The New American Splendor Anthology by Harvey Pekar

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The New American Splendor Anthology by Harvey Pekar

The Artist: A blistering satire about the publishing industry.

Max has spent the last seven years trying to get his book published, but he can't publish the book because he can't find an agent to represent him. His luck changes when he meets a beautiful girl who works for a famous literary agent. They fall hopelessly in love, and all goes well-until he meets the agent and pitches his book. Before he can finish the first sentence, the agent turns thumbs down and tells him to get a day job, and then he (the agent) has a heart attack. Max performs CPR and saves the great man's life. Overwhelmed with gratitude, the agent decides to reinvent max's book (which he hates), and turn it into a best seller (which he does), and Max becomes rich and famous-and a victim of the law of unintended consequences as his world spins hopelessly out of control.

Harvey Pekar is best known for his graphic autobiography, American Splendor, which was based on his long-running comic-book series and was adapted into a film of the same name. He died in 2010. JT Waldman is an artist, interactive designer, and comic-book creator. He is the author and illustrator of the graphic novel Megillat Esther. He lives in Philadelphia. Joyce Brabner is an award-winning author of graphic books. She frequently collaborated with her late husband, Harvey Pekar, on his American Splendor series. She lives in Cleveland.

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ISBN 13 9780941423649
ISBN 10 0941423646
Title The New American Splendor Anthology
Author Harvey Pekar
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Running Press
Year published 1993-01-22
Number of pages 300
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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