let go Ive tried but I cant Description above from the Wikipedia article Harvey Pekar licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia