Harvey Pekar gained notoriety for his strong opinions, sardonic sense of humor and his bristling brilliance. His wife, Joyce Brabner, found Pekar dead this morning.

Famed grump and comic book author Harvey Pekar was found dead early this morning in his Cleveland home. The disgruntled and curmudgeonly writer was most famous for his American Splendor comic series, adapted into a well-reviewed film in 2003.