1. Craig Matthew Thompson was born on September 21,1975 and is an American graphic novelist best known for his books Good-bye, Chunky Rice, Blankets, Carnet de Voyage, Habibi, and Space Dumplins.
14 Facts About Craig Thompson
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Craig Thompson was born in Traverse City, Michigan in 1975.
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Craig Thompson's father was a plumber, and his mother alternated between working as a stay-at-home mom and a visiting-nurse assistant for the disabled.
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In high school Craig Thompson entertained dreams of becoming either a small-town artist or a film animator.
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Craig Thompson worked briefly at Dark Horse Comics, drawing ads, logos, and toy packaging for the company while working on personal projects at night.
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Craig Thompson followed Chunky Rice with the mini-comics Bible Doodles and Doot Doot Garden.
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In late 1999, Craig Thompson began work on a 600-page autobiographical graphic novel Blankets, which was published three and a half years later in 2003 to critical acclaim.
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Craig Thompson followed Blankets with 2004's travelogue Carnet de Voyage, which received Ignatz Award nominations for Outstanding Graphic Novel and Outstanding Artist.
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Craig Thompson contributed numerous short works to Nickelodeon Magazine, as "Craigory Thompson".
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In 2007, Craig Thompson created the artwork for the Menomena album Friend and Foe, which was released on January 23 from Barsuk Records.
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In late 2004, Craig Thompson began working on Habibi, a graphic novel published by Pantheon Books, in September 2011.
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From 2019 to 2024 Craig Thompson worked on a serialized comic, Ginseng Roots.
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Craig Thompson has acknowledged the influence of graphic artists Taro Yashima, Daniel Clowes, Chris Ware, and Joe Sacco.
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Craig Thompson has explained that he is no longer a Christian, a status that evolved gradually beginning with his high school years, during which he became disenchanted with the church and its dogma, though he still agrees with Jesus' teachings.