Comic Book Writer Harvey Pekar Passes Away

Harvey Pekar, the gruff file clerk turned comic book writer turned movie star following 2003’s American Splendor, a film about his life, died yesterday at his home in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Although the specific cause of his passing has yet to be determined, it is thought to involve one of his several serious ailments, including high blood pressure or possibly related to prostate cancer, which Mr. Pekar was recently diagnosed with. The writer’s local paper, the Plain Dealer, provides