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 (1980-05-21) May 21, 1980 (age 44)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
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

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Bibliography

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  • Poor Sailor. Ginko Press. 2005. ISBN 9781584231844.
  • Everything Together: Collected Stories. Picturebox. 2012. ISBN 9780985159504.
  • Blood of the Virgin. Pantheon. 2023. ISBN 9780593316696.

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