The New American Splendor Anthology: From Off the Streets of Cleveland (Paperback)

by Harvey Pekar (Author) "THE POINT IS IN THE 'TWENTIES EVERYONE RECOGNIZED THE JEWISH RAG PEDDLER'S CRY - OR CLARION-"PA-AYPER - REGGS!..." (more)

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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.

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Product Details Paperback: 300 pages Publisher: Running Press; 1st edition (January 21, 1993) Language: English ISBN-10: 0941423646 ISBN-13: 978-0941423649 Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #83,134 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• Graphic Novels: A Bibliographic Guide to Book-Length Comics by D. Aviva Rothschild on page 128
• Alternative Comics: An Emerging Literature by Charles Hatfield in Back Matter
• The Outlaw Bible of American Literature by Alan Kaufman in Back Matter

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 29 of 29 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars From Off The Streets Of Cleveland Comes..., January 4, 2002 By  Bob Cronin (Belmont, MA United States) - See all my reviews This comprehensive collection of American Splendor autobiographical comics by Harvey Pekar features the artwork of many prominent underground comic artists, including Jim Woodring, Joe Zabel, Gerry Shamray, Chester Brown, Spain, Drew Friedman, and R Crumb. But Pekar is truly the dominant force here. Whether he is trading records, arguing with people at work, getting sick, or losing the library's copy of "Confessions of Zeno," you'll get right inside his head as he muses, worries, broods and gets [angry] at the people in front of him in line. Strong stuff with a hard edge of realism. Compiled from the American Splendor comic books published in the 70's and 80's (which are now largely unavailable), this is highly recommended for those who dig underground comics, new forms of biography or jazz (Pekar is also a renowned jazz reviewer and writer who sometimes talks about music in his comics). This is not a psychedlic "head" comic, and it does not try to be hip. Harvey is no hippy, he's his own person. There is some social commentary in there too. 26 of 26 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Please welcome back Harvey Pekar, January 28, 2004 By  Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)    This is the second American Splendor Anthology. It features material that was written after the first Anthology came out, plus some older stuff that was left out of the first book. If you like Harvey Pekar's stuff, you will love this book. For people who became interested in Harvey because of the movie based on his life, you will be interested to find the comics based on his David Letterman appearances here. Also, Toby and the "Revenge of the Nerds" story is featured here. For Harvey's hardcore fans, there are some rarities here, such as pre-American Splendor comics from the early '70s, and Harvey's Forwards to other people's books. Buy this book, Harvey can use the money. 21 of 21 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting? No. Good plot? No. Good? Yes., February 23, 2000 By  Peter Evans (England) - See all my reviews I came across this book in a second hand book shop. Battered and dog-eared it set me back two pounds. Well worth six times that. Harvey narrates as if he is talking right to you, all the while probably wondering if your going to buy the records he's offering or if you'll leave in time for him to watch the game. His stories are rich with human insight, a special fave of mine being a single page story when a nerdy looking filing clerk hurts his finger and gets a plaster for it only to be unexpectedly hugged by a weeping black vietnam vet who had his life saved by him. Other gems are Harvey getting shortchanged for some grapes and his seemingly endless old book and record bulk buys. If it sounds boring, trust me, it's not. American Splendor is also drawn by a massive variety of top artists, Robert Crumb, Chester Brown and Jim Woodring to name a few.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 4.0 out of 5 stars american splendor Nice comic book. Maybe sometimes the arts are a little bit overwhelming cause of lack of colors. But still ok. Published 4 months ago by P. Aleksandra 5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic This was fantastic and everything I expected. I was familiar with Pekar from his appearances on Letterman in the 80s and could not locate the graphic novellas at that time. Read more Published 12 months ago by J. Hinton 5.0 out of 5 stars A walkin' an' talkin' man This new collection of Harvey Pekar's quotidian American Splendor comic is not only an excellent introduction for those new to his work; it's also a great anthology for those of... Read more Published 14 months ago by Kerry Walters 5.0 out of 5 stars A great place to be introduced to Harvey and June If you can't love Harvey Pekar, you can't love anyone. He is a lovely man, with as many neuroses as the rest of us, who listens and watches and reports on the people and world... Read more Published on May 14, 2007 by Terry Weiss 5.0 out of 5 stars More interesting than it has a right to be! Seinfeld, a show about nothing? Pbbbb. Never thought it was that special. Heard about this guy named Harvey Pekar who writes comics about well, nothing. Read more Published on December 17, 2004 by Ensio N Mikkola 5.0 out of 5 stars Pekar in the 1980's This is another great collection of Harvey Pekar's AMERICAN SPLENDOR "comics". These are some of his later ones, from the mid 1980's up until 1991. Read more Published on September 16, 2003 5.0 out of 5 stars Not Your Average Superhero I first became aware of Harvey Pekar from watching NBC's Late Night with David Letterman. Pekar, a Cleveland-based author and VA file clerk, refused to jump through the normal... Read more Published on June 7, 1999 by brooks_e Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Running Press; 1st edition (January 21, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941423646
• ISBN-13: 978-0941423649
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #83,134 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From Off The Streets Of Cleveland Comes..., January 4, 2002

By	Bob Cronin (Belmont, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This comprehensive collection of American Splendor autobiographical comics by Harvey Pekar features the artwork of many prominent underground comic artists, including Jim Woodring, Joe Zabel, Gerry Shamray, Chester Brown, Spain, Drew Friedman, and R Crumb. But Pekar is truly the dominant force here. Whether he is trading records, arguing with people at work, getting sick, or losing the library's copy of "Confessions of Zeno," you'll get right inside his head as he muses, worries, broods and gets [angry] at the people in front of him in line. Strong stuff with a hard edge of realism.
Compiled from the American Splendor comic books published in the 70's and 80's (which are now largely unavailable), this is highly recommended for those who dig underground comics, new forms of biography or jazz (Pekar is also a renowned jazz reviewer and writer who sometimes talks about music in his comics).
This is not a psychedlic "head" comic, and it does not try to be hip. Harvey is no hippy, he's his own person. There is some social commentary in there too.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Please welcome back Harvey Pekar, January 28, 2004

By	Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This is the second American Splendor Anthology. It features material that was written after the first Anthology came out, plus some older stuff that was left out of the first book. If you like Harvey Pekar's stuff, you will love this book. For people who became interested in Harvey because of the movie based on his life, you will be interested to find the comics based on his David Letterman appearances here. Also, Toby and the "Revenge of the Nerds" story is featured here. For Harvey's hardcore fans, there are some rarities here, such as pre-American Splendor comics from the early '70s, and Harvey's Forwards to other people's books. Buy this book, Harvey can use the money.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting? No. Good plot? No. Good? Yes., February 23, 2000

By	Peter Evans (England) - See all my reviews

I came across this book in a second hand book shop. Battered and dog-eared it set me back two pounds. Well worth six times that. Harvey narrates as if he is talking right to you, all the while probably wondering if your going to buy the records he's offering or if you'll leave in time for him to watch the game. His stories are rich with human insight, a special fave of mine being a single page story when a nerdy looking filing clerk hurts his finger and gets a plaster for it only to be unexpectedly hugged by a weeping black vietnam vet who had his life saved by him. Other gems are Harvey getting shortchanged for some grapes and his seemingly endless old book and record bulk buys. If it sounds boring, trust me, it's not. American Splendor is also drawn by a massive variety of top artists, Robert Crumb, Chester Brown and Jim Woodring to name a few.