The true story of a determinedly ordinary comic book hero, American Splendor was a hit on the festival circuit, scoring gongs from Sundance to Cannes. "Sweet, funny and off-kilter", its quirky appeal ...

“American Splendor”There are lots of guys like Harvey Pekar among us. Odd, neurotic, fascinating, insecure, gifted and even a little paranoid, they toil away at mundane jobs in relative obscurity.

Gothamist saw American Splendor this past weekend and enjoyed this twist on a biopic. The film offers Paul Giamatti as underground writer/cartoonist (though he doesn't draw) Harvey Pekar, as well as ...