Thomas Yeates Explained

Birth Date:19 January 1955
Nationality:American
Area:Artist
Notable Works:Conan
Prince Valiant
Tarzan
Zorro
Awards:Inkpot Award 2012
Website:http://www.thomasyeates.com/

Thomas Yeates (born January 19, 1955)[1] is an American comic strip and comic book artist best known for illustrating the comic strips Prince Valiant and Zorro and for working on characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Career

Thomas Yeates was part of the first graduating class from The Kubert School.[2] [3] His first published comics work was "Preacher" a five-page backup feature in Sgt. Rock #312 (Jan. 1978). He provided spot illustrations for a Batman prose story in Detective Comics #500 (March 1981) written by Walter B. Gibson, longtime writer of The Shadow.[4] [5] Yeates and Jack C. Harris briefly revived Claw the Unconquered as a backup feature in The Warlord #48-49.[6] "Dragonsword" was a backup feature by Paul Levitz and Yeates which appeared in The Warlord #51-54 (Nov. 1981 - Feb. 1982).[7] [8] In 1982, Yeates and writer Martin Pasko revived Swamp Thing in a new series titled Saga of the Swamp Thing.[9] Timespirits was created by Stephen Perry and Yeates for the Epic Comics line.[10] He drew the Universe X: Beasts and Universe X: Cap one-shots for Marvel in 2001.[11] On April 1, 2012, Yeates began drawing the Prince Valiant comic strip, replacing Gary Gianni.[12] Yeates collaborated with Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier on the Groo vs. Conan crossover for Dark Horse Comics in 2014.[13]

Awards

Yeates received an Inkpot Award in 2012.[14]

Bibliography

Comico

Dark Horse Comics

DC Comics

Eclipse Comics

HM Communications, Inc.

Image Comics

Malibu Comics

Marvel Comics

Pacific Comics

Topps Comics

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miller. John Jackson. John Jackson Miller. Comics Industry Birthdays. Comics Buyer's Guide. June 10, 2005. Iola, Wisconsin. https://web.archive.org/web/20110218031356/http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays. February 18, 2011. dead.
  2. Web site: Talent From The Kubert School: Thomas Yeates. n.d.. The Kubert School. https://web.archive.org/web/20141228044651/http://www.kubertschool.edu/alumni/alumni-spotlight/Thomas_Yeates.html. December 28, 2014 . live.
  3. Web site: Thomas Yeates. 2014. Lambiek Comiclopedia. https://web.archive.org/web/20140328162330/http://www.lambiek.net/artists/y/yeates_thomas.htm. March 28, 2014. live.
  4. Book: Manning. Matthew K.. Dolan. Hannah, ed.. 1980s. DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. 2010. London, United Kingdom. 978-0-7566-6742-9. 193. Writer of pulp icon the Shadow, Walter Gibson, spun a prose story of the Dark Knight, illustrated by Tom Yeates..
  5. Greenberger. Robert. Robert Greenberger. Memories of Detective Comics #500. Back Issue!. 69. 54–57. TwoMorrows Publishing. December 2013. Raleigh, North Carolina.
  6. Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 195
  7. Catron. Michael. Michael Catron. Dragon Sword. Amazing Heroes. 2. 18. Fantagraphics Books. July 1981. Stamford, Connecticut. Dragon Sword, a new sword-and sorcery series created and scripted by Paul Levitz and pencilled and inked by Tom Yeates will debut as the back feature in Warlord #51, on sale in August [1981]..
  8. Web site: Tom Yeates Interview. D. J.. LoTempio. 2002. Fanzing. https://web.archive.org/web/20120419033654/http://www.fanzing.com/mag/fanzminus1/iview.shtml. April 19, 2012. live.
  9. Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 197: "Swamp Thing returned to the pages of a new ongoing series, written by Martin Pasko and drawn by artist Tom Yeates."
  10. Web site: Everybody's Somebody's Baby – Day Thirteen. Brian. Cronin. June 9, 2008. Comic Book Resources. https://web.archive.org/web/20140820230453/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/06/09/everybodys-somebodys-baby-day-thirteen/. August 20, 2014. live.
  11. Book: Booker, M. Keith. Earth X. Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2010. Santa Barbara, California. 157. https://books.google.com/books?id=YbkJ0QJrEZ8C&q=Universe+X+Thomas+Yeates&pg=PA157. 978-0313357466.
  12. News: Tom Yeates' princely appointment. Stephen D.. Gross. October 31, 2014. Santa Rosa, California. The Press Democrat. https://web.archive.org/web/20141204044130/http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/towns/2999231-181/tom-yeates-princely-appointment. December 4, 2014. live.
  13. News: WonderCon: Sergio Aragonés, Mark Evanier talk new Groo. Blake. Hennon. April 18, 2014. Los Angeles Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20141218101428/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/comics/wondercon-sergio-aragones-mark-evanier-talk-new-groo/. December 18, 2014. live. In the series, Aragonés draws Groo, and Tom Yeates draws Conan..
  14. Web site: Inkpot Awards. 2014. San Diego Comic-Con International. https://web.archive.org/web/20141010085142/http://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot. October 10, 2014. live.

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