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K. Thor Jensen
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K. Thor Jensen
Jensen, photographed in 2006
Birth name Kristopher Thor Jensen
Born April 4, 1976 (1976-04-04) (age 32)
Maple Valley, Washington
Nationality American
Area(s) Cartoonist
Notable works Red Eye, Black Eye
Portal of Evil
Official website
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.
Contents [hide]
1 Biography
1.1 First name confusion
2 Bibliography
3 References
4 External links
[edit] Biography
As of 2006[update], he lives in Queens, 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 movies),[1] and Cash Cab in 2006. He also was featured on bottles of "Fruit Punch" Jones Soda[2]
[edit] First name confusion
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.[2]
"Kristopher" on his mid-2006 wedding invitation.[3]
"Killer" in a late 2006 interview, allegedly his parents' homage to "The Killer" (nickname of Jerry Lee Lewis).[4]
"Krishna", "Kosher", "Kwality".[5], etc., alleged by him in older interviews
Jensen's middle name was, according to him, his father's homage to the Marvel Comics superhero "The Mighty Thor".[6]
[edit] Bibliography
External link to the author's CV
This section requires expansion.
[edit] References
Sources consulted
2006 Newsarama interview
Endnotes
^ K. Thor Jensen on Blind Date videos on Portal of Evil TV and on YouTube
^ " Jensen, Kristopher Thor - Disciplinary Record - Garfield High School " on his own website
^ " Kristopher Thor Jensen and his beloved Sara Nicole Bresnahan invite you to the marital festivities at Camp Llewohon 3 July 2006. " in his wedding invitation (PDF file)
^ " The “K” stands for “Killer” - my parents were big fans of Jerry Lee Lewis. " in [1]
^ Mother, May I Sleep with Treacher?: Treach-Whore*: I can't think of a title
^ "K. Thor Jensen Chats With SBC" Silver Bullet Comics (May 22).: "I was named after the Marvel Comics character." Accessed Dec. 12, 2008.
[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)
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