It’s on like Donkey Kong!! The Keith Knight Kickstarter campaign has launched to fund my first graphic novel, I Was A Teenage Michael Jackson Impersonator!!. I’ve got 30 days to come through with the cash so I ask you all quite humbly, “Will you please donate some scratch?”
Here’s the link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/190901932/i-was-a-teenage-michael-jackson-impersonator
Tell all yer friends!
Cheers! (Back to the deadlines!)
If you’re new to my strip, you may not know that I was a Mikey J impersonator my senior in high school and my freshman year in college (1984-85). It’s a funny, bizarre coming-of-age story that would make a great graphic novel. So much so that I had a deal to do it a few years ago. But the deal fell through and I’ve been mulling kickstarting it for the past year or so.
Not sure if folks have seen what’s been happening over at Kickstarter for the past 30 days..If you haven’t, take a look.
Basically, this dude wanted to reprint his first book. And people tossed a million dollars his way!! Jaw-dropping…I watch with a mix of envy and joy, disbelief and “good on him” sentiment. You can do this comix thing independently with the help of a few (thousand) friends.
It’s inspiring, and got me really hyped about funding I was a Teenaged Michael Jackson Impersonator through Kickstarter.
Yes, I know. There’s gonna be a deluge of cartoonists throwing up projects on Kickstarter. There already is! But I hope this’ll appeal to not only comic fans, but music fans, Mikey J fans, and those hopelessly caught up in that decade of high-hair, M-tv, and jheri-curls!
What do you think? I’d like to hear feedback, like: What sort of schwag should I give away to donors?
*REMEMBER MY K CHRONICLES CARTOON ABOUT DAVID CHOE (2008)?
If you don’t, here it is.
It’s David Choe’s world, we just live in it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPdAiQEWi8Y
Much more interesting and honest is Choe on Howard Stern.
*NEXT SIGNINGS:
-I’ll be doing an event with my fellow members of the Culver City Cartoonist Collective, Lonnie Millsap and Ken Tanaka. Saturday, March 10th 6pm-9pm @ Meltdown Comics, 7522 West Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90046
-I’ll be in Artist’s Alley at Wondercon at the Anaheim Convention Center, Fri-Sun March 16-19th.
Whitney Houston was one of my high school crushes (along with Bunny DeBarge)..You Give Good Love off of her first album was, and still is my fave.
Below is some footage when she was an opener for LutherVandross.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE_IONM8RR0&feature=related
Ahh..to be young and hungry!
Thanks to everyone getting back to me about the Soul Train/Don Cornelius comic. Kyle Baker comes through with a great one.
And as much as I love the Flash Mob Soul Train dance line that went down in New York recently, I’m more excited to see the late great Mr. Cornelius showin’ us how it’s done:
..and I couldn’t be happier. Considering all the medical mishaps I’ve been experiencing (torn achilles, crushed thumb), it’s nice to have some good news for a change.
I’m not gonna say where, but I’m starting up tonite at 6pm EST. If you’ve read this blog, you might know already. Let’s just say it’s the best comic strip line-up I’ve seen online.
*I’VE GOT MARGINAL PROPHETS CDS!!
Some folks expressed interest in Marginal Prophets CDs after I posted our recent reunion performance on the blog. I have all 3 CDs, Twist the Nob, Dead Hippie Bootleg, and Bohemian Rap CD. I’ll be postin’ them up in the store some time this week.
Oh–and to everyone telling me I look good in a kilt..it’s NOT a kilt! It’s a mini-skirt!
*EMAILS/LETTERS OF THE WEEK:
Ms. S.A.
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Keef,
If you are ever in Cleveland, drinks are on me! – S.
(folks will find out the name of the incredible cuteness of being by purchasing a complete k chronicles collection. i dedicated the book to the icob.-kk)
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