American Splendor Comments

  • Xzavier 2022-03-23 09:02:18

    #Locarno71 American...

  • Nico 2022-03-23 09:02:18

    The fact that a real person participates in the role is really breaking through the dimensional wall, especially the fact that the actor and the real person are in the same frame really makes people "stupefied", it is a surprise, the ending is not popular, it is more "realistic". Praise Paul again. Bonus points for the soundtrack, and bonus points for the protagonist's collection...

  • Barrett 2022-03-23 09:02:18

    Finally finished it...it's really...

  • Claudine 2022-03-23 09:02:18

    Toby the genuine American Neeeeerrd...

  • Jeanette 2022-03-21 09:02:18

    A Larry David in the comics...

  • Laurianne 2022-03-21 09:02:18

    So real that when it gets to the back, it feels like a one-man...

  • Marcus 2022-03-16 09:01:05

    (20150213 0200)"Ordinary life is complex.""Everyday is still a major struggle."/Harvey is full of negative vibes./Paul played too much~/Jazz episodes are too much! great!...

  • Webster 2022-03-15 09:01:04

    A very thoughtful movie, a comic-style documentary that breaks the fourth wall. The style is as weird and interesting as the author and his life comics. An ordinary person who is irritable and uncomfortable, after turning his surrounding life and thoughts into comics, he is not an imaginary flying yellow. The bitterness and mediocrity in life remain the same, the troubles remain, but there are always so many small flashes worth recording...

  • Karlie 2022-03-15 09:01:04

    who are you? Who are you playing among the many superheroes? I’m Harvey Baker, I use my hands to create my own highlight moments, and I use my "accent" to outline an image that can stand shoulder to shoulder with superheroes. That is, a real character who can jump out of the standard framework. In fact, the author repeatedly emphasized the authenticity of the "virtual" in the process of constructing this "personal myth." Believe it or not, "American Glory", adapted and presented in comic...

  • Omari 2022-03-14 14:12:24

    What the fuck you think I am, Charle Brown? Life piece of...

Extended Reading

American Splendor quotes

  • Harvey Pekar: Man, listen, I'll tell you something, people are starting to know the name Crumb. And when you croak, man, you're gonna leave something behind.

    Robert Crumb: Yeah, I guess. Ha-ha. It's not like I'm Blind Lemon Jefferson or Big Mama Thornton.

    Harvey Pekar: Oh, come on, man. I'll tell you something, it sure beats working a gig like mine, being a nobody flunky and selling records on the side for a buck.

    Robert Crumb: Well, that's true.

  • Harvey Pekar: Ever since I read your stuff, man, I been thinkin', I could write comic book stories that are different from anything that's being done. I figure, you know, that the guys that are doing animal comics and, eh, super hero stuff, they're really limited. 'Cause they got to try to appeal to kids. And underground stuff, like yours, have been really subversive and its opened things up politically. But, there's still plenty more to be done with them too, you know.

    Robert Crumb: Pass the ketchup.

    Harvey Pekar: The words and pictures, they could be more of an art form. You know, like those French movies or, or, eh, or De Sica over in Italy. So, anyway, I just, I tried to, I tried to write you some stuff about - real life - you know, stuff that the everyman's got to deal with.

    Robert Crumb: These are all about you?

    Harvey Pekar: Yeah.

    Robert Crumb: You've turned yourself into a comic hero.