Product Description

The release of the hit movie American Splendor raised Harvey Pekar's popularity to an entirely new level, and Titan's tie-in graphic novel was a runaway critical and commercial success. Now comes Our Movie Year, a brand new graphic novel, in which Pekar portrays his sudden rise, as seen through his hilariously grumpy point of view: from Sundance, to Cannes, the Oscars and beyond...Once Harvey was content merely to flirt with fame. But now he's become a household name. Sort of. And, to tell you the truth, it's starting to bug the hell out of him. With the succes of the movie, Harvey won awards, accolades and the promise of a bigger paycheck. A lot of funny things can happen in year, and many of them happened to Harvey. And now you can read about them all...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #223241 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-22
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Review
The Guardian Guide March 12-18 2005:" ...everyman comics legend Harvey Pekar follows up the positive critical reaction to the American Splendor film with this great collection showing what happens when your life is turned into a film..." Hotdog Magazine, review by Jon Warne: " ...it would be hard not to appreciate this fantatic collection of tales from Pekar's weird world...this graphic novel is both amusing and touching" Word Magazine, March 2005: " ..genuinely funny...the fortunes of the depressive, cancer survivor grip you tightly."

The Guardian Guide 12 March 2005
"..great collection...Pekar coaxes the mundane out of the unusual, adn vice versa..."

The Big Issue June 6-12 2005
"...extremely well-presented...demonstrate(s) the power and resonance of a deeply underappreciated genre."