Earl Billings

The life of underground comic book writer Harvey Pekar is chronicled in this exceptionally droll film. Told through a collage of dramatic sequences, interviews with the real Pekar and his pals, and quirky animated sequences, this cinematic comic book follows Pekar's career, artistic and otherwise; his marriage; his "cancer year;" and even his boisterous television appearances.

A routine stakeout turns risky when a detective starts a romance with the woman under surveillance -- jeopardizing his partner's career and their lives.