View jill thompsons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. I studied comics, and illustration in chicago at the international school of comics. I was taught by comic legends such as douglas klauba, and jill thompson. Check out these exclusive pages from jill thompsons wonder. See more ideas about scary godmother, neil gaiman and comics. Scott campbell, michael turner, darwyn cookie, jill thompson and many more. Thompson s own creation, scary godmother, is a series of childrens books and comics that combines her love of halloween and comedy. As a puppeteer, henson performed in various television programs, such as sesame street and the muppet show, films such as the muppet movie and the great muppet caper.
Exclusive images by jack kirby, steve ditko and others from the topps archives. Best known for her artwork on neil gaiman s sandman series. Living in the uk i have bought a number of things from america in the past, and i have never had such fast, efficient and friendly service as i have had with you. Dc comics art academy featuring jill thompson 2017 youtube. The walking dead, by robert kirkman and charles adlard image best limited. It wouldnt be out of place in a jill thompson comic book. Comicartads the online archive of original comic art ads. Oct 25, 2010 talking comics with tim jill thompson. Simon spurrier godshaper, the power of the dark crystal and daniel bayliss present a magical look into the world of jim hensons labyrinth.
Chibi wonder woman by jill thompson new wonder woman book due from jill thompson artist and writer jill thompson scary godmother will be doing a digital series outlining the early years of wonder womans life for dc comics. Labyrinth comic book explores origin of the goblin king. Jill thompson freelance writer and illustrator dc comics. James maury jim henson was an american puppeteer, artist, cartoonist, imagineer, inventor, screenwriter, film director and producer, best known as the creator of the muppets. The cats reign supreme in evan dorkin, sarah dyer and jill thompson s beasts of burden. She did her first assignments in the 1980s, contributing to comic books by first publishing chronicles of corum, classics illustrated, now comics speed. View jim vargas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Jim hensons classic 1986 fantasy film labyrinth is getting a prequel story in the form of a comic book coming from boom. Each cover is annotated with pub year, issue number, series, author, colorist, and art information for an indepth survey of the series each comic was a part of. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic.
Jul 12, 2019 okay, i know i missed a ton, and i know you all have opinions on what are the best comic book covers of all time. Jim, which woodring described as an autojournal, contained comics on a variety of subjects, many based on dreams, as well as surreal drawings and freeform text which resembled jimantha automatic writing. Jim vargas american academy of art greater chicago area. Get the jump on new items at anthonys comic book art. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. To celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists from the last quarter century. Before anyone cries outrage at why george perez and walt simonson are not on this list, despite continuing to produce amazing work, please remember that were just talking about seminal works from the last 25 years. Start tv why jill thompson is drawn to making comics.
Wonder woman artist jill thompson on how the character has changed over the years. A celebration of comic books by the women who love them by. He came to prominence with 100 bullets, published by dc comics matureaudience imprint vertigo. The graveyard book page 184 written by neiil gaiman art by jill thompson posted by cadence comic art. Jill thompson is a graduate of chicago s american academy of art, and is married to writer, brian azzarello, creator of 100 bullets. Labyrinth comic to reveal the goblin kings origins ign. An artist s life and is offering original comic art by dave hunt for sale. The awards ceremony has been held at san diego comic con since 1991. Dc comics covergirls by adam simonson, louise simonson. Jim vargas american academy of art greater chicago. Jim hensons labyrinth artist tribute by sierra hahn. Comicartads is proud to be publishing the upcoming book dave hunt.
The title centers on an eponymous team of intelligent animals that investigate different paranormal events that occur in their small neighborhood of burden hill. Growing up, jill thompson always knew she wanted to work in comics. The greatest living american comic book artist finally gets his due. Welcome to the dc comics art academy, a series of art tutorials recorded at comic cons featuring many of the gifted and unique artists working for dc today. She became the artist of dc comics wonder woman series in 1990. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover jill s. Sep 06, 2017 check out these exclusive pages from jill thompson s wonder woman. See more ideas about scary godmother, comics and comic art. Jill thompson s most popular book is the little endless storybook. Brian azzarello has been writing comics professionally since the mid1900s. Working for comic book companies such as, noble comics, first comics, marvel comics, dc comics, dark horse and soleil. Jill thompson is the most wellknown, female comic book artist working in the comics industry today. A comic book sized continuation, jim volume ii, with some color, began in 1993 and ran for six issues until 1996. In 2015, thompson was ranked fourth in the top 50 female comic book artists poll conducted by comic book resources.
Well known for her work on neil gaimans the sandman characters and her own scary godmother series, she has worked on the invisibles, swamp thing, and wonder woman as well. Urgent request, by gene luen yang and derek kirk kim, in the eternal smile first second best single issue or oneshot. I am a comic book artist, illustrator, and graphic designer from chicago. I like to work in both traditional and digital media. Let book riot know what your favorite covers are on social media. Bloodysamoan professional, general artist deviantart. Beasts of burden is a comic book series created by writer evan dorkin and artist jill thompson, and published by american company dark horse comics. Original comic art titled jill thompson wonder woman, located in jim s yanks comic con sketches comic art gallery 1593020 advertisement. Cartoonists from singapore, canada and capitol hill win big at the oscars of comics the art of charlie chan hock chye, by sonny liew. If you see a favorite piece of art on this site, you should take heart that the art may be available again someday.
Thompson created the comic book series scary godmother, originally. That comic will explore the original of the goblin king, who was played by david bowie in the movie. Dec 27, 2017 dc comics art academy featuring jill thompson 2017. Brian azzarello born in cleveland, ohio is an american comic book writer. Oct 05, 2018 jill thompson no ones asked for my degree. Here is the top 125 comic book writers master list. Jill thompson is the creator of the scary godmother and magic trixie. Books by jill thompson author of the little endless.
We also have comic creators jill thompson, jamal igle, ramon vil. Bill reinhold bill reinhold is a 1982 graduate of the american academy of art in downtown chicago. Nov 14, 2017 jim hensons beloved 1986 fantasy film labyrinth is getting a comic book. Back in jill thompson scary godmother reenvisioned neil gaimans endless from the sandman graphic novel series as adorable little kids in the little. This time around we have wrestling superstars jerry the king lawler, booker t, aj styles, john morrison, frankie kazarian, tony atlas and caylen croft providing stories and artwork for this book. Red, white, and blueblood, by ed brubaker and gene colan marvel best continuing series. Jill thompson is an american comic book writer and illustrator, who is best known for her work on sandmanrelated titles. Comics legend jill thompson at nycc 2018 the comic archive. Famous contributing artists include jim lee, alex ross, adam hughes, j.
Click on any name below for more information about the artist listed. Jill thompson is a graduate of chicagos american academy of art, and is married to writer, brian azzarello, creator of 100 bullets. The following is a list of winners of the eisner award, sorted by category the eisner awards have been presented since 1988, but there were no eisner awards in 1990 due to balloting mixups. This weekend planet comicon kansas city is featuring a pantheon of nationally recognized comic book writers and artists at its sixth year in downtown kansas city, missouri. In the 30 years since its original release in 1986, jim hensons timeless fantasy film labyrinth has captured the minds and imaginations of authors, artists, filmmakers, and fans across the world. Here is the master list of the artists voted by you by your ballots over one thousand ballots cast. Hemakids, the basic witches, jim mckenzie, keep it vague, all monsters are human, di fruscia photography, give back to nature. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years. The presence of others, part one, writer evan dorkin and artist jill thompson are back again with their wonderfully realized burden hill gang, the canine paranormal investigators and a feline familiar that earned them a harvey award and multiple eisner awards. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. This fully painted graphic novel is unlike any wonder woman tale you have ever read, told as only eisner awardwinning writerartist thomspon could. Original artistic interpretations by other artists of jim hensons the labyrinth. What the cat dragged in, which brings readers back to burden hill to discover the dark and extremely dangerous secret dymphna has been hiding.
I had a big crush on jim lees jubilee during the early when i was reading xmen. The show begins tomorrow at bartle hall, and continues through sunday. Broken city, and the harvey and eisner awardwinning 100 bullets, all created in collaboration with artist eduardo risso. Jim hensons labyrinth artist tribute by jim henson. Jill thompson began her comics career working for such publishers as first comics and now comics in the 1980s. Top rated lists for jill thompson 100 items comic book. 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 artist s work. View jill thompson s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Nov 08, 2016 jim hensons labyrinth artist tribute 1 various, henson, jim, allred, mike, hicks, faith erin, powell, eric on. Im a professional comic book artist and a storyteller best known for scary godmother, magic trixie and sandman. The report notes that netflix paid a massive price tag for the series, the most expensive tv deal that warner bros. Thompson s wonder woman ogn explores paradise islands perfect princess.
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. Bill reinhold is a 1982 graduate of the american academy of art in downtown chicago. Comic artist jill thompson, wrestler mick foley and papercutz editorinchief jim salicrup discussed the rich, shared history of wrestling and comics. Meet one of the women behind wonder woman comics chicago. Gaiman created the monthly comic for vertigo in 1989, and artists on the book included sam kieth, mike dringenberg, jill thompson, shawn mcmanus, marc hempel, and michael zulli. The true amazon artist jill thompson puts brush to paper to demonstrate how she uses watercolor to achieve her distinct art style. Drawing characters the justice machine, the badger, the punisher.
Jill thompson comic artist the most popular comic art. Jill thompson is a graduate of chicagos american academy of art, and is married to writer, brian azzarello, creator. Star wars, from the comic worlds greatest artists polygon. Jill thompson born november 20, 1966 is an american illustrator and writer who has worked for stage, film, and television. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover jills. Scary godmother is a series of childrens books and comic books created by artist jill thompson and published by sirius entertainment beginning in 1997. I found the art to be beautiful but thought this was a book about the art that was actually in the labyrinth. As one of the top female comic book artists today, shes won numerous awards for her work, which includes wonder woman and the sandman. Original comic art by artist jill thompson michael n hi, i just got my parcel this morning, and wanted to say what a great experience it has been buying form you. Mar 07, 2016 star wars, from the comic worlds greatest artists. Comic art community gallery of comic art comic book news. Jill thompson writer and artist, mariko tamaki introduction, jason arthur letterer. Jill thompson is a writer, illustrator and comic book artist. Brian azzarello author of joker goodreads share book.
Thanks again for your kindness and professional skills, ill be more than glad to buy from you again in the future gianfranco italy. Join facebook to connect with jill thompson and others you may know. Dc comics art academy featuring jill thompson 2017 duration. Hes married to comic book artist jill thompson, herself something of a brand name, having illustrated swamp thing. The forest park native, one of the first and few female artists to become a brand. Mike huddleston, jill thompson, mark buckingham, tula lotay, faith erin hicks, and many, many more. Fans of jim hensons 1986 fantasy film starring david bowie can learn more about the origins of the goblin king in the labyrinth comic book from archaia. A huge part of why i wanted to be a writer and an artist is jill thompson.
Mar 11, 2014 the 10 greatest comic book artists of all time. Jill thompson and other good things toronto fan expo is a great comic con the only. He has been a professional comic book artist since 1981. She is the cocreator of finals and beasts of burden. She started drawing comics at an early age, and studied at the american academy of art.
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