[1] He produced a monthly comic strip in the New York Times Book Review called "Boox" in 2001–2004 that made fun of publishing trends.
[6] 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),[7] Yellow Yellow (1971, with author Frank Asch; reissued in 2019 by Drawn & Quarterly),[8] Minnie Maloney & Macaroni (1976) and the cult classic Who Needs Donuts?
(originally published in 1973 and reprinted by Random House in 2003)[9] In 2012, Jeffrey Brown told USA Today about how Stamaty's Small in the Saddle had influenced his own career and about subsequently meeting the author.
[10] Stamaty was commissioned to provide an illustration for the interior of retailer Sonos's new store in New York City's SoHo district, which opened in July 2016.
[11] In 2018, Stamaty drew the cover for "Delancey St. Station", the debut album by NYC rock band, Pinc Louds.