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''Planet Karen'' is an autobiographical slice-of-life webcomic written and drawn by Karen Ellis. It centers on Karen, the author, who is a goth woman of unspecified age (probably somewhere in her early or mid-twenties) and resident of Bristol, England and her daily life. It is written in a diary style with one strip for every day uploaded approximately 2 weeks after the day. The comic began its run on March 1, 2006, updating almost daily; a year later ((strip #314 )) it has an average of 11 to 12,000 hits a day.〔(Happy Birthday, Planet Karen ); interview with Karen Ellis by Corrina Lawson.〕 Several strips have been used as teaching aids in Cingular Wireless's ''Do I.T. Right'' magazine. Planet Karen has been praised by renowned DC Comics writer Gail Simone as one of the most delightful things on the Web. In an Interview with Newsarama, Simone listed Planet Karen on her list of Ten Things She's Diggin': It was also featured in Comics International's ''Top Ten Comics of 2006'' ranked at #1. In October 2009 a book was published by Soaring Penguin collecting the first 200 strips, entitled ''Planet Karen: First Contact''. This included an introduction by Gail Simone. A second collection ''Planet Karen: Second Thoughts'' is scheduled for publication in the fall of 2011. ==Synopsis== The comic shows bits and pieces of Karen's life. It began on March 1, 2006 as a printed mini-comic sold through local distribution channels, and later also became available in the webcomic format. During the second half of 2006 the author dropped the print-run entirely because the comic turned out to be much more successful on the internet. In the comic, we get to see typical slice-of-life situations of a young single female artist (Karen). Regular themes are the author's relation to others, her friends and romantic interests, her struggles with work, her landlord and her surroundings, failing electronic devices, psychological issues, and how she reacts to and interacts with all these people, things and occurrences. The creation and drawing of the comic itself is also a frequent recurring theme and since the comic is in diary style the author directly addresses her diary and the reader regularly and no consistent fourth wall is maintained. 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「Planet Karen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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