Sunday, August 18, 2019
Cul de Sac comic strips and books auctioned to save bookstore
Sunday, April 05, 2015
Weingarten and Thompson talk Almanacs: An Art of Richard Thompson excerpt
The Art of Richard Thompson book excerpt: Thompson and Gene Weingarten talk
http://www.richardspooralmanac.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-art-of-richard-thompson-book_5.html
Monday, August 30, 2010
Bruce Guthrie's Baltimore Comic-Con photos
Bruce Guthrie has put his Baltimore Comic-Con photos online, in spite of an illegal towing of his car. Bruce is a long-time friend of Richard Thompson, and a maniac photographer who puts his material online through essentially a Creative Commons, attribution, non-commercial use license. Be sure to check out this crazy Little Nemo commission that Jeremy Bastian did.
MD -- Baltimore Comic-Con (2010) -- Day 2 (of 2) -- Miscellaneous (Partially reviewed)
MD -- Baltimore Comic-Con (2010) -- Day 2 (of 2) -- Artists
Artists in sequence: Marv Wolfman, Jim Shooter, Jim Calafiore, Barry Kitson, Jerry Robinson, Paul Pope, Howard Chaykin, Tom Raney, Jim Starlin, Ron Marz. Brian Pulido, Bob McLeod, Antonio Clark, Brad Samuelson, ???, Jose Garcia-Lopez, Matt Wagner, John K. Snyder III, Walter Simonson, Louise Simonson,... (Partially reviewed)
MD -- Baltimore Comic-Con (2010) -- Day 2 (of 2) -- Greg LaRocque and friends (Partially reviewed)
MD -- Baltimore Comic-Con (2010) -- Day 2 (of 2) -- Richard Thompson and friends (Partially reviewed)
MD -- Baltimore Comic-Con (2010) -- Day 1 (of 2) -- Miscellaneous (Partially reviewed)
MD -- Baltimore Comic-Con (2010) -- Day 1 (of 2) -- Artists
Artists in sequence: Dennis O'Neil, Jerry Robinson, Matt Wagner, John Snyder III, Marv Wolfman, Jim Shooter, Michael Golden, Joe Jusko, Mark Wheatley, Denis Kitchen, Steve Conley, Tim Truman, Todd McFarlane, Timothy Lantz, Bryan Brown, Terry Moore, Bill Tucci, Walt Simonson, Paul Pope, Don Rosa, Sergio... (Partially reviewed)
MD -- Baltimore Comic-Con (2010) -- Day 1 (of 2) -- Greg LaRocque and friends
Artists here: Greg LaRocque, Julie (Ms Marvel), and Cesar Castillo Jr. (Partially reviewed)
MD -- Baltimore Comic-Con (2010) -- Day 1 (of 2) -- Richard Thompson and friends
Artists: Richard Thompson and Shannon Gallant. (Partially reviewed)
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Richard Thompson panel at 2011 Heroes Con
Heroes Con 2011: Richard Thompson A Celebration
Richard Thompson: A Celebration
Room 209
Is Cul-De Sac the best comic strip being published today?
Perhaps, but one thing is for certain, it is the best drawn and the
funniest. Okay, that's two things. Please join Mike Rhode and
some fellow strip creators as we sit down and examine the art of Mr.
Thompson. In addition to discussing craft and daily deadlines, we will
see if Richard can provide any insight as to whether poor Petey will
make it through the entire soccer season without having a psychotic
breakdown. Ahhh, total Bliss (haven).
With Craig Fischer and Team Cul de Sac's Chris Sparks.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
My pictures of the 2010 Herblock Award
Matt Wuerker making his acceptance speech.
George Stevens Jr. speaking about his Herblock film while Frank Swoboda looks on.
Richard Thompson and Rob Rogers.
Michael Cavna and Kevin Rechin.
Nick G's friend from Greece and Richard Thompson.
Kevin Rechin, Nick's friend from Greece and the back of Nick's head.
Nick Galifianakis with his friend from Greece and Richard Thompson (in the red tie) in the background.
Matt Wuerker's contemplating the uses to which the award may be put.
Everyone wants a picture of Matt with his award.
Richard Thompson - not ALL of those drinks were his.
Kevin Rechin's STILL contemplating the award.
Kevin Rechin's now got it all - the award, the girl, the cheesy grin. It's better not to ask questions.
Wednesday, January 07, 2015
January 9: The Art of Richard Thompson at Politics and Prose
Richard tells me he will be in the audience, as will I and Bono Mitchell.
Nick Galifianakis, Gene Weingarten,and David Apatoff - The Art of Richard Thompson
Named the Outstanding Cartoonist of 2010 by the National Cartoonists Society, Richard Thompson is best known for his syndicated series, Cul de Sac. But his work encompasses much more, and in this colorful career retrospective, six of his peers present the different facets of Thompson's art. Join Galifianakis, Washington Post cartoonist and author of If You Loved Me, You'd Think This Was Cute, Weingarten, Pulitzer-winning journalist who writes The Washington Post's "Below the Beltway" column, and Apatoff, an illustration scholar whose recent work includes a biography of illustrator Robert Fawcett. They will be interviewed by Michael Cavna, writer, artist, and lapsed cartoonist now producing The Washington Post's "Comic Riffs." (Andrews McMeel)
The Art of Richard Thompson (Hardcover)
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 11/2014
Monday, August 30, 2010
PR: Small Press Expo Announces Richard Thompson, Nate Powell and R. Sikoryak as guests for SPX 2010.
Small Press Expo Announces Richard Thompson, Nate Powell and R. Sikoryak as guests for SPX 2010.
Bethesda, Maryland; August 30, 2010 - The Small Press Expo (SPX), the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels and alternative political cartoons is pleased to announce that Richard Thompson, Nate Powell and R. Sikoryak will be guests for SPX 2010, to be held September 11 and September 12 at the Marriott North Bethesda Hotel and Conference Center in Bethesda, Maryland, across from the White Flint Metro stop. These guests are in addition to the previously announced Jamie Hernandez, Vanessa Davis, Keith Knight, James Sturm, Raina Telgemeier, Jim Rugg, Kate Beaton and Emmy Award Winner Dean Haspiel.
Richard Thompson writes and draws the successful syndicated comic strip Cul de Sac and drew the weekly Washington Post cartoon Richard's Poor Almanac, best known for the George W. Bush parody "Make the Pie Higher." Thompson was nominated for the National Cartoonist Society's Reuben award in 2009, and his illustrations have appeared in The New Yorker and the Atlantic Monthly.
Nate Powell is a novelist, publisher and musician who owns the DIY record label Harlan records. He received the 2009 Eisner Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel for his work Swallow Me Whole and also received the 2009 Ignatz Award for Best Artist. Visit his web site at
R. Sikoryak has been producing comics adaptations of literary classics, turning familiar cartoon imagery and tropes into quirky and insightful parodies, starting with his early appearances in the groundbreaking series RAW. He has published drawings in The New Yorker and Esquire among others, including The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He currently teaches illustration at Parsons in New York City.
For detailed information about guests, panels and the Ignatz Awards, visit the SPX web site at www.spxpo.com.
SPX is a registered 501(c)3 which brings together more than 300 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators.
As in previous years, profits from the SPX will go to support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), protecting the First Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals. For more information on the CBLDF, go to their website at http://www.cbldf.org/.
Friday, January 09, 2015
Tonight: The Art of Richard Thompson at Politics & Prose
Nick Galifianakis, Gene Weingarten, and David Apatoff - The Art of Richard Thompson
Named the Outstanding Cartoonist of 2010 by the National Cartoonists Society, Richard Thompson is best known for his syndicated series, Cul de Sac. But his work encompasses much more, and in this colorful career retrospective, six of his peers present the different facets of Thompson's art. Join Galifianakis, Washington Post cartoonist and author of If You Loved Me, You'd Think This Was Cute, Weingarten, Pulitzer-winning journalist who writes The Washington Post's "Below the Beltway" column, and Apatoff, an illustration scholar whose recent work includes a biography of illustrator Robert Fawcett. They will be interviewed by Michael Cavna, writer, artist, and lapsed cartoonist now producing The Washington Post's "Comic Riffs." (Andrews McMeel)
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Thursday, May 26, 2016
PR: Richard Thompson Library of books coming this summer
Picture This Press to launch 'The Richard Thompson Library' in summer 2016
No. 11 -- May 2016
Picture This Press is proud to announce that it will be the publisher of the upcoming Richard Thompson Library. This new series will collect a variety of works produced by the prolific Thompson over the course of his career that have yet to be reprinted since their original publication.
Picture This Press, best known for its award-winning imprint Lost Art Books, intended from its inception to publish works by contemporary artists in a variety of media, and The Richard Thompson Library will be its first foray in this exciting direction.
Continued at https://madmimi.com/s/6fd8d7
Monday, August 08, 2016
Oct 8: Richard Thompson, Cartoonist and Illustrator -- A Tribute
Richard Thompson, creator of the comic strip Cul de Sac, passed away from complications of Parkinson's disease this summer. Learn more about this Reuben Award-winning artist through a screening of the 2014 documentary The Art of Richard Thompson and a presentation on Thompson's background and accomplishments by one of the late cartoonist's friends.
Saturday, October 8, 2016
1:00 p.m.
Mt. Pleasant Regional Library
1133 Mathis Ferry Road
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
843.849.6161
http://www.ccpl.org
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Cartoonist Richard Thompson at Arlington Central Library 6/29
Arlington Central Library Auditorium, 1015 N. Quincy Street, Arlington, Va.
Hear from the man behind the syndicated daily comic strip "Cul de Sac," and who's unique style and humor have graced the various parts of the Washington Post ("Richard's Poor Almanac"), National Geographic, the Atlantic and the New Yorker--Arlington's own Richard Thompson. No, not the musician by the same name. The cartoonist Richard Thompson. Book-signing follows.
Tuesday, August 02, 2016
Mike Rhode on Richard’s Poor Almanac(k) by Richard Thompson (2011)
Mike Rhode on Richard's Poor Almanac(k) by Richard Thompson
When I was young, I had favorite comics.
As I grew a bit older, I had favorite comics and creators.
As I dash into middle age, I have almost no favorite comics or creators. Because I find the world opened to me far more than I ever expected it could have, and I've read thousands of comic books, tens of thousands of comic strips and millions of words. And I've liked a lot of them. So I've picked one by someone I know.
To you, I'll recommend a comic (and book) that tens of thousands of Washingtonians enjoyed for years, but one that you may not have seen—Richard Thompson's Richard's Poor Almanac (or Almanack as it later became). From 1997 through 2009, Thompson did a weekly cartoon for the Washington Post about whatever struck him as amusing that week. Which may have included Saddam Hussein bobbleheads, the Dillinger Wing of the Smithsonian Institution, county fairs, potholes, closed restaurants, ambiguous toys, or cherry blossom lore. Many of these strips were tinted with watercolor, a technique never seen in comics anymore, because it takes too much time. But boy, did it look lovely, even when applied to a red-faced "Spring [who] became irritated when asked about her vivid outfit, a flowing, low- cut gown that barely contained her fertile figure," which led her to threaten, "Watch it or I'll put 3 feet of water in your basement!" as her first public appearance ended. In four panels, Richard mocked the overly-familiar Washington press conference, zinged the local fixation on Cherry Blossom timing, and noted the change in seasons with tongue firmly in cheek. This cockeyed take on the world, in this case the arrival of spring, is typical of his Alamanc(k) strips, and leads to a large part of the enjoyment of the strip. If you're curious about "Our Fireworks Heritage," seek out the 2004 collection of the panels and glory in "12 Months of Misinformation in Handy Cartoon Form."
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
June 29: Richard Thompson rocks Arlington's Central Library
Mon Jun 29, 7pm
Arlington Central Library Auditorium
Hear from the man behind the syndicated daily comic strip "Cul de Sac," and who's unique style and humor have graced the various parts of the Washington Post ("Richard's Poor Almanack"), National Geographic, The Atlantic and the New Yorker--Arlington's own Richard Thompson. No, not the musician by the same name. The cartoonist Richard Thompson.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Tonight! Richard Thompson at Arlington's Central Library
Mon Jun 29, 7pm
Arlington Central Library Auditorium
Hear from the man behind the syndicated daily comic strip "Cul de Sac," and who's unique style and humor have graced the various parts of the Washington Post ("Richard's Poor Almanack"), National Geographic, The Atlantic and the New Yorker--Arlington's own Richard Thompson. No, not the musician by the same name. The cartoonist Richard Thompson.
Thursday, December 04, 2014
Richard Thompson featured in local paper
Richard Thompson's Work Featured in Documentary, Book
By Liz Lizama
Falls Church News-Press December 4, 2014http://fcnp.com/2014/12/04/richard-thompsons-work-featured-in-documentary-book/
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Richard Thompson blurbs Rip Haywire
"Derring-do is in short supply on the comics pages these days and square-jawed heroes are scarce. I'm glad we have Rip Haywire, who's square jaw almost overwhelms his head, and
that he's got the luscious Cobra and the bewildered TNT with him. In the Curse of Tangaroa, their adventures are far-flung and far-fetched, with weird flashbacks that lurch into other
strips entirely, including one like Peanuts but with explosions. Dan Thompson's loving satire of the classic adventure strip is a demented delight."
—Richard Thompson ( Cul De Sac, and Richard's Poor Almanac )
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Richard Thompson remembered in Montgomery College alumni magazine
Richard Thompson '78; Cartoonist Richard Thompson made us laugh.
Montgomery College's INSIGHTS Fall 2016, p. 44
online (December 6 2016) at http://mcblogs.montgomerycollege.edu/insights/2016/12/06/cartoonist-richard-thompson-made-us-laugh/
Tuesday, December 09, 2014
Animation historian Charles Solomon reviews The Art of Richard Thompson
BOOK REVIEW: "The Art of Richard Thompson"
By Charles Solomon | Animation Scoop December 9, 2014
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Articles on Cul de Sac's end
Richard Thompson ends 'Cul de Sac' comic
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog August 17 2012
Parkinson's forces creator of 'Cul de Sac' comic to retire
Richard Thompson of the strip 'Cul de Sac' battles Parkinson's.
By TIM ENGLE
The Kansas City Star August 17 2012
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/17/3767240/parkinsons-forces-creator-of-cul.html
Parkinson's forces 'Cul de Sac' creator to call it quits
Deseret News Friday, Aug. 17 2012
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765597718/Parkinsons-forces-Cul-de-Sac-creator-to-call-it-quits.html
Cul de Sac: A Special Q&A with creator Richard Thompson
John Glynn
August 17 2012
http://www.gocomics.com/richardthompsonqa
Friday, August 26, 2016
Gail Rubin remembers Richard Thompson
Cartoonist Richard Thompson Made Us Laugh
http://agoodgoodbye.com/notable-obituaries/cartoonist-richard-thompson-made-us-laugh/
Before you read that -
The service for Richard Thompson will be held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, this Saturday, August 27th at 1pm.
IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC from 1pm until 2:30 pm, after which there will be a private reception for friends and family.