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
letting paper shorthand
I'm really interested in making a mark on a paper and letting that be cursive shorthand for an idea - that's the origin of cartooning.
death doctors entertainment expected good hollywood industry knew matter people personally privilege
His death said to the world that no matter how much privilege you have or how good your doctors are, there is no cure. At that time, many people in the entertainment industry knew people who expected to die, so Hollywood was very personally touched.
shaped stories
Christianity and Islam, they have the same morals, same lifestyle, some of the same stories that shaped them.
arabic beauty desire emerge instantly islamic understand
I had this desire to understand Islam better and then focus on the beauty of Arabic and Islamic cultures. And one of the first things to emerge was Arabic calligraphy, which was instantly inspiring.
agent business
In 2005, I did a lot on 'Habibi' and a lot of business stuff. I got an agent that year.
access best define feeling gives greater higher level prefer whether
I don't know how I would define a playoff. I prefer something a little different that gives us greater access at a higher level than now. Whether it's a 16- or eight-team playoff, I don't have a feeling on what's the best model. There are hundreds out there that could potentially work.
carving easier fit
It's actually easier to do autobiographical stories. The story is already there. It's a matter of carving away what doesn't fit rather than building up from nothing.
convenient fans opportunity
It's an opportunity to play at times that our fans want us to play, when it's convenient for our fans.
trying
They can get in at 9-2, 8-3, but we have to be 11-0. That's what we're trying to change.
kids library firsts
On my first visit to the public library, I was like a kid at a candy store where all the candy was free. I gorged myself until my tummy ached.
grateful cereal infatuation
I was grateful for cereal --- the only food that my tummy, riddled by pangs of infatuation, could handle.
lips grazing connecting
Her lips tarried at mine. Baiting each other with the warmth of our breath, barely grazing, detouring, then connecting.
dream reality giving
Sometimes, upon waking, the residual dream can be more appealing that reality, and one is reluctant to give it up. For a while, you feel like a ghost -- Not fully materialized, and unable to manipulate your surroundings. Or else, it is the dream that haunts you. You wait with the promise of the next dream.
real home space
and yet I feel that the most real home I'll ever have is the space where our roads merged and traveled along together... for a time.