A group of children went to the neighbor’s house to beg for candy on Halloween. The children disguised themselves as heroes such as Superman and President. There was only one little boy without disguise. When the aunt next door asked him what kind of hero he was, he said, "I’m Harvey Pekar, you The boy next door". This little boy who hates disguise and refuses fantasies is Harvey.
Harveygrew up with a ugly appearance and low education level. He worked as a humble file manager in a hospital. Life was a mess and his girlfriend left him. The joy of his life seems to be nothing more than collecting old records. In his messy, gloomy apartment there are piles of old records collected from the flea market. Harvey met a cartoonist Robertat the junk stall . The chat with the cartoonist and some feelings in life gave him an idea that changed his life. The most authentic fragments and feelings are expressed through comics. The protagonist of the comics is an ordinary person living at the bottom of American society. This comic strip, which is very different from most comics that show illusory heroes and monsters, has resonated with ordinary people and attracted a large number of loyal readers. It also brought Harvey's wife Josiewho is in love with him. Harvey has also been invited many times as a guest of David Letterman's famous evening talk show.
Many years later, Harvey got cancer. With the encouragement of his wife, he added the process of how to receive treatment every day and face the fear of death bravely into the comic book. Life is full of hardships for an ordinary person like Harvey, but he lives with a sincere attitude, does what he wants to do, says what he wants to say, there is no insincere, no hypocrisy, no pretending to be strong. In the comics, there are happiness, sadness, confusion, anger, fragility, all emotions are from the heart, natural and true, which may be a major reason for its success
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