**Comics impresario Harvey Pekar brings to vivid life Terkel's
bestselling masterpiece, with comics by America's leading illustrators
**Ever since Pulitzer Prize winner Studs Terkel's Working first
documented American workers' hopes and dreams, that "deep penetration of
American thought and feeling" (Los Angeles Times) has sold over a
million copies, captivating readers with accounts of how their fellow
citizens make a living.
A masterpiece of words, Working is now adapted into comic-book form by
Harvey Pekar, the blue-collar antihero of his American Book
Award-winning comics series American Splendor. Brilliantly scripting
and arranging Terkel's interviews, Pekar collaborates with established
comics veterans and some of the comic underground's brightest new
talent, selected by editor Paul Buhle. Readers will find a visual
palette of influences from Mexican, African American, superhero, and
feminist art, each piece an electric melding of artist and subject. This
is a book that will both delight Terkel fans and introduce his work to a
whole new audience--a fitting tribute to an American legend.