| space dumplins | December 20th, 2012 |
My upcoming all-ages book has been officially announced. It’s titled SPACE DUMPLINS and will be published by Scholastic. I want it to work like a Pixar film — fun & appealing to the youngsters, while simultaneously fulfilling to you, my faithful readers.
 The bad news is that I haven’t drawn any new pages since the last blog-posting, because of a hand injury. Prohibited from drawing, I’ve been obsessively combing over the thumbnail draft, thus further applying the Pixar model of endless rewrites. My New Year’s plan is to take off the splint and leap back on the drawing wagon. And the book will keep me busy through all of 2013. Aiming for a 2014 release. Finally, if you’re looking for last-last-minute holiday gifts, there’s still a limited amount of oversized HABIBI screenprints available at CRACK PRESS. Season’s greetings, Blog-friends! Thanks for checking in throughout the year (despite my infrequent posts). And thanks for making it to any of the HABIBI tour events!
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December 20th, 2012 at 10:32 pm
dude you rule so hard
December 21st, 2012 at 8:40 am
Dont push it with the hands! As eager as I am to see something new, it already disturbs me to have seen several comments by you of trouble drawing due to hand pain… Would hate to see you push yourself to a point where you can no longer share your incredible gift with us!
December 21st, 2012 at 9:20 am
Here’s to a great 2012 and an even brighter future for you, Craig!
December 21st, 2012 at 5:34 pm
Im soooo excited
December 23rd, 2012 at 2:06 pm
Looking forward to what your new book is all about. And hope your hand heals up.
December 24th, 2012 at 10:08 am
Can’t wait but please take your time!!! Merry Christmas Mr. Thompson!!!
December 24th, 2012 at 7:08 pm
Have you attempted ambidexterity?
Anyhow, can’t wait to see future work!
December 25th, 2012 at 10:12 am
So excited, this really looks like a lot of fun. I loved Habibi but I missed your sillier side!
December 26th, 2012 at 10:49 am
Oh, man. Sorry to hear about your hand, though it sounds like you’re close to a full recovery.
This book looks like all kinds of crazy! I’m guessing that it’ll be in full color – will you be doing all the coloring yourself?
Anyway, it’ll be a welcome addition to the Graphix imprint. They’ve been kind of hit-or-miss for me and a lot of people I’ve talked with. Hopefully it’ll keep the successes of Smile, Drama, Bone and Amulet thriving.
December 26th, 2012 at 4:26 pm
Man I wish there were some oversized prints of stuff from Blankets or Chunky. Get better Craig, try to tour some places in 2013 please.
December 29th, 2012 at 7:37 am
Space Dumplins looks good! Hope your hand gets well soon. A toast for a great 2013 to everybody!
January 24th, 2013 at 3:13 pm
BTW, where is your first 2013 post?
February 19th, 2013 at 7:41 am
Hey Craig. Love your work and this new project looks really exciting.
Having said that, it was unfortunate that you couldn’t make it to Pakistan for your tour. The relevance of Habibi to the social climate here is strong.
On that note, have you followed the attack on the young social activist Malala Yousufzai? It would be wonderful if you could provide your thoughts in an article about the incident.
Kind Regards,
Ahmad Sultan
March 14th, 2013 at 1:19 am
lovely! looking forward.