September 29, 2005

American Splendor

American Splendor is a comic book I've looked at, but never wanted to pick up. The artwork wasn't very appealing to me and the stories weren't that interesting to me. But I did just watch the movie based on the comics. It's kind of a strange movie, based around life of the author, Harvey Pekar. Harvey is closely involved in the movie, but his character, and the characters of those in his life, are acted out by professional actors. It seems almost mocking. While the movie was interesting, I didn't think it was great. Mostly, it confirms my impression of the comics.

Posted by josuah at September 29, 2005 6:45 AM UTC+00:00