![]() ![]() ![]() Satisfied with these stories, Dark Horse gave Cates the green light for later projects like Buzzkill, The Ghost Fleet with Daniel Warren Johnson and The Paybacks. It was followed up three issues later with Hunter Quaid: The Only Things We Have to Fear… are Nazis and Creepy Monsters. Co-written by himself and Eliot Rahal, the title of this story was Hunter Quaid: Armageddon Outta Here. Career Ĭates' first comic work was a short story in Dark Horse Presents vol. After a chance meeting with a Dark Horse Comics staffer at C2E2, Cates was given the opportunity to write short stories for the company. At the advice of Marvel editor Mark Peniccia, Cates left the program after a year to pursue writing his own comics. While interning, Cates stole a Diamond Distributors Gem Award awarded to Astonishing X-Men #1. Cates majored in sequential art, but left the school after being accepted into a Marvel internship program. Cates graduated from Garland High School and attended the Savannah College of Art and Design, where he would meet future artistic collaborators Tradd Moore and Geoff Shaw. ![]() Raised in Garland, Texas, Cates states that he was taught to read by his father using comic books. Early life ĭonny Cates was born in Dallas, Texas. Donny Cates (born September 14, 1984) is an American comic book writer, artist, and podcaster, known for his work on titles like Venom, Thanos, Doctor Strange, Thor, and Hulk. ![]()
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