Kramers Ergot #3

Kramers Ergot #3

by Various, Sara Varon, Luke Quigley

Kramers Ergot is a new comix anthology showcasing the very best new cartoonists in comics. Some of the better known contributors include Xeric winners Anders Nilsen and Hans Rickheit, award-winning animation filmmakers Kathleen Lolley & Stefan Gruber, Fort Thunder art associates Ben Jones and Joe Grillo, Neil Fitzpatrick (Neil Jam), Mat Tait (Comix 2000, SBC), and Justin Howe (Coober Skeeber). Stories range from light hearted and whimsical, to existential and psychosexual, to the surreal within the nostalgic. Cartooning styles are also quite varied but all of which are held together by an acute aesthetic sense of book design and long lastingness. Kramers Ergot is the only book of its kind: an exquisitely produced showcase for the finest young cartoonists emerging on the comix scene. Contributors also include Neil Fitzpatrick, Sara Varon, Mark Burrier, Zack Soto, Sammy Harkham and Luke Quigley. Kramers Ergot is edited by twenty-one-year-old Sammy Harkham, who felt that there was a serious dearth of books in well produced formats that presented work by new cartoonists. Many of the established anthologies that previously published unknown cartoonists side-by-side with established artists are no longer doing that anymore, or are now defunct. "Hopefully," Harkham said, "people will pick up an issue of Kramers Ergot and feel like they are getting shown what's emerging in comics today."

Genres: Comics, Anthologies

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Various is the correct author for any book with multiple unknown authors, and is acceptable for books with multiple known authors, especially if not all are known or the list is very long (over 50).

If an editor is known, however, Various is not necessary. List the name of the editor as the primary author (with role "editor"). Contributing authors' names follow it.

Note: WorldCat is an excellent resource for finding author information and contents of anthologies.

Reviews

[Drew Canole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Much improved over the first 2 volumes. There's still not much great comics here. I liked the Rickheit and Nilsen work.

>Includes work by Mark Burrier, Ben Jones, Sara Varon, Stefan Gruber, Kathleen Lolley, Neil Fitzpatrick, Joe Grillo, Hans Rickheit, Zack Soto, Luke Quigley, Mat Tait, and Sammy Harkham. (From wikipedia) Also Anders Nilsen.

[Jesús · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kramers Ergot 3 is a radical improvement over the first two. Not only is this anthology longer, but more importantly the quality and variety begin hitting their stride. Pretty much every single piece is fantastic.

My only gripe is that this is still 90% work by white dudes. Nevertheless, what’s here is very good.

[Granit Hysiqi · Rating 4 out of 5]

LET ME LICK YOUR ICECREAM EYEESS!!!

[Mike mcghee · Rating 3 out of 5]

the average is accurate, but its promises are fulfilled inlater volumes

[Spencer · Rating 3 out of 5]

hans rickheit