The blog of Richard Thompson, caricaturist, creator of "Cul de Sac," and winner of the 2011 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year.
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Jason Chatfield quotes Richard Thompson 3x in his new newsletter
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Team Cul de Sac fundraiser t-shirt by Sergio Aragones info
Sunday, June 9, 2024
Richard Thompson original art including in Chris Schweizer's graphic novel exhibit
ART OF THE KIDS' GRAPHIC NOVEL Exhibition Virtual Visit
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Jason Chatfield on seeing Richard Thompson originals
from his Dispatches from NancyFest 2024 on Substack, and reprinted with his permission. Subscribe here - https://www.newyorkcartoons.com/
When I was here 6 months ago for Cartoon Crossroads Columbus —my first as a guest presenter— I got to see an extra special selection of art by my favourite cartoonist, Richard Thompson. Jenny had pulled them out, especially for me ahead of time.
When I eyeballed Richard's original art for the first time I thought I was having heart palpitations. I pored over the Cul De Sac strips with a magnifying glass, forensically studying his line like Sherlock Holmes trying to solve A Scandal in Bohemia. I can't quite describe how important it is for artists (especially younger artists) to see original art, up close: white-outs, pencil marks and all. I never attended art school, but I've learned more from mushing my eyeball against great art than from any drawing class I've ever tried.
Friday, March 22, 2024
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Richard Thompson drew About Schmidt
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Team CDS drawings by Jon Esparza for this year's auction
Jon's always been great about donating artwork for the annual auction at HeroesCon. Here's 2 pieces he did this year. The Mr. Danders balloon was photographed when Chris unwrapped the art and unfortunately has a reflection of packing material as a result. I bought the Alice and put it on the scanner when it arrived from Chris this week (we operate on Thompsonish time scales).
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