Author: Kelly Yates

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Amber Atoms TPB Cover Reveal!

Amber Atoms trade paperback cover reveal! I’m pretty happy with how this turned out! It can certainly be challenging to find that unifying color story when you have a lot of different character colors, which can look like a pack of Skittles, but I think I got right. Whew!

Also, here are a few more details about the book; it’s going to be a soft cover, trade paperback (6.69” x 10.24”), come in at 112-pages, and have some fantastic pin-ups, which I’ll be sharing over the next few weeks! There’ll also be a Olivier Vatine variant cover option to choose from, but you’ll need to look out next week for that reveal! 

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Amber Atoms is back!

AMBER ATOMS is coming back! I’m collecting the first 4 issues into a trade paperback and targeting a late February launch on K!ckst@rter!

The book is 99.5% finished, I’m just wrapping up a few edits and waiting for a couple pin-ups to arrive. Work on the exclusive, new 7-page short story that I wrote and illustrated, is complete! It’s titled, The Great Honziebell Race, and you can see the complete first page here.

As always, thank your for your support and I hope to see you this coming convention season! Next time… the cover reveal!

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Wrangler Reissue

“We created western comics back in the ’50s to shed light on the rodeo world. We’ve revisited that idea with an updated cowboy comic on jeans and a jacket, illustrated by Wrangler’s own Kelly Yates.”

That’s right!! I had the privilege of contributing to Wrangler Reissue: a limited-edition collection of reimagined vintage styles for a new generation. It was exciting seeing this come together, adding to Wrangler’s already rich history.

Even though I’ve worked on a lot of great projects through the years, I have to admit, I never imagined something of this scale. So stay tuned, because we’re going to have so much fun with these…

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The Vault of Time

EC Comics-10th Doctor

NuWho – here’s a Doctor Who t-shirt design I illustrated a couple years ago. The design was inspired by the EC horror comics of the 50’s and was a really fun piece to create with Titan Merchandise. Unfortunately, it was never produced, but these things happen. Hopefully, we’ll get to see those Clockwork Droids again!

#DoctorWho #10thdoctor #davidtennant #bbcdoctorwho #eccomics #clockworkdroids #tardis

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Convention Swag!

First time ever, I’ll have FREE swag to hand out! Crazy, right? Stop by my table at any future convention and get your Amber Atoms and MonstHer buttons! They’ll look awesome on your backpack or bling jacket and will assuredly make you one of the coolest people at the show. Also, if you’re signed up for my newsletter I shared this info 2 months. It’s not too late, subscribe today.


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Wacom Cintiq Pro

After 10 years, I finally decided to upgrade to a 24” Wacom Cintiq Pro and I LOVE it! It’s taken me a week to acclimate to all pressure levels, but I’m figuring it out. Check out the quick sketch of Eva from my comic series MonstHer.

Many thanks to Patrick Lim at @MacHollywood for a great price and purchase experience!

#Wacom #WacomCintiq #ClipStudioPaint #MonstHer #MonstHerComic #creatorownedcomics #creatorowned #indiecomics

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BRZRKR

I really enjoyed the first issue of BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, Ron Garney (Yay, Ron!) and Bill Crabtree! Top-notch all the way! Now if they’d only make a live-action movie and anime series to go along with… wait a minute, they just announced that too! Awesomeness!

Okay universe, I’m available as Keanu’s stand-in during filming and illustrating a BRZRKR variant cover would be crazy cool too! Universe? Hello, Universe??? Ok, back to work on my book, MonstHer!

#KeanuReeves #boomstudios #netflix #brzrkr #brzrkrcomic