Meet the Artist – Tony Santo

Tony is always eager to pursue new creative challenges and achieve new distinctions. Perhaps even more importantv is his commitment to providing the best visual solutions for his readers.

His animation career includes working as a Clean-Up Animator on Disney films such as Mulan, Tarzan, Lilo & Stitch, Brother Bear, and The Emperor’s New Groove, along with numerous other Disney projects.

Since 2009, he has designed storyboards for a wide range of clients and productions, including History Channel’s Vikings, WWE’s WrestleMania, Cartoon Network’s Ben 10: Omniverse, Indeed.com, Humira, Carnival Cruise Lines, SunTrust, Microsoft, and many others.

His work spans animatics, cinematics, video editing, illustration, and concept art for advertising, stage, film, television, and games.

Tony has also served as Art Director on multiple iterations of the award-winning EA Sports franchises Madden NFL and NCAA Football. At Warner Bros. Discovery, he served as Licensing Art Director on projects including MultiVersus and The Wacky World of Looney Tunes Sports.

In 2021, he began sharing his experience as an instructor, teaching subjects that include Drawing, Animation, Storyboarding, Character Design, Game Development, and Illustration.

He resides in the Bronx—but home is wherever the work takes him.

More Comic Books by Tony on his website.

DIANDERTHAL: Issue 01

© Tony Santo 2025

ISBN 979-8-218-88628-8

Pages: 40

Binding: Saddle stitched

Dimensions: 6.63 x 10.25 in 

Color: Full color