The Comics Journal

Good Minnesotan‘s origins are not unlike that of Kramers Ergot. Both anthologies started small and featured stories by friends of the editor, a young cartoonist with ambition and a wide view of comics art. The fourth issue of Kramers exploded onto the art-comics scene and gained its editor, Sammy Harkham, a considerable amount of notice and respect. That issue saw him reach out far beyond his own circle of friends to include the most cutting-edge of cartoonists, as well as a number of pieces that stretched the boundaries of what could be called narrative.