▁Curt is ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁in ker ▁of ▁C ul ▁de ▁Sac . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Thompson ▁announced ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁health ▁issues ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁ending ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁com ic - strip ▁cre ator , ▁with ▁his ▁final ▁C ul ▁de ▁Sac ▁being ▁published ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 .. ▁ ▁While ▁Thompson ▁had ▁originally ▁planned ▁to ▁draw ▁a ▁final ▁strip ▁for ▁the ▁com ic ▁himself , ▁one ▁day ▁before ▁its ▁previously ▁announced ▁publishing ▁date ▁he ▁posted ▁a ▁message ▁online , ▁stating , ▁" S po iler ▁alert ▁– ▁i ▁couldn ’ t ▁draw ▁a ▁new ▁Sunday ▁so ▁tom orrow ’ s ▁is ▁a ▁repeat ▁too . ▁Sorry ! ▁I ’ ll ▁do ▁better ▁next ▁time ." ▁That ▁strip ▁was ▁a ▁r er un ▁originally ▁published ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁which ▁had ▁also ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁cover ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁book ▁collection , ▁C ul ▁De ▁Sac : ▁This ▁Exit ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁it , ▁Pet ey ▁explains ▁to ▁Alice ▁how ▁com ic ▁stri ps ▁are ▁" a ▁mighty , ▁yet ▁dying ▁art ▁form ." ▁ ▁Thompson ▁died ▁at ▁ 5 8 ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁and ▁story ▁ ▁Universal ▁Press ▁Sy nd icate ▁describes ▁C ul ▁de ▁Sac ▁as ▁" a ▁light - heart ed ▁com ic