New Harvey Pekar Book Is Edited by ComicsDC Blogger Mike Rhode

By: Dave Astor ComicsDC blogger Mike Rhode has edited a book called "Harvey Pekar: Conversations."

The new release includes almost 25 years of interviews with Pekar, writer of the influential and autobiographical "American Splendor" comic book series. The interviews come from a variety of sources -- including small fanzines, local radio shows, and The Washington Post.

There are also 20 illustrations in the 240-page book, which is published by the University Press of Mississippi.

Rhode is coauthor of the "Comics Research Bibliography," an editor for the "International Journal of Comic Art," and a contributing writer for "Hogan's Alley." His ComicsDC blog can be seen here.