R.I.P. Harvey Pekar 1939-2010
Harvey Pekar passed away last night. I'm not the biggest fan of his in the world but I would be out of place if I said the work he did had no impact on comics. Pekar, along with Robert Crumb, invented an approach to autobiographgical comics still being used to this day, for better or worse. Again while not a huge fan, I always liked the short story "Hypothetical Quandary" which is simply Harvey thinking about the possibilities of life while buying a loaf of bread.
Image by Robert Crumb
Harvey once said "Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff" and he captured it pretty well in the 70 years he lived. My sympathies go out to not just his wife and daughter but the many people that were fortunate enough to collaborate with him over the years.