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Press Kit

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Stuart McMillen is a cartoonist based in Canberra, Australia. Stuart draws long-form comics inspired by social issues involving science, ecology, sustainability, psychology and economics.

Stuart uses intriguing real-life historical events, such as published science experiments, as the basis of his non-fiction comics. The comics capture the literal truth of what occurred in the incidents. But Stuart also transcends the facts, by encouraging readers to think about the relevance that these historical events have for our lives today.

What can the introduction of reindeer to an isolated Alaskan island teach us about sustainability? How much of our behaviour is shaped by a ‘reptile brain’ within us? These questions and more are touched upon via Stuart’s comics.

A growing portfolio of Stuart’s comics from 2011-present can be found at:

http://www.stuartmcmillen.com/comics/

As of 2018, Stuart McMillen’s most popular comics are Rat Park (2013), War on Drugs (2012), Supernormal Stimuli (2011), St Matthew Island (2011), and Peak Oil (2015). Many of Stuart’s comics have ‘gone viral’ on the web, and have each been seen by hundreds of thousands of readers.

Stuart McMillen is a crowdfunded cartoonist, with an ongoing Patreon crowdfunding campaign hosted at crowdfundstu.com. Readers from around the world support Stuart’s cartooning by pledging a recurring monthly payment via this campaign. Stuart includes a three-minute pitch video at crowdfundstu.com explaining how this crowdfunding patronage allows him to continue as an artist.

Stuart’s comics are currently translated into 11 languages, with the help of an enthusiastic international team of volunteers. [More info here]. These languages are selectable by the drop-down menu in the top-right corner of the stuartmcmillen.com website.

Journalists are welcome to contact Stuart for interview requests via his contact form. Preference is for interviews conducted via phone/video-chat, rather than written interviews. The reason: spoken interviews are less time-consuming than written questions.

To help your research: use the CV section to see the various ways that Stuart has ‘popped up’ over the years, including media appearances and republishing credits. Also, a fair amount of self-reflective commentary already exists in the FAQs, on the Top 10 page, and in the ‘Comics Discussion’ blog posts.

Images:

You have express permission to republish these images in publications / websites describing or reviewing Stuart’s comics. (Stuart McMillen retains copyright, and disallows use for all other purposes).

Note: each of the below RGB JPEG images range between 2 and 12MB in file size, averaging 4MB.

Email Stuart if you are chasing images other than what is supplied here.

I Used to Be Racist artwork

Stuart McMillen cover for Scene from comic about schoolyard racism on Australian schoolyard from 1990s. Black and white cartoon of young high school boy with Billabong backpack standing on schoolgrounds, in front of high-set Queenslander style school building. Schoolboys laughing at intolerant and racist jokes, cartoon drawing of 1990s high school in Queensland. Cartoon of high school students joking on school verandah, laughing at homophobic jokes and racist jokes. Close view of rear of high school student's head, showing bigoted attitudes entering the boy's brain, as he laughs at racist jokes. Drawing of high school boys laughing at homophobic jokes: Cartoon high school boys laughing at racist jokes, and sexist jokes, in front of Australian high school bag racks in greyscale black and white. Male high school student on Australian school yard wearing uniform and backpack. Stark black and white illustration of Australian school students in uniform on schoolyard, wearing backpacks and uniforms in front of Queenslander school building. Cartoon scene of school students telling racist jokes on schoolyard. Black and white scene of Australian school student wearing uniform on schoolyard, growing up into adult version of himself. Drawing by cartoonist Stuart McMillen. Illustration of Billabong and Rip Curl backpacks of Australian school students on schoolyard table. Cartoon Australian school students walking around playground - black and white drawing.

Rat Park artwork

High-resolution Rat Park comic artwork - for republication - page 1. High-resolution Rat Park comic artwork - for republication - page 8. High-resolution Rat Park comic artwork - for republication - pages 11-12. High-resolution Rat Park comic artwork - for republication - page 16. High-resolution Rat Park comic artwork - for republication - page 17. High-resolution Rat Park comic artwork - for republication - page 19. High-resolution Rat Park comic artwork - for republication - page 37. High-resolution Rat Park comic artwork - for republication - pages 38-39.

War on Drugs artwork

High-resolution War on Drugs comic artwork - for republication - page 1. High-resolution War on Drugs comic artwork - for republication - page 3. High-resolution War on Drugs comic artwork - for republication - page 17. High-resolution War on Drugs comic artwork - for republication - pages 18-19. High-resolution War on Drugs comic artwork - for republication - page 20. High-resolution War on Drugs comic artwork - for republication - page 21.

Supernormal Stimuli artwork

High-resolution Supernormal Stimuli comic artwork - for republication - page 1. High-resolution Supernormal Stimuli comic artwork - for republication - page 11. High-resolution Supernormal Stimuli comic artwork - for republication - page 12.

St Matthew Island artwork

High-resolution St Matthew Island comic artwork - for republication - page 1. High-resolution St Matthew Island comic artwork - for republication - page 6.

Anteater images

Stuart McMillen anteater cartoon, with question mark. Stuart McMillen anteater cartoon. All things. Stuart McMillen anteater cartoon. All things. stuartmcmillen.com URL Stuart McMillen anteater cartoon. All things. with crowdfundstu.com and stuartmcmillen.com URLs
Black and white photograph of Australian cartoonist Stuart McMillen. Standing in front of a book shelf in a library.