Jason Bradley Thompson[1] (born October 13, 1974) is an American artist, author, comics creator, critic, and editor.

[4] Thompson worked there for 14 years (10 as senior editor, 4 freelance) editing the English-language edition of over 30 manga series including Naruto (the bestselling manga in the US), Dragon Ball, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Fullmetal Alchemist, Shaman King, One Piece, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Hana-Kimi, Uzumaki, Street Fighter, and others.

[13] Thompson is the creator of the graphic novel, King of RPGs with Victor Hao,[14][15] which he describes as a fusion between shōnen manga and tabletop roleplaying games.

He had previously submitted a pilot of the series to Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga competition, but later decided to take the concept to Del Rey, who matched him with artist Victor Hao.

In 2009, Thompson was the artist of The Legend of Bold Riley: The Serpent in the Belly, part of a series written by Leia Weathington.