Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
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.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
First Sentence
THE POINT IS IN THE 'TWENTIES EVERYONE RECOGNIZED THE JEWISH RAG PEDDLER'S CRY - OR CLARION-"PA-AYPER - REGGS! Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
THE POINT IS IN THE 'TWENTIES EVERYONE RECOGNIZED THE JEWISH RAG PEDDLER'S CRY - OR CLARION-"PA-AYPER - REGGS! Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample PagesConcordance
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Well you can't go wrong with this.
This is a new collection of the same stories that Harvey Pekars been pedalling for years. Pekar was the first on the reality comic scene. During the late seventies main stream comics were still dealing with adventures and superheroes. Each tale that appeared in DC or marvel comics had a hero, usually gifted with some power or secret or something. Pekar was the first non hero to put himself into the frame and write about himself and the adventure of modern living. namely the mundaneness of it all. and pointed out that modern life isn't as thrilling as it's cracked up to be. In fact in some cases it's just a guy waiting for something to happen. His comics are not the fantasy of childhood but become the literature of adulthood. His stories read like Sam Becket or Brecht in that they look at life in all it's social forms and address the absurdity of it. Anyway these are some the most popular stories from his comic "American Splendour" republished here. if you really get into it you should pick up some more of his anthologies and see the film too it'll do you good.
This is a new collection of the same stories that Harvey Pekars been pedalling for years. Pekar was the first on the reality comic scene. During the late seventies main stream comics were still dealing with adventures and superheroes. Each tale that appeared in DC or marvel comics had a hero, usually gifted with some power or secret or something. Pekar was the first non hero to put himself into the frame and write about himself and the adventure of modern living. namely the mundaneness of it all. and pointed out that modern life isn't as thrilling as it's cracked up to be. In fact in some cases it's just a guy waiting for something to happen. His comics are not the fantasy of childhood but become the literature of adulthood. His stories read like Sam Becket or Brecht in that they look at life in all it's social forms and address the absurdity of it. Anyway these are some the most popular stories from his comic "American Splendour" republished here. if you really get into it you should pick up some more of his anthologies and see the film too it'll do you good.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book after reading book one and having seen the film. Having really enjoyed everything I'd read so far this book can be described as more of the same but with an element of development that one should expect.
This book contains Pekar's work written in the eighties and is more settled in sontent and style.
Some great visual story telling and easy and fun but I'd suggest reading earlier stuff first or indeed watching the film.
In conclusion a brilliant book for fans of American Splendor.
This book contains Pekar's work written in the eighties and is more settled in sontent and style.
Some great visual story telling and easy and fun but I'd suggest reading earlier stuff first or indeed watching the film.
In conclusion a brilliant book for fans of American Splendor.
1 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a book, if you want to see how comics should be done whell, evenif you havent seen the flim or if you have and are just tacking aninterest in harvey pekar, this the book for you.
I did not regretbuying this book and i donot.
This book has some great art work and iswheel worth the read,i do not regret buying this book and neither willyou!
I did not regretbuying this book and i donot.
This book has some great art work and iswheel worth the read,i do not regret buying this book and neither willyou!
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
