Jill Thompson

Jill Thompson
Thompson at the 2011 New York Comic Con.
Born	(1966-11-20) November 20, 1966 (age 50)
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer and Illustrator
Notable works	The Sandman Scary Godmother Beasts of Burden

Jill Thompson (born November 20, 1966) is an American comic book writer and illustrator who has worked for stage, film, and television. Well known for her work on Neil Gaiman's The Sandman characters and her own Scary Godmother series, she has worked on The Invisibles, Swamp Thing, and Wonder Woman as well.

Thompson attended The American Academy of Art in Chicago, graduating in 1987 with a degree in Illustration and Watercolor.

Jill Thompson began her comics career working for such publishers as First Comics and Now Comics in the 1980s. She became the artist of DC Comics' Wonder Woman series in 1990. Her work on the "Chalk Drawings" story in Wonder Woman #46 (Sept. 1990) drew praise from writer George Pérez who stated "It was a good, quiet story, and I think Jill and I worked really well together on that one." Thompson illustrated the Brief Lives story arc in The Sandman issues #41-49, and the story "The Parliament of Rooks" in issue #40 (part of the Fables and Reflections collection). Within this tale she created the characters Li'l Death and Li'l Morpheus, childlike versions of two of the Endless based on classic comic characters Sugar and Spike.