*HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season. We stayed down here in Los Angeles, and went to the beach on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I even hit tennis balls on Christmas day. It was nice.

We brought the new year in at home, too. Eating fresh crab and watching Holocaust movies.

We watched "the Trial of Sophie Scholl". Great film, inspirational, but super depressing. We paused her beheading to bring in the New Year. After watching that, 2008 can only get better.

But mostly I've been working. Doing a lot of drawing. It's shaping up to be the biggest year yet here at K.Knight Komix. There are many projects in production (including a kid!!) I hope you'll follow me throughout the year to see what's in store.

*KYLE BAKER TO WRITE THE INTRODUCTION FOR THE DARK HORSE K CHRONICLES COLLECTION!!
Just got word that the great Kyle Baker will be doing the Foreward to the Complete K Chronicles Collection, which collects the first four K Chronicles collections, along with commentary by yours truly, sketches and notes.

*MY 5 FAVORITE MOVIES FOR 2007 (in no particular order)
*Michael Clayton (this was done by a first time director??)
*No Country For Old Men (although the ending was sorta wack)
*Ratatouille (I don't know how to spell it)
*3:10 to Yuma (That was Peter Fonda?)
*Once (great songs and music/I thought the bad acting actually made it more realistic, 'cept the studio guy and the bank guy)

*5 MOVIES FROM 2007 THAT I STILL NEED TO SEE
*Persepolis
*King of Kong
*American Gangsta
*The Savages
*Eastern Promises

*5 GREAT MOVIE PERFORMANCES
*Amy Ryan- Frighteningly realistic Bostonian white trash in "Gone Baby Gone"
*Amy Adams- I cannot explain how good she is in "Enchanted". If she wasn't , the movie would be unbearable
*Javier Bardem- Effing badass in "No Country.."
*Tom Wilkinson-Is he nuts? Is he a pervert? Is he a genius? In "Michael Clayton"
*Josh Brolin/Phillip Seymour Hoffman make at least 7 2007 movies better because of their existence.

Looking forward to Batman, Bond and Indiana Jones (though I'm afraid of what I might see).


*WE'RE OFF TO BARBADOS!!
..in a coupla weeks. Barbados is where my father's side of the family is from and I've never been there!! I'm looking forward to the misbehavior that will ensue.

*IT'S 2008!!
Whaddaya mean, ya haven't ordered a K Chronicles/(th)ink/Little Victories Calendar yet?!!

Labels: 2008 calendar, holiday orders, holocaust, kyle baker, movies

 
*EMAILS OF THE WEEK...

Re: Kerstin's knocked up!!

Hi Keith!

I've never written before, but I just wanted to congratulate you on your
upcoming fatherhood!

(I'm assuming the implied pregnancy in this week's K Chronicles was not,
like the woman giving birth in front of a Bel Air mansion, a fake story.
Come on, who fakes their wife's pregnancy for laughs?!)

If your wife isn't pregnant, please ignore the rest of this email.

I'm a recent father, myself, and I'd like to welcome you to the ancient
and noble Fraternal Order of Dads! To a progressive, sensitive, socially
aware guy like yourself, there will be no greater life-changing event.

No, seriously, dude.

Your life will change in ways that you will not expect, and cannot be
described. Your priorities, will ... not change, exactly, but be entirely
different. What was once a big deal, will become trivial. What was once
trivial, will become all-important.

If your wife is like the majority of women who give birth, you will see in
her emotions that you did not know existed. One minute, you will be the
sweetest, kindest man for getting her a glass of water. Fifteen (yes,
I've timed it) minutes later, you will be worthless, insensitive scum for
not offering her a second glass of water before leaving the room.

And watching the slimey lizard alien that comes out of her grow from a
mewling blob into a person is just ... well, I can't describe it very
well. You'll just have to experience it yourself.

I'm a longtime fan of both (Th)ink and the K Chronicles - you're one of my
favorite cartoonists. BTW, did you by any chance used to run a strip in
the Daily Cal at UC Berkeley?

Anyway, congratulations, again. For your own safety, keep your hands
inside the vehicle, and hang on tightly.

Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Eid Al-Adha, Kwanza, Lohri, Yule,
and Winter Solstice.

Peace,
R.M.

***********

Keith & Kerstin,
Congratulations. I hope you're looking forward to new and adventures (and
new little victories).
How about an on-line baby shower? It would be all the fun of getting baby
stuff without having to play all those silly baby shower games (which I've
only heard about since I dodge baby showers).
Anyway... Don't worry about how your "lives are over." It's just a new
life. The new life will probably include fewer Stevie Wonder concert and
less sleep. However, there will be many, many fine new small wonders in your
day (and lots of poop jokes for the strip).
--
K. C.

**********
Hi Keith,

I read your strip faithfully here in Madrid, Spain, courtesy of salon.com. It often picks me up on tough days! I am a nun and I prayed for you and your daughter/son in our group prayers the other night... "and for Keith, who is awaiting a child..." so you are being prayed for by nuns! Surprise! And thanks for the "life's little victories" which remind me not to be so grouchy on Monday mornings.

J., aci

(Nice!!-k.k.)

**********
Hi Keef -

Just wanted to let you know that my husband LOVED
LOVED LOVED the calendar. I think it was his favorite
- beat out the day at the chocolate factory!

thanks for all your help making it extra special!

L.

(Another satisfied recipient of the 2008 Little Vics/Mega-Mix Calendar!! Remember: I'll sketch a little drawing on the birthdate of your choice if you email me along with the order..-k.k.)

Labels: 2008 calendar, Emails of the week, kerstin's pregnancy

 
*LETTERS OF THE WEEK...
RE: K Chronicles "Shooting babies in the face"

Keef,

First, if you Americans really want to get rid of
the prez. he must be
found in bed, drinking French beer, (is there such
a thing?) with a 12
year old ... boy... and just before he !@#$, he
shouts, "Down with the
NRA!" Then he might be a goner. But then what do
you do with Cheney?
Something with a puppy, a blowtorch and a blender
maybe?

Life's Little Victories. This is for my daughter.
You discover the
mid-term exam you thought you hopelessly bombed
came back with a A.

D.
Somewhere in Alberta, Canada


KEEF!!

I've been reading your strip since it was published in HARPOON
MAGAZINE!!! Remember that one?
I just wanted to drop you a line to let you know that now that I'm
living in the armpit of Amerikkka (Lansing, Michigan), your
collections remind me of the good ol' Bay Area!
Thanks for keeping on!
D.
(BTW...you moved to L.A.???)

(Whoa!! Harpoon Magazine was the first magazine that ran my stuff regularly..Waaaaaay back in 1991-92!! Nice one!!-k.k.)

*NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER..
IN THIS ISSUE:

*KEEF AT SAN FRANCISCO'S CARTOON ART MUSEUM THIS SATURDAY
*NEW K CHRONICLES COMPENDIUM DUE FEB. 2008
*2008 LITTLE VICS/MEGA-MIX CALENDAR
*PERSONALIZED LITTLE VICS ORIGINAL ART

Greetings K Chronicles/(th)ink reader,

Happy Holla-daze from the burned out confines of Southern California. Many,many things are brewing here at K Chronicles Ink that will be revealed in the next coupla months, but if you'd like a sneak preview, come see me in S.F. this Saturday:

*ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY @ the CARTOON ART MUSEUM (655 Mission, San Francisco) SAT. NOV.17,2007 1pm-3pm
Watch me draw next week's strips!! I will reveal one super-duper secret as I sit at the C.A.M. drawing table, scribbling away and signing copies of the new 2008 Little Vics/Mega-Mix Monthly Calendar.

*THE NEW K CHRONICLES COMPENDIUM!!
Keep an eye out for the new K Chronicles Compendium (#5) "I Left My Art in San Francisco", scheduled to drop in Feb. 2008.

*2008 LITTLE VICS/MEGA-MIX MONTHLY CALENDAR!!
Get yer Hot-Keef-Injection all yer long with one of these quite spanky calendars. Chock full of Life's Little Victories, K Chronicles and (th)ink strips. When you order, let me know the birthday of the recipient, and I'll draw a personalized birthday message on the specific date. Available only at http://www.kchronicles.com
(Limited quantity, so get yours now!!_

*LIFE'S LITTLE VICTORIES ORIGINAL ARTWORK-
If you really want a unique gift to give, order up an original Life's Little Victory, hand-crafted from photos and a victory that YOU come up with. I will send the original art, ink on bristol, signed and dated, to you early enough to make it a damn fine holiday gift. $250. MUST ORDER BY DEC.6TH, 2007 FOR XMAS DELIVERY. It can be dirty, but I reserve the right to reject profoundly disturbing victories.

IN MY MIX:
*Best of Craigslist
*PJ Morton Band, live at the Temple Bar
*Sox/Pats/Revolution/Celtics Championships
*My evil twin sister's new T(ea) Gallery, 700 5th Ave. Downtown Seattle (http://www.myteagallery.com)

Cheers!!

Keef
"The K Chronicles"
2007 Harvey Award Winner for Best Comic Strip
http://www.kchronicles.com
Next signing: Sat.Nov.17th 1-3pm @ the Cartoon Art

Labels: 2008 calendar, cartoon art museum, letters of the week, signing