Jill thompson, originally of forest park, is one of the first and few female artists to become a brand name in the traditionally malecentric comicbook industry. Thompson has worked on several sandmanrelated works, like the mangastyled spinoff at deaths door in 2003, the little endless storybook, and the dead boys detectives, a graphic novel starring two minor characters from the season of mists storyline. Jill thompson is an eisner awardwinning american comic book writer and illustrator who has worked for stage, film, and. Now, more than 150 people have come together to complete the work, including eisner awardwinning comic book writer and artist jill thompson and comic book writer and artist jonathan hickman. Brief lives by neil gaiman 4 times deliriums party. Duela dent is a fictional character in the dc universe. I have been illustrating comics for over half my life. Concept art by jill thompson for neil gaimans pitchexplanation to warner bros. It was created in 1993 to publish stories with more graphic or adult content, which did not fit within the restrictions of the comics code authority or dcs primary superhero brand, thus allowing more creative freedom. Jill thompson author of the little endless storybook. Jill thompson is an awardwinning american comic book writer and illustrator known for her original creations with hand illustrated and painted scenes such as magic trixie and the scary godmother, as well as illustrative work. The bandyman with stephan petrucha and jill thompson caliber comics,1996 white death with robbie morrison. View jill thompsons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
She was also a survivor, privately battling depression which had. Probably best known for her work on neil gaimans sandman characters and her own scary. Jill s first childrens book, the scary godmother was released to critical acclaim and was adapted. Jill thompson is an american comic book writer and illustrator, who is best known for her work on sandmanrelated titles. A group of more than 150 people came together to complete the graphic novel, including eisner awardwinning comic book writer and artist jill thompson. You might be familiar with my artwork on such titles as sandman, wonderwoman, finals, the dark horse book of. A little endless storybook by jill thompson 3 times the dark horse book of monsters by scott allie 3. Facebook messenger click the button below and wait for a. This book is included with kindle unlimited membership. Like most anthropomorphic personifications of death, death meets with the recently deceased and guides them into their.
Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. It wasnt discovered until after his death that siemienkowicz had completed a 246page manuscript for the graphic novel and inked the very first page. Jason chats with illustrator and comic book artist, jill thompson. One thing i love about the sandman is the variety of artists and styles used in the series. Heidi macdonald is an awardwinning editorjournalist with 20 years. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover jills.
Thompson is invested in her work, protective of her characters, and passionate about her craft. Steve dillon remembered with charity sketchbook cbr. Like most anthropomorphic personifications of death, death meets with the recently deceased and. She started drawing comics at an early age, and studied at the american academy of art. Jill thompson is an american comic book author and illustrator. Headlining this potpourri special is the art of arthur adams, featuring an indepth interview, tons of rarely seen stuff, and a complete checklist of the monkeyman artists work. Fables was launched in july 2002 and concluded in july 2015. She is a former member of the suicide squad, the teen titans and its counterpart, titans east. Jill thompson paints wonder woman for the dc comics art. George perez is considered to be one of the preeminent wonder woman artists of all. Extract from episode 3 of the documentary series death a series about life.
Jill thompson is an american comic book writer and illustrator. Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death favorite quotes. After his death, it was discovered that he had completed a 246page manuscript for the graphic novel and inked the very first page. Thompson first introduced the highly popular lil death and lil morpheus in the parliament. Illustrator jill thompson talks about the sandman comics by neil gaiman. Please welcome eisner award winning comic creator jill. The true amazon, sat down in the dc comics art academy for a 20minute segment. Willingham served as sole writer for its entirety, with mark buckingham penciling more than 110 issues. Jill thompson books tagged jill thompson librarything. As reported earlier, archie andrews is not long for this world. A cartoonist also comic strip creator, comic book artist, graphic novel artist, or comic book illustrator is a visual artist who specializes in drawing cartoons individual images or comics sequential images. Click on any creator on the list for a writeup about that creators career. Jill is an awesome comic book artist known for her original books, scary godmother, as well as working on dc comics, wonder.
Jill messick was a mother of two children, a loving wife and partner, a dear friend to many and a smart entertainment executive. Books by jill thompson author of the little endless. Top 50 female comic book writers and artists master list cbr. Vertigo also known as vertigo comics or dc vertigo was an imprint of the american comic book publisher dc comics. Her love for the medium is endearing and exciting and the thing that fuels her continued success. Jill thompson is unironically in love with the work that she does and the comics that she makes and thats wonderful for the industry. A graduate of the american academy of art, jill was one of the first female creators to come to prominence in the comics industry. Next month marks a year since the loss of celebrated comic book artist steve dillon, the cocreator of dcvertigos preacher and the illustrator of acclaimed stories in the punisher, hellblazer and 2000 ad to mark his passing, a sketchbook in honor of his memory will be on sale next week at the new york comic con, featuring blackandwhite pieces from 32. Jill thompsons most popular book is the little endless storybook. Comic titles and artwork are and their respective owners. Similarly, her godlike siblings are given huge eyes and exaggerated expressions, and whole compositions take on the cartoony, freewheeling look of shoujo, the manga aimed at girls.
Jill thompson began her comics career working for such publishers as first comics and now comics in the 1980s. Jill thompson is a graduate of chicagos american academy of art, and is married to writer, brian azzarello, creator of 100 bullets. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Jill thompson is the creator of the scary godmother and magic trixie. Jill thompson is a 10 time eisner award winning comic book creator whose career spans decades. At deaths door is formatted like tokyopops digestsized, blackandwhite manga paperbacks but its story is firmly in the vertigo tradition of contemporary gothic horror. Jill thompson is the most wellknown, female comic book artist working in the comics industry today. She became the artist of dc comics wonder woman series in 1990.
The sandman movie concept art from neil gaiman and jill. Animal rites by evan dorkin 4 times the dead boy detectives by jill thompson 4 times the sandman vol. Writerartist jill thompson lightens the gloom by capturing the flavor of japanese girls comics, otherwise known as shojo. Jill thompson is a graduate of chicagos american academy of art, and is married to writer, brian azzarello, creator. Cartoonists include the artists who handle all aspects of the work and those who contribute only part of the production. Jill thompson chicago, il, united states im the creator of scary godmother and magic trixie. Jills first childrens book, the scary godmother was released to.
An editor at disney and dc comics, she edited such titles as the lion king, scooby doo, swamp thing, and y. Her scary godmother tales have been featured in graphic novels, comics, a play and two animated holiday specials seen on the cartoon network, and she has published three volumes in her magic trixie series of childrens books from harpercollins. Jill thompson, john lewis, sonny liew take home 2017. She did her first assignments in the 1980s, contributing to comic books by first publishing chronicles of corum, classics illustrated, now comics speed. Join facebook to connect with jill thompson and others you may know. Fables is an american comic book series created and written by bill willingham, published by dc comics vertigo. At deaths door by jill thompson 9 times beasts of burden volume 1.
Death is a fictional character from the dc comic book series, the sandman 19891996. Crying about animal comics with jill thompson wwac. Death sandman, enter sandman, epic characters, comic book characters, comic books, mike allred. Introduced under the alias of the jokers daughter, she has also used the aliases catgirl the catwomans daughter, scarecrone the scarecrows daughter, the riddlers daughter, the penguins daughter, the card queen and the. Jill thompson is a graduate of chicago s american academy of art, and is married to writer, brian azzarello, creator of. Jill thompson is a writer, illustrator and comic book artist. She has risen to the top of the maledominated field and has garnered acclaim for her work on wonder woman, swamp thing, black orchid and the award winning title, the sandman with neil gaiman.
Probably best known for her work on neil gaimans sandman characters and her own scary godmother series, she has also worked on the invisibles, swamp thing, wonder woman and more recently, beasts of burden. The series featured various other pencillers over the years, most notably lan medina and steve leialoha. She has illustrated many other comics and books including wonder woman, sandman, death at deathas door, the little endless storybook, deliriumas party, the invisibles, seekers into the mystery, fables, the badger, mick foleyas halloween hijinx, tales from wrescal lane and much, much more. She has risen to the top of the maledominated field and. But where most artists do quick sketches, jill brought a copy of wonder woman. She is the cocreator of finals and beasts of burden. Charles adlard born 4 august 1966 is a british comic book artist, known for his work on books such as the walking dead and savage. Buy death at deaths door sc vertigo, number 1 01 by jill thompson isbn. Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. Similarly, her godlike siblings are given huge eyes and exaggerated expressions, and whole compositions take on the cartoony, freewheeling look of shoujo. In retelling the series season of mists story line, writerartist thompson depicts death in manga mainstream japanese comics style, as a buttoncute punkette. Jill thompson has 211 books on goodreads with 314829 ratings.
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