Ian Stacey’s Wet Paint

By John Freeman on May 16, 2008

Much-praised cartoonist Ian Stacey has been in touch to say he has collected over 100 of his fab “Wet Paint” cartoons into a book. Priced at just £2, all proceeds of the sales will go to the Big Issue Foundation.

Alan Grant, Bryan Talbot and Ian Gibson are amongt his many famous fans. “Ian Stacey is an exceptionally funny cartoonist,” says Alan. “He aims at just about every target under the sun, from genetic modification to Batman, and hits the mark in every case. Many of his punchlines are so wickedly funny I laughed out loud.”

Check out his web site — www.ianstacey.net — for samples and buy the book — it’s in a really good cause!

• To order the Wet Paint collection, send a cheque payable to “Charity Cartoons” to 12 Trunette Road,Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15-2BB adding £1 for postage. Please add £2 for posting overseas (non UK).

About the Author
Latest Posts

John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as 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.