I think this is the first appearance of the knowledgeable, but stuffy, Naturalist character I made for such uses as smugly dismissing dubious folklore claims that appear every year around this time. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
An itinerant snowy owl was found in the area, a long way from it’s normal habitat and travel route. Calling it a gender-neutral “Tundra” while rehabbing it locally, a DNA test found she was actually a he. This cartoon takes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m sorry the quality of writing on this comic has devolved to “Bazooka Joe” levels, but at least I spent time making the scenery pretty. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. ©[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Being the “middle child” of holidays, Thanksgiving is the Jan to Christmas’ Marcia. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2014 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Moogfest has been moved from New York to Asheville and sources say, it may now move to Durham. Are they to blame for being too ungrateful for the incentives the city and county gave them to prop up their privately-held[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If only the crowds that continue to grow in our formerly solitary wilderness were to show up at the increasingly empty voting booths on this special case election. Of course, this cartoon was made before the election, so it was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As debate over Asheville’s confederate monuments continues, this cartoon takes that assumed topic and goes in a different direction that what was anticipated. __________________________ Cartoon printed in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper: “The Mountain Xpress” and (sometimes) on their web[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
http://www.whkp.com/news/4815-mills-river-residents-oppose-super-street-widening-of-highway-191.html http://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20180207/speakers-ask-city-for-help-in-opposing-road-projects https://www.hendersonvillelightning.com/news/6882-residents-ready-to-oppose-treatment-center.html http://wlos.com/news/local/grassroots-group-stop-the-balfour-forms-to-oppose-henderson-county-parkway http://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20171124/dot-to-rework-kanuga-plan-after-opposition-from-residents https://www.hendersonvillelightning.com/news/6462-opposition-grows-to-kanuga-widening.html https://www.hendersonvillelightning.com/news/6571-bike-lanes-becoming-first-casualty-of-war-on-widening.html http://wlos.com/news/local/standing-room-only-for-commissioner-meeting-on-balfour-parkway-training-center __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2018 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
With firestorms over social media musings of famous and ordinary people resulting in real world consequences, people within real world eavesdropping distance should also make sure there is no misunderstanding in what they mean to say about local invasive pests.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When the trails are as crowded as shopping malls, you can appreciate how peaceful shopping malls have become. Careful followers of this comic (if they existed) would have noticed that this cartoon is pretty much a repeat of a previous one,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Finding solutions to complex problems is even harder than figuring out the complex problems. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2018 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Since I grab any opportunity to draw animals instead of the usual “two humans talking” setup I seem to go with each week, I thought this news item merited a local cartoon, and I saw it as an opportunity to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some residents are concerned about the needles they are finding under the trees. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2019 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix Apologies to Berni Wrightson’s Cycle of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(I kind of promised the Bee City people I would do a cartoon that helped promote their annual “Pollination Celebration” which is going online during the entire month of June in this pandemic year. But with all the serious racial[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Max Patch at Max. Capacity. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2020 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix