Yishan Li

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| nationality = British

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Yishan Li (born 1981){{cite web |title=Yishan Li |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/li_yishan.htm |website=Comiclopedia |publisher=Lambiek |access-date=24 May 2021}} is a Chinese-British comics and manhua illustrator.{{cite web |last1=Foxe |first1=Steve |last2=Rosberg |first2=Caitlin |title=Scarlet, House Amok, Looney Tunes Crossovers & More in Required Reading: Comics for 8/29/2018 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comics/required-reading/scarlet-house-amok-looney-tunes-crossovers-more-in/ |website=Paste |access-date=24 May 2021 |date=28 August 2018 |quote=Li’s previous work has mostly been in manhua, or Chinese comics ...}} She is self-taught. Li has worked on popular comic book titles such as Hellboy,{{cite web |last1=Whitbrook |first1=James |title=A Look Inside Hellboy's Latest Historical Adventure in Hellboy and the BPRD: 1956 |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/a-look-inside-hellboys-latest-historical-adventure-in-h-1830658914 |website=Gizmodo |access-date=24 May 2021 |date=26 November 2018}} Batwoman,{{cite web |last1=McElhatton |first1=Greg |title=Batwoman Annual #2 |url=https://www.cbr.com/batwoman-annual-2/ |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=24 May 2021 |date=2 April 2015}} and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.{{cite web |last1=Jusino |first1=Teresa |title=Exclusive: Dark Horse Announces New Buffy Graphic Novel at NYCC; We Interview Writer Faith Erin Hicks |url=https://www.themarysue.com/tms-exclusive-high-school-buffy-dark-horse-faith-hicks/ |website=The Mary Sue |access-date=24 May 2021 |date=9 October 2015}} She describes her own comics as "'girly stuff' ... ranging from historical detective dramas to young girls' adventure stories".{{cite web |last1=Boyle |first1=Joe |title=When Manga meets communism |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7292158.stm |website=BBC News |access-date=24 May 2021 |date=13 March 2008}}

In 2019, Lexus UK commissioned Li and two other artists to create manga-esque artwork showcasing the company's "latest and most important cars." Li drew a woman sitting on top of a Lexus UX compact SUV, enjoying the sunset after a long day at work. She was inspired by the UX's "New Horizons" tagline.{{cite web |last1=Banks |first1=Nargess |title=Lexus Does Manga, As A Trio Of Artists Capture Its Modern Japanese Spirit With Original Artwork |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nargessbanks/2019/06/21/lexus-manga-artwork/?sh=3e2f81076b9f |website=Forbes |access-date=24 May 2021 |date=21 June 2019}}

In 2020, Li illustrated a graphic novel about Frankenstein author Mary Shelley's fictional descendant, a teenage goth girl named Mary.{{cite magazine |last1=Collis |first1=Clark |title=First look at YA graphic novel Mary: The Adventures of Mary Shelley's Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-{{as written|Grandau|ghter [sic]}} |url=https://ew.com/books/first-look-graphic-novel-mary-adventures-mary-shelley-great-great-great-great-great-grandaughter/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=24 May 2021 |date=24 August 2020}} The American Library Association selected the comic as one of its 2021 Great Graphic Novels for Teens.{{cite web |title=2021 Great Graphic Novels for Teens |url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2021-great-graphic-novels-teens |website=YALSA |date=5 January 2021 |access-date=24 May 2021}}