Mark Alan Stamaty

Mark Alan Stamaty
Born	1947 Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American
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Mark Alan Stamaty is an American cartoonist and children's book writer and illustrator. During the 1980s and 1990s, Stamaty's work appeared regularly in the Village Voice.^[1] He is the creator of the long-running comic strip Washingtoon, as well as the earlier comic strip MacDoodle Street, and the online strip Doodlennium for Slate magazine^[2] He is also a spot illustrator for Slate.^[3] He has a recurring back-page feature in the New York Times Book Review called "Boox" that makes fun of publishing professionals.^{[citation needed]}

Stamaty has published several books, including collections of his strips and graphic novels for children, notably Alia's Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq (2004)^[4] and the cult classic Who Needs Donuts? (originally published in 1973 and reprinted by Random House in 2003)^[5]

His late father, Stanley Stamaty, was a professional gag cartoonist, and his mother, Clara Gee Stamaty, is a commercial illustrator and fine artist. Stanley and Clara both attended the Art Academy of Cincinnati.^[6]

References

1. ^ http://www.slate.com/id/117517/
2. ^ http://www.slate.com/id/2007
3. ^ http://www.slate.com/id/117517/
4. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/17/books/17libr.html?_r=1&ref=markalanstamaty
5. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Needs-Donuts-Mark-Alan-Stamaty/dp/0375825509
6. ^ http://njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/020509/moFountainOfYouth.html

External links

• Official website

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Name	Stamaty, Mark Alan
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Date of birth	1947
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York
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