Question: What comic book artist created a comic on an ancient city in Mali?

full_context: Document 1: Steven R. Gilmore: Steven R. Gilmore is an artist and graphic designer most known for his work on album cover design, particularly his role as in-house artist for Nettwerk Records for much of the 1980s and 1990s. He has designed record album sleeves for Skinny Puppy, Nickelback, A Perfect Circle, BT, Machines of Loving Grace, Two Steps from Hell and many others. Gilmore also created the promotional materials for films such as "The Dark Knight", "300", "Watchmen" and "The Lord of the Rings".
Document 2: Astrothrill: Astrothrill is an animated short film based on the alternative comics of the same name published by Cheeky Press. The film is directed by its creator, Craig Clark, an art rock, darkwave musician (Chorus of Souls on Fluxus Records), animator ("Forrest Gump" and "The Simpsons"), comic book artist ("Nemesister" and "Timbuktu") and album cover artist (The Nymphs). Clark produced the film little by little over a period of four years, from 1999-2004.
Document 3: Tombouctou Region: Tombouctou Region is one of the administrative regions of Mali. It is the largest of Mali's eight regions and includes a large section of the Sahara Desert. For administrative purposes, the region is subdivided into five cercles.
Document 4: Timbuktu Cercle: Timbuktu Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region of Mali. It is the largest cercle by area in the whole of Mali. The capital lies at the city of Timbuktu. The cercle is divided into Rural and Urban Communes, and below this, quarters/villages. In the 2009 census the cercle had a population of 124,546.
Document 5: Timbuktu (1959 film): Timbuktu is a 1959 American black-and-white adventure film set in Timbuktu (Africa) but filmed in the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in Kanab, Utah. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur in 1958.
Document 6: Thurop Van Orman: Mark "Thurop" Van Orman (born October 26, 1976 in Norfolk, Virginia, US) is an American TV writer, director, cartoonist, producer, animator, storyboard artist, storyboard director, singer and voice actor. He is known for being the creator of the animated series "The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack", in which he voices the title character. He studied character animation at the California Institute of the Arts. He was the storyboard artist for "Camp Lazlo", "The Powerpuff Girls" and "The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy". He was also the co-writer for these shows. He was also the supervising producer for "Adventure Time", and served as one for "Sanjay and Craig" in its 1st season only. Thurop is also somewhat known for responding to much of his fans' fanart through the website DeviantArt. He is currently working on his stop motion film project titled "Black Forest", as well as providing concept art for the film adaptation of "The Little Prince". He has also announced via Twitter that he will be writing a film about Vikings.
Document 7: Goundam: Goundam is a commune and town in north central Mali, in the Tombouctou Region. It is the capital of Goundam Cercle, one of five subdivisions of the Region. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 16,253. The main ethnic groups are Songhay, Tuareg and Fulani.
Document 8: Timbuktu!: Timbuktu! is a musical, with lyrics by George Forrest and Robert Wright, set to music by Borodin, Forrest and Wright. The book is by Luther Davis. It is a resetting of Forrest and Wright's musical "Kismet". The musical is set in 1361, in Timbuktu, in the Ancient Empire of Mali, West Africa.
Document 9: Darkstar: The Interactive Movie: Darkstar: The Interactive Movie is an interactive movie video game written, produced, edited, animated, and directed by J. Allen Williams, owner of the American animation studio Parallax Studio. It starred the actor Clive Robertson and the original cast of the comedy series "Mystery Science Theater 3000" (Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Joel Hodgson, Mary Jo Pehl, and J. Elvis Weinstein). The game also featured animations by the comic book artist Richard Corben and was the final work of actor Peter Graves, who narrated the game. "Darkstar" was released online on November 5, 2010 through the company website and as a downloadable through Strategy First. It was re-released in stores December 9, 2011 in the United Kingdom and Ireland through Lace Mamba Global.
Document 10: Taoudénit Region: Taoudénit is a region of Mali legislatively created in 2012 from the northern part of Timbuktu Cercle in Tombouctou Region. Actual implementation of the region began on 19 January 2016 with the appointment of Abdoulaye Alkadi as the region's governor. Members of the region's transitional council were appointed on 14 October 2016. The region is divided into six cercles: Achouratt, Al-Ourche, Araouane, Boudje-Béha, Foum-Alba and Taoudénit. The capital will be located at Taoudénit, although the government is currently based in Timbuktu owing to the lack of infrastructure in Taoudénit.
Document 11: Brendon Small's Galaktikon: Brendon Small's Galaktikon is the solo album debut by Brendon Small, known for his work on the animated television shows "Metalocalypse" and "Home Movies", and as creator of virtual death metal band, Dethklok. The album features Dethklok members Gene Hoglan and Bryan Beller, on drums and bass, respectively. Small described the album as a "high-stakes, intergalactic, extreme rock album" and describes it as being similar to Dethklok but with more rock elements and melodic vocals. Like on previous Dethklok albums, Ulrich Wild produced the album and Antonio Canobbio designed the cover art. The album's release coincided with the premiere of the fourth season of "Metalocalypse". The album was also released on vinyl in late June 2012.
Document 12: Say Department: Say is a department of the Tillabéri Region in Niger. Its capital city is Say, and includes the towns of Guéladjo, Tamou, and Torodi. It abuts the urban Region of Niamey, and lies across the Niger River to the southwest of the capital. It extends to the Burkina Faso border over 60 km to the west, and the northernmost border with Benin in the south. The Say area is today divided between the riverine valley in the east of the Department, and the more sparsely populated areas to the west, which are intercut with a series of eastward flowing tributaries. The Niger river, a broad shallow channel at Niamey and at Say, passes through a series of gorges and cataracts, called the "W" bend for the shape the river takes, in the south of the Say Department. To the west of these rapids lies what is now the W Regional Park, a sparsely populated area historically plagued by insect borne diseases of both humans and cattle. Now a park and tourist attraction, its history as a "no mans land" has made it a refuge for remaining wild animals, as well as several undisturbed archeological sites. From at least the 16th century CE, the Zarma people moved south into this area from the northern plateau around what is now Oullam. The inhabitants at the time were related to the Gourma people, who form most of the population of the northwestern part of the Department today. In the 18th and 19th century, the town of Say was founded by Fulani migrants from the Gao region of modern Mali, with others expanding from what is now northeast Burkina Faso. Between 1810 and the arrival of European writer Heinrich Barth in 1854, Fulani Muslims led by Alfa Mohamed Diobo of Djenné had established the Emirate of Say. The reputation for piety and learning of Mohamed Diobo and his followers helped turn Say from a small river village into a town of 30,000, famed across West Africa as a center of learning.
Document 13: Astro Launch: Astro Launch is one of many 7" EPs Man or Astro-man? released in 1994. It was released on Estrus Records on clear orange vinyl and black vinyl. As the black vinyl copies are pressed onto translucent black vinyl, some discographies list the vinyl color as "rootbeer" or "clear rootbeer". There are also some copies pressed on opaque gray vinyl, and at least one copy on dark, ruby-red vinyl. "Transmission from Venus '94" is a re-recording of a song Man or Astro-man? recorded in 1993 and released on a Roger Corman tribute compilation. The back cover states that a secret vocal version of "Philip K. Dick" on cassette can be obtained from Man or Astro-man? for $1. The cover art was designed by Art Chantry.
Document 14: The Kustomonsters: The Kustomonsters is an animated web series and TV show created by, Craig Clark, an art rock, darkwave musician (Chorus of Souls on Fluxus Records), animator ("Forrest Gump" and "The Simpsons"). Clark produced the series as a compilation of his short films from 1983 to 2012. The show also features short films from many other independent animators such as Michel Gagne, Mark Kausler, Mike Milo and Aaron Long, as well as many alternative music videos from bands like Celldweller, Monica Richards, and Shiny Toy Guns.
Document 15: Timbuktu: Timbuktu (pron.: ), also spelled as Tinbuktu, Timbuctoo and Timbuktoo (Berber: ;French: "Tombouctou" ; Koyra Chiini: "Tumbutu"), is an ancient city in Mali, situated 20 km north of the Niger River. The town is the capital of the Timbuktu Region, one of the eight administrative regions of Mali. It had a population of 54,453 in the 2009 census.
ground_truth: Craig Clark