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Karl C Krumpholz

@karlckrumpholz.bsky.social

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Cartoonist on ‘It's Oola!!', In The City’, and ‘Queen City’ (yep, there’s a theme.) Probably drawing right now.

https://karlchristiankrumpholz.com/

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@karlckrumpholz.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:00 PM

Early evening and Kelly with a pint and cigarette outside the Coach & Horses, Soho, London, UK

Black and white photo of Kelly with a cigarette and pint outside a pub in Soho, London.
@karlckrumpholz.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 2:21 PMReposted by @karlckrumpholz.bsky.social

Seen in Boston, MA

Sticker on the back of a sign: Socrates is my homieSign in a bar: We reserve the right to decide when you’ve had enoughSticker: Bad artBlack and white photo of a bar with a sign hanging: There’s no place like home
@vmspod.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:14 PMReposted by @karlckrumpholz.bsky.social

GO LISTEN

@karlckrumpholz.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 3:21 PM

I’d been traveling when this originally dropped last week. Go check out my discussion with @vmspod.bsky.social , where we talked about my IN THE CITY book, IT’S OOLA, and comics; as well as various bars, city life, as well as the origin of my hat.

chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-6...

@karlckrumpholz.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 2:00 PMReposted by @karlckrumpholz.bsky.social

Seen in Boston, MA

@karlckrumpholz.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 12:19 PM

Wandering around Kendal in Cumbria with Kelly. (Seems a bit too many K-sounds in that sentence.)

Black and white photo of Kelly smoking in front of a mural Black and white photo of Kelly in the town KendalBlack and white photo of Kelly lighting a cigarette outside a pub
@karlckrumpholz.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 5:01 PMReposted by @karlckrumpholz.bsky.social

MOON UNDER WATER preview! A peak at the project I’m working on. A comic about stories, memories, a brilliant boozer, a beautiful woman, the city, & the hidden tragedies of that person sitting alone at the end of the bar. I’ll have 28-page preview at @comicartfestival.bsky.social on Oct 3-4!

@vmspod.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 4:51 PMReposted by @karlckrumpholz.bsky.social

New #podcast: @karlckrumpholz.bsky.social joins the show to talk #comics #story #art #bars #cities, and his amazing IN THE CITY series, so GO LISTEN: chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-6...

@karlckrumpholz.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 9:36 PM

A blackbird watches over the town of Kendal and the remains of its castle, abandoned in the 16th century.

A black and white photo of a blackbird looking over the town of KendalA black and white photo of the ruins of Kendal castleA black and white photo of the ruins of Kendal castle
@karlckrumpholz.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 7:52 PM

Thank you!

@karlckrumpholz.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 6:51 PM

The long walk on a stormy day up to see the ruins of Kendal Castle.

Black and white high contrast photo of a woman walking up a hill with someone waiting atop. Black and white photo of a woman walking up a hill under a grey sky. Black and white photo of a woman resting on a park bench
@karlckrumpholz.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 2:34 PMReposted by @karlckrumpholz.bsky.social

Seen in Boston, MA

A stuffed deer head hanging above a bar covered in items, including a traffic cone on its head. High heeled shoes on the bar ceiling. Graffiti covering the inside of a picture frame with the taped up note: No playing cards only paying cards. A sign on a restroom door: Whichever is fine… just one at a time.
@karlckrumpholz.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 4:10 PM

After a weekend exhibiting at @comicartfestival.bsky.social , then hours of train delays, Kelly and I are back in London… and it’s also my birthday. There’s no one but Kelly that I’d rather share the night with in one of my favorite cities. First stop is a pint at the Coach & Horses in SoHo.

Kelly and Karl with a pint at the Coach & Horses
@pauldauenhauer.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 4:40 PMReposted by @karlckrumpholz.bsky.social

The amount of genius insight to human psychology in this 1.5 minute bit is incredible
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgf4...
@mariabamford.bsky.social @pattonoswalt.bsky.social

youtube.comMaria Bamford: "Why does everything have to be so good?" | Aug. 19, 2023YouTube video by The Kennedy Center
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@karlckrumpholz.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 3:45 PMReposted by @karlckrumpholz.bsky.social

This weekend!! I’ll be exhibiting at @comicartfestival.bsky.social in Kendal, Cumbria, UK! This will be my first of two UK shows this autumn. Had a blast at last year’s show and happy to be back, get to explore Kendal, see friends, & find some new art & comics. Come by and say hello. We’re nice!!

An illustration listing all of KCKs autumn expo appearances ‘I’m an exhibitor at the Lakes International Comic Arts Festival, 2-4 October 2026, Kendal Cumbria.’
@karlckrumpholz.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 7:52 AM

First night in Kendal. Kelly and I wandering the town at night. Should have got more photos.

Black and white photo of Kelly sitting and smoking on a street in Kendal at night. Black and white photo of Kelly sitting and smoking on a street in Kendal at night. Black and white photo of several shops and banners hanging across one of the back alley shambles in Kendal at night.
@karlckrumpholz.bsky.socialSep 8, 2026, 3:55 PMReposted by @karlckrumpholz.bsky.social

Kelly in and around Boston/Cambridge, MA. At The Sevens, The Tam, and Plough and Stars.

Black and white photo of Kelly standing and smoking outside The Seven, Boston MABlack and white photo of Kelly as she sits at the bar and looks out the door at a man passing by outside The Tam, Boston MABlack and white photo of Kelly sitting at a table at The Plough & Stars, Cambridge MABlack and white photo of Kelly sitting at a table in the front window as a man passes the open door at The Sevens, Boston MA
@karlckrumpholz.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 5:02 PM

After a bus, a train, a flight, two London tube lines, two further trains to the North of England, then one final delayed train that became an Uber ride instead… traveling for close to 22 hours from Denver CO, but Kelly and I finally got to Kendal, Cumbria for @comicartfestival.bsky.social

Kelly drinking a pint in a pub.
@karlckrumpholz.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 3:36 PM

A cityscape at night. I do love drawing water towers.

An inked illustration of a cityscape.An inked illustration of a cityscape sitting on a drawing table.
@karlckrumpholz.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 5:40 PMReposted by @karlckrumpholz.bsky.social

Was in Boston last weekend and back at Delux Cafe, one of my old locals in the South End. Happy to see a print of my illustration of the front of the bar still hanging on the wall. Looks great!

Karl pointing up to a framed print hanging on the wall of a bar.
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