Sammy Harkham (born May 21, 1980)[1] is an American cartoonist and editor, best known for editing the Kramers Ergot alternative Comics anthology.
| Sammy Harkham | |
|---|---|
 Harkham in 2009 | |
| Born | May 21, 1980 Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Editor, Publisher |
Notable works | Kramers Ergot |
His own work can be found in his ongoing comic book series Crickets, which was published by Drawn & Quarterly for its first two issues but is now self-published. Blood of the Virgin, which ran as an extended story in Crickets for 14 years, was released in collected form in May 2023 by Pantheon Books.[2]
He is the co-owner of the Family Bookstore in Los Angeles, and the co-founder of Cinefamily (now known as Fairfax Cinema). His father is developer Uri Harkham.
Awards and honors edit
- 2002 Ignatz Award nominated for Promising New Talent
- 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Everything Together: Collected Stories [3]
Bibliography edit
- Poor Sailor. Ginko Press. 2005. ISBN 9781584231844.
- Everything Together: Collected Stories. Picturebox. 2012. ISBN 9780985159504.
- Blood of the Virgin. Pantheon. 2023. ISBN 9780593316696.
References edit
- ^ Harkham biography, Drawn & Quarterly website. Accessed May 23, 2012.
- ^ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/702483/blood-of-the-virgin-by-sammy-harkham/
- ^ Staff writer (April 19, 2013). "Announcing the 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize winners". LA Times. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
External links edit
- Family Bookstore blog
- Harkham interview, The Comics Journal
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