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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.
| Thomas Yeates | |
|---|---|
 Thomas Yeates at the 2008 New York Comic Con | |
| Born | January 19, 1955 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Artist |
Notable works | Conan Prince Valiant Tarzan Zorro |
| Awards | Inkpot Award 2012 |
| http://www.thomasyeates.com/ | |
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]
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Yeates received an Inkpot Award in 2012.[15]
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
- 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
- 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)
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
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