A unique insight into an acclaimed cartoonist’s travel through Europe and Morocco
Riding the international success of Blankets, Craig Thompson sets out on a tour across Europe and Morocco, promoting the various European editions of his book and beginning research for his next graphic novel Habibi. Carnet de Voyage is a gorgeous sketchbook diary of Craig's travels as he finds intellectual and spiritual stimulation amidst the day-to-day work of being an author. From wandering around Paris and Barcelona between events, to navigating markets in Fez and fleeing tourist traps in Marrakesh, we see glimpses of each place, rendered in Thompson’s exquisite ink line.
While desert landscapes and crowded street scenes flow across the pages, the sketchbook is packed first and foremost with people–other travelers passing through, the friends and lovers he meets along the way, distant figures of old friends and other cartoonists that freely weave in and out of Thompson’s subconscious. This expanded edition also includes a new epilogue drawn from his most recent European book tour, including several familiar faces and Thompson’s reflections on keeping a sketchbook. Carnet is a casual yet intimate portrait of a celebrated cartoonist at a moment between works–surprisingly open and candid in his observations and revelations.
