IN THIS ISSUE:

-NEW K CHRONICLES COLLECTION
-KEEF AT DEANZA COLLEGE/WONDERCON
-COPIES OF DANCES WITH SHEEP FOUND!!

Dearest K Chronicles/(th)ink reader,

Thanks to everyone for their congratulations regarding the impending arrival of "Baby Gravy", a.k.a. the fantastical fetus of Keef and Kerstin. Yes, we are scared sh**less.

The first thing we're doing is moving. Not out of L.A. Not out of the neighborhood. Just to a bigger place around the corner, down the street.

The second thing we're doing is putting a lotta Keef Krappe on sale in the store so we can scrape up the scratch to feed and clothe and house the little beast.

So...Come on out, say hello and give me money!!

*THE NEW K CHRONICLES COLLECTION!!
"I Left My Arse in San Francisco!!", the fifth K Chronicles collection is on it's way from the printer for a grand premiere at the Euphrat Museum at DeAnza College in Cupertino Ca. and the Wondercon Comics Fest in San Francisco (details below). But you can also order it from the store at http://www.kchronicles.com/store/index.shtml
THIS BOOK WILL NOT BE SOLD IN STORES!! IT WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE AT SIGNINGS, SLIDESHOWS AND KCHRONICLES.COM.
This latest collection covers our final turbulent year in S.F: Kerstin's tumor, my pneumonia, the move to Los Angeles. Also Hurricane Katrina and the instant classic "One Black Kid" strip.

I self-published 1000 copies that I will SIGN AND NUMBER. It's to raise money for the Keef Baby Fund, so git off yer duff and buy five copies.

*NEXT SLIDESHOW: 2/21 EUPHRAT MUSEUM/DEANZA COLLEGE
I'll be doing my world famous slideshow for the Visiting Speaking series on Thursday, 2/21 at 2:30pm in Classroom S-32 on campus. Following the slideshow, there will be a reception at the Euphrat Museum at 4pm, where you'll be able to view original K Chronicles, (th)ink and Beginners Guide art. The event is free and open to the public. For more info, see http://www.deanza.edu/euphrat/inthemuseum.html

*WONDERCON COMICS FESTIVAL:2/22-24 MOSCONE CTR. SAN FRANCISCO
Back in San Francisco for one of the finest comic book conventions in the nation. If Comic-Con San Diego scares you, Wondercon is the perfect place to be. It's a kinder, gentler San Diego Comic Con. I'll be selling the new book, plus plenty of other schwag. PLUS: There'll be a sneak preview of the 500-page Uber: K Chronicles book being put together by Dark Horse!! You'll find me and the Wifey chillin' in Artists Alley.

*DANCES WITH SHEEP FOUND!!
As I was moving krappe out of our old place and into our new one, I came upon a stash of the first K Chronicles collection, "Dances With Sheep"!! It's been out of print for a coupla years now, but I am putting it back up on the site. It's only a small box, so first come first serve. I'll also bring some up to the Northern California events.

UPCOMING:
March 14-16: Wizard World, Los Angeles
Late March: Book Release party, Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco
May 5: Something effin' huge that I can't really talk about yet

In My Mix:
-the new Indiana Jones trailer
-Mt.Gay Rum
-My new apartment's 2nd bathroom

OH!! I CHANGED ALL THIS STUFF WITH MY WEBSITE SO I LOST A LOT OF MESSAGES THAT I MEANT TO REPLY TO. NICKY G., TIM R., JEFF, AND WINDY, PLEASE WRITE TO ME AGAIN. SORRY ABOUT THAT!!

Keep on sending in those Life's Little Victories!!

Cheers!!

-Keef
the K Chronicles:Winner of the 2007 Harvard Award for Best Comic Strip
Next signing: 2/21 @ Euphrat Museum/DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA
2/22-24 Wondercon Comics Convention, Moscone Ctr, San Francisco
http://www.kchronicles.com

Labels: new book, newsletter, signing, Wondercon

 
*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

 
*EXTRA!! EXTRA!!
I'll be the Artist-in-Residence at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco on Saturday Nov. 17th from 1-3pm. I'll be signing copies of the new 2008 Little Vics/Mega-Mix Monthly Calendar and latest (th)ink collection. I'll also be dropping some SERIOUS, SERIOUS NEWS on anybody who shows up at the signing. The biggest K Chronicles news ever!!

The museum is located at 655 Mission St. in downtown San Francisco. Around the corner from MOCCA.

I'll also be hanging out with the crew of 826Valencia as a representative of 826LA, which has a new storefront opening up in Echo Park on Sat. DEc. 15th.

*HOB-NOBBIN' WITH THE STARS..
I went to my second "only-in-Los Angeles" star-studded event since moving down here. It was this great dinner event for the Children Defense Fund. The dinner celebrated these 5 young women that have gone through shite that would've broke 99% of the rest of us in the room. I saw even the most botoxed faces break down in tears listening to their stories.

Anyhoo, I got all decked out and took the bus to the Beverly Hills Hotel where I chowed down in the same room as Reese Witherspoon, J.J. Abrams and the lady who played Malcolm in the Middle's mom.

I got introduced to upstanding citizen Cameron Crowe and panicked halfway through telling him what a great film "Almost Famous" was. For a second I thought "What if he didn't do that film?" so I got all weird and vague..But I'll see his ass again and set it straight. I also got to meet Lisa Kudrow. Very nice lady, indeed.

Then, in the scrum outside the hotel of incredibly rich people waiting for valets to bring their autos around, a man said "Wheelchair coming through!!" And lo and behold, Larry Flynt, publisher of children's mag Hustler, came rolling through more blinged out than I've ever seen any rapper. Turns out it was his birthday and they were having a party in one of the other function rooms.

Talk about balance.

Shout out to Sally W. for the invite!!

*TYPO OF THE WEEK..
I spelled "complacency" wrong in the K Chronicles this week. I sent out a corrected version, but it was too late in some places. Whoops.

IN MY MIX:
-Gym Class Heroes
-Okra
- Curt Schilling's blog

Labels: cartoon art museum, in my mix, Los Angeles, signing, typo

 
*EXTRA!! EXTRA!! KEEF COMING TO WASHINGTON D.C NEXT WEEK..

Cartoonapalooza: Fireworks in Pen and Ink!

Cartoonapalooza! Meet prize-winning political cartoonists from across the country as they discuss their most controversial cartoons.
Date: Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington DC 20036
Phone: 202-232-5300
Ticket Price: $25 in advance/$35 at door

Why did Tom Toles of The Washington Post get dressed down by the Joint Chiefs of Staff? How did Ted Rall invoke the wrath of a legion of 9/11 widows? Why did a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Atlanta take out a half-page ad to apologize for a Mike Luckovich cartoon? Meet ten of the nation's best political cartoonists as they discuss their most controversial cartoons. Cartoonapalooza, the kick-off event for the 50th anniversary convention of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC), is a rare opportunity for the public to meet prize-winning political cartoonists from across the country as they discuss their most controversial cartoons. Join Tom Toles, Ted Rall, Mike Peters, Mike Luckovich, Rob Rogers and five other brilliant, ground-breaking editorial artists as they talk politics, the election, Bush and beyond. The public is invited to a cocktail reception before the panel discussion to meet the artists. Door prizes at the reception will include signed original cartoons and books. The proceeds from this event will go to support Newspapers In Education's "Cartoons for the Classroom" program, a non-profit program that provides editorial cartoon-related lesson plans for teachers. Cartoonapalooza is the must-attend event of the year for all political buffs and cartoon aficionados!
Featured Cartoonists:

* Ted Rall, Universal Press Syndicate
* Tom Toles, Washington Post
* Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal Constitution
* Mike Peters, Dayton Daily News
* Rob Rogers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
* Jack Ohman, The Oregonian
* Ruben Bolling, Tom the Dancing Bug
* Ann Telnaes, Cartoonists and Writers Syndicate
* Keith Knight, The K-Chronicles
* Mark Fiore, Animated Political Cartoonist
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And the 2nd event is on Saturday and it FREE..

The Cartoonists With Attitude gang storms the capital on July 7 with an edgy satirical cartoon slideshow and book signing!

• When: Saturday, July 7, 2 p.m.
• Where: Borders 18th & L Streets NW Washington, DC 20006 ( 202.466.4999)
• Price: Free!

Celebrate Independence Day weekend with a slideshow and signing with edgy, groundbreaking and controversial alternative cartoonists from around the country! Be there or the torturers, bombers, ex-gays and wire-tappers win! Meet:

• Ruben Bolling ("Tom the Dancing Bug")
• Matt Bors ("Idiot Box")
• Keith Knight ("The K Chronicles")
• Brian McFadden ("Big Fat Whale")
• Stephanie McMillan ("Minimum Security")
• August Pollak ("Some Guy With a Website")
• Ted Rall(Silk Road to Ruin)
• Mikhaela Reid ("The Boiling Point")
• Ben Smith ("Fighting Words")
• Jen Sorensen ("Slowpoke")
• Masheka Wood ("Not Just Knee Deep")

Labels: Cartoonists with Attitude, politics, signing, Washington D.C.