David Thompson
Recent articles by David Thompson
A fraternity of trifles
Issue 43, Spring 2002
With Chris Ware’s Jimmy Corrigan upending expectations of the comic book form (and winning the…
A waking dream
Issue 53, Autumn 2004
The notion of the brand and its plausible functions have been derailed and abstracted
Photo-strip odyssey on fine paper
Issue 56, Summer 2005
Paper manufacturers are well aware that one of the best ways to sell their products is…
The Republic of South Yorkshire
Browsing ‘Brain Aided Design SoYo’, the ‘mini-retrospective shrine’ of work by The Designers Republic (TDR), several…
Comic novels for starters
Paul Gravett’s Graphic Novels: Stories to Change Your Life is a beginner’s guide to one of…
Pop without point [EXTRACT]
Hailed in some quarters for its ‘aesthetic savvy’ and obsession with pop culture, Gum is a…
Blank criticism
Given how mischief and misdirection have been central threads during the fifteen-year history of The Designers…
Artfully bizarre
The woodcut lines and visceral surrealism of the Philadelphia cartoonist Charles Burns figure in three deluxe…
Stripped for action
Issue 62, Winter 2006
To my knowledge, this is the first cross-media anthology of gay comic art and illustration…
Density, magic, genius and loss
Issue 40, Summer 2001
Chris Ware’s comic strip was originally published in Chicago’s alternative New City paper and Ware’s…
Big subject, little pictures
Issue 44, Summer 2002
Joe Sacco uses the comics medium to describe the lives of Palestinians
Ware comes back with a darker narrative
Issue 59, Spring 2006
After a four-year hiatus spent repackaging earlier work for a mainstream audience, Chris Ware finally…
Agenda: Artspeak
Issue 62, Winter 2006
How did ‘Art bollocks’ become the default way of writing about visual culture? Could Mao have the answer?
Graphic novels for starters
Issue 58, Winter 2005
Paul Gravett’s book is a beginner’s guide to one of the most rapidly growing regions of the book publishing world.