Comments on: november rain http://www.dootdootgarden.com/2009/11/07/november-rain/ The blog of Craig Thompson Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:18:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jennifer http://www.dootdootgarden.com/2009/11/07/november-rain/#comment-37190 Jennifer Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:28:17 +0000 http://blog.dootdootgarden.com/?p=495#comment-37190 Hi Craig, Wouldn't it be wonderful if you actually read these posts?! My brother introduced me to Blankets when it first came out. He's a writer on Dexter and I tend to heed his suggestions when it comes to books. I have to say that I honestly thought you were writing about me and my family. I attended many, many youth group camps and met many, many boys who ventured out to my parents house. I have several adopted siblings who have various special needs. Needless to say, I was touched by your work. I'm really looking forward to seeing more from you. Thanks for your talent in both drawing and written words. Hi Craig,
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you actually read these posts?!

My brother introduced me to Blankets when it first came out. He’s a writer on Dexter and I tend to heed his suggestions when it comes to books.
I have to say that I honestly thought you were writing about me and my family. I attended many, many youth group camps and met many, many boys who ventured out to my parents house. I have several adopted siblings who have various special needs.
Needless to say, I was touched by your work. I’m really looking forward to seeing more from you.
Thanks for your talent in both drawing and written words.

]]> By: Eliza http://www.dootdootgarden.com/2009/11/07/november-rain/#comment-37134 Eliza Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:36:29 +0000 http://blog.dootdootgarden.com/?p=495#comment-37134 I can't wait for your latest work! Just wanted to let you know that I will be eternally inked with the image of Merle sometime in the near future & I also wanted to know if you were recently in New York state? I believe I saw you/your doppleganger. I can’t wait for your latest work! Just wanted to let you know that I will be eternally inked with the image of Merle sometime in the near future & I also wanted to know if you were recently in New York state? I believe I saw you/your doppleganger.

]]> By: Breno http://www.dootdootgarden.com/2009/11/07/november-rain/#comment-37125 Breno Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:18:50 +0000 http://blog.dootdootgarden.com/?p=495#comment-37125 OMG! You came to Brazil and I couldn't go to Belo Horizonte! But that's ok... internet helps us. I just wanted to say how much I like your work and that I'm very happy with Blankets' publication in Brazil (which I read twice - one in English and other in Portuguese). I hope you continue being the great artist you are. OMG! You came to Brazil and I couldn’t go to Belo Horizonte!
But that’s ok… internet helps us.
I just wanted to say how much I like your work and that I’m very happy with Blankets’ publication in Brazil (which I read twice – one in English and other in Portuguese).
I hope you continue being the great artist you are.

]]> By: Antoine MATHON http://www.dootdootgarden.com/2009/11/07/november-rain/#comment-37120 Antoine MATHON Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:44:47 +0000 http://blog.dootdootgarden.com/?p=495#comment-37120 Hello Craig, First of all thank you very much for your work and all the emotions you create to your readers ! Everything is beautifull, sensitive and intelligent. I am french and I run a gallery in Paris specialised in original comic strip art. With my associate, we work with famous drawers : Mattotti, McKean, Munoz, Schuitten ... We would be very happy and proud to make an exhibition of your works ! If you are interested just contact me. Thanks and best regards Antoine Hello Craig,
First of all thank you very much for your work and all the emotions you create to your readers ! Everything is beautifull, sensitive and intelligent. I am french and I run a gallery in Paris specialised in original comic strip art. With my associate, we work with famous drawers : Mattotti, McKean, Munoz, Schuitten … We would be very happy and proud to make an exhibition of your works ! If you are interested just contact me.
Thanks and best regards
Antoine

]]> By: Fernanda Frick http://www.dootdootgarden.com/2009/11/07/november-rain/#comment-37113 Fernanda Frick Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:46:07 +0000 http://blog.dootdootgarden.com/?p=495#comment-37113 Hello mr. Craig, I'm Fernanda, from Chile and I've been following your blog since I read Blankets, and I've got to say that you're one of my biggest inspirations in my art and Blankets signified something very important for me in my life. I'm writing you because I would like to send you a gift, one of the flipbooks I do from my animations...just because you're my favorite arrtist :) I hope it's something you'll like. So please if you could give me your adress for me to write to you? my email is hola_fernandafrick@hotmail.com PD: Omg, I can belive you were in brazil :( so close and so far at the same time, come to Chile sometime, it's a great turistic place where you probably could create an amazing and bizarre "cuaderno de viaje" hahaha, it's very weird out here really. Hello mr. Craig, I’m Fernanda, from Chile and I’ve been following your blog since I read Blankets, and I’ve got to say that you’re one of my biggest inspirations in my art and Blankets signified something very important for me in my life. I’m writing you because I would like to send you a gift, one of the flipbooks I do from my animations…just because you’re my favorite arrtist :) I hope it’s something you’ll like. So please if you could give me your adress for me to write to you? my email is hola_fernandafrick@hotmail.com

PD: Omg, I can belive you were in brazil :( so close and so far at the same time, come to Chile sometime, it’s a great turistic place where you probably could create an amazing and bizarre “cuaderno de viaje” hahaha, it’s very weird out here really.

]]> By: amelia http://www.dootdootgarden.com/2009/11/07/november-rain/#comment-36795 amelia Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:46:45 +0000 http://blog.dootdootgarden.com/?p=495#comment-36795 Craig, Don't feel bad about the blog or embarrassed about being demonstratively quantitative! YIKES... Instead, keep the achingly beautiful movement of your lines just so and draw your characters with love and compassion - we can't ask for more I don't think. Peace and love (and patience)! We're keeping the faith... Craig,
Don’t feel bad about the blog or embarrassed about being demonstratively quantitative! YIKES… Instead, keep the achingly beautiful movement of your lines just so and draw your characters with love and compassion – we can’t ask for more I don’t think. Peace and love (and patience)! We’re keeping the faith…

]]> By: Keiler http://www.dootdootgarden.com/2009/11/07/november-rain/#comment-36793 Keiler Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:33:24 +0000 http://blog.dootdootgarden.com/?p=495#comment-36793 Hi Craig, Thanks for the virtual visit to Aaron's class Monday. I really liked Blankets & Carnet and look forward to reading more. I'm sure Blankets is especially important and inspiring to people who are trying to grow out of a fundamentalist childhood. I love the way you honestly presented that challenge. The drop of pee scene was incredible! - so funny and real. Hi Craig,
Thanks for the virtual visit to Aaron’s class Monday. I really liked Blankets & Carnet and look forward to reading more. I’m sure Blankets is especially important and inspiring to people who are trying to grow out of a fundamentalist childhood. I love the way you honestly presented that challenge.
The drop of pee scene was incredible! – so funny and real.

]]> By: Matt Strawbrubridge http://www.dootdootgarden.com/2009/11/07/november-rain/#comment-36787 Matt Strawbrubridge Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:59 +0000 http://blog.dootdootgarden.com/?p=495#comment-36787 Hope you're doing well! I dig your jack o'lantern, waterlogged as it was. Love looking at your blog. Even stuff I've already looked it is still fascinating. Came across your work in the Dark Horse "Scatterbrained" anthology and had to letcha know how great your cartoony stuff is. Such great movement! Yippee! Matt Strawbridge Jonesboro, Ar Hope you’re doing well! I dig your jack o’lantern, waterlogged as it was.

Love looking at your blog. Even stuff I’ve already looked it is still fascinating.

Came across your work in the Dark Horse “Scatterbrained” anthology and had to letcha know how great your cartoony stuff is. Such great movement!

Yippee!

Matt Strawbridge
Jonesboro, Ar

]]> By: Gabriel http://www.dootdootgarden.com/2009/11/07/november-rain/#comment-36762 Gabriel Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:13:59 +0000 http://blog.dootdootgarden.com/?p=495#comment-36762 Dear Mr. Thompson, First of all sorry about any English spelling or grammatical error. I’m from Brazil, more specifically Belo Horizonte, city of FIQ. Besides the fact that English is a obstacle to express my thoughts, I’m trying hard to put in words my feelings about your book. Blankets (Retalhos) touched me so deeply as Dostoievsky or Guimarães Rosa (the best Brazilian writer, in my opinion). I don’t know why… Maybe I was susceptible to absolve the text, maybe I was needing something different in graphic novels… The fact is that your book has the most beautiful sequences, textual or graphical, I’ve ever read. While I was reading (in 2 days, or 1 night and 1 morning… I couldn’t stop) I even dreamed with your graphical Thompson and Raina. The feelings are so real and so deeply explored that I have impression that you’re talking directly to me, as if BLANKETS was a mirror, and the story was about the most sincere love that I feel about my little girl. I can’t find words (in English or Portuguese) to describe how important your book is…simply a master piece. All this praise and flattery (sorry, but I wrote as I think you usually write: with my heart in the point of pen) has a motive: I really want to say thank you. Few books changed, and made a new perception of the world around me, so substantial as yours. Every book we read change something inside us, but BLANKETS still echoing inside me. I must say : Thank you Craig Thompson! If every story can be told, we must know how to tell them (and you made it gracefully) Thank you from deep of my heart! P.S.: I was very anxious about seeing you in FIQ! I keep my RETALHOS (autographed) as a trophy and the 2 minutes conversation in there was awesome. P.S.2: I waiting and counting the days (besides there is no certain day) for Habibi release! The art is fantastic. Dear Mr. Thompson,

First of all sorry about any English spelling or grammatical error. I’m from Brazil, more specifically Belo Horizonte, city of FIQ. Besides the fact that English is a obstacle to express my thoughts, I’m trying hard to put in words my feelings about your book. Blankets (Retalhos) touched me so deeply as Dostoievsky or Guimarães Rosa (the best Brazilian writer, in my opinion). I don’t know why… Maybe I was susceptible to absolve the text, maybe I was needing something different in graphic novels… The fact is that your book has the most beautiful sequences, textual or graphical, I’ve ever read. While I was reading (in 2 days, or 1 night and 1 morning… I couldn’t stop) I even dreamed with your graphical Thompson and Raina. The feelings are so real and so deeply explored that I have impression that you’re talking directly to me, as if BLANKETS was a mirror, and the story was about the most sincere love that I feel about my little girl. I can’t find words (in English or Portuguese) to describe how important your book is…simply a master piece. All this praise and flattery (sorry, but I wrote as I think you usually write: with my heart in the point of pen) has a motive: I really want to say thank you. Few books changed, and made a new perception of the world around me, so substantial as yours. Every book we read change something inside us, but BLANKETS still echoing inside me. I must say : Thank you Craig Thompson! If every story can be told, we must know how to tell them (and you made it gracefully) Thank you from deep of my heart!

P.S.: I was very anxious about seeing you in FIQ! I keep my RETALHOS (autographed) as a trophy and the 2 minutes conversation in there was awesome.

P.S.2: I waiting and counting the days (besides there is no certain day) for Habibi release! The art is fantastic.

]]> By: Ricardo Venâncio http://www.dootdootgarden.com/2009/11/07/november-rain/#comment-36741 Ricardo Venâncio Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:10:09 +0000 http://blog.dootdootgarden.com/?p=495#comment-36741 Love the drawing board photo. Love the drawing board photo.

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