Kramers Ergot 9 Paperback by Sammy Harkham

Product Details

• Publisher: Fantagraphics (2016-04-19)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 296 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781606999127
• Item Weight: 368.55 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

The acclaimed anthology of avant-garde comics comes to Fantagraphics.

Powerful and impulsive cartooning of the highest caliber still exists in the short form; you just have to look. For all these lonely lovers, Kramers Ergot fights the good fight and gathers many of the best and brightest together in one giant, oversized collection. For a few moments, you can fool yourself into believing in a reality where “comics” is vital and powerful, and can still make you lose it with laughter. Kramers Ergot 9 will feature the work of Michael Deforge, Noel Freibert, Steve Weissman, Anya Davidson, Stefan Marx, Abraham Diaz, Leon Sadler, Julia Gfrörer, Adam Buttrick, Kim Deitch, Ben Jones, Andy Burkholder, Antony Huchette, Trevor Alixopulos, Antoine Cossé, Archer Prewitt, Kevin Huizenga, Renee French, and many other greats tba.

About the Author

Sammy Harkham is an American cartoonist and editor, born in Los Angeles in 1980. He began making his own comics and created the zine Kramers Ergot, which has become one of the most influential comics anthologies published today.

Kim Deitch lives in New York, NY, with his wife, the artist Pamela Butler. His books include The Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Shadowland, Alias the Cat, and The Search for Smilin' Ed!

Renee French, b. 1963, is an acclaimed graphic novelist and Inkpot Award winner at San Diego's Comic-Con International.

Kevin Huizenga is a cartoonist living in Chicago. He has won awards for various comics and graphic novels starring his signature everyman, Glenn Ganges. His work has been featured in the Best American Comics anthologies and he currently publishes a monthly electronic magazine named “F” where he serializes new stories. His latest book is The River at Night.

Michael DeForge (b. 1987) is a Canadian cartoonist who works on the Adventure Time animated series. Paste named his Twitter one of the "The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014," ranking it at #9. He's won the Doug Wright Award, and an Ignatz.