Cul de Sac Cartoonist Racks His Pen

We told the story of Richard Thompson, the cartoonist behind the fey and subversive comic strip "Cul de Sac," back in April, describing his battle with Parkinson's, and his plans to keep producing the daily cartoon even as the disease progressed. Unfortunately, Thompson says he cannot keep up with the demanding schedule, even using a colleague to handle inking his roughs. The strip's last installment is September 23. Thompson's inker, the cartoonist Stacy Curtis, wrote a tribute as well. Thompson has a gift of combining satire, the blurred memories of childhood, and a delight in life that I'll miss in his strip. I hope at whatever pace he is able, we continue to see new work from him.

Glenn Fleishman, @glennf, is the Executive Editor of The Magazine, a fortnightly electronic periodical for people interested in everything. Glenn also hosts The New Disruptors, a podcast about connecting creators and makers to their audiences, and writes as “G.F.” at the Economist's Babbage blog. He is a regular panel member on the geeky media podcast The Incomparable. In October 2012, Glenn won Jeopardy! twice.

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Very sorry to hear about that.

Perhaps now the Washington Post can bring back “Zippy.” And get rid of that horrible “Reply All” while they’re at it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan_e_jones/ Stefan Jones

Perhaps Cul de Sac can run as a color Sunday-only strip. That’s what happened to Foxtrot.
oldtaku

Aw man, I’d take more Cul de Sac at any rate. One of the very few strips that’s not homogenized crap (or an endless boot of misery crushing your face, like Funky Winkerbean).
bloopeeriod

Le cul de sac le bleau!