Rate My Professor John Thompson

Thompson teaches a range of courses such as FINA-A109 Ways of Seeing: Visual Literacy, FINA-A399 Art, Aesthetics and Creativity: History of Graphic Design, FINA-P323 Introduction to Web Design, FINA-P454 Graphic Design IV, FINA-P455 Advanced Typography & Lettering, FINA-P475 Computer Art & Design III, FINA-S305 Graphic Design Internship, and FINA-S497 Independent Study in Studio Art. His scholarly interests include the history of comic strips and comic books, animation history, interactive design, digital sculpting, animation, and narrative history. He has delivered lectures on comic book and comic strip history, art, and design, and led workshops on drawing comics, producing comic books, zines, and small press publishing. Thompson's publications feature comics in National Lampoon, the Seattle Scroll, BC Magazine, and various other outlets, alongside paintings, illustrations, and prints exhibited in regional, national, and international shows. He authored and illustrated the true crime graphic narrative 'The Comely Widow: The Crimes of Serial Killer Belle Gunness' in 2021. Among his honors are the Trustees' Teaching Award received in 2020 and 2023. Additionally, he is a founding board member of the Hall of Heroes Superhero Museum in Elkhart, Indiana, and maintains freelance practice in comics and sequential narratives.