Happy 58th birthday to Richard Thompson

Thanks for so many years of pleasure.

Marking the day with a piece of his art done for Bonotom Studio.

The Art of Richard Thompson film interview

HFF 2015 Interview: Bob Burnett, Director of The Art of Richard Thompson

By heartlandfilm on September 24, 2015
http://heartlandfilm.org/hff-2015-interview-bob-burnett-director-of-the-art-of-richard-thompson/

Sept 13: Parkinson's Walk for Team Cul de Sac

Team Cul de Sac

Please Help Us Walk Off Parkinson's

http://engage.parkinsonfoundation.org/site/TR?team_id=2180&fr_id=1050&pg=team

We are participating in Walk Off Parkinson's on Sunday September 13, 2015 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. to benefit the Parkinson's Foundation of the National Capital Area (PFNCA).

That day, we will gather with thousands of others impacted by Parkinson's to show that those facing this disease that they do not do so alone. We will raise funds to support those impacted by Parkinson's including people diagnosed with the disease, care partners and their family members.

Please join us or make a donation.

You can make a donation in honor of a member of our team by selecting their name from the roster on the right.

Together, we will Walk Off Parkinson's.

Thank you.

 About Team Cul de Sac

Team Cul de Sac is a fundraising effort in honor of Richard Thompson, the cartoonist behind the Cul de Sac comic strip. Richard was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. With Richard's support, Chris Sparks asked cartoonists across the country to contribute comics compiled into a fundraising book published by Andrews McMeel (Team Cul de Sac: Cartoonists Draw The Line At Parkinson's). The original artwork was auctioned to raise additional money. Team Cul de Sac continues to progress and expand our fundraising efforts.

 

- See more at: http://engage.parkinsonfoundation.org/site/TR?team_id=2180&fr_id=1050&pg=team#sthash.HTSVCSG2.dpuf

Compleating Cul de Sac is 30% off

Compleating Cul de Sac is 30% off  - Get 30% off all print books when you use code SAVE30 at checkout. Ends August 30.

Order it at https://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?keyWords=%22compleating+cul+de+sac%22

All money raised goes to Team Cul de Sac for Parkinson's research.

Compleating Cul de Sac raises $220 for Team Cul de Sac

After deducting the initial production expenses for 3 proof drafts, and the cost of an ad in Magic Bullet #11, the publication of Compleating Cul de Sac has raised $220 for the 2nd quarter of 2015 for Parkinson's research.

Here's more information on the book:

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.

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

Review pdfs available to media upon request

Complete Cul de Sac wins Eisner award

Richard Thompson's comic strip collection, The Complete Cul de Sac, won an Eisner Award last night at the San Diego Comic - Con for best humorous publication.

The Art of Richard Thompson documentary at San Diego Comic-Con

"The Art of Richard Thompson" screens Saturday, July 11 at 6:35 pm - 7:10 pm Grand Ballroom D. Nick Galifianakis and David Apatoff will have a Q & A session afterward.

Pete Docter wants to draw like Richard Thompson

Pete Docter

By KATE MURPHY

JUNE 28, 2015 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/opinion/sunday/pete-docter.html

Remember, you can buy Richard's latest book, Compleating Cul de Sac, now.

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

John Cuneo on Richard Thompson

"I've also been looking closely at the aforementioned book of Goya's etchings, Ronald Searle's remarkable drawings in The Second Coming of Toulouse-Lautrec, and The Art of Richard Thompson. For me, Thompson's work has the capacity to conjure both inspiration and despair. I take it in small portions, no more than three or four pages at a time so as not to give up hope entirely."

- Illustrator Profile - John Cuneo: "The act of making marks on paper is a rare and singular pleasure"
By Robert Newman Thursday June 25, 2015
http://www.ai-ap.com/publications/article/14337/illustrator-profile-john-cuneo-the-act-of-maki.html

Cul De Sac: Trip to the Beach video online

Cul De Sac: Trip to the Beach

by John Weber

The Punchline with the ComicStripCritic

 Mar 23, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZpxjNwHKPM

Donate to Team Cul De Sac: http://www2.michaeljfox.org/site/TR/TeamFox/TeamFox?team_id=11110&pg=team&fr_id=1720

This time on the Punchline, it's a tale of a throwback comic that was forced to retire far to soon...