Silver Sprocket is a

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-based indie comics publisher and

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, founded in 2007 by

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. In addition to publishing records and comics, Silver Sprocket also supports a range of independent musicians and other community-based initiatives.

Overview

Silver Sprocket is an anti-professional art crew, comic and zine publisher, record label, and "all-around raging

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." Ehrlich told

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that the community-based model of the company is founded in anarchist politics: "It’s very shaped by anarchist world views and specifically the Bay Area punk rock scene which was a very hippieish community of mutual aid and helping each other out and not waiting for permission from some corporation to exist." Comics critics have noted the publisher's high production values differentiates Silver Sprocket from other zine publishers. "Its political values may be DIY and anti-establishment, but its attention to production values and design sets it apart from traditional, home-made zines." Silver Sprocket is known for publishing comics about punk culture, mental illness, queer lives, and people of color. Silver Sprocket opened their first retail location in December 2017 at 1685 Haight St, San Francisco. In 2021, Ari Yarwood was hired as Silver Sprocket's first managing editor.

Musicians

The following musicians have released albums under the Silver Sprocket label: * Andrew Jackson Jihad *

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* Blackbird Raum * Blatz *

Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits (also known as Bobby Joe Ebola) is an American comedy folk rock duo from Pinole, California. Formed in 1995, the traditional incarnation of the band consists of vocalist Corbett Redford III and gu ...

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* River City Rebels * Shang-A-Lang *

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Additionally, the label has released the following compilation albums: * ''Rude Remix Revolution'' (2009)

Cartoonists

Ben Passmore Ben Passmore (born 1983) is an American comics artist and political cartoonist. Early life Born and raised in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Passmore attended art school at Savannah College of Art and Design where he majored in comics with a ...

published Your Black Friend and Other Strangers (2018) * Benji Nate *

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Mitch Clem Mitch Andrew Clem (born September 15, 1982) is an American cartoonist best known for his web comics '' Nothing Nice To Say'', ''San Antonio Rock City'', and ''My Stupid Life''. Biography Early life Clem was born in Minneapolis, on September 1 ...

publishes his work through Silver Sprocket. * Liz Suburbia * Eddy Atoms * Jenn Woodall * Caroline Cash

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