RockCity—terminally ill {comix & art blog}
Wanna see comix from the underground, that have been stopped from being published? {RockCity—terminally ill} is a grassroots experimental comic strip co-created with the late Harvey Pekar. It is dedicated to the memory of the late guru. A comic we co-collaborated on and other photos of us working behind the scenes before his death in 2010.
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Friday, October 4, 2013
Article in Cleveland SCENE, "He Works Hard For the Money"
HE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY
Posted by Frank Lewis on Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 9:51 AM
Until fairly recently, Harvey Pekar says, he “always had a lot of trouble” getting artists to illustrate his stories. “I had to work with some people who were not that good. It was either that or nothing.”
“I met Tara at a workshop at Lakeland [Community College],” says Pekar. “The other three came to me from Jeff, who just sent me people he thought were real good. They were really anxious to work with me, even though they weren’t getting paid.”
Not getting paid is not unusual in the world of storytelling and comics, especially online. Pekar is hopeful that the Pekar Project will attract the interest of a print publisher.
For the first Project, Siebel depicted a conversation Pekar had with comic-book colleague R. Crumb. They talked about contemporary artists’ and musicians’ struggle to find an audience, which was a key concept in the opera Leave Me Alone, for which Pekar wrote the libretto.
“If nothing ever comes of [the Pekar Project], it wouldn’t be a big huge loss. It’s not like I’ve been chiseling away at a big block of stone to make a sculpture or something.”
And whether the Pekar Project sees print or not, the Pennello Gallery(12407 Mayfield Rd., 216.707.9390) will show original art from the series in an exhibit called The Pekar Project Live: From Web to Walls. It opens with a reception from 7-11 p.m. Friday, October 3, and continues through October 9. — Michael Gill
Saturday, August 31, 2013
happy 70th R. Crumb
a friend of mine, who's sat down elbow to elbow with me, broke out his sketch book and showed me the secrets of hand-blocked lettering. An artist who gave my late mentor Harvey Pekar his first break in the comix business. Another original cartoonist who worked in Cleveland, Robert Crumb. Happy 70th Mr. Crumb!
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Graphic Details in The New York Times: Tara Seibel and the late Harvey Pekar create “some last bits of splendor”
The Graphic Details catalog – to be published by our media sponsor, theForward – will include an illustrated essay by the late Harvey Pekar and his frequent collaborator, Tara Seibel. When we first approached them, we didn’t know it would turn out to be one of Harvey’s final works.
The New York Times covered the story this morning, and offered a sneak peek at the essay – and some moving memories of Harvey from Tara herself.
Read more.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Thursday, December 27, 2012
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