Craig Thompson
Craig Thompson
Craig Matthew Thompsonis a graphic novelist best known for his books Good-bye, Chunky Rice, Blankets, Carnet de Voyageand Habibi. Thompson has received four Harvey Awards, three Eisner Awards, and two Ignatz Awards. In 2007, his cover design for the Menomena album Friend and Foe received a Grammy nomination for Best Recording Package...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth21 September 1975
CountryUnited States of America
boat carry
We've never done this before, ... We don't know if it will work. We may carry your ass all the way over to the boat and not be able to do this thing.
absolute automatic certainly football gets helps move priority saying
Postseason football is an absolute priority for us. I'm not saying this gets us into the BCS or gets us an automatic bid, but it certainly helps move us in that direction.
absolute automatic certainly football gets helps move priority saying
Postseason football is an absolute priority for us, ... I'm not saying this gets us into the BCS or gets us an automatic bid, but it certainly helps move us in that direction.
affected asked common coverage decision government insurance loss medicare pay policy positive private questions since weight whether
One of the most common questions I am asked is whether insurance or Medicare will pay for weight loss surgery. The new Medicare coverage decision is a very positive development for those affected by obesity, since private insurers often look to government policy when establishing their own coverage guidelines.
felt heading needed
I wouldn't say that. We felt back in 2003 we needed to try something different. Now we're heading back.
dad disabled either mom
My dad was a plumber, and my mom was on and off again, either a stay-at-home mom or working with the disabled as a visiting-nurse assistant.
angeles case child cities cut food forced health los management mandate mental order satisfy services states support treatment vital
These states and cities like Los Angeles should not be forced to cut back on vital support services such as mental health services, child care, food banks, treatment education, and case management in order to satisfy an ill-considered mandate from Washington.
reflected
The state of your psyche is reflected in your body.
couple great inclusion statement step top toward
Couple that with our top programs, we feel we can make a great step forward, and a great statement about inclusion in a new BCS. We feel that we have really made a step toward being a BCS league.
No question, (the BCS equation) was a determining factor,
additional certainly exposure state texas
Additional exposure in the state of Texas is certainly welcomed.
excited fan fans future obviously prefer tournament vegas
This is a fan event. Obviously the fans would prefer to go to Las Vegas than come here and that's fine. We're excited about the future of the tournament in Las Vegas.
air alumni case colorado denver fans force living several state thousand translate whatever
This is an interesting case study. There's 40,000 Colorado State alumni in the Denver area. Wyoming has several thousand alumni living in Denver. Air Force has a lot of fans in the area. But for whatever reason, it didn't translate to sales.
bigger outside sort
After 'Blankets,' I was sick of drawing myself and doing this autobiographical, mundane, Midwestern sort of comics. I wanted to create something bigger than myself and outside myself.