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Silver Sprocket
Silver Sprocket logo drawn by Liz Suburbia.
StatusActive
Founded2007; 19 years ago (2007)
FounderAvi Ehrlich
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters location1685 Haight Street
San Francisco
Key peopleAri Yarwood
Publication typesComics, Records
Official websitesilversprocket.net

Silver Sprocket is a San Francisco-based indie comics publisher and independent record label, founded in 2007 by Avi Ehrlich of Springman Records.[1] In addition to publishing records and comics, Silver Sprocket also supports a range of independent musicians and other community-based initiatives.[2]

Overview

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Silver Sprocket is an anti-professional art crew, comic and zine publisher, record label, and "all-around raging dumpster fire."[3] Ehrlich told The Comics Journal 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."[1] 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."[4] Silver Sprocket is known for publishing comics about punk culture, mental illness, queer lives, and people of color.[4]

Silver Sprocket opened their first retail location in December 2017 at 1685 Haight Street, San Francisco.[5] In 2021, Ari Yarwood was hired as Silver Sprocket's first managing editor.[6]

In early 2025, financial burdens became unmanagable, leading to the somewhat sudden layoff of three employees as well as friction on social media.[7]

Musicians

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The following musicians have released albums under the Silver Sprocket label:

Additionally, the label has released the following compilation albums:

  • Rude Remix Revolution (2009)

Cartoonists

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References

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  1. ^ a b Dueben, Alex (2020-03-10). ""I Want To See What Else We Can Get Away With": An Interview with Avi Ehrlich". The Comics Journal. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  2. ^ "Silver Sprocket's Avi Ehrlich Talks Business of Small Press and Art Theft on Redbubble". WWAC. 2017-04-26. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  3. ^ "Silver Sprocket". Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b Clough, Rob (2021-01-25). "None More Punk: The Latest From Silver Sprocket". Solrad. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  5. ^ "Silver Sprocket Instagram". Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  6. ^ MacDonald, Heidi (2021-06-24). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  7. ^ Rabiroff, Zach; McFadden, Tate (2025-07-01). "High debts, high rents and miscommunication: What happened to Silver Sprocket". Retrieved 2025-10-14.
  8. ^ Ramm, Meggie. "Eddy Atoms". Silver Sprocket. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  9. ^ "Caroline Cash". Silver Sprocket. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  10. ^ Johnston, Rich (2021-05-25). "Good Boy Magazine #1 - Indie Comics Anthology From Silver Sprocket". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  11. ^ Chute, Hillary (2018-07-27). "Cartoonists Who Draw in Order to Be Heard". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  12. ^ Dueben, Alex (2019-02-28). "Smash Pages Q&A: Liz Suburbia". SMASH PAGES. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  13. ^ "Sam Szabo". Silver Sprocket. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  14. ^ "Jenn Woodall". Silver Sprocket. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
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