No, I didn’t win anything and no, I didn’t release anything. But it’s been a good week for anyone interested in Danish comics, as Tuesday was the revival of the once-prestigious Ping Award and Thursday saw the much-awaited release of Thomas Thorhauge’s collection of film portraits Det Sidste Ord (The Last Word). The award show in […]
Craig Thompson
Video: AMIR AND CRAIG THOMPSON
Iranian-American Writer of “Zahra’s Paradise” Amir and writer/artist Craig Thompson, creator “Blankets” and “Habibi” interviewed at Angoulême comics festival, January 2012. The interviewer speaks French and takes his sweet time, but the answers from Thompson are surprisingly interesting!
On the move: ANGOULÊME DAY 2
Yesterday I met with a few editors and forced my book upon them. Incidentally that’s also the plan for today. Show up, look around, be nice, leave my book, get out. When publishers are at events like this, their minds are of course preoccupied with a million other things than looking at a stranger’s comic book. […]