

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.
