Mark Stafford
@marxtafford.bsky.social
Cartoonist, co-creator/creator of Salmonella Smorgasbord/the Bad Bad Place/Lip Hook and such.
Nice to see cartoonists for Gaza picking up an award.
Well done Rachael and Krent
Here's hoping it doesn't need any sequels...
Well done Rachael and Krent
Here's hoping it doesn't need any sequels...
Broken Frontier Awards 2025: Announcing the Winners – Comics Centring on Gaza Win Nearly a Third of the Categories and London's Cartoon Museum and Conundrum Press Enter Our Hall of Fame – Broken Front...
The results for the Broken Frontier Awards 2025 are in! Did your favourite win? More importantly, did you win?
www.brokenfrontier.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Nice to see cartoonists for Gaza picking up an award.
Well done Rachael and Krent
Here's hoping it doesn't need any sequels...
Well done Rachael and Krent
Here's hoping it doesn't need any sequels...
Review of Bog People from The Morning Star.
Does this mean I'm part of the solution?
Does this mean I'm part of the solution?
Fine tales of folk horror
Bog People: A Working-Class Anthology of Folk Horror Edited by Hollie Starling, Chatto & Windus, £18.99HOLLIE STARLING draws on two fuzzy categories — “working-class” and “folk horror” — to c...
morningstaronline.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Review of Bog People from The Morning Star.
Does this mean I'm part of the solution?
Does this mean I'm part of the solution?
Missed that the Grauniad reviewed Bog People, favourably, back in November.
Don't mention me though.
The bastards.
Don't mention me though.
The bastards.
Bog People: A Working-Class Anthology of Folk Horror review – dark tales with a sting
This collection of macabre stories set across England explores class, hierarchy and the enduring nature of inequality
amp.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Missed that the Grauniad reviewed Bog People, favourably, back in November.
Don't mention me though.
The bastards.
Don't mention me though.
The bastards.
George is largely unmoved by the plight of a fictional cat.
December 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
George is largely unmoved by the plight of a fictional cat.
Reposted by Mark Stafford
In a new blog post, I review the amazing work of J. Webster Sharp.
https://comics.edpinsent.com/2025/12/19/space-chameleons-and-other-chimeras-of-the-mind/
"The reader is drawn into a vortex by the hypnotic flow of images, each successive tableau more outrageous than the last"
https://comics.edpinsent.com/2025/12/19/space-chameleons-and-other-chimeras-of-the-mind/
"The reader is drawn into a vortex by the hypnotic flow of images, each successive tableau more outrageous than the last"
December 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
In a new blog post, I review the amazing work of J. Webster Sharp.
https://comics.edpinsent.com/2025/12/19/space-chameleons-and-other-chimeras-of-the-mind/
"The reader is drawn into a vortex by the hypnotic flow of images, each successive tableau more outrageous than the last"
https://comics.edpinsent.com/2025/12/19/space-chameleons-and-other-chimeras-of-the-mind/
"The reader is drawn into a vortex by the hypnotic flow of images, each successive tableau more outrageous than the last"
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.)
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.)
December 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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.)
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.)
Aaaargh jesus we're buggered.
Well. I wasn’t expecting to feel this level of horror before 10am today but there we go.
Saw this video of Tristan Harris on Diary of a CEO sharing what AI-tech bros have shared regarding their motivations pursuing this technology. It’s horrifying.
These tech ghouls have us all on a suicide mission because of their EGOS. 🫠
These tech ghouls have us all on a suicide mission because of their EGOS. 🫠
December 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Aaaargh jesus we're buggered.
Anyone wondering whether to pull the trigger on Clown In A Cornfield on Prime and questioning whether it fulfils its title remit can rest assured that, as of 50 minutes in, it has delivered clowns and cornfields aplenty.
December 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Anyone wondering whether to pull the trigger on Clown In A Cornfield on Prime and questioning whether it fulfils its title remit can rest assured that, as of 50 minutes in, it has delivered clowns and cornfields aplenty.
Coming soon! Sharpen yr pencils! My poster for the last Drink and Draw of the year!
Be there!
Be there!
November 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Coming soon! Sharpen yr pencils! My poster for the last Drink and Draw of the year!
Be there!
Be there!
Welcome to my unpleasant world!
Tabling at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
Tabling at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Welcome to my unpleasant world!
Tabling at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
Tabling at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
Reposted by Mark Stafford
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH review! Magical – Mark Stafford @marxtafford.bsky.social Gives Us a Typically Cynical Take on the Standards of Fairy Tales. #ThoughtBubbleatBF25 @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/magical/
Magical - Mark Stafford Gives Us a Typically Cynical Take on the Standards of Fairy Tales – Broken Frontier
The new Mark Stafford short comic 'Magical' debuts at Thought Bubble 2025 and is reviewed by BF's Andy Oliver.
www.brokenfrontier.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH review! Magical – Mark Stafford @marxtafford.bsky.social Gives Us a Typically Cynical Take on the Standards of Fairy Tales. #ThoughtBubbleatBF25 @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/magical/
The new one reviewed by Andy Oliver of Broken Frontier in time for @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
www.brokenfrontier.com/magical/
www.brokenfrontier.com/magical/
Magical - Mark Stafford Gives Us a Typically Cynical Take on the Standards of Fairy Tales – Broken Frontier
The new Mark Stafford short comic 'Magical' debuts at Thought Bubble 2025 and is reviewed by BF's Andy Oliver.
www.brokenfrontier.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The new one reviewed by Andy Oliver of Broken Frontier in time for @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
www.brokenfrontier.com/magical/
www.brokenfrontier.com/magical/
Like it says, I'll be in Harrogate this weekend for @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social 2025.
I've got half a table, (C20a) between Sam Hart and Sean Azzopardi's Phatprint Comics, where I'll be flogging the new comic 'MAGICAL' amongst other things.
Hope to see you there.
I've got half a table, (C20a) between Sam Hart and Sean Azzopardi's Phatprint Comics, where I'll be flogging the new comic 'MAGICAL' amongst other things.
Hope to see you there.
November 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Like it says, I'll be in Harrogate this weekend for @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social 2025.
I've got half a table, (C20a) between Sam Hart and Sean Azzopardi's Phatprint Comics, where I'll be flogging the new comic 'MAGICAL' amongst other things.
Hope to see you there.
I've got half a table, (C20a) between Sam Hart and Sean Azzopardi's Phatprint Comics, where I'll be flogging the new comic 'MAGICAL' amongst other things.
Hope to see you there.
It's here!
' Magical' is a (cough) delightful A5 fairytale comic out just in time to ruin your Christmas.
It'll be at Thought Bubble and Gosh and the Cartoon Museum soonish.
' Magical' is a (cough) delightful A5 fairytale comic out just in time to ruin your Christmas.
It'll be at Thought Bubble and Gosh and the Cartoon Museum soonish.
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It's here!
' Magical' is a (cough) delightful A5 fairytale comic out just in time to ruin your Christmas.
It'll be at Thought Bubble and Gosh and the Cartoon Museum soonish.
' Magical' is a (cough) delightful A5 fairytale comic out just in time to ruin your Christmas.
It'll be at Thought Bubble and Gosh and the Cartoon Museum soonish.
It's out!
And it is a thing of disconcerting beauty.
Should be available from all proper book emporiums today. Read and enjoy and spread the word.
And it is a thing of disconcerting beauty.
Should be available from all proper book emporiums today. Read and enjoy and spread the word.
October 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
It's out!
And it is a thing of disconcerting beauty.
Should be available from all proper book emporiums today. Read and enjoy and spread the word.
And it is a thing of disconcerting beauty.
Should be available from all proper book emporiums today. Read and enjoy and spread the word.
Looking forward to tabling at the Goblin Market this Sunday.
Hope to see you there.
Hope to see you there.
October 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Looking forward to tabling at the Goblin Market this Sunday.
Hope to see you there.
Hope to see you there.
Well, the Thought Bubble table maps have been revealed and i've graduated from Bubbleboy to Redshirts, happily between Sean Azzopardi and Sam Hart.
October 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Well, the Thought Bubble table maps have been revealed and i've graduated from Bubbleboy to Redshirts, happily between Sean Azzopardi and Sam Hart.
Work in progress. Page from 'Magical', a bit of a fairytale. Which will, gawd willing, be ready in time for Thought Bubble, possibly Winchester...
October 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Work in progress. Page from 'Magical', a bit of a fairytale. Which will, gawd willing, be ready in time for Thought Bubble, possibly Winchester...
My poster for the Halloween Drink and Draw at Gosh/the Royal George on the 31st.
With guests zombie Zen K and spooky Shane Melisse.
I guess that makes me macabre Mark Stafford.
Be there!
And, uh.... Boo!
With guests zombie Zen K and spooky Shane Melisse.
I guess that makes me macabre Mark Stafford.
Be there!
And, uh.... Boo!
October 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
My poster for the Halloween Drink and Draw at Gosh/the Royal George on the 31st.
With guests zombie Zen K and spooky Shane Melisse.
I guess that makes me macabre Mark Stafford.
Be there!
And, uh.... Boo!
With guests zombie Zen K and spooky Shane Melisse.
I guess that makes me macabre Mark Stafford.
Be there!
And, uh.... Boo!
Random cool photos i found going through my cameras memory card..
October 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Random cool photos i found going through my cameras memory card..
Now extended due to popular demand!
(Possibly.)
Our gallery show at the All Good Bookshop on Turnpike lane now runs until 10th October.
Go see!
(Possibly.)
Our gallery show at the All Good Bookshop on Turnpike lane now runs until 10th October.
Go see!
October 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Now extended due to popular demand!
(Possibly.)
Our gallery show at the All Good Bookshop on Turnpike lane now runs until 10th October.
Go see!
(Possibly.)
Our gallery show at the All Good Bookshop on Turnpike lane now runs until 10th October.
Go see!
On the 18th I'll be signing Black Forests at Gosh alongside Peter Hogan and Glenn Fabry.
Because it's spooky season.
Because it's spooky season.
October 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
On the 18th I'll be signing Black Forests at Gosh alongside Peter Hogan and Glenn Fabry.
Because it's spooky season.
Because it's spooky season.
Random Lakes photo selection.
September 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Random Lakes photo selection.
Through the door today.
My copy of 'Bog People.'
Looking rather handsome...
My copy of 'Bog People.'
Looking rather handsome...
September 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Through the door today.
My copy of 'Bog People.'
Looking rather handsome...
My copy of 'Bog People.'
Looking rather handsome...
Good times at Markfield Road Festival.
Much art was arted.
Much art was arted.
September 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Good times at Markfield Road Festival.
Much art was arted.
Much art was arted.