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Self portrait of the artist Mark Stafford.
Mark Stafford
Born1970 (age 54–55)
Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
Area(s)Writer, Penciller, Inker, Colorist
Notable works
Cherubs!
The Man Who Laughs
Lip Hook
The Bad, Bad Place
Salmonella Smorgasbord
http://www.hocus-baloney.com

Mark Stafford (born 1970) is a London-based cartoonist. He first came to prominence in the UK small press/underground comics scene in the mid-Nineties.[1][2][3]

Graphic novels

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The first graphic novel illustrated by Stafford was Cherubs![1][2][3][4][5] It was written and co-created by Bryan Talbot, with the first half being published by Desperado Publishing in 2007 before the entire work was published by Dark Horse Comics in 2013. He later illustrated three more, all written by David Hine. The first of these was 2013's The Man Who Laughs,[1][2][3][6][7][8][9][10][11] which was followed by Lip Hook: A Tale Of Rural Unease in 2018[1][2][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] and The Bad, Bad Place in 2019.[1][2][19][20][21][22][23][24]

Self-published work

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Stafford's self-published comics include Botulism Banquet - A Compendium of Carcinogenic Canapés,[1] Scenes From Books I Have Not Read,[1] Coin,[1] Tinhorn Galoot[1] and Something Wicked/Something Waiting.[1]

A collection of his self-published work called Salmonella Smorgasbord: A Collection Of Crimes Against Cartooning was published in 2023.[1][2][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]

Anthologies

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Stafford has contributed to anthologies such as The End,[1] The Lovecraft Anthology Volume One,[1][2][3] Meanwhile...,[1][3][32][33] The Mammoth Book of Skulls,[1] HOAX Psychosis Blues,[1] The Broken Frontier Anthology[1] and The Golden Thread.[1][2]

Arts projects

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In 2009 Stafford worked with Southwark Council on a graphic novels/comics mural for John Harvard Library,[1] and in 2017 he co-operated with the British Council on its Shakespeare Lives project in Seoul, South Korea.[1] He subsequently collaborated with the British Council again in 2018 in partnership with Arts Council Korea on a comics project with the Kangkangee Arts Village in Busan, South Korea.[1][2]

Commercial work

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Stafford's commercial clients include the breweries Brixton Buzz and Dominion, who he produced beer labels for,[1] Whose Records, who he created record covers for[1] and the Carnival of Objects theatre company, who he designed 2D puppets and other artwork for.[1] He has also produced comicstrips for the UK animal abuse defence society Animal Aid[1] and is cartoonist in residence at the London Cartoon Museum.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Schuddeboom, Bas (24 January 2025). "Mark Stafford (b. 1 September 1970, UK)". Lambiek. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Mark Stafford - About the author". Amazon UK. London, England.
  3. ^ a b c d e Mark Stafford at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
  4. ^ "Cherubs! Bryan Talbot, Mark Stafford". Goodreads. California, USA.
  5. ^ Cherubs!. ISBN 978-1-595829-84-9. OCLC 795854898.
  6. ^ Freeman, John (3 April 2013). "David Hine, Mark Stafford create graphic adaptation of Victor Hugo's "The Man Who Laughs"". Down The Tubes. Lancaster, England.
  7. ^ Plowright, Frank. "The Man Who Laughs". The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide.
  8. ^ "The Man Who Laughs. A Graphic Novel". Good reads. California, USA. 2014.
  9. ^ Mahon, Patrick (30 May 2013). "The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo, David Hine and Mark Stafford (graphic novel review)". SFcrowsnest Magazine.
  10. ^ Doctorow, Cory (1 Oct 2013). "The Man Who Laughs: grotesque Victor Hugo potboiler was the basis for The Joker, now out in the USA". BoingBoing.
  11. ^ The Man Who Laughs: A Graphic Novel. ISBN 978-1-906838-58-4. OCLC 856083849.
  12. ^ Gordon, Joe (30 October 2018). "In Review: Lip Hook by David Hine and Mark Stafford". Down The Tubes. Lancaster, England.
  13. ^ Neilson-Adams, Craig (19 October 2018). "SelfMadeHero's LIP HOOK "feels like a fever dream in graphic novel form." [REVIEW]". Big Comic Page.
  14. ^ Seven, John (30 October 2018). "Review: Folk horror meets social satire in 'Lip Hook'". Comics Beat.
  15. ^ "Lip Hook: A Tale of Rural Unease David Hine, Mark Stafford (Illustrator)". Good reads. California, USA.
  16. ^ Ferguson, James (20 December 2018). ""Lip Hook" Graphic Novel Review". Horror DNA.
  17. ^ Plowright, Frank. "Lip Hook Artist Mark Stafford Writer David Hine". The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide.
  18. ^ Lip Hook: A Tale of Rural Unease. ISBN 978-1-910593-57-8. OCLC 1024087910.
  19. ^ Wiacek, Win (2 November 2019). "The Bad Bad Place". Now Read This!.
  20. ^ Plowright, Frank. "THE BAD, BAD PLACE Artist MARK STAFFORD Writer DAVID HINE". The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide.
  21. ^ "The Bad Bad Place David Hine, Mark Stafford (Artist)". Good reads. California, USA.
  22. ^ Ferguson, James (1 January 2020). ""The Bad Bad Place" Graphic Novel Review". Horror DNA.
  23. ^ "Turnaround's 2019 Staff Picks – Graphic Novels". The Turnaround Blog. London, England. 28 November 2019.
  24. ^ The Bad Bad Place. ISBN 978-1-908030-27-6. OCLC 1089866433.
  25. ^ "Support Salmonella Smorgasbord: Mark Stafford's Collection of Crimes Against Cartooning". Tripwire - The Genre Magazine. London, England. 9 December 2022.
  26. ^ O'Neil, Tegan (11 January 2024). "SALMONELLA SMORGASBORD". The Comics Journal. Seattle, USA.
  27. ^ "Salmonella Smorgasbord – a celebration of Mark Stafford's career". The Turnaround Blog. London, England. 17 July 2023.
  28. ^ Plowright, Frank. "Salmonella Smogasbord: A Collection of Crimes Against Cartooning". The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide.
  29. ^ "Salmonella Smogasbord: A Collection of Crimes Against Cartooning". Good reads. California, USA.
  30. ^ Nimmo, Michael (21 November 2023). "Spotlight Titles From Soaring Penguin Press - Blessed Cure, Salmonella Smorgasbord, NORD & I Do I Don't". 3 Million Years.
  31. ^ Salmonella Smorgasbord: A Collection of Crimes Against Cartooning. ISBN 978-1-908030-48-1. OCLC 1393226132.
  32. ^ Doherty, Carl (20 September 2015). "Meanwhile… #2 & #3 Review". Shelf Abuse. Southend-on-Sea, England.
  33. ^ Coleman, Nevs (20 October 2014). "Meanwhile… 1". FA The Comiczine.
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