“American Splendor,” which already made a big splash at Sundance earlier this year, winning the grand jury prize, has taken Cannes by storm. This brilliant mélange of documentary and fiction film, in ...

American Splendor is a comedy documentary with elements of animation and live action that takes a deep dive into the life of famous comic book writer Harvey Pekar and how he came into this profession.

Harvey Pekar, the Cleveland cartoon writer whose "American Splendor" inspired a film of the same name, died early Monday. Pekar, who had battled cancer, was found dead just before 1 am by his wife, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The movie American Splendor (2003) adapts Pekar’s comics of the same (which were released between ...

Read up on the latest American Splendor film News, Reviews and Features from the team at Collider. An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.