The Fies Files

Cartoonist Richard Thompson died yesterday from Parkinson's disease at age 58. Michael Cavna wrote a good obit in the Washington Post...

. . . sadly, without me. The Baltimore Comic Con is this weekend, and since I'm on the other side of the continent and not wealthy,...

Here it is. The paradox of blogging is that extended periods of silence that appear calm and boring to you are often frantically busy for ...

Nice news from Baltimore this morning: Team Cul de Sac: Cartoonists Draw the Line at Parkinson's, a book I was proud to be a small part...

As I get back to work and normal routines, some odds and ends to start 2013. * * * Washington Post writer and comics champion Michael C...

In a recent Facebook note about cartoonist Richard Thompson’s decision to quit doing his comic strip “Cul de Sac,” I called it “the best ...

The Team Cul de Sac auction of original comics artwork to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation and Parkinson's disease research ended l...

Team Cul de Sac, a collection of comic art by more than 100 cartoonists (including me) to help fund research on Parkinson's disease,...

In the past week or so, I've had three different people tell me they like reading my blog because it's interesting and funny. I do...

Team Cul de Sac is an effort by cartoonist Richard Thompson, creator of the comic strip "Cul de Sac," and others to raise funds f...