*EMAILS/LETTERS OF THE WEEK…
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Keef, my good brother:
I want to share something with you.
In June I had cancer surgery. And in those beginning days of my recovery, one of the things that gave me comfort and helped me to relax, was your latest book, “I Left My Arse in San Francisco.”
Your delightful (if warped) sense of humor helped pull me through the fog of medication and pain. And while I have always enjoyed your work, this was something special.
Thanks, my brother. And by the way, I’m feeling stronger every day.
Peace,
W.
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Re: the Knight Life
Loved today’s “Knight Life” about vet mentoring.
I’m a veteran myself. A few years ago I was at the VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City and I was shocked to learn that a lot of the other vets in the hospital with me were homeless and that after they were discharged they were either going to homeless shelters or just back on the street. I did some research and learned, at the time, that 20% of all homeless people in the US were veterans. That number has risen to 25%. It’s tragic. For all the talk from the Bush administration about “supporting our troops,” it pisses me off that veterans just don’t matter to them. The government makes a big show about raising the budget for the VA every year but then after the fiscal year gets started, the president calls the secretary of veterans affairs and says, “you need to cut your spending so we can pay for the war.” It seems that in this country, we like our heroes in only two forms: In a uniform or in a grave. Anyone else is just a veteran and they don’t count.
Keep up the great work.
-J.
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Hi Keef,
I just came back from a conference in San Diego – Optics & Photonics,
not comics – so I was in SoCal too. I had the best possible reading
material on the long flight from Toronto: The Complete K Chronicles!
Man, what a hefty volume! It’s a testament to my appreciation for your
art that I trucked that brick all the way there and back. All these
pages for under $25 is the best value you can get (although I didn’t
remember that you had such a thing for Canada; glad you changed your
opinion).
Now for the Little Victory that goes with it:
I was in my comic book shop, despondent over the small haul of my
regular monthlies…when my eyes fell upon The Complete K Chronicles!
(YES!!!)
[…]
I just checked that you hadn’t done it yet – I seemed to remember
something – and found that it is somewhat similar to #6174 from 18 June
2008. Oh well. I still wanted to convey my appreciation and
encouragement.
Here’s another one that happened on this trip:
I got to the San Diego Airport early yesterday and managed to take an
earlier flight to San Francisco (Yes!), which enabled me get a further
earlier transfer to Toronto, thereby getting home several hours earlier
(double YES!!!), in time to catch Michael Phelps’ 7th medal swim (triple
YES!!!).
Tough to cram into two panels, but I enjoyed living it.
Keep it up!
M.
(a father of two, who understand all the Li’l Gravy adventures through
which you’re both going)
Oakville, ON
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Re:K Chronicles/Fortune Teller strip
Saw this strip where you see the fortune teller.
Nicely done.
J.
p.s. Is there any way that this evil Canadian can become an American citizen (like, real
quick) – *JUST* so I can vote for Barack in the next election – preferably in a red
state?
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Hi, Keef—
Attached, in Word, is my “review” of (or reaction to) your new strip. “Best thing since Calvin and Hobbes,” I say.
Warm best,
Bob
RC_Harvey@Q.com
For comics news and reviews, profusely dosed with cartooning history and lore, beam up to www.RCHarvey.com, where our online magazine, Rants & Raves, is posted every two weeks or so.
(for those of you who don’t know, R.C. Harvey is one of the most respected comics journalists in the biz!! WOW!!-k.k.)
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