Craig Thompson
Craig Thompson
Craig Matthew Thompsonis a graphic novelist best known for his books Good-bye, Chunky Rice, Blankets, Carnet de Voyageand Habibi. Thompson has received four Harvey Awards, three 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth21 September 1975
CountryUnited States of America
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I grew up in a very working-class family and also a very fundamentalist Christian family. So, we didn't have access to the arts in the house in any form other than the Sunday funnies.
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I grew up in a very fundamentalist, evangelical Christian household. Both my parents were born-again - their faith infused every aspect of my childhood. I'll probably spend most of my life working through that.
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Most of my Muslim friends are politically liberal in a lot of senses. They are far more open-minded than the Christian circles I grew up in, which are, you know, actually scarier. That said, too, I still identify with the teachings of Jesus. I don't think they resemble or relate to modern-day Christianity.
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I'm really interested in making a mark on a paper and letting that be cursive shorthand for an idea - that's the origin of cartooning.
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These things take time. Let's see where things are in August. But I'm hopeful the national conversation on Thursday will help get things moving along, both in Las Vegas and San Diego.
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I had this desire to understand Islam better and then focus on the beauty of Arabic and Islamic cultures. And one of the first things to emerge was Arabic calligraphy, which was instantly inspiring.
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They can get in at 9-2, 8-3, but we have to be 11-0. That's what we're trying to change.
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Couple that with our top programs, we feel we can make a great step forward, and a great statement about inclusion in a new BCS. We feel that we have really made a step toward being a BCS league.
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We've had a lot of people comment that maybe our league deserves an automatic bid more than leagues that have automatic bids, without naming names.
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You get outside, let the kids ride all the rides, see all the different people.
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This is a fan event. Obviously the fans would prefer to go to Las Vegas than come here and that's fine. We're excited about the future of the tournament in Las Vegas.
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Additional exposure in the state of Texas is certainly welcomed.