Stephen DeStefano | |
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Born | Stephen DeStefano 1966 (age 57–58) Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S. |
Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Inker |
Notable works | 'Mazing Man Hero Hotline |
Stephen DeStefano (born 1966) [1] is an American comics artist, animator and storyboard artist best known as the co-creator of 'Mazing Man and Hero Hotline with writer Bob Rozakis.
DeStefano was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York and attended the High School of Art and Design. [2]
DeStefano's first credit in the comics industry was as the creator of the character Captain Electron in Adventure Comics #479 (March 1981), and then the characters Zeep and Thumbelina in the "Dial H for Hero" story in Adventure Comics #483 (July 1981). [3] His first professionally published comics artwork was a one-page parody of the "I…Vampire" feature in House of Mystery #306 (July 1982). [4] DeStefano wrote and drew "The Mini (Mis)Adventures of Nick O. Tyme" in New Talent Showcase #6–12 (June–December 1984). He then teamed with writer Bob Rozakis to create 'Mazing Man, a character introduced in an eponymous series beginning in January 1986. [5] After the cancellation of that series, the Rozakis-DeStefano team created Hero Hotline in Action Comics Weekly #637 (January 1989). [6] After a four-issue run as a back-up feature, Hero Hotline received its own six-issue limited series. [7] In the 1990s, DeStefano was a frequent contributor to The Big Book Of series published by Paradox Press. His other comics work includes credits at Dark Horse Comics, Disney Comics, Fantagraphics Books, and Marvel Comics. [4] [8] As an animator, DeStefano has worked on such series as The Ren & Stimpy Show and Futurama . [2] [9] He inked the Cage limited series drawn by Genndy Tartakovsky in 2016–2017. [10] In 2020, DeStefano won the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Emmy for Character Design on the Genndy Tartakovsky series, Primal . [11]
Year | Title | Writer | Storyboard artist | Art director | Animator | Notes |
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1992–96 | The Ren and Stimpy Show | Yes | Yes | Yes | background designer, layout artist, layout supervisor, and background assistant | |
1993 | 2 Stupid Dogs | Yes | background designer | |||
1994 | Beethoven | Yes | character designer | |||
1995 | The Baby Huey Show | Yes | ep: "Operation Immunization" | |||
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | Yes | also assistant director | ||||
1996 | Earthworm Jim | Yes | ||||
1998 | Superman: The Animated Series | Yes | Yes | background key designer | ||
The New Batman Adventures | Yes | |||||
1999–2001 | What a Cartoon! | Yes | Yes | three episodes; models ("King Crab: Space Crustacean") and prop designer ("Foe Paws") | ||
1999 | Courage the Cowardly Dog | Yes | ep: "The Demon in the Mattress" | |||
1999–2001 | The Woody Woodpecker Show | Yes | ||||
2001 | Imp, Inc. | Yes | animation layout | |||
2002 | Poochini's Yard | Yes | ep: "Diva Dog" | |||
Welcome to Eltingville | Yes | TV short | ||||
Private Eye Princess | Yes | |||||
2003 | Xiaolin Showdown | Yes | ||||
2004–10 | The Venture Bros. | Yes | Yes | Yes | character designer | |
2006 | Minoriteam | Yes | illustrator; ep: "Tribe and Prejudice" | |||
The X's | Yes | ep: "Homebody" | ||||
Plastic Man in: Puddle Trouble | Yes | Yes | model designer; TV short | |||
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Story | Yes | ep: "Anger Mismanagement" | |||
2006–07 | Drawn Together | Yes | ||||
2007–09 | Random! Cartoons | Yes | two episodes | |||
2007 | The Modifyers | Yes | character designer | |||
2010–11 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Yes | Yes | |||
2011 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Yes | Yes | ep: "Four-Star Spectacular!" | ||
2012 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Yes | character designer; ep: "Catch a Falling Star" | |||
Secret Mountain Fort Awesome | Yes | Yes | ep: "Festro Gets Glasses" | |||
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Yes | two episodes | ||||
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Yes | |||||
Dreamworks Dragons | Yes | two episodes | ||||
New Teen Titans | Yes | ep: "Apprentice: Part Three" | ||||
The Looney Tunes Show | Yes | |||||
2012–13 | Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Yes | storyboard revisionist | |||
2013 | POV | Yes | ep: "Listening Is an Act of Love: A StoryCorps" | |||
2013–18 | Mickey Mouse | Yes | character and prop designer | |||
2017 | Samurai Jack | Yes | Yes | storyboard layout, storyboard clean-up, and layout keys | ||
2018–19 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Yes | character designer | |||
2019 | Primal | Yes | ||||
2020–23 | Looney Tunes Cartoons | Yes | ||||
2022 | The Cuphead Show! | Yes | ||||
2023–present | Unicorn: Warriors Eternal | Yes |
Year | Title | Role(s) |
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1994 | The Ren and Stimpy Show | Chalky Cheesefist |
1995 | The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | Additional voices |
2002 | Private Eye Princess | Hildegard the Maid |
2008 | The Venture Bros. | Dr. Paul Entmann |
Year | Title | Storyboard artist | Animator | Notes |
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1995 | Runaway Brain | Yes | Visual development artist | |
2006 | Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo | Yes | TV movie | |
2007 | Futurama: Bender's Big Score | Yes | Direct-to-video | |
2008 | Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs | Yes | ||
2012 | Big Top Scooby-Doo! | Yes | ||
2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Yes | character designer | |
2018 | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | Yes | ||
2022 | Hotel Transylvania: Transformania | Yes | ||
2024 | Fixed | Yes |
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