Jay Stephens

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Jay Stephens (born March 22, 1971) is a Canadian cartoonist and animator currently living in Guelph, Ontario. He is best known as the creator of the comic Tutenstein, which was later adapted into the Discovery Kids animated television series of the same name, as well as the creator of Cartoon Network's animated television series The Secret Saturdays,{{cite news |last=Hetherington |first=Janet|url= https://www.awn.com/animationworld/secret-origins-secret-saturdays/ |title=Secret Origins of 'The Secret Saturdays' |work=Animation World Network |date=November 14, 2008 |access-date=November 14, 2008}} and the JetCat animated shorts for Nickelodeon's anthology series, KaBlam!.

Aside from his work in animation, Jay is known for several comic book projects, including "SIN", "The Land of Nod", "Atomic City Tales", and "Jetcat Clubhouse", and has written and drawn for licensed properties such as 'Alien', 'Star Wars', 'Felix the Cat', and 'Teen Titans'. He is the author of several drawing books for kids, including "Monsters!: Draw Your Own Mutants, Freaks & Creeps", "Heroes!: Draw Your Own Superheroes, Gadget Geeks & Other Do-Gooders", "Robots!: Draw Your Own Androids, Cyborgs & Fighting Bots", and "Freaky Fun Activities". Jay Stephens is the creator of the comic strips, "Oddville!", "Chick & Dee" (for Chickadee magazine), "Xtra-curricular" (for OWL magazine), and the short-lived daily newspaper strip "Oh, Brother!" with Slylock Fox creator Bob Weber, Jr.{{cite news |last=Gardner |first=Alan |url= http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2010/06/28/bob-weber-jr-and-jay-stephens-launch-oh-brother/ |title=Bob Weber Jr. and Jay Stephens launch Oh, Brother! |work=The Daily Cartoonist |date=June 28, 2010 |access-date=June 30, 2010}} ''