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'King-Cat' cartoonist John Porcellino says he is living the dream. His dream, anyway.


‘King-Cat’ cartoonist John Porcellino says he is living the dream. His dream, anyway.
Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune
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John Porcellino at his home in Beloit, Wisconsin on March 3, 2021. Porcellino self-publishes King-Cat comics and stories and has been doing so since 1989.
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King Cat John Porcellino On Comics, Zines And Trying To Make The World Less Crazy


Originally published on February 28, 2021 7:00 am
It was May of 1989 when John Porcellino ( a 20-year-old, hormonally charged, punk-inspired Rock n Roller, in his own description) got the idea that would become a creative odyssey. I wanted to publish something that I could make all on my own, that could contain whatever I wanted, that could reflect my whole life, he writes in one of Drawn & Quarterly s new reissues of his work. In a zine called
King-Cat Comics and Stories, he chronicled prosaic or absurd experiences that, by 80s standards, were usually considered too trivial to merit documentation.
King-Cat helped spur the rise of the 90s zine scene and shape its distinctive culture. In the decades since, Porcellino has kept the flame alive, continuing to self-publish and operating the indie distributor Spit and a Half. Now Drawn & Quarterly has picked the ideal time to revisit his early work with three volumes: ....

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