Kelly Thompson

Kelly Thompson
Alma materSavannah College of Art and Design
Occupations
  • Author
  • comic book writer
  • comics critic
Years active2009–present
Notable workHawkeye
Jessica Jones
Captain Marvel
Rogue & Gambit
X-Men
It's Jeff!
Absolute Wonder Woman
AwardsEisner Award
Website1979semifinalist.com

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 re-imagining of the 1980s cartoon of the same name; the Eisner-nominated Marvel comic Hawkeye with artist Leonardo Romero, which stars Kate Bishop; and Captain Marvel featuring Carol Danvers with artist Carmen Carnero and colorist Tamra Bonvillain. Her other works include the novel The Girl Who Would Be King and comic series A-Force (vol. 2), West Coast Avengers (vol. 3), Jessica Jones (vol. 2), Mr. & Mrs. X (vol. 1), and Black Widow (vol. 8).

She is also the co-creator of the character Jeff the Land Shark and writer of his digital Infinity Comics series It's Jeff!.

Thompson has won two Eisner Awards – Best New Series for Black Widow (vol. 8) in 2021 and for Best Humor Publication for It's Jeff: The Jeff-Verse in 2024.