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American comics artist
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).
[4] 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 .
[5]
[6] Yeates and
Jack C. Harris briefly revived
Claw the Unconquered as a backup feature in
The Warlord #48-49.
[7] "Dragonsword" was a backup feature by
Paul Levitz and Yeates which appeared in The Warlord #51-54 (Nov. 1981–Feb. 1982).
[8]
[9] In 1982, Yeates and writer
Martin Pasko revived
Swamp Thing in a new series titled
Saga of the Swamp Thing .
[10]
Timespirits was created by
Stephen Perry and Yeates for the
Epic Comics line.
[11] He drew the Universe X:
Beasts and Universe X:
Cap one-shots for Marvel in 2001.
[4]
[12] On April 1, 2012, Yeates began drawing the
Prince Valiant comic strip, replacing
Gary Gianni .
[13] Yeates collaborated with
Sergio Aragonés and
Mark Evanier on the
Groo vs.
Conan crossover for
Dark Horse Comics in 2014.
[14]
Awards
Yeates received an
Inkpot Award in 2012.
[15]
Bibliography
Comico
Dark Horse Comics
DC Comics
Arak, Son of Thunder #27–30 (1983–1984)
Detective Comics #500 (
Batman ) (1981)
Elvira's House of Mystery #7 (1986)
Ghosts #67,89 (1978-1980)
House of Mystery #294, 301, 315 (1981–1983)
Jonah Hex #53–55 (1981)
Mystery in Space #114, 117 (1980–1981)
Saga of the Swamp Thing #1–8, 10–13 (1982–1983)
Sgt. Rock #312, 331, 340, 346 (1978–1980)
Superman #422 (1986)
Swamp Thing #64, 86–89, 112–113, Annual #3 (1987–1991)
Unknown Soldier #244–246 (1980)
Vertigo Visions –
Tomahawk #1 (1998)
The Warlord #48–49 (
Claw the Unconquered ); #51–54 (Dragonsword) (1981–1982)
Weird War Tales #103 (1981)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #26 (1987)
Eclipse Comics
HM Communications, Inc.
Image Comics
Malibu Comics
Tarzan: The Beckoning #1–7 (1992–1993)
Marvel Comics
Pacific Comics
Alien Worlds #3, 5 (1983)
Topps Comics
References
^
Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005).
"Comics Industry Birthdays" .
Comics Buyer's Guide . Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from
the original on February 18, 2011.
^
"Talent From The Kubert School: Thomas Yeates" .
The Kubert School . n.d.
Archived from the original on December 28, 2014.
^
"Thomas Yeates" .
Lambiek Comiclopedia . 2014.
Archived from the original on March 28, 2014.
^
a
b
Thomas Yeates at the
Grand Comics Database
^ Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1980s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle . London, United Kingdom:
Dorling Kindersley . p. 193.
ISBN
978-0-7566-6742-9 . Writer of pulp icon the Shadow, Walter Gibson, spun a prose story of the Dark Knight, illustrated by Tom Yeates. CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link )
^
Greenberger, Robert (December 2013). "Memories of Detective Comics #500".
Back Issue! (69). Raleigh, North Carolina:
TwoMorrows Publishing : 54–57.
^ Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 195
^
Catron, Michael (July 1981). "Dragon Sword".
Amazing Heroes (2). Stamford, Connecticut:
Fantagraphics Books : 18. 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].
^ LoTempio, D. J. (2002).
"Tom Yeates Interview" . Fanzing.
Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.
^ 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."
^ Cronin, Brian (June 9, 2008).
"Everybody's Somebody's Baby – Day Thirteen" .
Comic Book Resources .
Archived from the original on August 20, 2014.
^ Booker, M. Keith (2010).
"Earth X " . Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels . Santa Barbara, California:
Greenwood Publishing Group . p. 157.
ISBN
978-0313357466 .
^ Gross, Stephen D. (October 31, 2014).
"Tom Yeates' princely appointment" .
The Press Democrat . Santa Rosa, California.
Archived from the original on December 4, 2014.
^ Hennon, Blake (April 18, 2014).
"WonderCon: Sergio Aragonés, Mark Evanier talk new Groo" .
Los Angeles Times .
Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. In the series, Aragonés draws Groo, and Tom Yeates draws Conan.
^
"Inkpot Awards" .
San Diego Comic-Con International . 2014.
Archived from the original on October 10, 2014.
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