Comics legend and movie inspiration Harvey Pekar has died at his home in Cleveland. He was 70. He came to cult prominence in the ’70s with his slice-of-(misanthropic) life comic American Splendor , which was adapted in 2003 as an acclaimed film starring Paul Giamatti in confrontational, gravel-voiced anti-hero mode as Pekar. His cause of death is not known at present, but Pekar had recently suffered a range of ailments from prostate cancer to asthma. Oy. Things could be better right now for Cleveland! RIP. [
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American Splendor Author Harvey Pekar Dead at 70
