_Pollux writes_:
“People called Pekar a curmudgeon–but I know that his brand of grumpiness comes from the truly tender-hearted.” That’s from “Splendor,” “Vanessa Davis'”:http://www.spanielrage.com/ “illustrated remembrance”:http://www.tabletmag.com/arts-and-culture/39684/splendor/ of Harvey Pekar for _Tablet Magazine_.
A lot of wonderful written tributes to Pekar have been created this week, and it is great to see homage paid in words and pictures as well.
Check out an interview with author and cartoonist Vanessa Davis at “Gothamist.”:http://gothamist.com/2005/08/01/vanessa_davis_authorcartoonist.php