Beginning with his childhood love of comics and Gerry Anderson, Lee explains how an ambition to become a comic strip artist eventually led him from British Aerospace to Marvel UK, where he cut his teeth drawing Transformers before unexpectedly becoming one of Doctor Who’s defining artists.
The conversation explores the creative process behind classic Doctor Who Magazine strips, the challenges of sequential storytelling, and the evolution of the comic throughout the Wilderness Years and beyond.
Along the way, Lee discusses:
How Transformers became his first professional comic strip work.
Breaking into Marvel UK and working with editors including Richard Starkings.
Becoming a Doctor Who artist during the programme’s 25th anniversary.
The enduring popularity of the Seventh Doctor comic strips.
Bringing the Eighth Doctor to life in comic form.
Storytelling techniques, page layouts and visual pacing.
Working on graphic novels, illustrations and Doctor Who publications beyond the comic strip.
Why Doctor Who has remained such a constant throughout his career.
Whether you discovered Lee Sullivan’s artwork through Doctor Who Magazine, Marvel UK’s Transformers, or later Doctor Who books and illustrations, this interview offers a fascinating insight into one of the franchise’s most recognisable illustrators.
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