Comic book legend Harvey Pekar's death yesterday has been reported on by many mainstream news outlets. They have written multiple obits and tributes to him including, a beautiful piece by William Grimes at THE NEW YORK TIMES and David Ulin at LOS ANGELES TIMES as well as a piece at, LOS ANGELES TIMES/Hero Complex by Dean Haspiel artist on THE QUITTER. For a comprehensive list of coverage see below. HARVEY PEKAR (1939-2010) obits YAHOO! NEWS/ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE NEW YORK TIMES/Arts Beat, BOING BOING, WALL STREET JOURNAL/Speakeasy, THE HUFFINGTON POST, THE ONION/AV Club, io9, CBR/Robot 6, COMIC BOOK RESOURCES, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY/ News Briefs, WASHINGTON POST, WASHINGTON POST, MTV/Splashpage, MTV/Splashpage feature, HOUSTON CHRONICLE, MIAMI HERALD/Between the Covers, CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, WTAM/Radio, CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM, WPMT/FOX, CLEVELAND LEADER, CANADIAN BROADCASTING CO., CANADIAN BROADCASTING CO., NPR.org, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, LOS ANGELES TIMES/Jacket Copy, LOS ANGELES TIMES/Culture Monster, VOL. 1 BROOKLYN, CNN/Marquee, SEATTLE TIMES/Popcorn & Prejudice, PLAYBACK ST. LOUIS, NEW YORK MAGAZINE, HOUSTON PRESS obit, BELIEFNET, MEDIAITE, COMICBOOKMOVIE, PORTLAND OREGONIAN, NEWSWEEK, THE TAKEAWAY/NPR/PRI, NBC/Nightly News with Brian Williams, LOS ANGELES TIMES, USA TODAY/Pop Candy, and THE ONION/AV Club Who is Harvey Pekar?
Editorial
Harvey Pekar: In Memoriam
BY: DCE Editorial
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010