Jason Bradley Thompson
@mockman.bsky.social
Artist, RPGer, manga & horror fan. Creator of Mangaka, Cartooner, D&D walkthrough maps, Manga The Complete Guide, Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath GN. Spouse & parent. Current project is Dreamland RPG at dreamrpg.com.
Howard Doyle maybe getting a teeny bit feminist in the 1895 fantasy “The Garden Behind the Moon”
February 11, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Howard Doyle maybe getting a teeny bit feminist in the 1895 fantasy “The Garden Behind the Moon”
An old favorite children’s book. By Judith Viorst and Kay Chorao. The title and subtitle (bottom right) says it all 👻
February 9, 2026 at 2:39 AM
An old favorite children’s book. By Judith Viorst and Kay Chorao. The title and subtitle (bottom right) says it all 👻
Finished skimming John Rowe Townsend’s “Written for Children”, a fascinating, tho now very obsolete, 1974 survey of children’s books. (It was apparently updated in the 80s & 90s but I didn’t find those ones.) Lots of lore about the foundations of children’s books mixed with the authors reviews
February 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Finished skimming John Rowe Townsend’s “Written for Children”, a fascinating, tho now very obsolete, 1974 survey of children’s books. (It was apparently updated in the 80s & 90s but I didn’t find those ones.) Lots of lore about the foundations of children’s books mixed with the authors reviews
Edward Lear, author of “The Owl and the Pussycat”, getting too real
February 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Edward Lear, author of “The Owl and the Pussycat”, getting too real
Working on maps of Dreamlands cities for Dreamland RPG! Here’s one: Ulthar #dreamlands #ttrpg
More art, info & playtest schedules are on the Discord: discord.gg/GZwBD9u3
More art, info & playtest schedules are on the Discord: discord.gg/GZwBD9u3
February 5, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Working on maps of Dreamlands cities for Dreamland RPG! Here’s one: Ulthar #dreamlands #ttrpg
More art, info & playtest schedules are on the Discord: discord.gg/GZwBD9u3
More art, info & playtest schedules are on the Discord: discord.gg/GZwBD9u3
John Tenniel's famous illustration of the Jabberwocky for "Through the Looking Glass". Lewis Carroll knew this one was a hit, and considered using it as the cover; however he also worried it'd be too scary for kids and should be removed entirely. In the end he took the middle ground and kept it in
February 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
John Tenniel's famous illustration of the Jabberwocky for "Through the Looking Glass". Lewis Carroll knew this one was a hit, and considered using it as the cover; however he also worried it'd be too scary for kids and should be removed entirely. In the end he took the middle ground and kept it in
Recently discovered that “Goody Two-Shoes” is a reference to a real 1765 children’s book
February 1, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Recently discovered that “Goody Two-Shoes” is a reference to a real 1765 children’s book
Found this old beauty in my parents’ house. All the D’Aulaire books are incredible
February 1, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Found this old beauty in my parents’ house. All the D’Aulaire books are incredible
Grenville MacDonald (son of fantasy writer George MacDonald, a friend of Lewis Carroll) heard “Alice in Wonderland” before it was published and expressed one complaint: the ending where it all turns out to be a dream
January 30, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Grenville MacDonald (son of fantasy writer George MacDonald, a friend of Lewis Carroll) heard “Alice in Wonderland” before it was published and expressed one complaint: the ending where it all turns out to be a dream
“The Garden of the Plynck”: Deeply weird 1920 children’s fantasy about a girl who goes “inside her mind” (through doors) and meets the Plynck, Snoodles, Snimmies….Why is this “Phantom Tollbooth”/Alice-ish book forgotten? Probably cuz it has a blatantly racist character sticking out like a sore thumb
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 PM
“The Garden of the Plynck”: Deeply weird 1920 children’s fantasy about a girl who goes “inside her mind” (through doors) and meets the Plynck, Snoodles, Snimmies….Why is this “Phantom Tollbooth”/Alice-ish book forgotten? Probably cuz it has a blatantly racist character sticking out like a sore thumb
Amazing hoard of Dreamland-adjacent books borrowed from the awesome & generous @shaenon.bsky.social 🙏
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Amazing hoard of Dreamland-adjacent books borrowed from the awesome & generous @shaenon.bsky.social 🙏
January 26, 2026 at 10:30 PM
“Garden of the Plynck” (1920) inaccurately predicts that the phrase “teddy bear” will soon be forgotten
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
“Garden of the Plynck” (1920) inaccurately predicts that the phrase “teddy bear” will soon be forgotten
Me & Aaron Vanek (Dreamland RPG contributor) at the Smith Circle conference today in Auburn, California #clarkashtonsmith
January 10, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Me & Aaron Vanek (Dreamland RPG contributor) at the Smith Circle conference today in Auburn, California #clarkashtonsmith
Another city map from Dreamland #ttrpg (this one not from Lovecraft) #bombasharna
January 7, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Another city map from Dreamland #ttrpg (this one not from Lovecraft) #bombasharna
Found my Lengite redesign for Dreamland RPG
January 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Found my Lengite redesign for Dreamland RPG
Latest Dreamlands map for my upcoming roleplaying game: Celephais (or Celephaïs) #dreamlands #ttrpg
December 31, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Latest Dreamlands map for my upcoming roleplaying game: Celephais (or Celephaïs) #dreamlands #ttrpg
Russian River (in the back behind the trees), Healdsburg
December 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Russian River (in the back behind the trees), Healdsburg
Hey #ttrpg folks!! I'm playtesting my Dreamland: Fairytale Portal Fantasy Beyond the Wall of Sleep, but testing variant rules... collaborative(-y), with multiple DMs! Join us Tuesday 12/16, 7PM PST, on Discord to create a story of a lone dreamer in a strange land... discord.gg/JQN5yKGN?eve...
December 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Hey #ttrpg folks!! I'm playtesting my Dreamland: Fairytale Portal Fantasy Beyond the Wall of Sleep, but testing variant rules... collaborative(-y), with multiple DMs! Join us Tuesday 12/16, 7PM PST, on Discord to create a story of a lone dreamer in a strange land... discord.gg/JQN5yKGN?eve...
Mist hanging in the hills #sonomacounty #healdsburg
December 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Mist hanging in the hills #sonomacounty #healdsburg
Hey #ttrpg folks!! I'm doing a playtest of a multiple-DMs variant version of my game, Dreamland: Fairytale Portal Fantasy Beyond the Wall of Sleep. Tuesday, December 16 at 7PM on Discord/roll20. Please join, and help weave a tale of a dreamer caught between strange fates.. discord.gg/JQN5yKGN?eve...
December 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Hey #ttrpg folks!! I'm doing a playtest of a multiple-DMs variant version of my game, Dreamland: Fairytale Portal Fantasy Beyond the Wall of Sleep. Tuesday, December 16 at 7PM on Discord/roll20. Please join, and help weave a tale of a dreamer caught between strange fates.. discord.gg/JQN5yKGN?eve...
Rough sketch of the city of Ulthar #dreamlands #catsofulthar
December 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Rough sketch of the city of Ulthar #dreamlands #catsofulthar
