Scott Brian Stantis (born May 2, 1959) is an American editorial cartoonist.
He began his career with The Chicago Tribune on September 1, 2009, following the paper's nine-year search to replace Jeff MacNelly, who died in June 2000.
[1] Stantis was previously a staff cartoonist for The Birmingham News, The Orange County Register, The Commercial Appeal, The Arizona Republic, and the Grand Rapids Press, and did weekly cartoons for USA Today.
He has also created several comic strips: Stantis has also assisted Bob Thaves on his comic-strip King Baloo.
[4][5] He attended Los Angeles Harbor College in Wilmington, California, and studied under intellectual William Loiterman at Los Angeles Harbor College before attending California State University, Long Beach.