The recent announcement that the city will no longer sponsor Bele Chere (a downtown street festival that has been around since 1979) affected people in different ways. Many locals have long derided the festival as no longer relevant to anything[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
2013 cartoons
No need to explain this very local comic that alludes to proposed city budget cuts by the Asheville City Council (and to an actual triathlon that may be affected). I mean, it already has all the editorial cartoons tropes you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nature or Mature?
With looming city budget cuts in Asheville possibly affecting the local WNC Nature Center, this comic deals in sneaky and desperate methods the center could undertake to find ways to make ends meet. Word misunderstandings and double meanings are employed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Asheville inspires many epithets. Some borrowed, some brainstormed and some cast aspersionally upon it by both foes and former friends. Some try to capitalize on all of them, but sometimes it isn’t enough to just follow the marketing trends, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Doctor Where?
This week’s cartoon complements the Mountain Xpress cover story which examines the current physician shortage affecting all but Madison in the 16-county region, and also explores the culpability of recent proposed state cuts to programs that provide low cost and accessible health care[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This label-infested “political” cartoon should be expository enough with all the unsubtle branding of every representational aspect of this metaphorical use of the recent sewage spill on the local river. If, however, one is not familiar with local news, I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A parade, a charade. Panama. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2013 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Come on. You can’t just call your mystery incentivized company vote, “Project X” and not expect a cartoon about it. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. (But never put online in time[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
NoMoGMO
Hundreds of protesters gathered last weekend in Asheville to protest “FrankenFood” (otherwise known as Genetically Modified Organisms) in general and Monsanto in particular. This was the local version of the international March Against Monsanto ( one of more than 350 held[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As explained in this article, “After a four year winning streak, Asheville lost its title of ‘Beer City USA’ to Grand Rapids, Mich., according to poll results released May 13. – Jake Frankel 5/13/13” (Yes, this cartoon was done in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you don’t stop fighting over the water, I’m going to have to separate you.. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2013 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Redactly
There were some criticisms lately here and there, about local media, but, much like the fine, handcrafted large-size beer steins available for enjoying a tall gallon of our great local craft brews, available for purchase in the River Arts District,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Henderson County makes another national list for great places to be a retiree. It still isn’t so great if you are not now, nor will ever be one. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not so self-evident, evidently
Have a happy Fourth. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2013 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
With so many urban incarnations of rural traditions, turnabout should be fair play, or at least legalized. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2013 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix