Mark Stafford
@marxtafford
Cartoonist, co-creator/creator of Salmonella Smorgasbord/the Bad Bad Place/Lip Hook and such.
Riveting conversational moment from my bit for The Count Binface Comic Book, from @selfmadehero.bsky.social, who pulled together an amazing list of 38 creators for this nonsense. Available now for pre-order at @goshcomics.bsky.social and Amazon Money goes to Shelter.
Poster for next Friday's Gosh/Broken Frontier Drink and Draw, with very special guests Francis Todd and Fidelia Schlegl. See you there.x
Scenes from the bar out back of Stanley Arts after another delightful SLCZF. Pleasure to see Mr Abadzis again after.... ooh, ages. But the whole place was chockablock with talented types.
Few photos taken at ARC. A busy, buzzy weekend of comics and chat and art and beer in beautiful downtown Peckham. Pretty wonderful all round. I do hope it happens again.
It is hot hot hot on the first day of ARC , and the crowds keep coming. I think we can already call this one a success. I'm at table 20b, but have subtly seized territory from next doors no-shows. I doubt anyone can tell...
So the coming weekend is all about A.R.C., a new comics festival in Peckham and other locations. There's a gallery show, a party, talks and workshops and 2 days of fabulous comics types flogging whatever they've got. I'm doing the Drink and Draw on Friday and have a table Sat/Sun See you there!x
Poster for next week's A.R.C. special Drink and Draw event, with international guests Matt Seneca and @niallbreencomics.bsky.social , this is on Friday before the weekend's brand spanking new ARC festival in Peckham, on the 11th and 12th which I'll have table space at. Exciting!
Poster for the next Gosh/Broken Frontier Drink and Draw, co-starring Kitsuneart and Luke Healy. See you on the 26th.x
"Good morning. Can we interest you in our 'knocking things over' service? We are also skilled in random fluff distribution. "
Have just received a second printing of my fairytale comic 'Magical' Will have copies to flog at the star studded Cartoon County Spring Fair this Sunday in that Brighton. See you there, i hope.x
We went to the Wimbledon Art Fair and mainly emerged with pictures of this dog.
Poster for this month's Gosh/Broken Frontier Drink and Draw, where I'll be joined by Katriona Chapman and Candice Purwin. Hope to see you there.x
I'll be in that Brighton for the Cartoon County Open Market Take-over at the end of the month! Not been there in yonks, looking forward to it.
Quite like this one by Alexandra Kremakova, looking perturbed by my own drawing board...
Will have table space at this beauty in July. Put it in your diaries.x
Bits from the Persona show at the Crypt gallery near Euston, curated by the ever alarming/magnificent Estelle Riviere . on until the 29th
Love the little gallery show of Ellis Lewis-Dragsta's work at the All Good Bookshop on Turnpike Lane. So many peculiar details and stories within paintings and playful bits of business. It's on until the 1st May.
Poster for the next Gosh/Broken Frontier Drink and Draw coming up on April 24th, with amazing guests @hamishsteele.bsky.social and @zebko.bsky.social See you there.x
Poster for the next Gosh/Broken Frontier Drink and Draw wingding on the 20th of this fair month. See you there, I hope...
This Friday! The Gosh/Broken Frontier Drink and Draw with special guests Skai Campbell and the mighty Dix!
Coming soon! The first Gosh/Broken Frontier Drink and Draw of 2026 with Rein Lee and Matthew Dooley. Sharpen your pencils, wits, and whatever...
Myself and Mr Hine would like it known that we bear no ill will towards ms Frances Crawford and her TITLE-STEALING debut novel, and wish it well when it debuts next year. I mean hers is just A bad bad place, ours is THE bad bad place, so it's fine. It's all fine.... (stares daggers at the screen.)