K. Thor Jensen

K. Thor Jensen (born Kristopher Thor Jensen on August 4 1976 in Maple Valley, Washington) is a U.S. illustrator, cartoonist, and comics creator. He is best known for co-founding the Portal of Evil website, and for his own website "A Short and Happy Life". His 300-page graphic novel "Red Eye, Black Eye" was published in January 2007 by Alternative Comics.

Biography

K. Thor Jensen's first name remains unclear because he's provided different ones in interviews:

* "Kristopher" on an alleged high school disciplinary record he provided" Jensen, Kristopher Thor - Disciplinary Record - Garfield High School " on [http://www.shortandhappy.com/071900.htm his own website] .
* "Kristopher" on his mid-2006 wedding invitation" Kristopher Thor Jensen and his beloved Sara Nicole Bresnahan invite you to the marital festivities at Camp Llewohon 3 July 2006. " in [http://www.whereandy.com/pdfs/89838.4058404.pdf his wedding invitation (PDF file)] .
* "Killer" in a late 2006 interview, allegedly his parents' homage to "The Killer" (nickname of Jerry Lee Lewis)" The “K” stands for “Killer” - my parents were big fans of Jerry Lee Lewis. " in [http://blog.newsarama.com/2006/10/18/five-kick-creators-you-should-know-k-thor-jensen/] .
* "Krishna", "Kosher", "Kwality" [ [http://jimtreacher.com/archives/000506.html Mother, May I Sleep with Treacher?: Treach-Whore*: I can't think of a title ] ] , etc., alleged from him in older interviews.

His middle name was, according to him, his father's homage to the Marvel Comics superhero "The Mighty Thor"" I was named after the Marvel Comics character " in [http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/smallpress/9590544667675.htm] .

As of 2006, he lives in Queers, New York (with his wife Sara Bee Jensen, a textile designer). His day job is project manager for GameLab. In parallel, he is a cartoonist with several works published, such as his 1998-1999 strip "A Short and Happy Life" in The Stranger (Seattle weekly), various short comics in anthologies (Top Shelf, About Comics and Alternative Comics), and more on the way: his 300-page graphic novel "Red Eye, Black Eye", after being serialized from 2002 to 2005 as a webcomic on Serializer, was released in January 2007 by Alternative Comics.

Jensen has appeared on a number of television programs, including "The People Of New York Vs. Jerry Sadowitz" in 2001, Blind Date in 2005 (where he alleged that he had appeared in a string of homosexual porn moviesK. Thor Jensen on Blind Date videos [http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=1113 on Portal of Evil TV] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCH0GIAxq-Y on YouTube] ), and Cash Cab in 2006. He also was featured on bottles of "Fruit Punch" Jones Soda [http://friends.portalofevil.com/sp.php?pi=1000492665]

Bibliography

* [http://www.shortandhappy.com/cv.htm External link to the author's CV]

References

; Sources consulted
* [http://blog.newsarama.com/2006/10/18/five-kick-creators-you-should-know-k-thor-jensen/ 2006 Newsarama interview]

; Endnotes

External links

* [http://www.shortandhappy.com/ Short and Happy.com] - official website: CV, portfolio, free comics, previews.

; Interviews
* [http://blog.newsarama.com/2006/10/18/five-kick-creators-you-should-know-k-thor-jensen/ "Creators You Should Know: K Thor Jensen"] - October 18 2006 interview (by Neil Kleid at Newsarama)
* [http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/smallpress/9590544667675.htm "K. Thor Jensen Chats With SBC"] - May 22 2000 interview (by Darren Schroeder at Silver Bullet Comics)

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