Craig Thompson

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born

September 21, 1975

gender

male

place of birth

Traverse City, Michigan, United States

website

http://www.dootdootgarden.com/

genre

Comics & Graphic Novels

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Craig Ringwalt Thompson (b. September 21, 1975 in Traverse City, Michigan) is a graphic novelist best known for his 2003 work Blankets. Thompson has received four Harvey Awards, two Eisner Awards, and two Ignatz Awards. In 2007, his cover design for the Menomena album Friend and Foe received a Grammy nomination for Best Recording Package.

books by Craig Thompson

combine editions
avg rating: 4.09 | 4575 ratings | 17 distinct works

	Blankets (Paperback) by Craig Thompson avg rating 4.15 — 3326 ratings — published 2003 3 editions	my rating:
	Good-bye, Chunky Rice (Paperback) by Craig Thompson avg rating 4.03 — 682 ratings — published 2006 5 editions	my rating:
	Carnet De Voyage (Travel Journal) by Craig Thompson avg rating 3.79 — 447 ratings — published 2004 2 editions	my rating:
	Blankets manteau de neige (Broché) by Craig Thompson avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published 2004	my rating:
	Dark Horse Deluxe Journal: Craig Thompson's Angels and Demons (Spiral-bound) by Craig Thompson avg rating 3.00 — 2 ratings — published 2003	my rating:
	The ABCs of Black History (Hardcover) by Craig Thompson avg rating 5.00 — 1 ratings — published 2004	my rating:
	The Police State: What you want to know about the Soviet Union (Hardcover) by Craig Thompson avg rating 4.00 — 1 ratings — published 1950	my rating:
	Drug Precipice: Illicit Drugs; Worsening Problems; Organised Crime and Fallacies of Legalisation Solutions (Paperback) by Athol Moffitt, Craig Thompson avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 2000	my rating:
	Universities in Tudor England (Folger Guides to the Age of Shakespeare) by Craig Thompson avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 1974	my rating:
	Blankets (Taschenbuch) by Craig Thompson avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 2004	my rating:

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quotes by Craig Thompson

"You have so many layers, that you can peel away a few, and everyone's so shocked or impressed that you're baring your soul, while to you it's nothing, because you know you've twenty more layers to go."
— Craig Thompson (Carnet De Voyage (Travel Journal))

4 people liked it

"How satisfying it is to leave a mark on a blank surface. To make a map of my movement - no matter how temporary."
— Craig Thompson (Blankets)

tags: inspirational, profound

3 people liked it

"Shame is always easier to handle if you have someone to share it with."
— Craig Thompson (Blankets)

tags: shame

2 people liked it

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