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'''''Kevin and Kell''''' is a [[furry fandom|furry]] [[comedy]] [[webcomic]] strip by syndicated [[cartoonist]] [[Bill Holbrook]]. The strip began on September 3, 1995.<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|authorlink=Bill Holbrook|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/1995/kk0903.html|title=The first strip|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=1995-09-03|accessdate = 2009-07-29}}</ref> It is one of the oldest continuously running webcomics.
The strip centers on the mixed marriage between a [[rabbit]], [[Kevin Dewclaw|Kevin]] and a [[grey wolf]], Kell Dewclaw. In their society, their major difference is their diet: Kevin is a [[herbivore]] and Kell is a [[carnivore]]. Their family includes three children: Lindesfarne, a [[hedgehog]] adopted from Kevin's first marriage; Rudy, a wolf/[[fox]] hybrid born during Kell's first marriage; and Coney, a carnivorous rabbit.<ref name="About">{{cite web|last=Kohler|first=Chris|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/|title=The Story Behind Kevin and Kell|publisher=Kevin and Kell|accessdate = 2007-11-09}}</ref> The comics plot revolves around species-related humor, satire, and interpersonal conflict.
''Kevin and Kell'' receives over three million pages views per month and is published in ''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#1.39|title=How many people see K&K every day?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2008-01-05}}</ref><ref name="Toonpedia">{{cite web|last=Markstein|first=Don|url=http://www.toonopedia.com/kevnkell.htm|title=Kevin and Kell|publisher=Toonopedia|accessdate = 2007-11-09}}</ref> Holbrook has won honors from the [[Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards]] and the Ursa Major Awards for the strip.<ref name="WCCA">{{cite web|url=http://www.ccawards.com/2001.htm|title=2001 Winners and Nominees|publisher=Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards|date=2001-02-19|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref><ref name="UMA">{{cite web|url=http://www.ursamajorawards.org/UMA_2003.htm|title=Award Winners 2003|publisher=Ursa Major Awards|accessdate = 2007-11-09}}</ref>
==Setting==
''Kevin and Kell'' takes place in a town known as Domain, populated entirely by animals. The comic describes the world they live in as created by an organization called birds, commonly referred to by fans of the strip as the "Great Bird Conspiracy" (GBC). Birds were the next species after humans to reach [[sapience]]. After humans left the planet, the birds traveled back in time to create a world without humans, and gave intelligence to [[fauna]]. However, their plan fails to remove predator-prey relationships. As a result, the world created is similar to that of twenty-first century Earth, but with a greater likelihood of a violent death.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#3.1|title=What is the Great Bird Conspiracy (GBC)?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2007-01-08}}</ref>
The society in ''Kevin and Kell'' rather than identifying people by race or social class identifies by scent and having class distinctions such as "carnivores", "herbivores", "insectivores", and "nocturnal".<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/1998/strips/kk19980202.gif|title=Odd Couple. There are support groups for everything..|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=1998-02-02|accessdate = 2007-12-02}}</ref> There is also a "Wild" where civilized animals can leave civilization and act like normal animals, walking on all fours and not wearing clothing.<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/1997/strips/kk19970612.gif|title=The Wild. Rudy is running away from civilization.|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=1997-06-12|accessdate = 2007-12-02}}</ref> Predation is central to strips and jokes are made about it being commonplace.<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/1997/strips/kk19970717.gif|title=Carnivore Shopping. The grocery stores are different.|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=1997-07-17|accessdate = 2007-12-02}}</ref>
Humans exist in an alternate Domain, and are referred to as creatures with no natural defenses. Most believe that they are fictional creatures; but a few, including the Dewclaws, know that they exist. This is developed further in 2003 by the introduction of the character Danielle, a human who enters the animal world via the [[Bermuda Triangle]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/2003/strips/kk20031011.gif|title=Portal. Danielle crosses over|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=2003-10-11|accessdate = 2007-11-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/2003/strips/kk20031012.gif|title=Transported. The GBC is in charge.|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=2003-10-12|accessdate = 2007-11-18}}</ref> The series features jokes on a variety of topics. Many draw satirical parallels between its world and ours, making fun of sport, society, class-snobbery, school, technology and offices. Some storylines are satirical. For example, in January 2008 the Predator's Union was described as going on strike, a parody of the [[2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/2007/strips/kk20071231.gif|title=Predator strike!|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=2007-12-31|accessdate = 2008-01-08}}</ref>
==Characters==
{{main|List of Kevin and Kell characters}}
The strip's main characters are the Dewclaws, a [[blended family]] as a result of an interspecies marriage. The comic's primary characters are Kevin Dewclaw, a rabbit, and his wife Kell Dewclaw, a wolf. They met in a [[web forum]] for carnivores, where Kevin was "lurking".<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/1995/strips/kk19950904.gif|title=The first daily strip: how our heroes met and fell in love online.|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=1995-09-04|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref> They began to fall in love, but it was not until they met each other in person that Kell discovered Kevin was a rabbit. The relationship they developed online leads them to continue dating and eventually marry, despite knowing that they would be outcasts from the rest of society.<ref name="About"/><ref>{{cite video|people=Zampzon and Daku|date=2005-11-27|title=Digital Strips: Show 48|url=http://www.digitalstrips.com/podcast/show48.html|format=mp3|medium=Podcast|publisher=Digital Strips|location=|accessdate = 2007-12-02|time=8.30}}</ref>
Originally, Kevin worked as a [[sysop]] on a herbivore web forum,<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/1995/strips/kk19950912.gif|title=Intense threads on the Herbivore Forum.|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=1995-09-12|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref> although he's currently the co-owner of his own [[internet service provider]], ''Hare-Link''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#3.5|title=What is Flea-Bay? What is Mating_call.com? What is HareLink?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref> Kell works as a staff predator for ''Herd-Thinners'', a company that hunts down prey. Her job is to hunt down other animals. Prey not eaten by Kell is later sold in grocery stores as "processed meat".<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#3.6|title=What is Herd-Thinners?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref>
The couple has three children. The eldest is Lindesfarne, an English hedgehog daughter Kevin adopted during his first marriage.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#2.4|title=Who is Lindesfarne?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref> The second eldest child is Rudy, Kell's son from her first marriage to a fox. Rudy often challenges Kevin for the position of [[Alpha (biology)|alpha male]], finding it hard to accept a rabbit as head of the household.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#2.5|title=Who is Rudy?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref> The youngest child is Coney, a carnivorous baby rabbit and their only child by birth. Although only two years old, she is a capable hunter, though Kevin's mother Dorothy keeps trying to make her into an herbivore.<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/2007/strips/kk20070918.gif|title=Coney's Garden.|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=2007-09-18|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#2.6|title=Who is Coney?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref>
Other regular characters include Ralph Dewclaw, Kell's brother. Originally hostile to Kevin, he accepts the rabbit as family after several unsuccessful hunting attempts. He now works for Kevin as part of ''Hare-Link'' and is married to George's former wife Martha.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#2.11|title=Who is Ralph Dewclaw?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2008-01-08}}</ref> Another is Daisy, a [[Bellis perennis|daisy plant]] made intelligent by the GBC. It lives with the Dewclaws as a pet, having the same intelligence as a dog or cat in our world.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#2.21|title=Who is Daisy?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2008-01-08}}</ref>
==History==
''Kevin and Kell'' was one of the first comic strips to be syndicated online, although older webcomics exist. For example, ''[[Argon Zark!]]'' was created on June 1995, three months before ''Kevin and Kell''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Parker|first=Charley|url=http://www.zark.com/front/about.html|title=About Argon Zark!|publisher=Argon Zark!|accessdate = 2008-01-09}}</ref> However, Holbrook was the first syndicated cartoonist to invest heavily in online comic strips. One webcomic expert, [[T Campbell]] writing in ''Comixtalk'', wrote that Holbrook brought "an air of legitimacy and professionalism that many web cartoonists lacked then and still lack now."<ref>{{cite web|last=Campbell|first=T|authorlink=T Campbell|url=http://comixtalk.com/the_history_of_online_comics_part_3|title=The Stone Age (The History of Online Comics: Part 3)|publisher=Comixtalk|month=November | year=2003|accessdate = 2008-01-09}}</ref>
The strip started in black and white, changing to a color-scheme on June 23, 2000.<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/2000/strips/kk20000623.gif|title=Color! Social services visits.|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=2000-06-23|accessdate = 2007-11-09}}</ref> It is colored by husband and wife team [[Isabel Marks|Terrence and Isabel Marks]].<ref name="About"/> The strip has been considered for an animated television series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#1.14|title=Is there any chance of an Animated K&K Television series?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref> ''Kevin and Kell'' has appeared daily in ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' since January 2004, after winning a contest where several new comics, (syndicated and/or on-line) were considered and voted on by readers; Holbrook has stated that this constitutes the "bulk of his readership", citing the paper's [[Newspaper circulation|circulation]].<ref name="Toonpedia"/><ref name="Holiday">{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/holiday/|title=Holiday|publisher=Kevin and Kell|accessdate = 2007-12-18}}</ref> In 2009, ''Kevin and Kell'' survived a cull of several comic strips from the paper. In an online poll, the strip was voted as the favourite of readers of ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/01/19/comicswin0119.html|title=Poll brings two comic strips back to fold|publisher=''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]''|date=2009-01-19|accessdate=2009-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=TheChainedWolf|url=http://www.furteantimes.com/r/65|title=Kevin and Kell are in the papers|publisher=FurteanTimes.com|date=2009-01-19|accessdate=2009-01-19}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
Holbrook currently writes two other strips; ''[[On the Fastrack]]'' and ''[[Safe Havens]]''. He uses a "three-week schedule", saying in several interviews, "During this week, for instance, I'll be writing three week's worth of ''Fastrack'' material, and drawing the 21 gags I wrote for ''Kevin & Kell'' last week. Next week I'll write for ''Safe Havens'' while drawing the ''Fastrack'' batch. And on it goes… On a typical day I'll begin by writing four gags by 2:00, then I'll begin drawing, usually doing about four strips. At night, after everyone goes to bed, I'll write two gags."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comixtalk.com/ten_questions_with_bill_holbrook_of_kevin_and_kell|title=Ten Questions with Bill Holbrook of Kevin and Kell|publisher=Comixtalk|month=October | year=2004|accessdate = 2007-12-18}}</ref><ref name="Anthro">{{cite web|last=Geusz|first=Phil|url=http://www.anthrozine.com/itvw/itv.holbrook.html|title=Guess who's coming to dinner? Phil Geusz interviews Bill Holbrook|publisher=Anthro|date=September/October 2006|accessdate = 2007-12-20}}</ref>
In 1998, Holbrook was named "Cartoonist of the Year" at [[Pogo (comics)|Pogofest]], in part for his work on ''Kevin and Kell''.<ref name="ST">{{cite web|last=Ficca|first=Donielle|url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=728|title=Ah, Love ... Between a Rabbit and a Wolf? Bill Holbrook|publisher=Sequential Tart|date=2007-11-12|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref> In 2001, the strip won the award for "Best Anthropomorphic Comic" at the [[Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards]],<ref name="WCCA"/> and was nominated for the same award in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccawards.com/2002.htm|title=2002 Winners and Nominees|publisher=Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards|date=2002-02-19|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref> In 2003, ''Kevin and Kell'' won the award for "Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip" at the Ursa Major Awards.<ref name="UMA"/>
==Supplemental Internet Non-Comic-Strip Content==
''Kevin and Kell'' has become more than just a [[webcomic]]. It has branched out into two other popular Internet media (a blog and a [[Twitter]] channel), with several of its characters ostensibly participating:
===Lindesfarne’s Blog: Virtual Quill===
For some years now, Lindesfarne has had her own [[blog]] cleverly titled [http://blog.kevinandkell.com/ “Virtual Quill.”] Originally, she was posting it as a sort of private journal, using the interdimensional portal to make sure that if it were ever seen by others, it would only be seen by humans from her native dimension (namely, our world), not the dimension she’s called home for the vast majority of her life. She would post generally once a week, talking about the various events in her life and those of her friends and family, providing additional information and insights into what was shown on the strip. Many fans commented back to her as if she were a real person, but she couldn’t see those comments at first because her interdimensional Internet connection was one-way (write-only).
But beginning on Sunday, July 27<sup>th</sup>, 2008, she activated a “portal receiver” that enabled her to, for the first time, read the comments on her blog, and post comments back to the readers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.kevinandkell.com/archives/2008/07.html|title=Virtual Quill — Entries from July 2008|publisher=kevinandkell.com|date=2008-07-27|accessdate=2010-03-29}}</ref> Since then, she has shared the existence of this interdimensional blog to some of her closest family and friends, some of whom have also posted comments (though only Lindesfarne herself posts main entries). As with any other prolonged contact with humans, instinct loss soon sets in, so Lindesfarne must of necessity limit her participation to only one day per week (usually on Sundays). There has even been participation from characters in other strips set in other dimensions that have had [[Fictional crossover|crossover]]s with ''Kevin and Kell.''
===Catherine Aura’s Twitter channel===
Shortly after Lindesfarne had discovered her true origin as a human, Rudy’s former schoolteacher [[List_of_characters_in_Kevin_and_Kell#Catherine_Aura|Catherine Aura]] (a [[turkey buzzard]]) and her young son [[List_of_characters_in_Kevin_and_Kell#Nigel_Aura|Nigel]] used an interdimensional portal to travel to “our” world permanently, taking both Lindesfarne’s and [[List_of_characters_in_Kevin_and_Kell#Danielle_Fennec_.28n.C3.A9e_Kendall.29|Danielle’s]] places there to restore the balance and cure the global instinct loss crisis that would otherwise have forced both Lindesfarne and Danielle to return to the world of humans permanently. Since the portal transforms travelers into a sapient species found in the destination world (which is how Lindesfarne became a hedgehog and Danielle a rabbit, though both were born humans in “our” world and had counterparts of those other species in the ''Kevin and Kell'' world), travelers from that world usually transform into humans, but Catherine and her son transformed into [[dolphin]]s instead (indicating that dolphins are, in fact, sapient, and perhaps more so than humans). That was the last time they were seen in the [[webcomic]] strip.
However, the adventures of Catherine and Nigel are available via Catherine’s [[Twitter]] channel. She posts updates about what she and Nigel are doing, which include covertly monitoring the activities of a certain human code-named “Subject A” who appears to be psychically connected to the world of ''Kevin and Kell'' as well as of another mostly-human world in which the [[King Features]]-syndicated comic strips ''[[On the Fastrack]]'' and ''[[Safe Havens]]'' are set. “Subject A” is noted to be writing and drawing three comic strips for both worlds (based on his presumed psychic connection to them), making it plain that he is, in fact, none other than cartoonist [[Bill Holbrook]] himself. She and Nigel are having other adventures as well, including finally transforming into humans to better monitor events in our society.
==Reception==
Since its creation, ''Kevin and Kell'' been mainly been given positive reviews, although there has also been some criticism. Resident [[Zompist.com]] comic reviewer "Bob" praises the way the comic is written and illustrated, and its dealings with difficult issues such as [[divorce]] and [[death]]. However, he criticizes its [[suburban]] nature, saying: "All the family crises are defused within a week or two. No one has any aspirations besides a computer-related job and a quiet heterosexual romance. There seem to be no cities, no foreign nations, no art, no teenage sex."<ref name="Zompist">{{cite web|url=http://www.zompist.com/bob30.html#2|title=Bob's Comic Reviews - Bill Holbrook: Kevin and Kell|publisher=zompist.com|month=October | year=2000|accessdate = 2007-11-09}}</ref> Another review from ''Disjointed Ramblings'' comments on the use of [[satire]] in the comic, writing that "while the satire is usually gentle, there's plenty of it."<ref>{{cite web|last=sQuonk|url=http://www.anarchic-teapot.net/spip.php?article87|title=Kevin and Kell: One of the classics|publisher=Disjointed Ramblings|date=2006-04-02|accessdate = 2007-12-18}}</ref>
[[Brandon Sanderson]]'s review in ''The Official Time Waster's Guide'' cites the comic's world design, [[longevity]] and a discomforting setting where intelligent animals are killed as strengths. However, Sanderson also complained that Holbrook does not enforce this aspect in the main characters, saying, "While Kell, Rudy, and others make kills every day, none of the main character herbivores ever really have to worry about being stalked and killed. When they are threatened (such as when Lindesfarne is stalked by some cougars near the beginning of the comic's run),<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/1996/strips/kk19960710.gif|title=Cry for Help. Lindesfarne's in big trouble!|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=1996-07-10|accessdate = 2007-11-17}}</ref> the enemy predators are presented as dark, evil things to be defeated.…This sense of careless, off-handed killing gives the comic a lot of its humor—however, to maintain that air of humor, Bill never allows the society to work its everyday worst on any of the main characters."<ref name="TWG">{{cite web|last=Sanderson|first=Brandon|url=http://www.timewastersguide.com/review/719/Kevin-and-Kell|title=Kevin and Kell|publisher=Time Wasters Guide|date=2004-04-12|accessdate = 2007-11-19}}</ref>
During a review in webcomic [[podcast]] ''[[Digital Strips]]'', commentator Daku describes ''Kevin and Kell'' as "one of the few anthropomorphic strips that I actually like," saying that "this is as if animals had a society." Zampzon praises the quality of the artwork, but complains that the strip relies on too many animal jokes.<ref>{{cite video|people=Zampzon and Daku|date=2005-11-27|title=Digital Strips: Show 48|url=http://www.digitalstrips.com/podcast/show48.html|format=mp3|medium=Podcast|publisher=Digital Strips|location=|accessdate = 2007-12-02|time=12:50}}</ref>
''Kevin and Kell'' and Holbrook are both popular within the furry fandom. Holbrook was first contacted by the fandom in late 1995, soon after the strip was published. He attended his first [[furry convention]], [[ConFurence]], in January 1997. Holbrook holds an annual "''Kevin and Kell'' patron social" at [[Anthrocon]] for people who sponsor the strip.<ref name="Anthro"/> Holbrook also works occasionally with other cartoonists, both furry and non-furry, and characters from his strip make cameos in other strips. Examples include ''[[Newshounds]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Dye|first=Thomas K.|authorlink=Thomas K. Dye|url=http://www.newshounds.com/d/19990614.html|title=Kevin in Wonderland|publisher=Newshounds|date=1999-06-14|date=2007-12-20}}</ref> ''[[Ozy and Millie]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Simpson|first=D. C.|authorlink=D. C. Simpson|url=http://www.ozyandmillie.org/d/19990401.html|title=April Fools Day strip, by Bill Holbrook|publisher=Ozy and Millie|date=2000-04-01|accessdate = 2007-12-20}}</ref> ''[[General Protection Fault (webcomic)|General Protection Fault]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Darlington|first=Jeffery T.|url=http://www.gpf-comics.com/archive.php?d=20040126|title=GPF Archive: Monday, January 26, 2004|publisher=General Protection Fault|date=2004-01-26|accessdate = 2007-12-20}}</ref> ''[[PartiallyClips]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Balder|first=Robert T.|url=http://www.partiallyclips.com/index.php?id=1359&c=1|title=Empty Nightclub|publisher=PartiallyClips|date=2005-08-28|accessdate = 2007-12-20}}</ref> and ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tayler|first=Howard|url=http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20010921.html|title=Name That Cameo, PART III!|publisher=Schlock Mercenary|date=2001-09-21|accessdate = 2007-12-20}}</ref>
==Products==
[[Image:Quest for Content.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The front cover of the first ''Kevin and Kell'' book, "Quest for Content".]]
There are 15 books containing collections of ''Kevin and Kell'' strips, including bonus strips. They are currently published by [[Moonbase Press]],<ref name="Books">{{cite web|last=Wolf|first=The Chained|url=http://www.furteantimes.com/r/107_new_books_out_from_newshounds_and_kevin_kell|title=New Books Out from Newshounds and Kevin & Kell|publisher=FurteanTimes.com|date=2009-05-11|accessdate=2009-05-14}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> with older books originally published by [[Plan 9 Publishing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plan9publishing.com/sunshop/index.php?action=category&id=1 Kevin and Kell books|title=Kevin and Kell|publisher=Plan 9 Publishing|accessdate = 2008-01-11}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!#
! Name
! ISBN
|-
|1
| ''Quest for Content''
| ISBN 0-9660676-0-6
|-
|2
| ''Seen Anything Unusual?''
| ISBN 0-9660676-1-4
|-
|3
| ''Accepting Domestication''
| ISBN 0-9660676-6-5
|-
|4
| ''Run Free!''
| ISBN 0-9660676-9-X
|-
|5
| ''For the Birds''
| ISBN 1-929462-18-2
|-
|6
| ''Election Night Fever''
| ISBN 1-929462-29-8
|-
|7
| ''Booth Bunnies''
| ISBN 1-929462-26-3
|-
|8
| ''Carrots & Sticks'' (Hardcover & Soft cover)
| ISBN 1-929462-30-1
|-
|9
| ''Straight Outta Computers'' (Hardcover & Soft cover)
| ISBN 1-929462-87-5
|-
|10
| ''Oh, the Humanity''
| ISBN 1-929462-65-4
|-
|11
| ''Iron Rabbit''
| ISBN 1-929462-07-7
|-
|12
| ''Yo Momma''
| ISBN 1-929462-79-4
|-
|13
| ''Pregnant Paws''
| ISBN 978-0974891521
|-
|14
| ''Rules of Engagement''
|
|-
|15
| ''On Strike!''
|
|-
|Treasury 1
|''Historic Kevin & Kell''
| ISBN 978-0974891576
|-
|Treasury 2
|''The Great Bird Conspiracy''
|
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|}
A role-playing game based on ''Kevin and Kell'' was released in July 2005 by ''Comstar Games''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comstar-games.com/csg-store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=17&products_id=41 Comstar Games|title=''Kevin And Kell: The Roleplaying Game''|publisher=Comstar Games|date=2006-08-05|accessdate = 2007-07-08}}</ref> ''Hare Link'', the Internet Service Provider run by Kevin, is a real-life ISP available at www.harelink.biz.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harelink.biz/|title=Hare Link Homepage|publisher=Hare Link|accessdate = 2007-11-18}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.kevinandkell.com Kevin and Kell.com] — The official ''Kevin and Kell'' site.
* [http://www.kevinundkell.de Kevin und Kell.de] — A German translation of ''Kevin and Kell''.
* [http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html Unofficial ''Kevin and Kell'' FAQ]
* [[WikiFur:Storyline of Kevin and Kell|Storyline of Kevin and Kell]] on [[WikiFur]]
* [http://www.billholbrookstore.com/ Bill Holbrook's online store, selling ''Kevin and Kell'' books]
* [http://blog.kevinandkell.com/] — “Virtual Quill,” Lindesfarne Dewclaw’s blog
* [http://twitter.com/catherine_aura] — Catherine Aura’s Twitter channel
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'''''Kevin and Kell''''' is a [[furry fandom|furry]] [[comedy]] [[webcomic]] strip by syndicated [[cartoonist]] [[Bill Holbrook]]. The strip began on September 3, 1995.<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|authorlink=Bill Holbrook|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/1995/kk0903.html|title=The first strip|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=1995-09-03|accessdate = 2009-07-29}}</ref> It is one of the oldest continuously running webcomics.
The strip centers on the mixed marriage between a [[rabbit]], [[Kevin Dewclaw|Kevin]] and a [[grey wolf]], Kell Dewclaw. In their society, their major difference is their diet: Kevin is a [[herbivore]] and Kell is a [[carnivore]]. Their family includes three children: Lindesfarne, a [[hedgehog]] adopted from Kevin's first marriage; Rudy, a wolf/[[fox]] hybrid born during Kell's first marriage; and Coney, a carnivorous rabbit.<ref name="About">{{cite web|last=Kohler|first=Chris|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/|title=The Story Behind Kevin and Kell|publisher=Kevin and Kell|accessdate = 2007-11-09}}</ref> The comics plot revolves around species-related humor, satire, and interpersonal conflict.
''Kevin and Kell'' receives over three million pages views per month and is published in ''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#1.39|title=How many people see K&K every day?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2008-01-05}}</ref><ref name="Toonpedia">{{cite web|last=Markstein|first=Don|url=http://www.toonopedia.com/kevnkell.htm|title=Kevin and Kell|publisher=Toonopedia|accessdate = 2007-11-09}}</ref> Holbrook has won honors from the [[Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards]] and the Ursa Major Awards for the strip.<ref name="WCCA">{{cite web|url=http://www.ccawards.com/2001.htm|title=2001 Winners and Nominees|publisher=Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards|date=2001-02-19|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref><ref name="UMA">{{cite web|url=http://www.ursamajorawards.org/UMA_2003.htm|title=Award Winners 2003|publisher=Ursa Major Awards|accessdate = 2007-11-09}}</ref>
==Setting==
''Kevin and Kell'' takes place in a town known as Domain, populated entirely by animals. The comic describes the world they live in as created by an organization called birds, commonly referred to by fans of the strip as the "Great Bird Conspiracy" (GBC). Birds were the next species after humans to reach [[sapience]]. After humans left the planet, the birds traveled back in time to create a world without humans, and gave intelligence to [[fauna]]. However, their plan fails to remove predator-prey relationships. As a result, the world created is similar to that of twenty-first century Earth, but with a greater likelihood of a violent death.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#3.1|title=What is the Great Bird Conspiracy (GBC)?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2007-01-08}}</ref>
The society in ''Kevin and Kell'' rather than identifying people by race or social class identifies by scent and having class distinctions such as "carnivores", "herbivores", "insectivores", and "nocturnal".<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/1998/strips/kk19980202.gif|title=Odd Couple. There are support groups for everything..|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=1998-02-02|accessdate = 2007-12-02}}</ref> There is also a "Wild" where civilized animals can leave civilization and act like normal animals, walking on all fours and not wearing clothing.<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/1997/strips/kk19970612.gif|title=The Wild. Rudy is running away from civilization.|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=1997-06-12|accessdate = 2007-12-02}}</ref> Predation is central to strips and jokes are made about it being commonplace.<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/1997/strips/kk19970717.gif|title=Carnivore Shopping. The grocery stores are different.|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=1997-07-17|accessdate = 2007-12-02}}</ref>
Humans exist in an alternate Domain, and are referred to as creatures with no natural defenses. Most believe that they are fictional creatures; but a few, including the Dewclaws, know that they exist. This is developed further in 2003 by the introduction of the character Danielle, a human who enters the animal world via the [[Bermuda Triangle]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/2003/strips/kk20031011.gif|title=Portal. Danielle crosses over|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=2003-10-11|accessdate = 2007-11-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/2003/strips/kk20031012.gif|title=Transported. The GBC is in charge.|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=2003-10-12|accessdate = 2007-11-18}}</ref> The series features jokes on a variety of topics. Many draw satirical parallels between its world and ours, making fun of sport, society, class-snobbery, school, technology and offices. Some storylines are satirical. For example, in January 2008 the Predator's Union was described as going on strike, a parody of the [[2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/2007/strips/kk20071231.gif|title=Predator strike!|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=2007-12-31|accessdate = 2008-01-08}}</ref>
==Characters==
{{main|List of Kevin and Kell characters}}
The strip's main characters are the Dewclaws, a [[blended family]] as a result of an interspecies marriage. The comic's primary characters are Kevin Dewclaw, a rabbit, and his wife Kell Dewclaw, a wolf. They met in a [[web forum]] for carnivores, where Kevin was "lurking".<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/1995/strips/kk19950904.gif|title=The first daily strip: how our heroes met and fell in love online.|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=1995-09-04|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref> They began to fall in love, but it was not until they met each other in person that Kell discovered Kevin was a rabbit. The relationship they developed online leads them to continue dating and eventually marry, despite knowing that they would be outcasts from the rest of society.<ref name="About"/><ref>{{cite video|people=Zampzon and Daku|date=2005-11-27|title=Digital Strips: Show 48|url=http://www.digitalstrips.com/podcast/show48.html|format=mp3|medium=Podcast|publisher=Digital Strips|location=|accessdate = 2007-12-02|time=8.30}}</ref>
Originally, Kevin worked as a [[sysop]] on a herbivore web forum,<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/1995/strips/kk19950912.gif|title=Intense threads on the Herbivore Forum.|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=1995-09-12|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref> although he's currently the co-owner of his own [[internet service provider]], ''Hare-Link''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#3.5|title=What is Flea-Bay? What is Mating_call.com? What is HareLink?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref> Kell works as a staff predator for ''Herd-Thinners'', a company that hunts down prey. Her job is to hunt down other animals. Prey not eaten by Kell is later sold in grocery stores as "processed meat".<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#3.6|title=What is Herd-Thinners?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref>
The couple has three children. The eldest is Lindesfarne, an English hedgehog daughter Kevin adopted during his first marriage.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#2.4|title=Who is Lindesfarne?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref> The second eldest child is Rudy, Kell's son from her first marriage to a fox. Rudy often challenges Kevin for the position of [[Alpha (biology)|alpha male]], finding it hard to accept a rabbit as head of the household.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#2.5|title=Who is Rudy?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref> The youngest child is Coney, a carnivorous baby rabbit and their only child by birth. Although only two years old, she is a capable hunter, though Kevin's mother Dorothy keeps trying to make her into an herbivore.<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/2007/strips/kk20070918.gif|title=Coney's Garden.|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=2007-09-18|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#2.6|title=Who is Coney?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref>
Other regular characters include Ralph Dewclaw, Kell's brother. Originally hostile to Kevin, he accepts the rabbit as family after several unsuccessful hunting attempts. He now works for Kevin as part of ''Hare-Link'' and is married to George's former wife Martha.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#2.11|title=Who is Ralph Dewclaw?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2008-01-08}}</ref> Another is Daisy, a [[Bellis perennis|daisy plant]] made intelligent by the GBC. It lives with the Dewclaws as a pet, having the same intelligence as a dog or cat in our world.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#2.21|title=Who is Daisy?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2008-01-08}}</ref>
==History==
''Kevin and Kell'' was one of the first comic strips to be syndicated online, although older webcomics exist. For example, ''[[Argon Zark!]]'' was created on June 1995, three months before ''Kevin and Kell''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Parker|first=Charley|url=http://www.zark.com/front/about.html|title=About Argon Zark!|publisher=Argon Zark!|accessdate = 2008-01-09}}</ref> However, Holbrook was the first syndicated cartoonist to invest heavily in online comic strips. T Campbell wrote that Holbrook brought "an air of legitimacy and professionalism that many web cartoonists lacked then and still lack now."<ref>{{cite web|last=Campbell|first=T|authorlink=T Campbell|url=http://comixtalk.com/the_history_of_online_comics_part_3|title=The Stone Age (The History of Online Comics: Part 3)|publisher=Comixtalk|month=November | year=2003|accessdate = 2008-01-09}}</ref>
The strip started in black and white, changing to a color-scheme on June 23, 2000.<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/2000/strips/kk20000623.gif|title=Color! Social services visits.|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=2000-06-23|accessdate = 2007-11-09}}</ref> It is colored by husband and wife team [[Isabel Marks|Terrence and Isabel Marks]].<ref name="About"/> The strip has been considered for an animated television series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html#1.14|title=Is there any chance of an Animated K&K Television series?|publisher=The Unofficial Kevin and Kell FAQ|date=2007-09-06|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref> ''Kevin and Kell'' has appeared daily in ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' since January 2004, after winning a contest where several new comics, (syndicated and/or on-line) were considered and voted on by readers; Holbrook has stated that this constitutes the "bulk of his readership", citing the paper's [[Newspaper circulation|circulation]].<ref name="Toonpedia"/><ref name="Holiday">{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/holiday/|title=Holiday|publisher=Kevin and Kell|accessdate = 2007-12-18}}</ref> In 2009, ''Kevin and Kell'' survived a cull of several comic strips from the paper. In an online poll, the strip was voted as the favourite of readers of ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/01/19/comicswin0119.html|title=Poll brings two comic strips back to fold|publisher=''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]''|date=2009-01-19|accessdate=2009-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=TheChainedWolf|url=http://www.furteantimes.com/r/65|title=Kevin and Kell are in the papers|publisher=FurteanTimes.com|date=2009-01-19|accessdate=2009-01-19}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
Holbrook currently writes two other strips; ''[[On the Fastrack]]'' and ''[[Safe Havens]]''. He uses a "three-week schedule", saying in several interviews, "During this week, for instance, I'll be writing three week's worth of ''Fastrack'' material, and drawing the 21 gags I wrote for ''Kevin & Kell'' last week. Next week I'll write for ''Safe Havens'' while drawing the ''Fastrack'' batch. And on it goes… On a typical day I'll begin by writing four gags by 2:00, then I'll begin drawing, usually doing about four strips. At night, after everyone goes to bed, I'll write two gags."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comixtalk.com/ten_questions_with_bill_holbrook_of_kevin_and_kell|title=Ten Questions with Bill Holbrook of Kevin and Kell|publisher=Comixtalk|month=October | year=2004|accessdate = 2007-12-18}}</ref><ref name="Anthro">{{cite web|last=Geusz|first=Phil|url=http://www.anthrozine.com/itvw/itv.holbrook.html|title=Guess who's coming to dinner? Phil Geusz interviews Bill Holbrook|publisher=Anthro|date=September/October 2006|accessdate = 2007-12-20}}</ref>
In 1998, Holbrook was named "Cartoonist of the Year" at [[Pogo (comics)|Pogofest]], in part for his work on ''Kevin and Kell''.<ref name="ST">{{cite web|last=Ficca|first=Donielle|url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=728|title=Ah, Love ... Between a Rabbit and a Wolf? Bill Holbrook|publisher=Sequential Tart|date=2007-11-12|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref> In 2001, the strip won the award for "Best Anthropomorphic Comic" at the [[Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards]],<ref name="WCCA"/> and was nominated for the same award in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccawards.com/2002.htm|title=2002 Winners and Nominees|publisher=Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards|date=2002-02-19|accessdate = 2007-12-04}}</ref> In 2003, ''Kevin and Kell'' won the award for "Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip" at the Ursa Major Awards.<ref name="UMA"/>
==Supplemental Internet Non-Comic-Strip Content==
''Kevin and Kell'' has become more than just a [[webcomic]]. It has branched out into two other popular Internet media (a blog and a [[Twitter]] channel), with several of its characters ostensibly participating:
===Lindesfarne’s Blog: Virtual Quill===
For some years now, Lindesfarne has had her own [[blog]] cleverly titled [http://blog.kevinandkell.com/ “Virtual Quill.”] Originally, she was posting it as a sort of private journal, using the interdimensional portal to make sure that if it were ever seen by others, it would only be seen by humans from her native dimension (namely, our world), not the dimension she’s called home for the vast majority of her life. She would post generally once a week, talking about the various events in her life and those of her friends and family, providing additional information and insights into what was shown on the strip. Many fans commented back to her as if she were a real person, but she couldn’t see those comments at first because her interdimensional Internet connection was one-way (write-only).
But beginning on Sunday, July 27<sup>th</sup>, 2008, she activated a “portal receiver” that enabled her to, for the first time, read the comments on her blog, and post comments back to the readers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.kevinandkell.com/archives/2008/07.html|title=Virtual Quill — Entries from July 2008|publisher=kevinandkell.com|date=2008-07-27|accessdate=2010-03-29}}</ref> Since then, she has shared the existence of this interdimensional blog to some of her closest family and friends, some of whom have also posted comments (though only Lindesfarne herself posts main entries). As with any other prolonged contact with humans, instinct loss soon sets in, so Lindesfarne must of necessity limit her participation to only one day per week (usually on Sundays). There has even been participation from characters in other strips set in other dimensions that have had [[Fictional crossover|crossover]]s with ''Kevin and Kell.''
===Catherine Aura’s Twitter channel===
Shortly after Lindesfarne had discovered her true origin as a human, Rudy’s former schoolteacher [[List_of_characters_in_Kevin_and_Kell#Catherine_Aura|Catherine Aura]] (a [[turkey buzzard]]) and her young son [[List_of_characters_in_Kevin_and_Kell#Nigel_Aura|Nigel]] used an interdimensional portal to travel to “our” world permanently, taking both Lindesfarne’s and [[List_of_characters_in_Kevin_and_Kell#Danielle_Fennec_.28n.C3.A9e_Kendall.29|Danielle’s]] places there to restore the balance and cure the global instinct loss crisis that would otherwise have forced both Lindesfarne and Danielle to return to the world of humans permanently. Since the portal transforms travelers into a sapient species found in the destination world (which is how Lindesfarne became a hedgehog and Danielle a rabbit, though both were born humans in “our” world and had counterparts of those other species in the ''Kevin and Kell'' world), travelers from that world usually transform into humans, but Catherine and her son transformed into [[dolphin]]s instead (indicating that dolphins are, in fact, sapient, and perhaps more so than humans). That was the last time they were seen in the [[webcomic]] strip.
However, the adventures of Catherine and Nigel are available via Catherine’s [[Twitter]] channel. She posts updates about what she and Nigel are doing, which include covertly monitoring the activities of a certain human code-named “Subject A” who appears to be psychically connected to the world of ''Kevin and Kell'' as well as of another mostly-human world in which the [[King Features]]-syndicated comic strips ''[[On the Fastrack]]'' and ''[[Safe Havens]]'' are set. “Subject A” is noted to be writing and drawing three comic strips for both worlds (based on his presumed psychic connection to them), making it plain that he is, in fact, none other than cartoonist [[Bill Holbrook]] himself. She and Nigel are having other adventures as well, including finally transforming into humans to better monitor events in our society.
==Reception==
Since its creation, ''Kevin and Kell'' been mainly been given positive reviews, although there has also been some criticism. Resident [[Zompist.com]] comic reviewer "Bob" praises the way the comic is written and illustrated, and its dealings with difficult issues such as [[divorce]] and [[death]]. However, he criticizes its [[suburban]] nature, saying: "All the family crises are defused within a week or two. No one has any aspirations besides a computer-related job and a quiet heterosexual romance. There seem to be no cities, no foreign nations, no art, no teenage sex."<ref name="Zompist">{{cite web|url=http://www.zompist.com/bob30.html#2|title=Bob's Comic Reviews - Bill Holbrook: Kevin and Kell|publisher=zompist.com|month=October | year=2000|accessdate = 2007-11-09}}</ref> Another review from ''Disjointed Ramblings'' comments on the use of [[satire]] in the comic, writing that "while the satire is usually gentle, there's plenty of it."<ref>{{cite web|last=sQuonk|url=http://www.anarchic-teapot.net/spip.php?article87|title=Kevin and Kell: One of the classics|publisher=Disjointed Ramblings|date=2006-04-02|accessdate = 2007-12-18}}</ref>
[[Brandon Sanderson]]'s review in ''The Official Time Waster's Guide'' cites the comic's world design, [[longevity]] and a discomforting setting where intelligent animals are killed as strengths. However, Sanderson also complained that Holbrook does not enforce this aspect in the main characters, saying, "While Kell, Rudy, and others make kills every day, none of the main character herbivores ever really have to worry about being stalked and killed. When they are threatened (such as when Lindesfarne is stalked by some cougars near the beginning of the comic's run),<ref>{{cite web|last=Holbrook|first=Bill|url=http://www.kevinandkell.com/1996/strips/kk19960710.gif|title=Cry for Help. Lindesfarne's in big trouble!|publisher=Kevin and Kell|date=1996-07-10|accessdate = 2007-11-17}}</ref> the enemy predators are presented as dark, evil things to be defeated.…This sense of careless, off-handed killing gives the comic a lot of its humor—however, to maintain that air of humor, Bill never allows the society to work its everyday worst on any of the main characters."<ref name="TWG">{{cite web|last=Sanderson|first=Brandon|url=http://www.timewastersguide.com/review/719/Kevin-and-Kell|title=Kevin and Kell|publisher=Time Wasters Guide|date=2004-04-12|accessdate = 2007-11-19}}</ref>
During a review in webcomic [[podcast]] ''Digital Strips'', commentator Daku describes ''Kevin and Kell'' as "one of the few anthropomorphic strips that I actually like," saying that "this is as if animals had a society." Zampzon praises the quality of the artwork, but complains that the strip relies on too many animal jokes.<ref>{{cite video|people=Zampzon and Daku|date=2005-11-27|title=Digital Strips: Show 48|url=http://www.digitalstrips.com/podcast/show48.html|format=mp3|medium=Podcast|publisher=Digital Strips|location=|accessdate = 2007-12-02|time=12:50}}</ref>
''Kevin and Kell'' and Holbrook are both popular within the furry fandom. Holbrook was first contacted by the fandom in late 1995, soon after the strip was published. He attended his first [[furry convention]], [[ConFurence]], in January 1997. Holbrook holds an annual "''Kevin and Kell'' patron social" at [[Anthrocon]] for people who sponsor the strip.<ref name="Anthro"/> Holbrook also works occasionally with other cartoonists, both furry and non-furry, and characters from his strip make cameos in other strips. Examples include ''[[Ozy and Millie]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Simpson|first=D. C.|authorlink=D. C. Simpson|url=http://www.ozyandmillie.org/d/19990401.html|title=April Fools Day strip, by Bill Holbrook|publisher=Ozy and Millie|date=2000-04-01|accessdate = 2007-12-20}}</ref> ''[[General Protection Fault (webcomic)|General Protection Fault]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Darlington|first=Jeffery T.|url=http://www.gpf-comics.com/archive.php?d=20040126|title=GPF Archive: Monday, January 26, 2004|publisher=General Protection Fault|date=2004-01-26|accessdate = 2007-12-20}}</ref> ''[[PartiallyClips]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Balder|first=Robert T.|url=http://www.partiallyclips.com/index.php?id=1359&c=1|title=Empty Nightclub|publisher=PartiallyClips|date=2005-08-28|accessdate = 2007-12-20}}</ref> and ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tayler|first=Howard|url=http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20010921.html|title=Name That Cameo, PART III!|publisher=Schlock Mercenary|date=2001-09-21|accessdate = 2007-12-20}}</ref>
==Products==
[[Image:Quest for Content.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The front cover of the first ''Kevin and Kell'' book, "Quest for Content".]]
There are 15 books containing collections of ''Kevin and Kell'' strips, including bonus strips. They are currently published by [[Moonbase Press]],<ref name="Books">{{cite web|last=Wolf|first=The Chained|url=http://www.furteantimes.com/r/107_new_books_out_from_newshounds_and_kevin_kell|title=New Books Out from Newshounds and Kevin & Kell|publisher=FurteanTimes.com|date=2009-05-11|accessdate=2009-05-14}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> with older books originally published by [[Plan 9 Publishing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plan9publishing.com/sunshop/index.php?action=category&id=1 Kevin and Kell books|title=Kevin and Kell|publisher=Plan 9 Publishing|accessdate = 2008-01-11}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!#
! Name
! ISBN
|-
|1
| ''Quest for Content''
| ISBN 0-9660676-0-6
|-
|2
| ''Seen Anything Unusual?''
| ISBN 0-9660676-1-4
|-
|3
| ''Accepting Domestication''
| ISBN 0-9660676-6-5
|-
|4
| ''Run Free!''
| ISBN 0-9660676-9-X
|-
|5
| ''For the Birds''
| ISBN 1-929462-18-2
|-
|6
| ''Election Night Fever''
| ISBN 1-929462-29-8
|-
|7
| ''Booth Bunnies''
| ISBN 1-929462-26-3
|-
|8
| ''Carrots & Sticks'' (Hardcover & Soft cover)
| ISBN 1-929462-30-1
|-
|9
| ''Straight Outta Computers'' (Hardcover & Soft cover)
| ISBN 1-929462-87-5
|-
|10
| ''Oh, the Humanity''
| ISBN 1-929462-65-4
|-
|11
| ''Iron Rabbit''
| ISBN 1-929462-07-7
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|12
| ''Yo Momma''
| ISBN 1-929462-79-4
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|13
| ''Pregnant Paws''
| ISBN 978-0974891521
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|14
| ''Rules of Engagement''
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|15
| ''On Strike!''
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|Treasury 1
|''Historic Kevin & Kell''
| ISBN 978-0974891576
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|Treasury 2
|''The Great Bird Conspiracy''
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A role-playing game based on ''Kevin and Kell'' was released in July 2005 by ''Comstar Games''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comstar-games.com/csg-store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=17&products_id=41 Comstar Games|title=''Kevin And Kell: The Roleplaying Game''|publisher=Comstar Games|date=2006-08-05|accessdate = 2007-07-08}}</ref> ''Hare Link'', the Internet Service Provider run by Kevin, is a real-life ISP available at www.harelink.biz.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harelink.biz/|title=Hare Link Homepage|publisher=Hare Link|accessdate = 2007-11-18}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
{{wikiquote|Kevin and Kell}}
* [http://www.kevinandkell.com Kevin and Kell.com] — The official ''Kevin and Kell'' site.
* [http://www.kevinundkell.de Kevin und Kell.de] — A German translation of ''Kevin and Kell''.
* [http://www.kevinandkell.com/about/faq.html Unofficial ''Kevin and Kell'' FAQ]
* [[WikiFur:Storyline of Kevin and Kell|Storyline of Kevin and Kell]] on [[WikiFur]]
* [http://www.billholbrookstore.com/ Bill Holbrook's online store, selling ''Kevin and Kell'' books]
* [http://blog.kevinandkell.com/] — “Virtual Quill,” Lindesfarne Dewclaw’s blog
* [http://twitter.com/catherine_aura] — Catherine Aura’s Twitter channel
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