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To start, i am a huge fan of American Splendor and have read much of Pekar's work. I enjoy most of it and this was no exception, but it is definitely uneven. This was written by both Harvey and his wife Joyce, and unfortunately it is obvious who wrote which parts. Joyce is just not as good of a writer as Harvey and the sections written be her felt almost like a chore to get through. Joyce writes about her trips to Israel and communications with war refugees but there is really no point or climax to those stories, and they take away from the focus of the book, which is Harvey Pekar. Another major issue i had with the book was the art style. Now i am not gifted in the ways of the pencil myself but i found the artist to be just bad in this book. Unlike other American Splendor comics whjch are drawn by multiple artists, this entire book is drawn by Frank Stack. I know very little about this artist, but the art in this book seemed very amateurish and rushed. I would of preferred Gary Dumm or really anyone else. Some pages it is hard to make out what is actually happening in the pictures. This book is not bad, but i would only recommend it to die hard American Splendor fans. If you are new to Harvey Pekar, read the American Splendor anthologies first, and if you have read those, read Our Movie Year before thisRead full review
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Pekar and Brabner work well together, and I'm honored simply by being able to read it
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This story eats like a meal. Although I truly think that Harvey dropped the ball when he pissed off Dave Letterman.
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