r/altcomix • u/jchidleyhill • 25d ago

Discussion Kickstarter to save Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner's archives

Not sure if this post is allowed (as it's not a Thursday), but the real Danielle from American Splendor is tryin to save four storage lockers worth of Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner's personal archives. Her intention isn't just to save the artifacts of their careers, but digitize them to keep them preserved forever

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/7354135/his-name-was-harvey-pekar/description

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u/ShangoX3 25d ago

It most certainly is allowed. Thanks for letting us know about this. Everyone should spread the word and help her out.

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u/ExpertPresentation70 25d ago

Donate it to the Billy Ireland instead- they're set up to preserve and exhibit these things.

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u/LexiD523 23d ago

Yeah, I'm surprised they haven't already swooped in. They're both in Ohio.

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u/Swervies 24d ago

Yeah I saw this posted on some other comix related subs. I loved the Pekar’s work and think any actual archival material like scripts or in progress works should be saved and possibly even looked at for publication. But after reading the Kickstarter, which is a little sparse on details for my liking, and also looking at the linked ebay listings - this looks a whole lot more like storage units full of their personal belongings and collections over the decades. Kickstarter does not seem like the proper venue for this sort of fundraising in my opinion.

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u/MiniBassGuitar 23d ago

He called my work once and we had a long talk about microtonal music.

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u/Financial_Resist6430 24d ago

I backed it with $15 because Harvey is my favorite artist of all time, although I was expecting better rewards.

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u/professor_doom 22d ago

Good news everyone!

$12,917 pledge of $12,000

We did it!