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- Apr 12, 2022
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Oh, I briefly met Harvey Pekar once when he gave a talk at my college. I haven't read his work but I do like the movie American Splendor.
Robert Crumb also seems like a fascinating artist and individual.
Oh, yes, I have, and I was completely blown away by it! Easily my favorite Zwigoff film and a candidate for my all-time favorites list. A masterpiece.Have you seen the documentary Crumb? If not, I'd put it on your short list.
Haha, I knew my post would trigger you ... But don't worry, I get your point, and I agree, of course.Read people's original comics and not adaptations of non-comics work...PEOPLE!
Haha, I knew my post would trigger you ... But don't worry, I get your point, and I agree, of course.
Just look at it this way: when I was younger, I wasn't interested in comic books at all, but I was very much into Kafka, so it was because of him that I learned of Robert Crumb and then later watched both Crumb and American Splendor, which I think is much better than being completely clueless about him and his work...
I've been reading very little last year and a half because I'm trying to finish my second novel and to me, switching between writing and reading continuously just doesn't work well... I can't focus on one without sacrificing the other. But now I'm thinking that comic books might just be the thing I need? Maybe that would work?
I'm leaning toward reading American Splendor the most.
I’d personally just start with volume 10, or whenever you get into his 70s era work. That’s when it gets really wild and detailed.He's an actual for real genius, but I also don't even know where to start with collecting his stuff. I have a few random little books here and there but the completist in me wishes I had VOLUMES 1 --- ???
I recently bought the COMPLETE EIGHTBALL TP. ... PURE GOLD!Love the Clowes love itt, reading through Eightball in my worst moments was a precious high school memory for me, and he hasn't disappointed over the years.