Thompson has won threeEisner Awards – Best New Series forBlack Widow (vol. 8) in 2021,[1] Best Humor Publication forIt's Jeff: The Jeff-Verse in 2024,[2] and Best New Series forAbsolute Wonder Woman in 2025.[3]
Thompson stated she had "been writing in some way shape or form for about as long as [she] can remember."[4] Thompson graduated from theSavannah College of Art and Design with a degree in Sequential Art.[5][6]
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 got her start in the comics industry as staff writer for the websiteCBR, where she worked from 2009 to 2015 writing reviews andShe Has No Head!, a column centered around women in comics.[5]
In 2014,IDW Publishing announced Thompson would write their newJem and the Holograms comic with artistSophie Campbell, a modern re-imagining of the animated series.[8] Thompson wrote the comic for two years, with the first issue released in March 2015 and concluding with issue #26 on June 14, 2017.[9][10]
During the 2015 "Secret Wars" storyline, Thompson co-wrote her first Marvel comic, a four issue tie-in series titledCaptain Marvel and the Carol Corps withKelly Sue DeConnick.[11] She also wrote the solo series ofKate Bishop, the second Hawkeye. It followed Bishop, who opened her own detective company on the west coast of the United States.[12] For her work onHawkeye, Thompson was nominated for an Eisner for best continuing series in 2018.[13] The series was cancelled by Marvel after 16 issues in 2018.[14]
In January 2018,Marvel Comics announced it had signed Thompson to an exclusive contract.[15] That same month, the first issue of Thompson'sRogue & Gambit was released, which had been announced ahead of New York Comic Con 2017.[16] It followedRogue andGambit, who reignite their relationship while investigating the disappearance ofmutants at a vacation resort.[17] Following the success ofRogue & Gambit, Thompson wrote the seriesMr. and Mrs. X about Rogue and Gambit as a married couple following their surprise wedding inX-Men Gold #30.[18][19]
Starting July 2018, Thompson took overJessica Jones fromBrian Michael Bendis.[20]Jessica Jones was the first line of 'digital original'-only titles, which were primarily focused on Marvel characters who have their own television series in theMarvel Cinematic Universe. They were 40-page sized issues released every month over the course of three months, and were later released as physicaltrade paperbacks.[21][22] In August 2018, as part of Marvel'sFresh Start relaunch, Thompson wrote the newWest Coast Avengers (vol. 3)ongoing series;[23][24] it ran for ten issues.[25] Thompson and artist Daniele di Nicuolo co-created the characterJeff the Land Shark who first appeared inWest Coast Avengers (vol. 3) #7.[26][27]
In October 2018, Marvel announced Thompson also would write the new ongoingCaptain Marvel series featuringCarol Danvers with artist Carmen Carnero and colorist Tamra Bonvillain.[28] The first issue was released on January 9, 2019 and sold more than a hundred thousand copies, Thompson's first comic to reach this milestone.[29][30]
Thompson was also co-writer of the X-Men storyline "X-Men: Disassembled".[31] In 2019, Thompson wrote the story "Unusual Suspects" for the first issue of the all-female MarvelFearless anthology, alongsideCaptain Marvel artist Carnero and colorist Bonvillain.[32][33] Part of a mini-series created entirely by women, Thompson's contribution focused onJessica Jones.[34] Thompson was one of the writers on aSpider-Man story calledAmazing Spider-Man: Full Circle #1. The comic followed Peter Parker, who goes on a globe-hopping adventure.[35] It was released on October 23, 2019.[36]
Starting in 2020, Thompson wrote the ongoingBlack Widow (vol. 8) series with artist Elena Casagrande.[37][38] The series ran for fifteen issues, ending in 2022.[39][40]
In 2021, Thompson started to writeIt's Jeff!, with artistsGurihiru, forMarvel's Infinity Comics. This comedy series, which follows Jeff the Land Shark being raised byGwen Poole andKate Bishop, has no dialogue and was released digitally in the vertical scrolling format.[26][27][41] A second season ofIt's Jeff! returned in September 2022, running until January 2023.[42][43] A third season ofIt's Jeff! launched on October 20, 2023.[44] The series was later published in a physical format.[45][46] Thompson is also the writer, with artist Tokitokoro, for the five-issuelimited seriesJeff The Land Shark (vol. 1), with the first issue released in June 2025.[47][48]
In 2016, Thompson and Brenden Fletcher wrote a spin-off six-issuePower Rangers mini-series titledMighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink forBoom! Studios.The mini-series was focused on thePink Ranger.[52]
In 2018, Thompson wrote a five-issueNancy Drew comic miniseries titledNancy Drew: The Palace of Wisdom, which follows the title character as a 17-year-old girl returning to her old home when she receives a mysterious letter and reuniting with her friends to solve the murders of multiple women. It was published byDynamite Entertainment.[53] Starting in March 2019, Thompson wrote a five-issueSabrina the Teenage Witch miniseries forArchie Comics,[54] which concluded in September of that same year.[55] The miniseries was met with critical acclaim and it won 2019'sIGN People's Choice award.[56][57]
In 2021, Thompson launched a deal withSubstack to create exclusive comics, such asBlack Cloak, with artwork done by herJem collaborator Meredith McClaren, andThe Cull, with art done by Mattia de Lulis.[58] In 2022, it was announced thatBlack Cloak would receive a print release viaImage Comics in January 2023.[59] In May 2023, it was announced thatThe Cull would also receive a print release via Image, with the first issue set to release August that same year.[60]
For her work onHawkeye, Thompson was nominated for anEisner Award for Best Continuing Series in 2018.[13][62] A year later, she was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Writer for her work onNancy Drew (Dynamite);Hawkeye,Jessica Jones,Mr. & Mrs. X,Rogue & Gambit,Uncanny X-Men andWest Coast Avengers (Marvel).[63] In 2021, she won an Eisner Award for Best New Series for her work onBlack Widow.[1] Her seriesIt's Jeff! was nominated forBest Digital Comic at the 2022 Eisner Awards.[64][65]
At the 2024 Eisner Awards, she received the most nominations with being up for five awards, including Best Limited Series, Best New Series, Best Continuing Series, Best Humor Publication and Best Writer.[66] She, with artists Gurihiru, won Best Humor Publication forIt's Jeff: The Jeff-Verse #1.[2] In 2025, Thompson was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Writer for her work onAbsolute Wonder Woman,Birds of Prey (DC);Scarlett (Image Skybound);Venom War: It's Jeff #1 (Marvel).[67] Additionally,Absolute Wonder Woman won Best New Series.[3]
In June 2019, Thompson joined theShots Fired project to raise money to combat gun violence. The comic was published by Comicker Press, and was scheduled to be released later that year after a successfulKickstarter funding campaign. The proceeds from the book's sale went to theCoalition to Stop Gun Violence and the Community Justice Reform Coalition.[68]
In 2012, she launched aKickstarter campaign for her first novel,The Girl Who Would Be King. The crowdfunded campaign reached $26,478, 330% of its original goal, and was released in September of that same year. The story involves two girls with extraordinary powers, one who uses them for good, one for bad, who are about to meet for the first time.[69][70][71] In 2014, the novel was optioned for a movie adaptation by Logan Pictures. Thompson toldio9, "We had a lot of interest in the book. I think we had at least half a dozen legitimate companies inquiring about the rights. We also had some more intimate interest from writers and smaller producers, a couple film agents also came calling."[70][72]
Volume 1:The Life and Times of America Chavez (#5-6, co-written with Gabby Rivera and illustrated by Ramon Villalobos, tpb, 136 pages, 2017,ISBN978-1302908812)
