Fancy your own original art by Liphook co-creator and ace comic artist Mark Stafford? You do? Well, you’re in luck, because he’s offering a commissioned painting service through his Etsy web store.

“I will render your hearts desire,” says Mark, whose many comics credits include the fantastic graphic novel Liphook, with David Hine (reviewed here by Joe Gordon). “Be gentle with me.”

Fans of Mark’s work living in the UK should head here, pay £120, and enter the subject matter of the requested canvas.

Be inspired!

Mark is the co-creator of the Cherubs! comics with Bryan Talbot, and also collaborated with David Hine on the British Comic Award-nominated adaptation of Victor Hugo’s The Man Who Laughs.

He is the longstanding cartoonist-in-residence at The Cartoon Museum, London.

• Commission Mark Stafford here on Etsy – and check out what else he has on sale, including his recently-published Kangkangee Blues and Cherubs! comics here

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Star Trek Explorer (previously known as Star Trek Magazine) and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War and “Dan Dare”. He’s the writer of "Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies" for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.

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