Kramers Ergot
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| schedule = Originally annual; then sporadic
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| date = Spring 2000–July 2019
| issues = 10
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| genre = Alternative
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| editors =Sammy Harkham
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Kramers Ergot is a comics anthology edited by American cartoonist Sammy Harkham and featuring contributions from artists such as Dan Clowes, Anders Nilsen, Gabrielle Bell, Kevin Huizenga, Dash Shaw, and Chris Ware among many others.
Publication history
Kramers Ergot started as a minicomic 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.[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18404 "Kramers Ergot 7 Anthology Debuts at SPX''], Comic Book Resources, October 10, 2008.
An eighth volume was released in January 2012 from PictureBox.
A ninth volume was released in April 2016 from Fantagraphics.
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."[http://quimbys.com/blog/store-events/sammy-harkham-kevin-huizenga-anders-nilsen-at-quimbys/ "Sammy Harkham, Kevin Huizenga, & Anders Nilsen at Quimby's!" Quimby's Quimblog (Mar. 4, 2006).]
Issues and contributors
Notes
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External links
- Ford, Andrew. [http://www.popimage.com/content/viewnews.cgi?newsid1080706657,83713, Review of Kramers Ergot 4.]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060220120652/http://www.buenaventurapress.com/KE6/ Kramers Ergot 6] at Buenaventura Press
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20041127052951/http://www.time.com/time/columnist/arnold/article/0,9565,831415,00.html Review of Kramers Ergot 5], Time
- [http://www.tcj.com/index.php?Itemid=70&id=414&option=com_content&task=view Review of Kramers Ergot 6], The Comics Journal
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