Cinema has always liked telling a good life story, and all kinds of biography – from the humblest to the starriest – have been given a filmic going-over. The Guardian and Observer's critics pick the 10 best in a very crowded field
November 2012
Observer New Review: writers' books of 2012
Best graphic novels of 2012
A mother and her metal-head son go on an awkward holiday, while Bryan Talbot produces animal magic, writes Rachel Cooke
May 2012
Harvey Pekar's Cleveland by Harvey Pekar and Joseph Remnant - review
By James Smart
November 2011
My favourite film
My favourite film: Readers' comments – week three
My favourite film
My favourite film: American Splendor
July 2010
Books blog
Harvey Pekar, the American anti-hero who led a comic-book revolution
The American Splendor author was a humane and masterful storyteller who saw through the artifice of the US mainstream, writes Ben Myers
Harvey Pekar obituary
Comic book writer who penned the autobiographical American Splendor
American Splendor author Harvey Pekar dies aged 70
Comic book writer acclaimed for chronicles of mundane tribulations of US life found dead at home
July 2009
Hard graft
Review: Studs Terkel's Working: A Graphic Adaptation by Harvey Pekar These first-person accounts achieve the vibrancy of good fiction, says Craig Taylor
February 2009
Indie comics legend Harvey Pekar writes jazz opera
The American Splendor author has turned librettist after penning a musical opus … starring himself, of course
January 2004
LA critics honour American Splendor
Time for a reality check
December 2003
Doom with a view
Danny Leigh meets Harvey Pekar, the hero of his own comic strip, American Splendor.
January 2003
Comic-book movie triumphs at Sundance
American Splendor, a biopic of the comic-book author Harvey Pekar, scooped the grand jury prize at the Sundance film festival, which wrapped up yesterday.
