Tad Stones
@tadstones.bsky.social
Started @ Disney Feature Animation in 1974. Best known for the Disney Afternoon, Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, among others. Also, two Hellboy Animated features. Retired and selling art @ cons when they invite me.
It's not enough to make comics; you have to get people to buy them! Here's a live interview with Greg Weisman and I about the Gargoyles/Darkwing Duck crossover coming out in January, now enshirned forever on YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJkC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJkC...
Tad and Greg team up for Gargoyles x Darkwing Duck!
YouTube video by Dynamite Entertainment
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December 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
It's not enough to make comics; you have to get people to buy them! Here's a live interview with Greg Weisman and I about the Gargoyles/Darkwing Duck crossover coming out in January, now enshirned forever on YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJkC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJkC...
Sometimes Christmas expertise resides only in the mind of the "expert." Merry Christmas to all you try to keep holiday traditions and joy throughout the season.
December 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Sometimes Christmas expertise resides only in the mind of the "expert." Merry Christmas to all you try to keep holiday traditions and joy throughout the season.
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"The Art of K-Pop Demon Hunters" artbook (physical) is coming in 2026.
In the meantime, here's the free digital version.
>> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
In the meantime, here's the free digital version.
>> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"The Art of K-Pop Demon Hunters" artbook (physical) is coming in 2026.
In the meantime, here's the free digital version.
>> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
In the meantime, here's the free digital version.
>> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
It's always nice to have a small helper that can crawl under the low branches while Dad uses his expertise to string the lights on the Christmas tree.
December 6, 2025 at 7:12 AM
It's always nice to have a small helper that can crawl under the low branches while Dad uses his expertise to string the lights on the Christmas tree.
"The Flying Duckman," My gallery piece for James Silvani's PIRATES A Graphic History (but not that kind of graphic). Funny but actual history. Available at www.silvaniart.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:56 AM
"The Flying Duckman," My gallery piece for James Silvani's PIRATES A Graphic History (but not that kind of graphic). Funny but actual history. Available at www.silvaniart.com
If you like history, or pirates, or especially pirate history, or especially humorously told pirate history, treat yourself to this gorgeous book by James Silvani. OR if you or someone you know has just discovered the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, get this at www.silvaniart.com/store
December 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
If you like history, or pirates, or especially pirate history, or especially humorously told pirate history, treat yourself to this gorgeous book by James Silvani. OR if you or someone you know has just discovered the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, get this at www.silvaniart.com/store
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I had an editor tease me for referring to the letterer by name in a note on a script before we had hired him or even talked about it.
It was something like “TAYLOR give me some kind of radio effect here.”
Pick your whole team. Open doors for people. Say their names in rooms of opportunity.
It was something like “TAYLOR give me some kind of radio effect here.”
Pick your whole team. Open doors for people. Say their names in rooms of opportunity.
Comics writers and artists — please request your favorite colorists and letterers when working on a new project with a publisher. Can’t hurt to ask. (And if you don’t really care who letters/colors your work…that’s disappointing on a lot of levels.)
November 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I had an editor tease me for referring to the letterer by name in a note on a script before we had hired him or even talked about it.
It was something like “TAYLOR give me some kind of radio effect here.”
Pick your whole team. Open doors for people. Say their names in rooms of opportunity.
It was something like “TAYLOR give me some kind of radio effect here.”
Pick your whole team. Open doors for people. Say their names in rooms of opportunity.
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Cover for BATMAN/GREEN ARROW/THE QUESTION: ARCADIA #3.
Batman, Green Arrow and The Question by @gabrielhardman.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Cover for BATMAN/GREEN ARROW/THE QUESTION: ARCADIA #3.
Getting comfy with CSP.
November 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Getting comfy with CSP.
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slight retooling to make her little hat pop
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
slight retooling to make her little hat pop
Playing with brushes by True Grit Texture Supply in Clip Studio Paint, super inspired by Bret Parson aka BlitzCadent.com . I quickly became a Patron for a ton of videos, tutorials, galleries, sketches, etc..
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Playing with brushes by True Grit Texture Supply in Clip Studio Paint, super inspired by Bret Parson aka BlitzCadent.com . I quickly became a Patron for a ton of videos, tutorials, galleries, sketches, etc..
Maybe I should pitch a coloring book.
Dynamite Comics Gargoyles Darkwing Duck #2 Covers By @tadstones.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Maybe I should pitch a coloring book.
See? A little patience with the post pays off. I'm so happy to have a page in this.
James Silvani’s Pirates A Graphic History (But Not That Kind of Graphic) arrived today, and it is a treasure of a book. Congrats @silvaniart.bsky.social on a gem of a first Kickstarter 🏴☠️🍌
November 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
See? A little patience with the post pays off. I'm so happy to have a page in this.
A couple of weeks old but still true.
www.instagram.com/p/DPhZYdnj_xP/
www.instagram.com/p/DPhZYdnj_xP/
Elle Cordova on Instagram: "They did the Monster Slash"
485K likes, 6,297 comments - ellecordova on October 7, 2025: "They did the Monster Slash".
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November 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
A couple of weeks old but still true.
www.instagram.com/p/DPhZYdnj_xP/
www.instagram.com/p/DPhZYdnj_xP/
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For anyone looking the book is on hoopla if your library offers it
www.hoopladigital.com/ebook/beginn...
www.hoopladigital.com/ebook/beginn...
www.hoopladigital.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
For anyone looking the book is on hoopla if your library offers it
www.hoopladigital.com/ebook/beginn...
www.hoopladigital.com/ebook/beginn...
Finished my paid work and am resolved to finally learn CSP. Using THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO CLIP STUDIO PAINT which is great so far. And the India Ink Brush Pen IS LIKE BUTTAH!
November 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Finished my paid work and am resolved to finally learn CSP. Using THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO CLIP STUDIO PAINT which is great so far. And the India Ink Brush Pen IS LIKE BUTTAH!
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FOUND! The entries for the in-house rename Double-0 Duck contest. Did we make the right choice? YOU DECIDE!
March 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
FOUND! The entries for the in-house rename Double-0 Duck contest. Did we make the right choice? YOU DECIDE!
Charity auction courtesy of Jesse Campbell. DW art with signature of Jim Cummings, the voice of Darkwing Duck!
www.ebay.com/itm/11687428...
www.ebay.com/itm/11687428...
Pardon Our Interruption...
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November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Charity auction courtesy of Jesse Campbell. DW art with signature of Jim Cummings, the voice of Darkwing Duck!
www.ebay.com/itm/11687428...
www.ebay.com/itm/11687428...
This is brilliant.
It's 20 years since @seanphillips.bsky.social and I exchanged a sketchbook back and forth in the mail, a drawn &painted call and response. INTERSECTIONS may be out of print but here is a flip through that sketchbook. You can still find the book out there :)
November 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is brilliant.
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I think even for people who aren't artists, there are many who enjoy art as a human feat of skill and expression even if they are doing no art creation themselves. Even if AI art was better then human art, and it's not, no one gives a shit that a forklift can carry more then a weightlifter.
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I think even for people who aren't artists, there are many who enjoy art as a human feat of skill and expression even if they are doing no art creation themselves. Even if AI art was better then human art, and it's not, no one gives a shit that a forklift can carry more then a weightlifter.
Recorded a fun WORD BALLOON podcast with John Siuntres and Greg Weisman about the Gargoyles - Darkwing Duck crossover coming out in January. Look for it to post this Friday. Lots of cool behind the scenes from DC comics, and Disney TV Animation.
November 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Recorded a fun WORD BALLOON podcast with John Siuntres and Greg Weisman about the Gargoyles - Darkwing Duck crossover coming out in January. Look for it to post this Friday. Lots of cool behind the scenes from DC comics, and Disney TV Animation.
A reminder to all. The Disney Gargoyles/Darkwing Duck comic book crossover comes out this month!
www.youtube.com/shorts/bZThD...
www.youtube.com/shorts/bZThD...
Keith David & Jim Cummings as Goliath & Darkwing Duck
YouTube video by Toon'd In with Jim Cummings
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November 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A reminder to all. The Disney Gargoyles/Darkwing Duck comic book crossover comes out this month!
www.youtube.com/shorts/bZThD...
www.youtube.com/shorts/bZThD...