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In this story, our man Harvey chats with his old pal and collaborator, Robert Crumb, the legendary underground cartoonist who drew some of Harvey's first stories, and whose adaptation of The Book of Genesis comes out this Fall. The conversation was taped, and played on stage during the performance of Leave Me Alone! the "jazz opera" by musician Dan Plonsey for which Harvey wrote the libretto.
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In this story, our man Harvey chats with his old pal and collaborator, Robert Crumb, the legendary underground cartoonist who drew some of Harvey's first stories, and whose adaptation of The Book of Genesis comes out this Fall. The conversation was taped, and played on stage during the performance of Leave Me Alone! the "jazz opera" by musician Dan Plonsey for which Harvey wrote the libretto.
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[...] [Comics] “Pekar & Crumb: Talkin’ ‘Bout Art” Link: Smith Magazine [...]
It seems Crumb and Pekar agree. One sure sign of success is not having to do something you don’t “wanna”. Nice job, Tara! In my mind you are the Matisse of Comic Art!
I’ve always thought of Harvey Pekar’s comix to be like what blogs were intended to be and it’s about time someone hosted his new works online. Congratulations to all involved in THE PEKAR PROJECT!
Illustration looks great! Good to see Harvey on the web!
Pitch-perfect.
Amazerblade. Harvey at his most lucid.
Love Tara’s take on both Pekar and Crumb. This is Pekar gold. Keep it coming.
Very nicely designed and great color co-ordination. Harvey looks super smooth on the last page.
It takes a lot of work to make something look easy. Harvey’s dialogue is always engaing and gives you a lot of stuff to chew on afterwards too. Likewise for R.Crumb’s response.
I like the way the hand of the artist is so prevalent in this piece about the effacy of art. The artwork comments on the content while acting as counterpoint to the “ordinaryiness” of two people on the phone.
I enjoyed the strip!
Excellent work Tara! Your style really goes great with Harvey’s words. Very original and charming look. Looking forward to all of your future strips.
[...] first story is Pekar & Crumb: Talkin’ ’bout Art. It’s drawn by Tara [...]
I love the Pekar/Crumb back-and-fourth dialogue, but its Tara’s almost psychedelic artwork that really sells the piece.
I think this is a really great/free web-comic.The dialogue between Crumb and Pekar is entertaining and relevant.I particulary dig the fresh illustration style by Tara.It’s a great read while I wait for The Best Of American Splendor to come back into circulation at my community college’s library.
[...] Joseph Remnant, Rick Parker, and Sean Pryor. New stories appear every other week, starting right here with the first strip illustrated by Tara Siebel. var addthis_pub = ”; var addthis_language = [...]
Terrific! Harvey’s words and Tara’s style
flowed like magic! I can’t wait to see what’s ahead
with the other artists illustrating the stories
this is crap! dialogue are stupid, drawing are shit…
waste of time!
Absolutely adore this piece. Superb visuals, too.
[...] The Pekar Project — Harvey Pekar ist einer der interessantesten und, spätestens seit dem Film American Splendor, auch hierzulande bekanntesten US-Comic-Autoren. Über längere Zeit arbeitete er mit dem Underground-Genius Robert Crumb zusammen, mit dem ihm auch eine Leidenschaft für alte Schellack-Platten verbindet. Jetzt gibt es wieder eine Kooperation der beiden Comic-Altmeister, wenn auch nur über das Telefon — und gezeichnet nicht von Crumb, sondern, in opulenten Bildern von der Chicagoer Illustratorin Tara Seibel. Das Web-Comic “Pekar & Crumb, talking ’bout art” eröffnet eine Reihe von Pekar-Arbeiten, genannt The Pekar Project, die im SMITHmag erscheinen sollen. Absolut sehenswert! [...]
This isn’t bad… What makes me wonder is that Pekar and Crumb have been saying astute stuff about art and life for years, and making a living (or at least a name), but they seem to be the only ones having these conversations. Yeah, OK, I talk to a few people who are comparably sharp, but does it all just wash off the other readers of Crumb’s and Pekar’s thoughts, or what?
Where the hell is everybody with a brain?
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[...] Pekar, creator of the autobiographical series American Splendor. The first installment features Harvey having a phone conversation about art with Robert Crumb. Harvey Pekar’s been mining the mundane for magic for more than 30 years in [...]
I am always interested in what Pekar has to say. Crumb and Pekar deserve their own sitcom. I am on board people!
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This is funny, because it’s something I’ve always noticed about the avant-garde. Show someone a 90-year old Picasso, but don’t tell them that it’s a 90-year old Picasso, and they’re liable to say, “I don’t like this newfangled art they got nowadays.” Interesting to see Robert Crumb drawn in a non-Crumb style. Tara is certainly easier on Crumb’s physical appearance than Crumb is himself. I like how the conversation ends with the two of them kvetching about phones going dead and driving. From the sublime to the mundane. Such is life.
Brilliant work. I agree with Parker that Tara is the Matisse of Comic Art but since he wasn’t into the comic scene, I’ll label her the French Countess of Comic Art
This is sheer joy. Marvelous stuff.
Ha! This is great!
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