Jill Thompson (born November 20, 1966)[1] is an American comic bookwriter and illustrator who has worked for stage, film, and television. Well known for her work on Neil Gaiman'sThe Sandman characters and her ownScary Godmother series, she has worked on The Invisibles, Swamp Thing, andWonder Woman as well.
Godmother Halloween Spooktacular, which aired in foreign countries in 2003 before being picked up by Cartoon Network in 2004. This was followed byScary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmyin 2005. Both were animated using CGI. Thompson did scripting for the project and maintained a measure of creative control. In 2003, the merchandising rights to Scary Godmother reverted
to Thompson, allowing her to proceed with plans to create a Scary
Godmother fashion doll for which she promoted a successful Kickstarter campaign.
Godmother Halloween Spooktacular, which aired in foreign countries in 2003 before being picked up by Cartoon Network in 2004. This was followed byScary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmyin 2005. Both were animated using CGI. Thompson did scripting for the project and maintained a measure of creative control. In 2003, the merchandising rights to Scary Godmother reverted
Thompson was a body model for other comics artists, and uses herself as the basis for several characters in her work, most notably as the original model for Scary Godmother.
Her likeness has been used by P. Craig Russell in his graphic novel The Magic Flute, and many other works by Russell. In a 2012 interview, she said,"For his Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight story ‘Hothouse,’ I was this evil doctor, or someone who was manipulating Poison Ivy...He used me for operas and things, like Brunhilda and Ring of the Nibelung."Alex Ross used her likeness for the character Duela Dent inKingdom Come.
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