K. Thor Jensen
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K. Thor Jensen (born Killer 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 is scheduled for publication in January 2007 by Alternative Comics.
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[edit] Biography
K. Thor Jensen's first name was his parents' hommage to "The Killer" (the nickname of Jerry Lee Lewis)[1], and his middle name was his father's hommage to "The Mighty Thor" (the Marvel Comics superhero)[2].
As of 2006, he lives in Queens, New York (with his wife Sara Bee Jensen, a textile designer). His day job is assistant producer for Black Hammer Productions[3]. 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 (from Top Shelf, About Comics, or 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, is solicited for release in January 2007 by Alternative Comics[4].
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 movies[5]), and Cash Cab in 2006.
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- ^ " The “K” stands for “Killer” - my parents were big fans of Jerry Lee Lewis. " in [1]
- ^ " I was named after the Marvel Comics character " in [2]
- ^ http://www.blackhammer.com/company/thor.html
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Red-Eye-Black-Thor-Jensen/dp/1891867997/
- ^ K. Thor Jensen on Blind Date videos on Portal of Evil TV and on YouTube
[edit] External links
- Short and Happy.com - official website: CV, portfolio, free comics, previews.
- Interviews
- "Creators You Should Know: K Thor Jensen" - October 18, 2006 interview (by Neil Kleid at Newsarama)
- "K. Thor Jensen Chats With SBC" - May 22, 2000 interview (by Darren Schroeder at Silver Bullet Comics)