The Power of Saying ”Yes” with Will Brooks

2025-09-24

Will Brooks is a freelance artist and designer who mostly works with licensed properties, especially Doctor Who. For five years, Will was the in-house ‘photo’ artist for Titan Comics’ Doctor Who ranges, providing more than 160 covers. He’s also produced artwork for Big Finish Productions and the Doctor Who Experience, and was the lead artist and designer for the second edition of Cubicle 7’s Doctor Who RPG, for which he also wrote material. Will joins me to talk about how he got his start with licensed artwork, ...

Will Brooks is a freelance artist and designer who mostly works with licensed properties, especially Doctor Who. For five years, Will was the in-house ‘photo’ artist for Titan Comics’ Doctor Who ranges, providing more than 160 covers. He’s also produced artwork for Big Finish Productions and the Doctor Who Experience, and was the lead artist and designer for the second edition of Cubicle 7’s Doctor Who RPG, for which he also wrote material.

Will joins me to talk about how he got his start with licensed artwork, the process of creating covers for Titan and Big Finish, the power of just doing something when nothing seems to be coming together creatively, helpful criticism vs. tearing folks’ work down, the effects of leaving social media, and more.

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Episode breakdown:

00:00 - Intro

01:10 - Creative Childhood

04:54 - Starting with Doctor Who Art

13:18 - Art School Lessons

15:34 - Art School Experience

19:14 - Impostor Syndrome Insights

24:54 - Beginning in Doctor Who Comics

30:14 - Comic Cover Creation

32:28 - Sources of Creativity

40:00 - Comic Cover Process

42:58 - Social Media Impact