That's what fiction writers do: create characters and do terrible things to them for the entertainment of others. If they feel guilty enough, they write happy endings.

I just happen to have one of those skill sets that allows me to work in my underwear.

I'm a pointillist, just working my tiny little piece of the canvas. I'm not so good at perspective.

The strips about the military do seem to provoke moving and thoughtful responses. It's nice when the strip resonates, but more importantly, I need to know when I'm getting something wrong. The last thing I want to do is contribute to the suffering that wounded warriors already endure.

The poor are the only ones who suffer. And they're used to it.

That's what fiction writers do: create characters and do terrible things to them for the entertainment of others. If they feel guilty enough, they write happy endings.

Keith Knight is mapping out a previously unknown vector of the vast cartoon universe.