I thought I had a great opportunity when I started doing my comic book in 1972. I thought there was so much territory to work in.

Bauer and Mark Dawidziak. Death and posthumous work
Shortly before 1 am on July 12 2010 Pekar's wife found him dead in his Cleveland Heights Ohio home. In 2010 Pekar launched a webcomic with the online magazine Smith titled The Pekar Project.

I've tried to control a chaotic universe. " Pekar described his work as "autobiography written as it's happening. The theme is about staying alive.