19 Facts About Jill Thompson

Jill Thompson was born on November 20,1966 and is an American illustrator and writer who has worked for stage, film, and television.

Jill Thompson began her comics career working for such publishers as First Comics and Now Comics in the 1980s.

Jill Thompson became the artist of DC Comics' Wonder Woman series in 1990.

Jill Thompson has since written and illustrated several stories featuring the Sandman characters.

In 2005 Jill Thompson wrote and illustrated the Dead Boy Detectives, an original graphic novel based on two minor characters from Season of Mists.

Jill Thompson created the comic book series Scary Godmother, originally published by Sirius Entertainment and later by Dark Horse Comics.

Jill Thompson did scripting for the project and maintained a measure of creative control.

In 2003, the merchandising rights to Scary Godmother reverted to Jill Thompson, allowing her to proceed with plans to create a Scary Godmother fashion doll for which she promoted a successful Kickstarter campaign.

Jill Thompson was a body model for other comics artists, and uses herself as the basis for several characters in her work, most notably as the original model for Scary Godmother.

Jill Thompson's likeness has been used by P Craig Russell in his graphic novel The Magic Flute, and many other works by Russell.

Jill Thompson used me for operas and things, like Brunhilda and Ring of the Nibelung.

Jill Thompson is a featured interview in the film Ringers: Lord of the Fans, a documentary about The Lord of the Rings fandom.

Jill Thompson was interviewed for the film Jill Thompson Makes Comics, a documentary about the history of women in the comics industry.

In 2015, Jill Thompson was ranked fourth in the "Top 50 Female Comic Book Artists" poll conducted by Comic Book Resources.

Jill Thompson studied improvisation comedy at Chicago's The Players Workshop and The Second City Training Center.

Jill Thompson performed for four years with the Cleveland Improv Troupe.

Jill Thompson is an avid gardener and holds a Master Gardener Certificate from the Chicago-based Extension program.

Jill Thompson was formerly married to writer Brian Azzarello, but Azzarello mentioned in a 2021 interview that they were no longer together.

Jill Thompson was nominated for Lulu of the Year in 1998 and won in 1999.