▁in ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁began ▁C ul ▁de ▁Sac ▁as ▁a ▁limited ▁strip ▁in ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁C ul ▁de ▁Sac ▁entered ▁daily ▁synd ic ation ▁with ▁the ▁Universal ▁Press ▁Sy nd icate . ▁Digital ▁distribution ▁is ▁by ▁U click ▁Go Com ics . ▁ ▁Gu est ▁cart oon ists ▁and ▁final ▁strip ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Thompson ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁Park inson ' s ▁disease , ▁a ▁problem ▁he ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁pain ▁in ▁the ▁fund ament ", ▁which ▁slow ed ▁him ▁down ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁affect ▁his ▁drawing ▁hand . ▁He ▁took ▁a ▁hi atus ▁from ▁the ▁strip . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁hi atus ▁several ▁other ▁cart oon ists ▁stepped ▁in ▁to ▁draw ▁the ▁C ul ▁de ▁Sac ▁characters . ▁The ▁guest ▁artists ▁were ▁Michael ▁J ant ze ▁( The ▁Norm ), ▁Core y ▁P and olph ▁( The ▁E lder ber ries ), ▁Lincoln ▁Pe ir ce ▁( Big ▁N ate ), ▁Ste phan ▁Past is ▁( P ear ls ▁Before ▁Sw ine ), ▁Rub en ▁Bol ling ▁( Tom ▁the ▁Dan cing ▁Bug ) ▁and ▁children ' s ▁author ▁Mo ▁Wille ms . ▁ ▁Upon ▁Thompson ' s ▁return ▁to ▁C ul ▁de ▁Sac ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁children ' s ▁book ▁illustr ator ▁St acy