Beatnik
In 1948, Kerouac introduced the phrase "Beat Generation", generalizing from his social circle to characterize the underground, anticonformist youth gathering in New York at that time. The name came up in conversation with John Clellon Holmes, who published an early Beat Generation novel titled "Go" (1952), along with the manifesto "This Is the Beat Generation" in "The New York Times Magazine". In 1954, Nolan Miller published his third novel "Why I Am So Beat" (Putnam), detailing the weekend parties of four students.
Ed Piskor
In 2009 Piskor collaborated with Pekar on the graphic book "The Beats: A Graphic History". The book was published in the UK by Souvenir Press Ltd and drew plaudits from Studs Terkel: “"The Beats" is as fresh and pertinent as the latest scholarly history, only far more entertaining.” "The Beats" tells the story of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and John Clellon Holmes who became known as The Beat Generation. This cultural revolution is seen through the eyes of the movement's key figures and its minor characters including Diane di Prima, Carolyn Cassady, Philip Lamantia, and others. The startlingly original graphic non-fiction work was highly praised in "Vanity Fair": “Editor Paul Buhle’s graphic history "The Beats" — with riffs from cats such as Harvey Pekar and Trina Robbins — burns like a Roman candle.”