Stephen DeStefano
Stephen DeStefano 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.Early life
DeStefano was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York and attended the High School of Art and Design.Career
DeStefano's first credit in the comics industry was as the creator of the character Captain Electron in Adventure Comics #479, and then the characters Zeep and Thumbelina in the "Dial H for Hero" story in Adventure Comics #483. His first professionally published comics artwork was a one-page parody of the "I…Vampire" feature in House of Mystery #306. DeStefano wrote and drew "The Mini Adventures of Nick O. Tyme" in New Talent Showcase #6–12. He then teamed with writer Bob Rozakis to create 'Mazing Man, a character introduced in an eponymous series beginning in January 1986. After the cancellation of that series, the Rozakis-DeStefano team created Hero Hotline in Action Comics Weekly #637. After a four-issue run as a back-up feature, Hero Hotline received its own six-issue limited series. 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. As an animator, DeStefano has worked on such series as The Ren & Stimpy Show and Futurama. He inked the Cage limited series drawn by Genndy Tartakovsky in 2016–2017. In 2020, DeStefano won the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Emmy for Character Design on the Genndy Tartakovsky series Primal. In 2024, he contributed art to the Alex Hirsch book The Book of Bill.Filmography
Television
Film