by Matt Sernaker, Editor-In-Chief

John Ramirez, the animator/artist from The Lion King, Disney’s Hercules, and Toy Story II joined ComicsOnline for a special discussion at SDCC 2025. For this latest feature, we discussed his impressive career in animation, 30 Years of Disney Villains, and celebrated work that these animators did to bring these incredible characters to life.

Make sure you check out our other Disney animation features with Andreas Deja (the revered 30-year Disney animator whose work includes Jafar from Aladdin, Scar from The Lion King, and Gaston from Beauty and the Beast. We also spoke with our friend Jim Cummings, the voice of Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Darkwing Duck, Star Wars’ Hondo Ohnaka, and the singing voice of Scar

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