Fantagraphics Thompson moved to the United States in 1977, and soon met Groth through a mutual friend. In 1978, Thompson saved Fantagraphics from bankruptcy by pouring his inheritance into the company's coffers. Thompson was a regular contributor to the industry magazine
The Comics Journal (which is published by Fantagraphics) since 1977. Although soft-spoken in person, as a writer Thompson did not shy from controversy. Even though he personally reviewed
Dave Sim's long-running self-published comic
Cerebus in early issues of
The Comics Journal, Thompson (along with Groth) later took Sim to task in its pages for Sim's controversial statements about feminism and self-publishing. Thompson was also a regular contributor to the (now defunct) Fantagraphics-published magazine
Amazing Heroes, writing for that journal from 1981 to 1987. He died on June 19, 2013, at his home, at the age of 56, survived by his wife, Lynn Emmert, as well as his mother, father, and brother. == Awards ==