Good-bye, Chunky Rice
Encyclopedia
Good-bye, Chunky Rice is a 1999 graphic novel
written by Craig Thompson
. It was originally published by Top Shelf Productions
.
. It would be re-released in a new format by Pantheon Books
in May 2006. Before this, the graphic novel had six printings with Top Shelf.
for Best New Talent.
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
written by Craig Thompson
Craig Thompson
Craig Matthew Thompson is a graphic novelist best known for his books Good-Bye, Chunky Rice , Blankets , Carnet de Voyage and Habibi . Thompson has received four Harvey Awards, two Eisner Awards, and two Ignatz Awards...
. It was originally published by Top Shelf Productions
Top Shelf Productions
Top Shelf Productions is an American publishing company founded in 1997, owned and operated by Chris Staros and Brett Warnock and a small staff. The company is based in Marietta, Georgia, Portland, Oregon, and New York City, New York....
.
Publication history
Good-bye, Chunky Rice was originally published by Top Shelf ProductionsTop Shelf Productions
Top Shelf Productions is an American publishing company founded in 1997, owned and operated by Chris Staros and Brett Warnock and a small staff. The company is based in Marietta, Georgia, Portland, Oregon, and New York City, New York....
. It would be re-released in a new format by Pantheon Books
Pantheon Books
Pantheon Books is an American imprint with editorial independence that is part of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.The current editor-in-chief at Pantheon Books is Dan Frank.-Overview:...
in May 2006. Before this, the graphic novel had six printings with Top Shelf.
Plot
The book tells the story of Chunky Rice, a small turtle who leaves his familiar surroundings, including his mouse deer best friend, to enter the next phase of his life. Other side characters in the novel also experience similar losses of friendship through tragedy or their own choice.Critical reception
Good-bye, Chunky Rice won Thompson the 2000 Harvey AwardHarvey Award
The Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman and founded by Gary Groth, President of the publisher Fantagraphics, are given for achievement in comic books. The Harveys were created as part of a successor to the Kirby Awards which were discontinued after 1987.The Harvey Awards are...
for Best New Talent.