Glasgow Comic Con American Splendor + Issue One Discussion Panel

Winner of the Cannes Critics Prize in 2003 along with a clutch of other awards and nominations, American Splendor is perhaps the most decorated comic book movie of them all. Co-written by – and featuring – series creator Harvey Pekar, the life of an average joe with a talent for capturing the minutiae of everyday existence is sketched, sometimes literally, across the screen in this poignantly funny but sombre film. Splicing fiction and reality, live-action and drawings, and with a powerhouse performance from Paul Giamatti, this is an adaptation the iconic comic deserves: inventive, honest and affecting.

The screening will be followed by a discussion panel for by Issue 1, a one-day comic creators mini conference, hosted by Gareth K. Vile. Open to all skills, abilities and professions, Issue 1 will include a lecture workshop, discussion groups about using comics as basis for criticism and informal drawing/collaboration.

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