Jason Thompson is an ENNIE award-winning artist, illustrator, editor, and game designer who has worked for VIZ Media, Random House, Anime News Network, WIRED, and others. He has drawn and self-published numerous comics and has created artwork for Illumination Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Wizards of the Coast, and more.

Dungeons & Dragons launched the great tradition of roleplaying games in 1974 with an unprecedented mix of adventure and strategy, dice-rolling, and storytelling. Wizards of the Coast continues to honor that tradition, bringing to market a diverse range of D&D game and entertainment experiences and influencing numerous writers, directors, and game designers by tapping into an innate human need to gather with friends and tell an exciting story together.