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Craig Thompson

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American graphic novelist

United StatesWritersBorn 1975 · age 51
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Craig Matthew Thompson is an American graphic novelist best known for his books Good-bye, Chunky Rice (1999), Blankets (2003), Carnet de Voyage (2004), Habibi (2011), Space Dumplins (2015), and Ginseng Roots (2025). Thompson has received four Harvey Awards, three Eisner Awards, and two Ignatz Awards.

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Craig Thompson sketches Raina in a copy of Blankets at a September 20, 2011, book signing at Midtown Comics in Manhattan.Craig Thompson sketches Raina in a copy of Blankets at a September 20, 2011, book signing at Midtown Comics in Manhattan.Thompson at his drawing table in 2009Thompson at his drawing table in 2009

Awards 7

2012Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist
2004Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist
2004Harvey Award for Best Artist
2004Harvey Award for Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
2004Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist
2000Harvey Prize
2000Harvey Award for Best New Talent

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Darwyn CookeAlso won Harvey Award for Best ArtistTillie WaldenAlso won Ignatz Award for Outstanding ArtistSara PichelliAlso won Harvey Award for Best New TalentKate BeatonAlso won Harvey Award for Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)Seymour BenzerAlso won Harvey PrizeCharles BurnsAlso won Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist

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Craig Matthew Thompson is an American graphic novelist best known for his books Good-bye, Chunky Rice (1999), Blankets (2003), Carnet de Voyage (2004), Habibi (2011), Space Dumplins (2015), and Ginseng Roots (2025). 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.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1975 · age 51
Written about in
16 languages

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