If you don’t know the name Art Baltazar, do yourself a favor and run down to your local comic book shop and ask the nice people at the counter to direct you to some of his works.  Art is a cartoonist, a fellow toy collector, a comic shop owner and a friend who has been very supportive of us here at AFi!   He designs, writes and illustrates some of the most fun and delightful comic books that you could ever imagine.

Several of his designs have been turned into toys over the years including a Mattel SDCC exclusive set of tiny titans, the awesome DC Super Pets plush line, even a plush of his own original creation Action Cat!

Below is a great video showing Art’s 15 year journey to be a Chicago area comic book artist who defied the odds with his unique illustrating style and become a famous cartoonist!

Aw yeah!