title: Shapes and Colors: A Cul De Sac Collection
author:  Richard Thompson 
description: &emsp;Richard Thompson is the creator of <I>Cul de Sac</I> and winner of the 2011 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year. His illustrations have appeared in numerous publications, including <I>U.S. News & World Report, National Geographic,</I> and <I>The New Yorker</I>. He announced in 2009 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, and has since rallied other cartoonists and illustrators to contribute to the Team Cul de Sac project to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation. In September 2012, Thompson retired from creating<I> Cul de Sac.</I><BR><BR><B>Online:</B><BR><BR>www.gocomics.com/culdesac/<BR><BR>richardspooralmanac.blogspot.com
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   **Patrick Hoffman**
  
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