John E. Thompson
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Prolific artist and cartoonist, John Enrique Thompson (born 1969) began his career with a series of critically acclaimed mini-comics including "Jesus Comix", "The Many Faces of John", "Terrifying All-True Army Tales" and a comic adpatation of Dostoyevski's "Crime and Punishment
" where he used existing comic strip characters as characters from the classic novel. In 1996 he began a monthly stip in Bloomington, Indiana
's BC Magazine called "Popped Culture Theater" debuting his character "Action Cop!". "Action Cop!" ran on the Comic Book E-Mag's weekly website from 1997-1999 and made appearances in a number of small press publications.
John's work has appeared in various publications including "Metal Curse Magazine", "National Lampoon" and "The Seattle Scroll". His most recent work includes a series of zincplate prints, "An Ode To Nick Drake" featuring a series of illustrated suicides, a copperplate print illustrating the five phases of grief, and a 24-hour comic
titled "A Solid Plan".
He currently helms a graphic design/web design studio Drippan Design.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments during 1866. It was later published in a single volume. This is the second of Dostoyevsky's full-length novels following his...
" where he used existing comic strip characters as characters from the classic novel. In 1996 he began a monthly stip in Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census....
's BC Magazine called "Popped Culture Theater" debuting his character "Action Cop!". "Action Cop!" ran on the Comic Book E-Mag's weekly website from 1997-1999 and made appearances in a number of small press publications.
John's work has appeared in various publications including "Metal Curse Magazine", "National Lampoon" and "The Seattle Scroll". His most recent work includes a series of zincplate prints, "An Ode To Nick Drake" featuring a series of illustrated suicides, a copperplate print illustrating the five phases of grief, and a 24-hour comic
24-hour comic
A 24-hour comic is a 24-page comic book written, drawn, and completed in 24 hours. Scott McCloud originally came up with the challenge for himself and Steve Bissette as a creative exercise...
titled "A Solid Plan".
He currently helms a graphic design/web design studio Drippan Design.