The true story of a determinedly ordinary comic book hero, American Splendor was a hit on the festival circuit, scoring gongs from Sundance to Cannes. "Sweet, funny and off-kilter", its quirky appeal ...
The American Splendor author was a humane and masterful storyteller who saw through the artifice of the US mainstream, writes Ben Myers Comic book writer who penned the autobiographical American ...
Gothamist saw American Splendor this past weekend and enjoyed this twist on a biopic. The film offers Paul Giamatti as underground writer/cartoonist (though he doesn't draw) Harvey Pekar, as well as ...