Richard Thompson (2) (1957–2016)

I was heartbroken when "Calvin and Hobbes" ended its run, but I've come to see "Cul de Sac" as a worthy replacement, and my favorite current comic strip. Alice is a hyper-everything four-year-old girl who of course is the center of the universe, but she's never (well, rarely) mean about it. Her older brother Petey is a nervous neurotic ultra-picky eater whose fondest wish is to hole up in his room with his comic books and avoid as much life as possible. The parents are great, aware of their childrens' oddities, faults and foibles and not being concerned because, by golly, it's just a foregone conclusion their kids are great and will grow up happy. Which is as fine a parental mindset as I can think of. Richard Thompson deservedly won the Reuben award last year, and I only hope he is able to live a long and happy life as my favorite current cartoonist despite the Parkinson's disease that forced him to turn the strip over to other cartoonists for a time (which was actually a fun and enthralling experiment, but I was glad to see the return of Richard).… (plus d'informations)