Preview: "Kramers Ergot 5"
Edited by Sammy Harkham

The fourth volume of Sammy Harkham's "Kramers Ergot" anthology series debuted in the summer of 2003. Brick-like, the book featured full-color artwork on heavy, uncoated stock, wrapped in a memorable crayon drawing by Mat Brinkman. Kramers Ergot 4 traced the currently blurring aesthetic line between the mini-comic and the gallery wall, and provided a hospitable context for artists accustomed to solitary negotiations within the constraints of hand-made comics. Kramers Ergot 5 is due in the fall of 2004 from Gingko Press. Harkham has lent Indy Magazine Chris "C.F." Forgues' full-color cover and eight interior pages by Gabrielle Bell, Marc Bell, Kevin Huizenga, Ben Jones, Gary Panter, Elvis Studios (Helge Reumann and Xavier Robel), and Dan Zettwoch.