Harvey Pekar...

Above photo: Cartoonist Harvey Pekar.

As many of you might have heard, cartoonist Harvey Pekar passed away. On July 12, 2010, around 1 a.m., Pekar's wife, Joyce Brabner, found him at their home in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Reportedly, Pekar had been suffering from prostate cancer. Harvey Pekar was 70 years old.

At his Old Metal Lunchbox blog, artist and fellow P.I.C. member, Joe Borzotta shares with us his personal accounts with Harvey Pekar.

From Joe Borzotta:

Here's a link to my blog about my contacts with Harvey Pekar ("American Splendor") who just died.