Sammy Harkham
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Sammy Harkham is an American
cartoonist
and editor, best known for editing the influential Kramer's Ergot alternative comics anthology.
He attended CalArts, studying experimental animation and filmmaking, but dropped out to focus on comics. His comic strip Poor Sailor, originally published in Kramers Ergot
4, was subsequently included in The Best American Nonrequired Reading
in 2004. He was nominated in 2002 for an Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent. His current work can be found in the comic Crickets, which was published by Drawn and Quarterly
for its first two issues but is now self-published.
He is the owner the Family bookstore in Los Angeles, and the co-founder of Cinefamily.
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cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
and editor, best known for editing the influential Kramer's Ergot alternative comics anthology.
He attended CalArts, studying experimental animation and filmmaking, but dropped out to focus on comics. His comic strip Poor Sailor, originally published in Kramers Ergot
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...
4, was subsequently included in The Best American Nonrequired Reading
The Best American Nonrequired Reading
The Best American Nonrequired Reading is a yearly anthology of fiction and nonfiction selected annually by high school students in California and Michigan through 826 Valencia and 826michigan...
in 2004. He was nominated in 2002 for an Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent. His current work can be found in the comic Crickets, which was published by Drawn and Quarterly
Drawn and Quarterly
Drawn and Quarterly is a Canadian comic book publishing company, headed by Chris Oliveros, and based in Montreal, Quebec. Its focus is on graphic novels and underground or alternative comics. Drawn and Quarterly was also the title of the company's flagship quarterly anthology during the 1990s...
for its first two issues but is now self-published.
He is the owner the Family bookstore in Los Angeles, and the co-founder of Cinefamily.