HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA(ISBN=) 英文原版

　　“A visit with Harvey Pekar . . . will cause you to reexamine
your own life . . . just as the greatest literature
will.”—Austin Chronicle

　　HAVE ATTITUDE, WILL TRAVEL
　　Harvey Pekar changed the face of comics when his American
Splendor series replaced traditional slam-bang superhero action
with slice-of-life tales of his own very ordinary existence in
Cleveland, Ohio, as a file clerk, jazz-record collector, and
philosophical curmudgeon. Much as Seinfeld famously transcended
sitcom conventions by being “a show about nothing,” Pekar’s deadpan
chronicles of regular life–peppered with wry and caustic
reflections–have transformed comics from escapist fantasy into
social commentary with voice balloons.
　　Huntington, West Virginia “On the Fly” is prime Pekar, recounting
the irascible everyman’s on-the-road encounters with a cross
section of characters–a career criminal turned limo-driving
entrepreneur, a toy merchant obsessed with restoring a vintage
diner, comic-book archivists, indie filmmakers, and children of the
sixties–all of whom have stories to tell. By turns funny, poignant,
and insightful, these portraits à la Pekar showcase a one-of-a-kind
master at work, channeling the stuff of average life into genuine
American art.

　　Harvey Pekar, a native of Cleveland, is best known for his
autobiographical slice-of-life comic book series American Splendor,
a first person account of his downtrodden life. He is also a jazz
critic whose reviews have been published in The Boston Herald,
The Austin Chronicle, and Jazz Times. He has done
freelance work for the critically acclaimed radio station WKSU and
has appeared many times on Late Night with David
Letterman.