Comics impresario Harvey Pekar brings to vivid life Terkel's bestselling masterpiece, with comics by America's leading illustrators

Ever since Pulitzer Prize winner Studs Terkel's Working first documented American workers' hopes and dreams, that "deep penetration of American thought and feeling" (Los Angeles Times) has sold over a million copies, captivating readers with accounts of how their fellow citizens make a living.

A masterpiece of words, Working is now adapted into comic-book form by Harvey Pekar, the blue-collar antihero of his American Book Award-winning comics series American Splendor. Brilliantly scripting and arranging Terkel's interviews, Pekar collaborates with established comics veterans and some of the comic underground's brightest new talent, selected by editor Paul Buhle. Readers will find a visual palette of influences from Mexican, African American, superhero, and feminist art, each piece an electric melding of artist and subject. This is a book that will both delight Terkel fans and introduce his work to a whole new audience--a fitting tribute to an American legend.

Author: Harvey Pekar
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: New Press
Published: 04/28/2009
Pages: 208
Weight: 1.2lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.90w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781595583215


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2009
Publishers Weekly 04/13/2009 pg. 35
Booklist 04/15/2009 pg. 28
Library Journal 07/15/2009 pg. 78
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2010 pg. 116