Again, the issue of whether the city of Asheville should extend the same benefits for city employee’s domestic partners and they for spouses (and then-mayor, Terry Bellamy’s objection to recognizing such non-traditional arrangements, due to her personal religious beliefs) were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
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…
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…
Hendersonville CIty Council commissioned a sculpture for the entrance to the city that ended up costing the taxpayers over twice as much as it was supposed to. The results were not exactly to the liking of most residents either. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Since the last cartoon involving about $190,000 in taxpayer funds on a dubious piece of public art in Hendersonville, NC was rejected by the Asheville paper I sent it too, this week’s cartoon is about Asheville’s government spending $350,000 on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What will a city ban on wild and exotic animal acts at the U.S. Cellular Center mean for the circus? What will kids today miss by not being exposed to entertainment that thrilled their great-great grandparents? What shapes of animal[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Something that happened in a city council meeting recently led to this Dickens of a cartoon. __________________________ Originally printed in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper: “The Mountain Xpress” and on their web site. © 2016 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Man plans, contractors laugh. __________________________ Cartoon printed in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper: “The Mountain Xpress” and (sometimes) on their web site. © 2017 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
The Pit of Despair, 68 Haywood, coming soon eventually is really shaping up something to try to see. Like the Emperor’s New Clothes were. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2018[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some holes are appearing that seem like they may be the beginning of a deeper descent into darkness. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2019 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Will the Council close the barn door now that all the horses are out? __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2019 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
One person’s pest is another person’s protected, and the council is usually in the middle. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2020 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Asheville’s troubled Vance monument is no longer shrouded in mystery. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2020 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
