Zitat des Tages von Craig Thompson:
Foreign-language books are sometimes more beautiful when you can't tell what's being said. It's like you ruin it by reading.
After 'Blankets,' I was sick of drawing myself and doing this autobiographical, mundane, Midwestern sort of comics. I wanted to create something bigger than myself and outside myself.
I had this desire to understand Islam better and then focus on the beauty of Arabic and Islamic cultures. And one of the first things to emerge was Arabic calligraphy, which was instantly inspiring.
My dad was a plumber, and my mom was on and off again, either a stay-at-home mom or working with the disabled as a visiting-nurse assistant.
Most of my Muslim friends are politically liberal in a lot of senses. They are far more open-minded than the Christian circles I grew up in, which are, you know, actually scarier. That said, too, I still identify with the teachings of Jesus. I don't think they resemble or relate to modern-day Christianity.
I think with 'Chunky Rice,' it felt novel to me to give this emo twist on these funny animals.
I grew up in a very fundamentalist, evangelical Christian household. Both my parents were born-again - their faith infused every aspect of my childhood. I'll probably spend most of my life working through that.
Christianity and Islam, they have the same morals, same lifestyle, some of the same stories that shaped them.
I think there is some overlap in terms of artistic desires and Christian desires.