This just in from a curator at the Air & Space Museum who owns the original. Richard did it when there was a Star Wars exhibit in the museum.
The blog of Richard Thompson, caricaturist, creator of "Cul de Sac," and winner of the 2011 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year.
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Even more Cul de Sac stocking stuffers - playing cards!
So You Think You're Lucky? Playing Cards by Thompsoniana
Check out Luck Classic Playing Cards online at zazzle
Tragedy and Comedy Playing Cards by Thompsoniana
Shop for another Deck of Cards online at zazzle.com
Need a last minute holiday card?
Check out Thompsoniana cards on Zazzle. They're 1/2 price through Sunday with the code EXPRESSCARDS
You'll be glad you did. Where else are you going to get a "Cat in a Sombrero Card"?
You'll be glad you did. Where else are you going to get a "Cat in a Sombrero Card"?
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Happy Beethoven's birthday
Monday, December 14, 2015
New holiday Thompsoniana swag available
Richard has always stood for giving his fans what they want* so today we unveil some more Christmas ornaments and other swell gift items. Coincidentally**, they're also on sale, today only, for 50% off with before-Christmas delivery. Use the code: ZGIFTSBYXMAS. - Mike Rhode
Saint Santa ornament by Richard Thompson by Thompsoniana
Shop for Christmas Ornaments online at Zazzle.com
May all your Christmas sweaters be warm & ugly Square Ornament by Thompsoniana
Shop for a new Christmas tree ornament
May all your Christmas sweaters be warm & ugly Mug by Thompsoniana
Browse more Cul de sac Mugs at Zazzle
*Not really. Especially when they're his editors.
**Also untrue.
Saint Santa ornament by Richard Thompson by Thompsoniana
Shop for Christmas Ornaments online at Zazzle.com
May all your Christmas sweaters be warm & ugly Square Ornament by Thompsoniana
Shop for a new Christmas tree ornament
May all your Christmas sweaters be warm & ugly Mug by Thompsoniana
Browse more Cul de sac Mugs at Zazzle
*Not really. Especially when they're his editors.
**Also untrue.
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Thursday, November 12, 2015
David Bragunier
A video.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
This blog is not abandoned...
... sometimes it just feels that way. I spoke with Richard today, and he would like his readers to know that while he's having trouble physically being able to blog, he still likes to hear from people. (We're also trying to set up a workaround so he can use the blog again.)
Here's a recent photo of Richard at a showing of The Art of Richard Thompson short film. Director Bob Burnett posted it on Facebook, writing "Alexandria Film Festival (where RT received a standing ovation after the screening) the producer Andy "Hamdinger" Hemmendinger makes an appearance too."
Here's Richard with Pixar director Pete Docter, who hired him to work on Inside Out.
And here's an image or two from the upcoming book, The Incompleat Art of Why Things Are." Details to follow when they're finalized.
-- Mike Rhode
Here's a recent photo of Richard at a showing of The Art of Richard Thompson short film. Director Bob Burnett posted it on Facebook, writing "Alexandria Film Festival (where RT received a standing ovation after the screening) the producer Andy "Hamdinger" Hemmendinger makes an appearance too."
Here's Richard with Pixar director Pete Docter, who hired him to work on Inside Out.
And here's an image or two from the upcoming book, The Incompleat Art of Why Things Are." Details to follow when they're finalized.
-- Mike Rhode
Sunday, July 12, 2015
An Eisner
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Ham-Fisted Plagiarism or What?
Offered here without comment is this story and this cartoon, which predates it by more than a decade...
Thursday, May 28, 2015
3 (THREE) DAYS TO VOTE!
Are you a comics professional? Warning signs include:
- Blood in the stool
- Tinitus
- Angst
- Euphoria
- Confusion
Reminding, asking, pleading....there's such a fine line between those words. Eisner Award voting closes June 1, and comics pros--which includes not just writers and artists but educators, librarians, booksellers, journalists, editors--are eligible to vote. I'm up for Best Digital/Web Comic and would appreciate your consideration (don't forget, if you voted online you can always go back and revise your ballot!). The link: http://eisnervote.com/
Other worthy names/titles I think deserve your vote (taking nothing away from their competitors) include Raina Telgemeier, Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast, El Deafo by Cece Bell, The Complete Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson, Kill My Mother by Jules Feiffer, and Stan Sakai for everything.
Other worthy names/titles I think deserve your vote (taking nothing away from their competitors) include Raina Telgemeier, Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast, El Deafo by Cece Bell, The Complete Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson, Kill My Mother by Jules Feiffer, and Stan Sakai for everything.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Compleating Cul de Sac available now - New Richard Thompson book out
Richard's friend Mike here -
The Complete Cul de Sac isn’t.
Complete, that is. Compiling it while ill, Richard accidentally left out some strips. Others were purposely left out, either because he had redrawn them for syndication, or they were too tied to the Washington, D.C. origins of the strip to make sense for a worldwide audience, or he “just felt some were not funny.” Over 100 are not in The Complete CDS.
But if you’re a cartoon completist, or just want a little bit more CDS, we understand and we’re here for you. We’ve collected the lost water-colored Washington Post Magazine strips, the early inchoate musings about what the strip should be, the promotional material, the sketches for fans, and finally some fugitive Team Cul de Sac charity art by Art Spiegelman, KAL, Patrick McDonnell, Eric Shansby, Nate Beeler and others.
With Richard’s blessing, or at least active acquiescence, any money the book makes will go to Team Cul de Sac to fight Parkinson’s disease.
And if more art surfaces, we’ll do a second edition. (if you've got something, drop me a line)
Compleating Cul de Sac
by Richard Thompson, Michael Rhode and Chris Sparks
Asheville, NC: Team Cul de Sac & Arlington, VA: ComicsDC, 2015.
Available in paperback: http://www.lulu.com/shop/ michael-rhode/compleating-cul- de-sac/paperback/product- 22163926.html
hardcover: http://www.lulu.com/shop/ michael-rhode/compleating-cul- de-sac-hardcover/hardcover/ product-22163989.html
ebook pdf: http://www.lulu.com/shop/ michael-rhode/compleating-cul- de-sac-ebook/ebook/product- 22185584.html
Save 25% on all print books with code MEMORIAL through May 27.
The Complete Cul de Sac isn’t.
Complete, that is. Compiling it while ill, Richard accidentally left out some strips. Others were purposely left out, either because he had redrawn them for syndication, or they were too tied to the Washington, D.C. origins of the strip to make sense for a worldwide audience, or he “just felt some were not funny.” Over 100 are not in The Complete CDS.
But if you’re a cartoon completist, or just want a little bit more CDS, we understand and we’re here for you. We’ve collected the lost water-colored Washington Post Magazine strips, the early inchoate musings about what the strip should be, the promotional material, the sketches for fans, and finally some fugitive Team Cul de Sac charity art by Art Spiegelman, KAL, Patrick McDonnell, Eric Shansby, Nate Beeler and others.
With Richard’s blessing, or at least active acquiescence, any money the book makes will go to Team Cul de Sac to fight Parkinson’s disease.
And if more art surfaces, we’ll do a second edition. (if you've got something, drop me a line)
Compleating Cul de Sac
by Richard Thompson, Michael Rhode and Chris Sparks
Asheville, NC: Team Cul de Sac & Arlington, VA: ComicsDC, 2015.
Available in paperback: http://www.lulu.com/shop/
hardcover: http://www.lulu.com/shop/
ebook pdf: http://www.lulu.com/shop/
Save 25% on all print books with code MEMORIAL through May 27.
Team Cul de Sac art by Terry Flippo |
Saturday, May 9, 2015
THE COMPLEAT IS COMPLETE
Order your copy of Compleating CDS from Lulu today for only $35.00 and you'll earn the envy of all you know! They'll be so sick with rage, they'll just spontaneously explode, probably! What other graphic novel can offer that?
Here's what you get:
- All the strips, over 100 and many in color, that were left out of the Compete CDS, even if they were salacious.
- Rough sketches. Everybody loves rough sketches.
- Ephemera, drawings done for promotion, drawings done as dedications in books, drawings done as attempts at bribery or usury or to pay off an exorbitant restaurant bill.
So hurry!
Today through May 10, save 20% on any print book with the code MOM20.
(Book editor Mike Rhode here - we hope to get a less expensive version out soon, which will also raise more money for Team Cul de Sac. If you need to buy one today, the paperback uses better interior paper stock than the hardcover)
Sunday, April 26, 2015
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Saturday, April 25, 2015
Compleat!
A Team Cul de Sac fundraiser book is coming soon!
Including all the art that was left out of Eisner-award-nominated The Complete Cul de Sac, it's 150 pages of strips, interviews and sketches.
We're pleased to provide more Richard Thompson for your viewing pleasure while supporting Parkinson's disease research.
Ordering information will be available soon after our crack team of editors Richard Thompson, Mike Rhode, Chris Sparks and Bono Mitchell) carefully scrutinize the book to decide which errors and mistakes we can let slip through
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