Synopsis:
The Knight Life is a hilariously twisted view of life through the eyes and pen of its creator, community-oriented urban hipster and award-winning cartoonist Keith Knight. The Knight Life deftly blends political insight and neurotic humor in a uniquely fluid and dynamic style, offering a comic strip that's fresh, sharp, topical and funny. Designed for daily newspapers, The Knight Life follows Knight's long-running, 2007 Harvey Award-winning weekly comic strip "The K Chronicles," which appears on salon.com.
An unabashedly provocative political and social satire, The Knight Life tackles contemporary issues like consumer culture, bacon, the media, race, family and everything else, gently mocking the minutiae of daily life with self-deprecating humor, honesty and goofiness-a combination that's perfect for the comics. And The Knight Life's energetic style reminds readers that comics can look funny as well as read funny. The result is accessible yet edgy, compassionate and political-and never preachy. Cartoonist and comic historian R.C. Harvey said, "The Knight Life is undeniably the best new laugh- and thought-provoker on the comics page. Not since Calvin and Hobbes has there been so novel an entertainment in the funnies."
Author Bio:
Keith Knight is best known for his hilarious semi-autobiographical/self-syndicated comic strip The K Chronicles. The comic strip was awarded the 2007 Glyph Award and the 2007 Harvey Award for Best Comic Strip, where it was nominated alongside the best of the mainstream dailies. The Knight Life comic strip, was featured in a number of publications and websites.
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My Opinion:
This was a perfect selection for my vacation, and the minute we had rain, it is what I grabbed.
From beginning to end, I really enjoyed and was entertained by this adult comic book. It was not over-the-top, but the comedy was there and exciting!
This is a book I will be telling all my adult friends to check out. Specifically a couple of my faves I'll point out to you;
Page 2, Kerstin and the spider. (My mom 100%)
Page 127, "Nut-Meg" the hippie. (Too funny)
and lastly, Page 165, Just another Sunday morning. (The best, absolutely hilarious)
Adults, grab a copy and have a laugh!
(4/5)
~I received a copy from Hachette Book Group. I was not compensated for my opinion.~
I thought this was funny, too.
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