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The tale of this web site is a short and relatively dull one. Kan Kong was created by Jeremy May in the spring of 1997, when he and Dan Frioli were in the 8th grade at Marshall Middle School in Columbia City, Indiana. Kong was a character in Jeremy's comic book, Kan Kong vs. Kanzilla. Dan joined in the production of the comic about halfway through the process. While he didn't actually draw anything (let's face it, I'm no artist), he did help with the plot and sound effects.
Some of the strip's other characters developed at about the same time as Kan Kong, but independently. Maxwell began as a caricature of one of Dan and Jeremy's teachers (no, I won't say which!) at Marshall. To this day, Max is one of the few faces that Dan can draw, if not well, then at least consistantly. Most of the rest of the human characters are simply variations of the "Maxwell" image, although at least two others are also based on teachers.
Dan and Jeremy have worked together on a few other (abortive) comics, including a sequel to Kan Kong vs. Kanzilla, Kanzilla vs. Kanthra. They also created a concept for a humorous science-fiction comic, entitled Pardon, Do You Have Any Grey Poupon?
Jump ahead three and a half years. Our heroes are now college freshmen, Jeremy at Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne, and Dan at Ball State University. One day, for no obvious reason, Dan started doodling, and before long he had created a brand-new Kan Kong Komik! He quickly bought a drawing pad and proceeded to write several comic strips. Inspired by The Adventures of Joe the Circle and The Adventures of the Boy With Immovable Hair, he decided to post the comics on the Internet. This website is the first exposure they've gotten, so please be kind.
Art-wise, this page probably lies somewhere between Scott Adams' Dilbert and . . . let's just say it's not as good as Dilbert. That's because Dan's doing the drawing now, and, simply put, Dan's not exactly an art major. This strip is dialogue-driven, folks, because while Dan can't draw, he likes to think he can write. You be the judge.