Scott Stantis

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name = Scott Stantis


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birthname = Scott Brian Stantis
birthdate = birth date and age|1959|5|2
location = San Diego, California
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nationality = American
area = Cartoonist
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notable works = editorial cartoons
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Scott Brian Stantis (born May 2, 1959 in San Diego, California) is an is an American editorial cartoonist.

Career

He currently draws editorial cartoons for "The Birmingham News" and "USA Today". He was previously a staff cartoonist for "The Orange County Register", "The Commercial Appeal", "The Arizona Republic", and the "Grand Rapids Press".

His editorial cartoons are also syndicated to over 400 newspapers via Creators News Service. He usually espouses a conservative and/or libertarian stance in his cartoons. He calls himself a contrarian.

He served as president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists 2003-2004.

In addition to his editorial cartoons, Stantis has also created the following comic-strips:

*"Sydney" (1985-1986; through United Media)
*"The Buckets" (1990-present; originally through Tribune Media Services, later through United Media)
*"Prickly City" (2004-present; through Universal Press Syndicate).

Stantis has also assisted Bob Thaves on his comic-strip "King Baloo".

Personal life

Stantis was born in 1959 in San Diego, California. He is the staff editorial cartoonist for the "The Birmingham News". He resides in Hoover, Alabama with his wife of over two decades, Janien Fadich-Stantis. They have two college-age sons.

External links

* [http://blog.al.com/stantis/ Scott Stantis' blog]
* [http://www.gocomics.com/pricklycity "Prickly City"]