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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.  

Is Brian Michael Bendis the Best Comic Book Writer Ever?

With the creation of the Illuminati, Civil War and Secret Invasion, Brian Michael Bendis has done more than just make the Marvel Universe exciting again. He has unified the Universe bringing past and present together, cleaning up story holes from times past, made crappy characters cool and made cool characters awesome. His twists and turns and exciting plots keep us wanting more and more and more just as it should be. With the popularity of Marvel and the story arcs that are taking place, most of which originate in the mind of Bendis, many would argue that he is the greatest comic writer in the history of comics. What do you think? Is this the case?

I love reading Bendis' work. He has made me want to read more and more. I feel like I did when I was 16 reading Claremont's X-men stories, or when I was in my 20's and Alex Ross recreated the DC Universe with Kingdom Come. I love reading Bendi's work, plain and simple. I think he is the best writer in the industry at this time. However, comparing Bendis' to past writers is like comparing Barry Bonds to Babe Ruth or Mark McGwire to Hank Aaron. The comparisons are not quite that simple to make. Different eras brought about different creators; creators that were needed at the time. Is it fair to compare Alex Ross with Jack Kirby? Both have displayed talent above the expectation of the time and set a new bar for others to reach. Brian Michael Bendis certainly has done that for the industry. Comparing him to the likes of Stan Lee, a most humble creator, would not be fair. Why?

Stan Lee changed the face of comics in a way that Bendis has not done. He did not just create story-lines and plots, he created characters that have been come national icons. Spider-Man and the X-Men are international icons. They are known the world over. In fact, most of the popular Marvel characters were created during an era when they were most needed and have held their popularity even now. Iit was Stan Lee and his buddies who brought that about.

Bendis is an awesome writer and I love what he has done with the Marvel Universe. Without Stan Lee and his friends, however, none of it would be possible. What do you think? Who is the greatest comic book writer of all time?

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