Kelly Yates
Kelly Yates
Doctor Who Comics
Second Chance! This doodle, originally auctioned in 2015, was generously re-donated by the winner.
This doodle is an illustration of David Tennant who played the 10th version of Doctor Who.
Kelly Yates illustrates comic books part-time and is probably best known for his work on DOCTOR WHO comics for IDW Publishing and his creator-owned projects, MonstHer and Amber Atoms.
"My passion for art, especially comic book art, stems from a family road trip out to California when I was 12-years old. On the way back, we stopped at Yellowstone National Park for the night and to my distress I quickly discovered they had no TV's in the entire building. Luckily, the gift shop had a few comic books. The one that caught my attention was Cyrstar #6 with Nightcrawler on the cover. I have been reading comics ever since.
Skipping ahead to my college years, I was sitting through an extremely long, extremely boring lecture class, doodling on the side of my paper, when a friend leaned over and commented, 'You ought to be an artist'. After a lot of prayer and soul-searching, I decided to switch degrees and pursue a 2-year degree in Commercial Art & Computer Graphics. So here I am years later and making a living at it."
The Art of Kelly Yates
Kelly Yates at the Comic Book Database