American Splendor #1
an issue of American Splendor by DC / Vertigo
Issue description
Following the success of his critically praised, top-selling graphic novel THE QUITTER,
Harvey Pekar returns to Vertigo with an all-new 4-issue AMERICAN SPLENDOR
miniseries, celebrating 30 years of the series that first showed how, as Harvey says,
“ordinary life can be pretty complex stuff.” First appearing in 1976, AMERICAN
SPLENDOR rose “from the streets of Cleveland” to change the way comics readers and
creators viewed the potential of their medium. The series won an American Book Award
and became an Oscar-nominated film. In Vertigo’s AMERICAN SPLENDOR, Harvey is
joined by an all-star roster of artists from both indie and mainstream comics. The first
issue features QUITTER artist Dean Haspiel illustrating “The Day’s Highlights,” while
Ty Templeton (BIGG TIME, BATMAN ADVENTURES) portrays Harvey’s account of
his relationship with his parents after the events of THE QUITTER. Also in this issue,
AMERICAN SPLENDOR veterans Greg Budgett and Gary Dumm depict Harvey’s
struggles with an acerbic flight attendant and Hilary Barta (TOMORROW STORIES)
shows us what Harvey considers a “delicacy.”
Now, three decades after his self-published debut, Harvey Pekar proves that while his life
has changed, his ability to find the exceptional in the everyday has only grown better with
time.