Mark Stafford
| Mark Stafford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 (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. His work was first seen in the UK small press/underground comics scene in the mid-Nineties.[1][2][3]
Graphic novels
[edit]The first graphic novel illustrated by Stafford was Cherubs![1][3] It was written and co-created by Bryan Talbot, with the first half being published by Desperado Publishing in 2007[4] before the entire work was published by Dark Horse Comics in 2013.[5] He later illustrated three more, all written by David Hine. The first of these was 2013's The Man Who Laughs,[6][7][8] which was followed by Lip Hook: A Tale Of Rural Unease in 2018[9][10][11] and The Bad, Bad Place in 2019.[12][13]
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.[14][15][16]
Anthologies
[edit]Stafford has contributed to anthologies such as The End,[1] The Lovecraft Anthology Volume One,[1][3] Meanwhile...,[1][3] The Mammoth Book of Skulls,[1] HOAX Psychosis Blues,[1] The Broken Frontier Anthology[1] and The Golden Thread.[1]
Funded projects
[edit]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] In 2022 he worked with Raksha Pande at Newcastle University on Arranging Love, a comic based on Pande's research about attitudes to arranged marriage in modern UK based Punjabi communities.[1][17]
Commercial work
[edit]Stafford's artwork has appeared on beer labels and record labels, and he has designed 2D puppets for a theatre production.[1] He has also produced comic strips for the UK animal abuse defence society Animal Aid[1] and is cartoonist in residence at the London Cartoon Museum.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Schuddeboom, Bas (24 January 2025). "Mark Stafford (b. 1 September 1970, UK)". Lambiek. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- ^ "Mark Stafford". Book Palace Books. London, England.
- ^ a b c d Mark Stafford at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- ^ "Cherubs! - Desperado Publishing, 2007 Series". Grand Comics Database.
- ^ "Cherubs! - Dark Horse, 2013 Series". Grand Comics Database.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Plowright, Frank. "The Man Who Laughs". The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide.
- ^ "The Man Who Laughs - SelfMadeHero, 2014 Series". Grand Comics Database.
- ^ Gordon, Joe (30 October 2018). "In Review: Lip Hook by David Hine and Mark Stafford". Down The Tubes. Lancaster, England.
- ^ "Lip Hook: A Tale of Rural Unease - SelfMadeHero, 2018 Series". Grand Comics Database.
- ^ Plowright, Frank. "Lip Hook Artist Mark Stafford Writer David Hine". The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide.
- ^ Plowright, Frank. "THE BAD, BAD PLACE Artist MARK STAFFORD Writer DAVID HINE". The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide.
- ^ "The Bad Bad Place - Soaring Penguin Press, 2019 Series". Grand Comics Database.
- ^ O'Neil, Tegan (11 January 2024). "SALMONELLA SMORGASBORD". The Comics Journal. Seattle, USA.
- ^ "Salmonella Smorgasbord: A Collection of Crimes Against Cartooning - Soaring Penguin Press, 2023 Series". Grand Comics Database.
- ^ Plowright, Frank. "Salmonella Smogasbord: A Collection of Crimes Against Cartooning". The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide.
- ^ Stafford, Mark. "Arranging Love" (PDF). Heyzine.