K. Thor Jensen

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K. Thor Jensen in 2006
K. Thor Jensen in 2006

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 is scheduled for publication in January 2007 by Alternative Comics.

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[edit] Biography

K. Thor Jensen's first name remains unclear, because he provided different ones in interviews:

  • "Kristopher" on an alleged high school disciplinary record he provided[1].
  • "Kristopher" on his mid-2006 wedding invitation[2].
  • "Killer" in a late 2006 interview, allegedly his parents' homage to "The Killer" (nickname of Jerry Lee Lewis)[3].
  • "Krishna", "Kosher", "Kwality"[4], etc., alleged from him in older interviews.

His middle name was, according to him, his father's homage to the Marvel Comics superhero "The Mighty Thor"[5].

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[6]. 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[7].

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[8]), and Cash Cab in 2006.

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  1. ^ " Jensen, Kristopher Thor - Disciplinary Record - Garfield High School " on his own website
  2. ^ " 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)
  3. ^ " The “K” stands for “Killer” - my parents were big fans of Jerry Lee Lewis. " in [1]
  4. ^ http://jimtreacher.com/archives/000506.html
  5. ^ " I was named after the Marvel Comics character " in [2]
  6. ^ http://www.blackhammer.com/company/thor.html
  7. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Red-Eye-Black-Thor-Jensen/dp/1891867997/
  8. ^ K. Thor Jensen on Blind Date videos on Portal of Evil TV and on YouTube

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Interviews


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