Phone Calls With Harvey
“I started reading Harvey Pekar’s comic book series American Splendor in high school, when I was anxious about my future and frustrated by my present. Little did I know then,…
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“Let’s Talk, Paul Madonna”
“I never know what to call myself really. I call myself a cartoonist because it’s what I’ve wanted to do for as long as I can remember, it’s what I…
The Green Mare
Bohumil Stepan’s illustrations for Zelena Kobyla (The Green Mare) by Marcel Aymé, Prague, 1966:
“I always just wanted to do comics.”
John Forrester profiles artist and musician Jeffrey Lewis. (Read the Rumpus interview with Lewis here.)
Harvey Pekar Tribute #2
View Rumpus artist Lucas Adams‘ tribute to Harvey Pekar, inspired by this comic, after the jump:
Harvey Pekar Tribute #1
View Rumpus artist Jason Novak‘s tribute to Harvey Pekar after the jump:
Ang Wyman’s Eye Candy
I’m a long-time fan of (and contributor to) Ang Wyman’s flickr group Eye Candy, which features “Trippy Hippy kids books from the 60’s and 70’s .”
Notable San Francisco, This Week: 7/12-7/18
This (sexy) week: Get your Rumpus on at the Makeout Room, makeout with someone in honor of Bastille Day, and help Carol Queen celebrate her birthday in true Exhibitionist stylewith…
Harvey Pekar
Sad news this morning: Harvey Pekar has died. For more Harvey, be sure to check out SMITH Mag‘s Pekar Project.
Notable New York, This Week 7/12 – 7/18
This week in New York Diane Williams, Rebecca Curtis and Joshua Cohen read at The Bastille Day Soirée, Chuck Klosterman is back Eating Dinosaurs, Candance Bushnell embodies Carrie and takes…
The Rumpus Interview with Jesse Hlebo
I like to play the part of the pessimist from time to time, but it’s all a façade – I’m a total believer. I genuinely think things can somehow get…