Kelly Thompson
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Kelly Thompson | |
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| Occupation(s) | Author, comic book writer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Notable work | All-New Hawkeye |
| Website | 1979semifinalist |
Kelly Thompson is an American writer of novels and comic books. She is best known for the Jem and the Holograms comic with co-creator and artist Sophie Campbell, a modern reimagining of the 1980s cartoon of the same name. Her other works include A-Force, Heart in a Box, The Girl Who Would Be King, Storykiller and among others.
Career
What is life but laughing and crying? It's what we got [...] I want to lighten things up with jokes because I want to make you laugh and then I want to break your heart and then I want to make you laugh again.
Thompson stated she had "been writing in some way shape or form for about as long as [she] can remember."[2] Thompson graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a degree in Sequential Art.[3] In January 2018, Marvel Comics announced it had signed Thompson to an exclusive contract.[4] Starting July, 2018, Thompson took over Jessica Jones from Brian Michael Bendis.[5]
Awards
For her work on Hawkeye, Thompson was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series in 2018.[6]
Bibliography
Books
- The Girl Who Would Be King 368 pages, 2012, ISBN 978-0-9882-6973-6
- Storykiller 286 pages, 2014, ISBN 978-0-9916-4925-9
Comics
IDW Publishing
- Jem and the Holograms #1-... (March 2015-...)
- Volume 1: Showtime (tpb, 152 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-63140-395-8) collects:
- "Showtime" (with Sophie Campbell, in #1-6, 2015)
- Volume 2: Viral (tpb, 152 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-63140-579-9) collects:
- "Viral" (with Emma Vieceli, in #7-9, 2015)
- "Rio Pacheco Boy Reporter" (with Corin Howell, in #10, 2015)
- Jem and the Holograms Outrageous Annual 2015 (with among other artist, 2015)
- Jem and the Holograms Holiday Special (with Amy Mebberson, 2015)
- Volume 3: Dark Jem (tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-63140-683-3) collects:
- "Dark Jem" (with Sophie Campbell, in #11-16, 2016)
- Volume 4: Enter The Stingers (tpb, 152 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-63140-837-2) collects:
- "Ch-ch-changes" (with Jen Bartel, in #17-18, 2016)
- "Enter the Stingers" (with Meredith McClaren, in #19-23, 2016-2017)
- Volume 1: Showtime (tpb, 152 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-63140-395-8) collects:
- Ghostbusters: Deviations, one-shot (with Nelson Daniel, March 2016) collected in Deviations: In a World... Where Everything Changed (tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-63140-675-2)
- Jem: The Misfits #1-5 (with Jenn St. Onge, December 2016-...)
Dark Horse Comics
- Creepy #20, "Verto" (with Ramón Bachs, April 2015)
- Heart in a Box (seven-issue limited series with Meredith McClaren, May–July 2015, tpb, 160 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-61655-694-3)
Marvel Comics
- Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps (four-issue limited series with Kelly Sue DeConnick, David López, Laura Braga and Paolo Pantalena June–September 2015, collected in Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps, tpb, 120 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-78519-865-2)
- A-Force vol. 2 #2-10 (February 2016-October 2016)
- Volume 1: Hypertime #2-4 (with G. Willow Wilson and Jorge Molina, tpb, 146 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-7851-9605-6)
- Star Wars Annual vol. 2 #2 (with Emilio Laiso, November 2016)
- Hawkeye vol. 5 #1-16 (November 2016-March 2018)
- Volume 1: Anchor Points #1-6 (with Leonardo Romero and Michael Walsh, tpb, 136 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0514-7)
- Volume 2: Masks #7-12 (with Leonardo Romero and Michael Walsh, tpb, 136 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-3029-0515-5)
- Generations: The Archers #1 (with Stefano Raffaele, August 2017) collected in Generations (hc, 328 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0847-2)
- Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Captain Phasma #1-4 (with Marco Checchetto, September-October 2017) collected in Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Captain Phasma (tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ISBN 0-7851-9455-X)
- Rogue & Gambit #1-5 (with Pere Pérez, January-May 2018)
- Jessica Jones #1-... (with Mattia De Iulis, July 2018-...)
- Mr. & Mrs. X #1-... (with Oscar Bazaldua, July 2018-...)
- West Coast Avengers #1-... (with Stefano Caselli, August 2018-...)
Dynamite Comics
- Nancy Drew #1-5 (with Jenn St-Onge, June-October 2018)
Boom! Studios
- Lumberjanes: Don't Axe, Don't Tale 2016 Special (with Jen Wang, Christine Norrie and Savanna Ganucheau, May 2016)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink (six-issue limited series with Brenden Fletcher, Tini Howard and Daniele Di Nicuolo, June–December 2016, tpb, 160 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-60886-952-0)
- Adventure Time Comics #3 (with among other artist, September 2016)
- Mega Princess #1-5 (with Brianne Drouhard, November 2016-April 2017) collected in Mega Princess (tpb, 128 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-68415-007-8)
References
- ^ Kelly Thompson (7 June 2016). "Kelly Thompson is one of the best new talents in comic books". Vox (Interview). Interviewed by Alex Abad-Santos. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ Kelly Thompson (18 July 2012). "Women in comics interview: Kelly Thompson" (Interview). Interviewed by Tali Adina. Talking Comic Books. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "About Kelly Thompson". 1979semifinalist.com. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ Markus, Tucker Chet (19 January 2018). "Marvel announces exclusive agreement with Kelly Thompson" (Press release). Marvel Comics. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Bendis Asked Kelly Thompson to Take Over Jessica Jones Before He Left Marvel". CBR. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
- ^ "2018 Eisner Awards Nominations". Comic-Con International. Retrieved 10 July 2018.