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''King-Cat Comics and Stories'' is a long-running, critically acclaimed photocopied mini-comic series, authored and self-published by John Porcellino. It is one of the longest continually published mini comics in existence. == Publication history == Porcellino (under the publisher name Spit and a Half) began producing ''King-Cat'' in 1989. (The title of ''King-Cat'' comes from the Beat poem "Sometime During Eternity," by Lawrence Ferlinghetti,〔Ferlinghetti, Lawrence. ("Sometime During Eternity," ) PoemHunter.com. Accessed Dec. 18, 2012.〕 which Porcellino reprinted in an issue. In the poem, Jesus Christ is referred to as the "king cat".) Content-wise, ''King-Cat'' has evolved considerably over the years: through the mid-'90s Porcellino's stories were much more angry and humorous, with a punk rock sensibility. A popular, ongoing feature was "Trail Watch", where Porcellino affectionately criticized the various drawing and story peculiarities in the syndicated Mark Trail comic strip. Porcellino also did an entire issue chronicling his (fictional) romantic relationship with Madonna, and did a series of strips following the adventures of "Racky Racoon", a slacker-ish animal who works at a series of dead-end jobs and likes to get drunk. But mixed in with these stories there were always more quiet, melancholy or philosophical stories, and as the years went on these stories increasingly took over the book. (Porcellino developed a strong interest in zen, and he began creating very zen-like stories reflecting on the transient nature of life and sometimes recounting tales of various zen masters or illustrating ancient zen koans.) These stories alienated Porcellino's old fans who had enjoyed the humorous elements of his work, but they won him a new audience. The active ''King-Cat'' letter column title is "Catcalls." As of November 2011, Porcellino had published 71 issues of ''King-Cat'', for an average of a little more than three issues per year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「King-Cat Comics」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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