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Fantagraphics Co-Publisher And Industry Legend Kim Thompson Passes Away
Fantagraphics Co-Publisher And Industry Legend Kim Thompson Passes Away
Fantagraphics Co-Publisher And Industry Legend Kim Thompson Passes Away
Kim Thompson, Co-Publisher of Fantagraphics and one of the most important editors in the comics industry over the last 30 years, passed away this morning due to complications from lung cancer. He was 56 years old. Over a career that spanned more than three decades, Thompson edited talent such as Chris Ware, Peter Bagge, Stan Sakai and Joe Sacco, and introduced the work of many legendary European cartoonists to the North American audience.
‘Village Voice’ Doesn’t Pay Cartoonists, Asks Cartoonists Why They’re Broke
‘Village Voice’ Doesn’t Pay Cartoonists, Asks Cartoonists Why They’re Broke
‘Village Voice’ Doesn’t Pay Cartoonists, Asks Cartoonists Why They’re Broke
In anticipation of this weekend's MoCCA Festival, The Village Voice published its Cartoon Issue, featuring an exhaustive and fascinating article on the grim financial realities of cartoonists. Among the many depressing facts reported were that Fantagraphics makes only $6 million in sales a year; the Diamond Comic Distributor's total sales figures for 2009 were only $428 million; and that The Villa