Richard Thompson, the cartoonist and creator of the hilarious comic strip Cul de Sac, recently found out that he has Parkinson’s disease. Most people associate the disease with the actor Michael J. Fox of Back To The Future fame. Michael is a huge advocate in finding the cure for the debilitating disease.
Friend and webmaster of Richard Thompson, Chris Sparks, wanted to do something for Richard. Knowing of the Team Fox foundation Richard decided to gather a bunch of Chris Sparks contemporaries and create a book filled with illustrations of Richard’s Cul de Sac characters as imagined by his friends and colleagues.
Proceeds from the book will go to the Team Fox organization for finding the cure to Parkinson’s.
Cartoonist and illustrators of all types contributed drawings. Editorial, syndicated, magazine, graphic novel, illustrators and Cul de Sac fans all pitched in and created an impressive hardbound book filled with full color and black and white illustrations.
Artwork is accompanied by artist comments and tributes to Richard Thompson. It’s a truly unique book assembling the work of a vast number of artists-something seldom seen in today’s publishing world. Cul de Sac Cartoonists Draw The Line At Parkinson’s is published by Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC. and edited by Chris Sparks.