My Favorite Cartoonists
by trentpoyser | created - 07 Apr 2022 | updated - 3 months ago | Public
1. Vivienne Medrano
Writer | Helluva Boss
Vivienne Medrano or Vivziepop is a Salvadoran-American cartoonist, voice actress and writer known for creating Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss and Zoophobia. Ever since she first watched Bambi on VHS, she became an aspiring animator. She likes casting people who were involved in musicals and her ...
Creator of Zoophobia, Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss.
2. Jhonen Vasquez
Writer | Invader ZIM
Jhonen Vasquez was born and raised on San Jose's East Side. He graduated from Mount Pleasant High in 1992 and was a one-time film student at De Anza College. Even though he has little formal artistic training, he entered the world of alternative comics, as the writer/creator/artist of such titles ...
Creator of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Squee and Invader ZIM.
3. Genndy Tartakovsky
Producer | Samurai Jack
Genndy Tartakovsky was born and raised in Moscow, USSR. He and his family moved to Chicago, IL when he was 7 years old, after his father defected to the US. His interest in comic books and animation led him to study animation at CalArts in Los Angeles. While he was there he produced two student ...
Creator of Dexter's Lab, Samurai Jack, Star Wars Clone Wars, Sym-Bionic Titan, Primal, Unicorn Warriors Eternal, and Hotel Transylvania.
4. Craig McCracken
Writer | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
Craig McCracken has been interested in drawing and animation since the age of three. Some of his sources of inspiration are Japanese anime, Super Friends (1973), Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986) and Little Golden Books. After briefly considering a career as a comic book illustrator, McCracken studied ...
Creator of The Powerpuff Girls, Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends, Wander Over Yonder, and Kid Cosmic.
5. Lauren Faust
Writer | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
Lauren Johanna Faust is an American animator, writer, storyboard artist and director. She developed My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, which had a good following among males. She also worked on The Powerpuff Girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, The Iron Giant, Wander Over Yonder, Kid ...
Creator of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic and DC Super Hero Girls.
6. Bruce Timm
Animation_department | Batman: The Animated Series
Bruce Timm is an American animator, writer, voice actor and director. He is known for creating Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League and various installments of the DC Animated Universe. He co-created several DC characters including Harley Quinn and Livewire. He...
Creator of Batman the Animated Series, Superman the Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, and Green Lantern the Animated Series.
7. Don Bluth
Director | Anastasia
Don Bluth was one of the chief animators at Disney to come to the mantle after the great one's death. He eventually became the animation director for such films as The Rescuers (1977) and Pete's Dragon (1977). Unfortunately, the quality of animation that Disney was producing at this point was not ...
Director of The Secret of Nimh, Dragon's Lair, Space Ace, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Dragon's Lair 2 Time Warp, Anastasia, and Titan A.E.
8. Ralph Bakshi
Director | Wizards
Ralph Bakshi worked his way up from Brooklyn and became an animation legend. He was born on October 29, 1938, in Haifa, Israel, the son of Mina (Zlotin) and Eliezar Bakshi, and is of Krymchak Jewish descent. He was raised in Brownsville, after his family came to New York to escape World War II. ...
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