AS13: From Off the Streets of Cleveland
- Author
- Josh Neufeld
- Published
- Mon 01 Jul 2019
- Episode Link
- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scenebyscene/episodes/AS13-From-Off-the-Streets-of-Cleveland-e4gapr
American Splendor scene #13 (23:46 to 27:31) — This episode opens with a montage of classic Pekar quotidian moments and culminates with Harvey proudly showing off American Splendor #1 to his co-workers. It concludes with the real Harvey talking about how he comes up with his stories. Mr. Boats returns and Toby Radloff appears for the first time…
The joys & challenges of getting “professionally” published. A fuller discussion of “semi-auto-bio” and the choices required to form real life into compelling stories. Shout-outs to Keyhole, A.D., Bored to Death, and AS artists R. Crumb, Greg Budgett, Gary Dumm, and Brian Bram.
