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1	Students for a Democratic Society: A Graphic History more books like this by Harvey Pekar, Paul Buhle (Editor), Gary Dumm (Illustrator) add to wishlist Through brilliant art and they-were-there dialogue, famed graphic novelist Pekar, gifted artist Dumm, and renowned historian Buhle illustrate the tumultuous decade that first defined and then was defined by those who gathered under the SDS banner. see all copies from $2.87! new only from $7.22! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Best American Comics more books like this by Harvey Pekar (Editor), Anne Elizabeth Moore (Editor) add to wishlist This inaugural volume includes stories culled from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, mini-comics, and the Internet. Contributors include Robert Crumb, Chris Ware, and many others. "A worthy launch for what appears destined to become a valuable annual anthology."--"Kirkus Reviews," starred review see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Founders: The People Who Brought You a Nation more books like this by Ray Raphael add to wishlist see all copies from $15.32! new only from $18.77! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Beats: A Graphic History more books like this by Paul Buhle (Editor), Ed Piskor (Illustrator), Harvey Pekar (Text by) add to wishlist This revelatory and exhilarating and funny book not only tells us of the Beat generation, but of a time when we as individuals felt truly free. It is as fresh and pertinent as the latest scholarly history only far more entertaining--Studs Terkel. see all copies from $10.77! new only from $15.14! \| first editions \| SVS
5	American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar more books like this by Harvey Pekar, R Crumb (Introduction by), Gregory Budgett (Illustrator) add to wishlist The inspiration for the award-winning movie from HBO Films and Fine Line Features AMERICAN SPLENDOR The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar Two classic comic anthologies in one volume Stories by Harvey Pekar Introduction by R. Crumb Art by Kevin Brown, Gregory Budgett, Sean Carroll, Sue Cavey, R. Crumb, Gary Dumm, Val Mayerik, and Gerry Shamray ... see all copies from $4.05! new only from $11.96! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Bob and Harv's comics more books like this by Harvey Pekar, Robert Crumb (Illustrator) add to wishlist Gathered here are the collected works of the titans of adults comics legendary underground cartoonist R. Crumb and the "high priest of comic-book naturalism" (Newsweek) Harvey Pekar. The comic collision of these underground luminaries is funny, obsessive, ever-so-slightly neurotic, but always biting and honest. see all copies from $4.45! new only from $9.50! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The New American Splendor Anthology: From Off the Streets of Cleveland by Harvey Pekar add to wishlist American Splendor is the series that sparked a revolution in comics and brought graphic novels to the attention of post-adolescent readers everywhere. Here is the best of American Splendor and other comics by Harvey Pekar, including never-before-seen material. see all copies from $4.22! new only from $11.93! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Best of American Splendor more books like this by Harvey Pekar, R Crumb (Illustrator), Gary Dumm (Illustrator) add to wishlist From the author of "American Splendor" and "Our Movie Year" comes a new anthology of some of his best and most beloved works. see all copies from $8.97! new only from $12.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books more books like this by Ari Kaplan, Harvey Pekar (Foreword by), J T Waldman (Foreword by) add to wishlist Jews created the first comic book, the first graphic novel, the first comic book convention, the first comic book specialty store, and they helped create the underground comics (or "Comix") movement of the late '60s and early '70s. Many of the creators of the most famous comic books, such as "Superman", "Spiderman", "X-Men", and "Batman", as well ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $15.38! \| signed copies \| SVS
10	American Splendor more books like this by Harvey Pekar add to wishlist The inspiration for the award-winning movie from HBO Films and Fine Line Features AMERICAN SPLENDOR The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar Two classic comic anthologies in one volume Stories by Harvey Pekar Introduction by R. Crumb Art by Kevin Brown, Gregory Budgett, Sean Carroll, Sue Cavey, R. Crumb, Gary Dumm, Val Mayerik, and Gerry Shamray ... see all copies from $4.44! new only from $17.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story more books like this by Harvey Pekar, Gary Dumm (Illustrator) add to wishlist The future wasn't looking too bright for Brooklyn-born Michael Malice--until the day he met Harvey Pekar, and Pekar decided to do a story on him for "American Splendor: Our Movie Year." In this new graphic "biography," Pekar describes Malice's everyman existence. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Our Cancer Year more books like this by Harvey Pekar, Frank Stack (Illustrator), Joyce Brabner add to wishlist It was they year of Desert Storm that Harvey Pekar and his wife, Joyce Brabner, discovered Harvey had cancer. Pekar, a man who has made a profession of chronicling the Kafkaesque absurdities of an ordinary life (if any life is ordinary) suddenly found himself incapacitated. But he had a better-than-average chance to beat cancer and he took it ... see all copies from $4.96! new only from $9.90! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Macedonia more books like this by Harvey Pekar add to wishlist In this unforgettable story, Roberson traveled to far-off Macedonia to find out how a country that had edged dangerously close to the brink of violence had somehow managed to avoid all-out war at a time when many believe violence is an unavoidable consequence of the modern world. see all copies from $4.93! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	American Splendor Our Movie Year more books like this by Harvey Pekar add to wishlist Retired file clerk, jazz critic, and writer Harvey Pekar gained a wider audience when his series of autobiographical comic books, known as AMERICAN SPLENDOR, was adapted into a 2003 film. This graphic narrative collects a group of short pieces chronicling the events surrounding the movie's release, interspersed with more prosaic episodes where ... see all copies from $5.47! new only from $9.82! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	American Splendor: Another Dollar more books like this by Harvey Pekar, Darwyn Cooke (Illustrator), Dean Haspiel (Illustrator) add to wishlist In 2006, comics legend Harvey Pekar brought his unflinching tales of ordinary life to Vertigo with an all-new run of AMERICAN SPLENDOR, the comic that, 30 years earlier, rose "from the streets of Cleveland" and changed how we look at comics. Often imitated but never duplicated, Pekar proved that he still has the power to "make mundane reality seem ... see all copies from $8.11! new only from $8.11! \| SVS
16 view cover	Studs Terkel's Working: A Graphic Adaptation more books like this by Harvey Pekar, Paul Butler, Paul Buhle (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $13.01! new only from $14.96! \| first editions \| SVS
17	More American Splendor more books like this by Harvey Pekar add to wishlist Harvey Pekar once again brings us his unique blend of humor and pathos in this new collection of his autobiographical comic books. Black-and-white illustrations throughout. see all copies from $6.49! first editions
18 view cover	Harvey Pekar Conversations more books like this by Harvey Pekar, Michael G Rhode (Editor) add to wishlist Harvey Pekar's "American Splendor" is the longest-running and arguably the most influential autobiographical comic book series ever created. Since 1976, Pekar (b. 1939) has reported his life through his comics - dealing with everything from his time as a Veterans Administration clerk and freelance music critic to his friends and co-workers, and ... see all copies from $12.50! new only from $16.07! \| SVS
19 view cover	Dances with Sheep: A K Chronicles Compendium more books like this by Keith Knight, Harvey Pekar (Introduction by) add to wishlist Whether depicting zany adventures about buying condoms and living with out-of-control roommates or confronting more serious issues like racism and urban squalor, Keith Knight's comics are simultaneously twisted and insightful. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Quitter more books like this by Harvey Pekar, Dean Haspiel (Illustrator) add to wishlist The acclaimed creator and subject of the American Book Award-winning biopic "American Splendor" tells the story of his troubled teen years when he would beat up other kids just to win the approval of his peers. see all copies from $2.49! new only from $5.31! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	American Splendor Unsung Hero: The Story of Robert McNeill more books like this by Harvey Pekar, Professor David Collier (Illustrator) add to wishlist Few authors are able to capture an honest snapshot of everyday life the way Harvey Pekar can. From ruminations on jazz musicians to back problems and traffic tickets, Pekar writes in a clear, unsentimental voice that not only explores the mundane, but celebrates it as well. This time out, Pekar focuses his sharp literary eye on Robert McNeill, an ... see all copies from $3.37! new only from $99.00! \| signed copies
22 view cover	The Complete Crumb Comics: We're Livin' in the Lap of Luxury more books like this by Robert Crumb, Harvey Pekar add to wishlist A perennial classic: the twelfth volume of the complete cartoon work of the underground cartoonist. see all copies from $50.00! new only from $53.59! \| first editions
23	Weirdo No. 26 by Spain Rodriguez And Others R. Crumb Harvey Pekar add to wishlist see all copies from $7.00!
24 view cover	American Splendor: Another Day more books like this by Harvey Pekar, Ho Che Anderson (Illustrator), Zachary Baldus (Illustrator) add to wishlist First appearing in 1976, American Splendor rose from the streets of Cleveland to change the way comics readers and creators viewed the potential of their medium. The series won an American Book Award and became an Oscar-nominated film. Following the success of his critically praised, top-selling graphic novel The Quitter, Harvey Pekar returns with ... see all copies from $8.11! new only from $8.11! \| SVS
25 view cover	Bizarro world by Harvey Pekar add to wishlist Where else could the world's greatest alternative cartoonists run rampant through the DC Universe in an all-new anthology of utterly unhinged stories and art? It could only happen in the world of Bizarro, Superman's imperfect duplicate! This big slab of comics features the contributors weaving strange and wonderful tales about the quirky Bizarro, ... see all copies from $20.25! new only from $20.25!

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