10 questions with Harvey Pekar

[nastyburgers91]

he was asked some deep questions dont dis the guy if he reacts negatively to them, for he was not born during the 80's

[cainscutthroats]

Can you be a thinking feeling working drone. Yes! Harvey proves it.

[Beck19781]

My 10 questions for Harvey: 1a) What was the real story behind "Ridin' with the Dog?" 1b) Did you really meet Sun Ra? 3) Is Freddy still alive? 4) What do you think of Frank Zappa? 5) What do you think of Marcuse? 6) What else can you tell me about America in the 1950s? 7) What do you think about early jazz fusion (1969-73)? 8) What do you think of George Carlin? 9) What do you think of George Russell? 10) What can you tell me about the film making process?

Wish I could ask him...

[GooGoo32]

You can see him kinda smile when he answered these silly questions. If you know this type of person then you understand their sense of humor. It seemed like he enjoyed the interview and it doesnt seem like he would take part in something if he thought it was bullshit.

[boydegg]

What a misery guts Harvey was. Ha ha ha ha ha.

[TimORourke]

Jesus... Lighten the fu@k up you guys! Harvey had a great time doing this goofy interview. Do you really think if he wasn't he would sit through this? Just because you have read his comic books and saw a movie about him it doesn't mean you know shit about the man. He had a great sense of humor and had a great time during the filming.

[JimBlasko]

@TimORourke I Loved watching this! Something tells me they based Married with Children's Al after Harvey..

[elverdaderoavemayo]

Wasting Harvey´s time. Please erase this video.

[squingy]

What is this trash? This is the most wasted fucking opportunity I've ever seen. Do you think you're funny or something?

[blueinfinite]

first michael jackson, now harvey pekar

what the hell is goin on people????

[RarianRakista]

@blueinfinite I still can't believe Oscar Wilde and Mark Twain are dead.

[blueinfinite]

@RarianRakista yeah, i forgot about those two - so un-f****g-believable, huh?

[astroboirap]

RIP Harvey *sob sob*

[jungrobot]

I can't believe Harvey even answered these questions...I guess he mellowed a bit. He will be sorely missed.

[KeVoRkIaN7]

Is the interviewer Nardwuar?

[thom8406]

Yes you where a fuckin fine writer Harvey...RIP you beautiful ordinary man. Love 

[RealityDefenseLeague]

Harvey R.I.P

[DroidJaw]

Hava Nigila, Harvey. RIP

[blaklodge]

This is pure spam but Chinashopmag dot comm did an awesome post on Harvey Pekar and Alison Bechdel...check it out

[djgiga]

there all lousy lol

[ppetracco]

I actually like the format of this interview. It makes it singular.

[cha5]

"Do you feel good about David Letterman's affair being brought to light on national television?"

"I don't give a fuck about that shit"

[fleischpudding]

was this supposed to be funny?

[akumacornflakes]

This guy gets the chance to talk to one of the founding fathers of autobiographical comics, and he asks him the ten most mindless questions I've ever heard. Talk about a missed opportunity.

[juustohoyla]

As crazy as this may sound, this tells more about Harvey as a person than you may think. Though I still think at a 80% certainty that the interviewer had no idea what he was doing.

[SierraPapaFoxtrot]

Yeah I can see why people think he is an Aspie.

[laughatmeimnasty]

what the fuck is this interviewer playing at?! I swear alot of people see Pekar as some sort of novelty, comedy figure but jesus! the guy is such an amazing writer, why dont people take him just a little more seriously?

[sistermitzi]

I love Harvey Pekar and I take him completely seriously. He knows a lot more than I do, that's for sure; about the arts anyway.

[samboni10]

OH SNAP I'VE BEEN TOLD! that's an incredible come back, I can see why it took you a month to respond

[evilcaptainred]

Ha! That made my day! You go samboni!

[momwentcrazy]

We're all going to lose eventually. Get with it.

[gambleZ144]

"They're all lousy." That was hilarious, self-depreciating and adorable.

[bitzeepapa]

whose grim shore of beauty defiles the mirror's edge? 'tis goddess green the bleeding greed of somewhere's distant hedge. a laugh, a moan, belief untold, a last dance with a friend. To follow home the grave's good moan is brim-full once again

[Kirleyhair]

"I don't mess with fish"

HAHAHAHA

[xsuperduperspoonx]

Having depth of character isn't synonymous with having a rosy personality. You're right, Pekar is just a plain ol' hero.

[Topski]

He's hardly an antihero, I think he's a regular great american kind of hero.

[SpFiota]

I think he's just a dork.

[54spiritedwill54]

Harvey is the greatest anti-hero ever.

[lazarus0202]

he didn't even BLINK when he said "Rudolf".

[justaname2223]

LMAOO

[madeye0]

Yeah the reason is only nerds and kids buy this stuff.

[samboni10]

"crumb = drug addict"

Yeah and Winston Churchill was a raging alcoholic. What's your point? one doesn't effect the other. And if Marvel is #1 could you explain why "Secret Invasion" sucked so badly? Fuck the only good shit coming out of marvel these days is from the MAX imprint, and Garth Ennis doesn't even do the Punisher anymore

[marvellegendstoybiz]

hahahaha. jim woodring....

whatever....

[bigblotbob]

But...he did. He's put out multiple graphic novels now through Vertigo, an imprint of DC. Not to mention the ridiculous quality of your statement(it's like saying "Why hasn't Robert Crumb or Art Spiegelman ever worked for Marvel or DC?")

[samboni10]

Yeah "The Quitter" and "American Splendor: Another Day" were put out by Vertigo, and a bunch of his stuff was published by Dark Horse. I dunno if this guy realizes that the only good Comic put out anymore aren't from the big 2

[BottomBoosh]

Marvel Superhero don't stand in supermarket wishing Old Jewish Women Would Hurry Up.

[almanacofsleep]

I know I'm responding to a year old comment but Marvel and DC are kids stuff. Superhero comics are adolescence escapism. Pekars and Crumb's work deals with real life. The fact you hold Marvel or DC as pillars of quality is laughable. Last time I check neither one published Maus, the only comic to win a Pulitzer Prize.

[marvellegendstoybiz]

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[marvellegendstoybiz]

eechh...just looking at him in that video.

He looks like he smells.

[marvellegendstoybiz]

harvey = loser

i spit on his "work"

[brokenhourglass]

There are so many greats that never did anything for Marvel or DC, goes to show what you really know about comics. R Crumb, Daniel Clowes, Allison Betchdel, Jim Woodring, Chris Ware, Fletcher Hanks, Charles Shultz, etc... have never done anything for Marvel or DC. They don't write superhero stuff, but they're AMAZING artists, the best in they're field, an art form I happen to be very passionate about. Man, you really don't know shit about comics.

[brokenhourglass]

There are so many greats that never did anything for Marvel or DC, goes to show what you really know about comics. R Crumb, Daniel Clowes, Allison Betchdel, Jim Woodring, Chris Ware, Fletcher Hanks, Charles Shultz, etc... have never done anything for Marvel or DC. They don't write superhero stuff, but they're AMAZING artists, the best in they're field, an art form I happen to be very passionate about. Man, you really don't know shit about comics.

[sternumagnum]

Harvey Pekar is a genius.

Anhone who reads "American Splendor" and doesn't "get it" is unfortunately destibed to remain ignorant of the greatnee in human intellect and spirit and to never know the potential for magnificence in everyday drudgery.

[marvellegendstoybiz]

what ev.

drudgery...pff.

[brokenhourglass]

What is the point in saying such a thing about any person? Why are people so childish and negative? That's just an awful thought. No one takes greater joy in ones misery, or is more cruel than a child, stop playing with toys and grow up. Does Mom and Dad even know you're surfing around on the net unsupervised? Probably not, they obviously didn't put any time or effort into raising you, so you fill the emotionless void with action figures. Rock on.

[samboni10]

hey man, insult the moron all you want but let's leave action figures out of this

[Timbletheghost]

...if you drowned nobody would notice.

[Timbletheghost]

...if you drowned nobody would notice.

[Timbletheghost]

...if you drowned nobody would notice.

[caderr]

Hey American Splendor is one the GREATEST comics ever. Any asshole can right about some guy who got super powers in some lab accident, but Pekar writes about life and is very deep about it.

[moderndaymugging]

well there's are stupid fucking questions

[moderndaymugging]

*these

[maudomingues]

Shut the fuck up!

Harvey is the greatest anti-hero ever.

[BottomBoosh]

YEAH !!!

[brokenhourglass]

I know like, what's the point of making comics if you aren't going to have sweet action figures and powers and stuff? Is he actually trying to present comics as a valid art/literary outlet and relate to people? Yep, total loser.

[thamuzicaddict]

The guy can both write great stories and be a total loser.

[LMB222]

Who gave "brokenhourglass" a thumb down? You don't understand irony, morons?

[farswept]

How the hell does he not know what tetherball is?!

[kapitankartoon]

I was in a Harvey Comic book. I was even on the cover. I met Mr Pekar at the San Diego Comic Con of 1995. He was very nice and found my real life stories funny.

[HulkSmash80s]

Do you remember what comic it was?

[ilovecomic]

i just read your story cause i just bought the book! far out

[silver529]

lmao

[musicfan99999]

lol, i love how fast he answers, like "a hump"

[skullketon]

"They're all lousy."

[Rhypes99]

haha he awnsered them with some real truthiness.

[welshuser]

Gotta love ole Harve!

[fullbag50]

"They're all lousy".

[Jabberwocky72]

Haha. Loved this little clip. "Rudolph!" Harvey Pekar is the real deal, what you see is what you get. The world would be so much more interesting if everyone would just be themselves like Harvey does, gotta love it.

[AwakenAnimus]

you mean if everyone was a sadsack and had a shitty attitude? haha you're funny