Kim Thompson

Kim Thompson (September 25, 1956 – June 19, 2013) was an American comic book editor, translator, and publisher, best known as vice president and co-publisher of Seattle-based Fantagraphics Books. Along with co-publisher Gary Groth, Thompson used his position to further the cause of alternative comics in the American market. In addition, Thompson made it his business to bring the work of European cartoonists to American readers.

Early life

Kim Thompson was born in Denmark in 1956. Child of a government contractor father, Thompson spent much of his youth in Europe, living in West Germany and the Netherlands. His mother is Danish, and Thompson grew up speaking the language, a skill which aided his later career as a translator of European comic books. (He was also fluent in French.)

Thompson developed an interest in comics early in life, some of his favorites being the works of André Franquin, Maurice Tillieux, and Jacques Tardi. As a young man, Thompson was a frequent contributor to American superhero comic book letter columns, with letters published in (among others) Amazing Spider-Man, Captain America, Conan the Barbarian, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Marvel Spotlight, and Marvel-Two-in-One. Early writing work by Thompson was published in the comics fanzine Omniverse in 1979.

Kimberly Thompson

Kimberly Thompson is an American drummer and music educator.

Early life

Thompson was born in Los Angeles, California, and began playing drums at the age of ten. She attended Pattonville High School and was the drummer in the school band. She graduated from the Manhattan School of Music in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in Jazz composition.

Career

Thompson founded KTMUSIC Productions, a record label based in Harlem, New York. She released her first album via the label, Like Clockwork, in 2010. She has served as session or touring drummer with several artists, including Beyoncé. She has played with The 8G Band on the NBC talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers and has performed with the Kimberly Thompson Quartet at New York's Jazz and Colors festival.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

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