Kramers Ergot
Kramers Ergot is a series of anthology-style books of comic art edited by Sammy Harkham.
Publication history[]
Kramers Ergot started as a mini-comic self-published by Sammy Harkham under the imprint Avodah Books. Issues 4 and 5 were published by Gingko Press, while issues 6 and 7 were published by Buenaventura Press.
Published in November 2008, Kramers Ergot 7 features almost 60 artists and is larger (16" by 21") and more expensive ($125) than previous editions.[1]
An eighth volume was released in January 2012 from PictureBox.
A ninth volume was released in April 2016 from Fantagraphics Books.
A tenth volume was released in July 2019 from Fantagraphics Books.
Reception[]
A Quimby's blog item promoting multiple touring artists said:
Kramers Ergot has been favorably reviewed and placed on numerous "best of the year" lists, including L.A. Weekly, Dazed & Confused, the Comics Journal, and Publishers Weekly.[2]
Issues and contributors[]
| Issue | Publisher, Date, ISBN |
Contributors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avodah Books Spring 2000 48 pp. |
Includes work by Sammy Harkham, , , and . |
| 2 | Avodah Books Spring 2001 |
Includes work by Sammy Harkham, , , and . |
| 3 | Avodah Books December 2002 |
Includes work by Mark Burrier, Ben Jones, Sara Varon, Stefan Gruber, , , Joe Grillo, Hans Rickheit, , , , and Sammy Harkham. |
| 4 | Avodah Books (2003) ISBN 0-9677989-5-7 Reissued by Gingko Press (2004) Reissued by Buenaventura Press (2008) ISBN 0-9800039-7-0 |
Includes work by Mat Brinkman, Renée French, Anders Nilsen, , Lauren Weinstein, Marc Bell, , C.F., Jim Drain, , , , , Geneviève Castrée, Joe Grillo, David Heatley, , , Laura Grant, Stefan Gruber, David Lasky, Ben Jones, Jeffrey Brown, Ron Regé, Jr., , , and Sammy Harkham.[3] |
| 5 | Gingko Press December 31, 2004 ISBN 1-58423-172-6 |
Includes work by Chris Ware, , , ( and ), Jordan Crane, Marc Bell, Gabrielle Bell, Gary Panter, , , Sammy Harkham, Neil Burke, Mat Brinkman, David Heatley, Kevin Huizenga, Anders Nilsen, C.F., , Tom Gauld, Ron Regé, Jr. and Paper Rad[4] |
| 6 | Buenaventura Press July 2006 ISBN 0-9766848-7-X |
Includes work by ( and ), Ron Regé, Jr., Ben Jones, Jerry Moriarty, Tom Gauld, Vanessa Davis, , Shary Boyle, Suiho Tagawa, , C.F., , , , Bald Eagles, Paper Rad, , Gary Panter, , , James McShane, Marc Bell, Sammy Harkham, , and John Porcellino.[5] |
| 7 | Buenaventura Press November 1, 2008 ISBN 0-9800039-5-4 |
Includes work by Rick Altergott, Gabrielle Bell, , Stéphane Blanquet, Blexbolex, , Shary Boyle, Mat Brinkman, , Ivan Brunetti, C.F., , Jacob Ciocci, Dan Clowes, , Joe Daly, Kim Deitch, Matt Furie, Tom Gauld, , Matt Groening, , Sammy Harkham, Eric Haven, David Heatley, Tim Hensley, Jaime Hernandez, , Kevin Huizenga, , Ben Jones, Ben Katchor, Ted May, , , James McShane, Jerry Moriarty, Anders Nilsen, John Pham, , , Ron Regé, Jr., , , et , Johnny Ryan, Richard Sala, , , Seth, , , , , , Adrian Tomine, Carol Tyler, Chris Ware, and .[6] |
| 8 | PictureBox January 2012 ISBN 0-9845892-7-9 |
Includes work by , Gary Panter, C.F., Kevin Huizenga, Gabrielle Bell, Dash Shaw, , Tim Hensley, Takeshi Murata, Johnny Ryan, , , , Sammy Harkham, Ron Embleton, and Frederic Mullally with an introduction by Ian Svenonius. |
| 9 | Fantagraphics April 2016 ISBN 1-6069991-2-5 |
Includes work by Steven Weissman, Noel Freibert, Gabrielle Bell, , Helge Reumann, Johnny Ryan, Anya Davidson, Al Columbia, Tim Hensley, John Pham, Dash Shaw, Amandine Meyer, Adam Buttrick, Leon Sadler, Gabriel Corbera, Andy Burkholder, Jerry Moriarty, Antony Huchette, Lale Westvind, Kim Deitch, Julia Gfrörer, Baptiste Virot, Trevor Alixopulos, Patrick Kyle, Alex Schubert, Matthew Thurber, Manuele Fior, Stefan Marx, Abraham Diaz, Marc Bell, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Antoine Cossé, Jonny Negron, Ben Jones, Archer Prewitt, and Renée French. |
| 10 | Fantagraphics July 2019 ISBN 1-6839608-9-0 |
R. Crumb, Dash Shaw, Lale Westvind, David Collier, Anouk Ricard, C.F., Jason Murphy, Blutch, Shary Flenniken, Johnny Ryan, John Pham, Ron Regé Jr., Simon Hanselmann, , Ivan Brunetti, David Amram, Helge Reumann, Frank King, Steve Weissman, Aisha Franz, Leon Sadler, Adam Buttrick, Archer Prewitt, Connor Willumsen, Bendik Kaltenborn, Will Sweeney, Rick Altergott, Kim Deitch, Marc Bell, Sammy Harkham. Cover by Lale Westvind |
Notes[]
- ^ "Kramers Ergot 7 Anthology Debuts at SPX, Comic Book Resources, October 10, 2008.
- ^ "Sammy Harkham, Kevin Huizenga, & Anders Nilsen at Quimby's!" Quimby's Quimblog (Mar. 4, 2006).
- ^ "Kramer's Ergot Four". Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ^ "Kramer's Ergot 5". Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ^ "Kramer's Ergot 6". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ^ "CR Newsmaker: Sammy Harkham", The Comics Reporter, August 27, 2008.
External links[]
- Ford, Andrew. Review of Kramers Ergot 4.
- Kramers Ergot 6 at Buenaventura Press
- Review of Kramers Ergot 5, Time
- Review of Kramers Ergot 6, The Comics Journal
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