{"product_id":"huntington-west-virginia-on-the-fly","title":"Huntington, West Virginia \"On the Fly\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWith an appreciation by Anthony Bourdain\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHAVE ATTITUDE, WILL TRAVEL\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarvey Pekar changed the face of comics when his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAmerican Splendor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series replaced traditional slam-bang superhero action with slice-of-life tales of his own very ordinary existence in Cleveland, Ohio, as a file clerk, jazz-record collector, and philosophical curmudgeon. Much as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSeinfeld\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e famously transcended sitcom conventions by being “a show about nothing,” Pekar’s deadpan chronicles of regular life—peppered with wry and caustic reflections—have transformed comics from escapist fantasy into social commentary with voice balloons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHuntington, West Virginia “On the Fly”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is prime Pekar, recounting the irascible everyman’s on-the-road encounters with a cross section of characters—a career criminal turned limo-driving entrepreneur, a toy merchant obsessed with restoring a vintage diner, comic-book archivists, indie filmmakers, and children of the sixties—all of whom have stories to tell. By turns funny, poignant, and insightful, these portraits à la Pekar showcase a one-of-a-kind master at work, channeling the stuff of average life into genuine American art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Park Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47769030230252,"sku":"9780345499417","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3853\/1052\/files\/81haoeTOeGL._SY522.jpg?v=1782090167","url":"https:\/\/northparkcomics.com\/products\/huntington-west-virginia-on-the-fly","provider":"North Park Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}