Craig Thompson

Born 1975

From Traverse City, Michigan, United States · Nationality: United States · Writes fiction

Craig Thompson's previous graphic novels include Blankets (for which he received three Harvey Awards for Best Artist, Best Graphic Album of Original Work, and Best Cartoonist; and two Eisner Awards for Best Graphic Album and Best Writer/Artist); Goodbye, Chunky Rice; and Carnet de Voyage. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Books by Craig Thompson in order

Books by Craig Thompson in the order they were published, from Good-bye, Chunky Rice (1999) to Ginseng Roots Part One (2020).

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Alison BechdelAlso writes long, literary graphic memoirs about family, identity and an unusual childhood, as in Fun Home.
Art SpiegelmanPioneered the serious graphic memoir and the use of comics for historical and personal testimony, as in Maus.
Marjane SatrapiWrites autobiographical graphic memoirs about growing up under a repressive state, as in Persepolis.
Gene Luen YangMixes personal experience, faith and identity in graphic novels, as in American Born Chinese.
Lynda BarryBlends memoir, sketchbook form and visual experiment, and shares Thompson's interest in the handmade look of the page.