Published in 1994 by
Four Walls Eight Windows,
Our Cancer Year (an offshoot of the cult favorite comic book series
American Splendor) relates the story of Pekar's harrowing yet successful treatment struggle to overcome
lymphoma, as well as serving as a social commentary on events of that year. Co-author Brabner described it as a "book about activism and cancer and being married and buying a house, about being sick at a time when we feel the whole world is sick." In a contemporaneous review,
Publishers Weekly described the book this way: Pekar and Brabner discussed their unusual domestic/creative partnership in an article in the
Los Angeles Times:
Our Cancer Year won the 1995
Harvey Award for best original
graphic novel. The creation of
Our Cancer Year and many elements of its story were incorporated into the 2003 film
American Splendor, based on the life and career of Pekar and his relationship with Brabner. == Legacy ==