Thomas Yeates
{{Short description|American comics artist (born 1955)}}
{{About|the American comics artist|the English orientalist|Thomas Yeates (orientalist)|the British trade unionist|Tom Yates}}
{{Infobox comics creator
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2008 New York Comic Con
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|1|19}}
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| nationality = American
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| notable works = Conan
Prince Valiant
Tarzan
Zorro
| awards = Inkpot Award 2012
| website = http://www.thomasyeates.com/
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Thomas Yeates (born January 19, 1955){{cite web|last=Miller|first=John Jackson|authorlink=John Jackson Miller|url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays|title=Comics Industry Birthdays|work=Comics Buyer's Guide|date=June 10, 2005|location=Iola, Wisconsin|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218031356/http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays|archivedate=February 18, 2011|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web |url= http://www.kubertschool.edu/alumni/alumni-spotlight/Thomas_Yeates.html|title= Talent From The Kubert School: Thomas Yeates|date= n.d.|publisher= The Kubert School|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141228044651/http://www.kubertschool.edu/alumni/alumni-spotlight/Thomas_Yeates.html|archivedate=December 28, 2014 |url-status= live}}{{cite web |url= http://www.lambiek.net/artists/y/yeates_thomas.htm|year= 2014|publisher= Lambiek Comiclopedia|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140328162330/http://www.lambiek.net/artists/y/yeates_thomas.htm|archivedate= March 28, 2014|url-status= live|title= Thomas Yeates}} His first published comics work was "Preacher" a five-page backup feature in Sgt. Rock #312 (Jan. 1978).{{gcdb|type=credit|search= Yeates}} 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.{{cite book|last1=Manning|first1= Matthew K.|last2=Dolan|first2=Hannah, ed.|chapter= 1980s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|year=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9|page= 193|quote = Writer of pulp icon the Shadow, Walter Gibson, spun a prose story of the Dark Knight, illustrated by Tom Yeates.}}{{cite journal|last= Greenberger|first= Robert|authorlink= Robert Greenberger|title= Memories of Detective Comics #500|journal= Back Issue!|issue= 69|pages= 54–57|publisher= TwoMorrows Publishing|date= December 2013|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}} Yeates and Jack C. Harris briefly revived Claw the Unconquered as a backup feature in The Warlord #48-49.Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 195 "Dragonsword" was a backup feature by Paul Levitz and Yeates which appeared in The Warlord #51-54 (Nov. 1981–Feb. 1982).{{cite journal|last= Catron|first= Michael|authorlink = Michael Catron|title= Dragon Sword|journal= Amazing Heroes|issue= 2|page= 18|publisher= Fantagraphics Books|date= July 1981|location= Stamford, Connecticut|quote= 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].}}{{cite web |url= http://www.fanzing.com/mag/fanzminus1/iview.shtml|title= Tom Yeates Interview|first= D. J.|last= LoTempio|year= 2002|publisher= Fanzing|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120419033654/http://www.fanzing.com/mag/fanzminus1/iview.shtml|archivedate= April 19, 2012|url-status= live}} In 1982, Yeates and writer Martin Pasko revived Swamp Thing in a new series titled Saga of the Swamp Thing.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." Timespirits was created by Stephen Perry and Yeates for the Epic Comics line.{{cite web |url= http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/06/09/everybodys-somebodys-baby-day-thirteen/|title= Everybody's Somebody's Baby – Day Thirteen|first= Brian|last= Cronin|date= June 9, 2008|website= Comic Book Resources|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140820230453/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/06/09/everybodys-somebodys-baby-day-thirteen/|archivedate= August 20, 2014|url-status= live}} He drew the Universe X: Beasts and Universe X: Cap one-shots for Marvel in 2001.{{cite book|last= Booker|first= M. Keith|chapter= Earth X|title= Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels|publisher= Greenwood Publishing Group|year= 2010|location= Santa Barbara, California|page= 157|chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=YbkJ0QJrEZ8C&q=Universe+X+Thomas+Yeates&pg=PA157|isbn= 978-0313357466}} On April 1, 2012, Yeates began drawing the Prince Valiant comic strip, replacing Gary Gianni.{{cite news |url= http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/towns/2999231-181/tom-yeates-princely-appointment|title= Tom Yeates' princely appointment|first= Stephen D.|last= Gross|date= October 31, 2014|location= Santa Rosa, California|newspaper= The Press Democrat|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141204044130/http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/towns/2999231-181/tom-yeates-princely-appointment|archivedate= December 4, 2014|url-status= live}} Yeates collaborated with Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier on the Groo vs. Conan crossover for Dark Horse Comics in 2014.{{cite news |url= http://herocomplex.latimes.com/comics/wondercon-sergio-aragones-mark-evanier-talk-new-groo/|title= WonderCon: Sergio Aragonés, Mark Evanier talk new Groo|first= Blake|last= Hennon|date= April 18, 2014|newspaper= Los Angeles Times|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141218101428/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/comics/wondercon-sergio-aragones-mark-evanier-talk-new-groo/|archivedate= December 18, 2014|url-status= live|quote= In the series, Aragonés draws Groo, and Tom Yeates draws Conan.}}
Awards
Yeates received an Inkpot Award in 2012.{{cite web |url= http://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot|title= Inkpot Awards|year= 2014|publisher= San Diego Comic-Con International|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141010085142/http://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot|archivedate= October 10, 2014|url-status= live}}
Bibliography
=Comico=
- Jonny Quest #4 (1986)
=Dark Horse Comics=
- Conan #1, 3–7, 9–11, 13–14 (2004–2005)
- Dark Horse Presents #143 (1999)
- Dark Horse Presents vol. 2 #8–10 (2012)
- Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan: The Lost Adventure #1 (1995)
- Edgar Rice Burroughs' The Return of Tarzan #1–3 (1997)
- Groo vs. Conan #1–4 (2014)
- Monkeyman and O'Brien July's Greatest Comics #1 (1996)
- Tarzan #1–6, 17–20 (1996–1998)
=DC Comics=
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- 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)
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=Eclipse Comics=
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- Airboy #1–2, 25 (1986–1987)
- Alien Encounters #8 (1986)
- Alien Worlds vol. 2 #1 (1988)
- Aztec Ace #10, 14 (1985)
- Brought to Light #1 (1988)
- Captain EO #1 (adaptation) (1987)
- Licence to Kill #1 (adaptation) (1989)
- Luger #1–3 (1986–1987)
- The New DNAgents #10 (1986)
- Orbit #3 (1990)
- Real War Stories #1 (1987)
- Scout #7, 9 (1986)
- Scout Handbook #1 (1987)
- Scout: War Shaman #10–11 (1989)
- Total Eclipse #2, 4 (1988–1989)
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=HM Communications, Inc.=
- Heavy Metal #v4#7, #v5#5, #v7#10 (1980–1984)
=Image Comics=
- Zorro: The Dailies, First Year #1 (2001)
=Malibu Comics=
- Tarzan: The Beckoning #1–7 (1992–1993)
=Marvel Comics=
- Paradise X: Ragnarok #1–2 (2003)
- Timespirits (1984–1985)
- Universe X: Beasts #1 (2001)
- Universe X: Cap #1 (2001)
- Wild Cards #2 (1990)
=Pacific Comics=
- Alien Worlds #3, 5 (1983)
=Topps Comics=
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.thomasyeates.com/}}
- {{comicbookdb|type=creator|id= 839}}
- [http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/creator.php?creatorid=460 Thomas Yeates] at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
- [http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/namy2.htm#N2530 Thomas Yeates] at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
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{{succession box|title=The Saga of the Swamp Thing artist|before= n/a|after=Bo Hampton|years=1982–1983}}
{{succession box|title=Arak, Son of Thunder inker|before= Ron Randall|after=Ernie Colón|years=1983–1984}}
{{succession box|title=Prince Valiant artist|before=Gary Gianni|after= n/a|years=2012–present}}
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Category:American comics artists
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