Jill Thompson
Author of The Sandman: Fables & Reflections
About the Author
Jill Thompson is a comicbook artist. She graduated in 1987 from the American Academy of Art in Chicago and has been working as a cartoonist and illustrator ever since. Jill has risen to the top of her field and has garnered acclaim for her work on WONDER WOMAN, SWAMP THING, BLACK ORCHID and the show more award winning title SANDMAN with Neil Gaiman. In 1997, Jill's first children's book, THE SCARY GODMOTHER was released to critical acclaim. Subsequent books in the series include Scary Godmother-The Revenge of Jimmy, Scary Godmother-The Mystery Date and Scary Godmother-The Boo Flu. Select Scary Godmother stories have been translated into Spanish by La Factoria, into Italian by Kappa Edizione and into German by Ehapa. Jill travels the US and beyond meeting fans and speaking about comics, literacy and art. She enjoys working with other writers and artists from time to time and most recently has collaborated with former wrestler turned author Mick Foley and illustrated MICK FOLEY'S HALLOWEEN HIJINX which debuted at number seven on the New York Times children's book best seller's list. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Jill Thompson
The Invisibles Vol. 1 #07 — Illustrator — 7 copies
The Invisibles Vol. 1 #08 — Illustrator — 7 copies
The Invisibles Vol. 1 #06 — Illustrator — 5 copies
The Invisibles Vol. 3 #04 — Illustrator — 4 copies
The Invisibles Vol. 3 #03 — Illustrator — 4 copies
Seekers Into the Mystery # 14 — Illustrator — 3 copies
Scary Godmother: Activity Book #1 2 copies
Seekers Into the Mystery # 13 — Illustrator — 2 copies
The Little Endless portfolio 1 copy
Seekers Into the Mystery # 12 — Illustrator — 1 copy
Scary Godmother 0 1 copy
Associated Works
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass (1865) — Cover artist, some editions — 25,307 copies
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1: Squirrel Power (2015) — Variant Cover (3), some editions — 876 copies
9-11: The World's Finest Comic Book Writers & Artists Tell Stories to Remember (2002) — Illustrator — 251 copies
Chicks Dig Comics: A Celebration of Comic Books by the Women Who Love Them (2012) — Contributor — 83 copies
Strip AIDS U.S.A.: A Collection of Cartoon Art to Benefit People With AIDS (1988) — Contributor — 61 copies
Future Quest #2 — Cover artist, some editions — 2 copies
Back Issue #54 — Interviewee — 2 copies
Action Girl Comics # 13 — Contributor — 1 copy
The Flintstones [2016] #11 — Cover artist — 1 copy
Action Girl Comics #1-19 — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Other names
- THOMPSON, Jill
- Birthdate
- 1966-11-20
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Forest Park, Illinois, USA
- Education
- American Academy of Art (BA|1987)
- Occupations
- writer
illustrator - Relationships
- Azzarello, Brian (spouse)
- Organizations
- DC Comics
- Awards and honors
- Eisner Award (Best Painter/Multimedia Artist, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2017)
Eisner Award (Best Single Issue, 2015, 2017)
Eisner Award (Best Short Story, 2005)
Eisner Award (Best Publication for Early Readers, 2001)
Eisner Award (Best Publication for Teens, 2010)
Eisner Award (Best Graphic Album: New, 2017) (show all 7)
Eisner Award (Best Humor Publication, 2000) - Short biography
- Jill Thompson is a graduate of the American Academy of Art in Chicago. Â She has been working professional as a comic book creator since she was a teenager and her work has been published around the world. Â She is the creator of the Scary Godmother, which has graced comics, stage, and screen, as well as the graphic novel series for younger reader, Magic Trixie. Â Jill considers herself fortunate to have collaborated on comics such as Wonder Woman, Sandman, The Invisibles, Finals, Beasts of Burden, and many, many more.
Jill is the proud recipient of 7 Eisner Awards. Â She loves creating comics and has no plans of stopping anytime soon. Â [from Wonder Woman : the True Amazon]
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Statistics
- Works
- 69
- Also by
- 62
- Members
- 10,208
- Popularity
- #2,329
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 225
- ISBNs
- 119
- Languages
- 9
- Favorited
- 12
Otherwise greatly enjoyed what parts of the story I was able to pick up. Liked the parts that Despair, Delirium, & Death's trio more than I did Dream's.