Sammy Harkham
Sammy Harkham (born May 21, 1980) is an American cartoonist and editor, best known for editing the Kramers Ergot alternative comics anthology. 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.
Sammy Harkham
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- Born
- 21 May 1980
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California
- Nationality
- American
- Occupation
- editor · artist
- Fields
- comic
- Known for
- Kramers Ergot
- Languages
- English
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In 2024, Harkham and cartoonist Steven Weissman co-edited the anthology Peep (co-published by Brain Dead and Kyle Ng); it was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Anthology in 2025. 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.
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Key facts
• Born — 21 May 1980 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California • Nationality — American • Cartoonist — y • Edit — y • Publish — y • Notable Works — Kramers Ergot
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Sammy Harkham, born in 1980, is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Life and career
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1980
Sammy Harkham born at Los Angeles.
Awards and honors
• 2002 Ignatz Award nominated for Promising New Talent • 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Everything Together: Collected Stories
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