Harvey Pekar, Noted Graphic Novelist and Jazz Writer, Dies

Writer, 70, was subject of Oscar-nominated film American Splendor

By Lee Mergner
Harvey Pekar, an eccentric civil servant and record collector who turned himself into one of America’s most famous underground comic book writers and graphic novelists, died earlier today at the age of 70. Pekar wrote autobiographical comics which were illustrated by a succession of noted artists, including Robert Crumb and Joe Sacco. His American Splendor series and book anthology became the basis for an Oscar-nominated film of the same name in 2003, starring Paul Giametti as Pekar and Hope Davis as his wife Joyce Brabner. Both Pekar and Brabner were featured in the film, which included clips of the two commenting on the actors playing them.
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