This artist retired as a file clerk at the VA Hospiral in 2001, two years before a documentary of his life was made starring Paul Giamatti.
This person recalled being asked by a friend, "What comes after the dining car?," and in his most famous book, he described discovering three people who shared his full name in a phone book. His books include Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me and The Quitter, and this artist accused (*) David Letterman of being a shill for General Electric. Many dolls of this artist have been made by his wife Joyce Brabner, who also collaborated with him on the graphic novel Our Cancer Year. This artist retired as a file clerk at the VA Hospiral in 2001, two years before a documentary of his life was made starring Paul Giamatti. For 10 points, name this "poet laureate of Cleveland," the author of the autobiographical American Splendor.
This person recalled being asked by a friend, "What comes after the dining car?," and in his most famous book, he described discovering three people who shared his full name in a phone book.
Harvey Pekar (Writer’s note: What comes after the dining car? The Pe-kar; Ed’s note: Pekar’s last comic was Harvey Pekar Meets the Thing; naturally they talk about being Jewish and Ben asking if Pekar can get him a job at the VA Hospital)