Award Winning Artist Jill Thompson

In a universe and industry that is male dominated, Jill Thompson stands out among women comic creators.  Her art style is unique in that it is has an Alice In Wonderland feel to it.  It is bright, colorful and alive. Jill's artwork has appeared in books by Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Comico, First, Topps, Sirius, Bongo, Caliber and Scholastic.  She is probably best know for her work on Neil Gaiman's Sandman and DC's Wonder Woman.  However, her best work is found in the works for which she has won Eisner Awards, 5 to be exact, for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior Art).  They are...

• 2001 Scary Godmother (Sirius)
• 2004 "Stray", in The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings (Dark Horse)
• 2007 "A Dog and His Boy" in The Dark Horse Book of Monsters; "Love Triangle" in Sexy Chix (Dark  Horse); "Fair Division", in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC)
• 2009 Magic Trixie, Magic Trixie Sleeps Over (HarperCollins Children's Books) 
• 2010 Beasts of Burden (Dark Horse); Magic Trixie and the Dragon (HarperCollins Children's Books) 

Jill Thompson is married to comic writer Brian Azzarello.  You can follow her on Twitter and Facebook.  She is very fun to chat with and is just as creative in her expressions as she is in her art.