Some industries‘ staffing problems are met with sympathy and some with apathy. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2021 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
New curfew to go into effect, but will enforcement be colored by other things? __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2020 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
As protests for change ramped up, this wasn’t helping. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2020 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2019/12/17/asheville-police-chief-finalists-what-we-know-them/2680160001/ http://wlos.com/news/news-13-investigates/asheville-police-chief-turnover-costing-taxpayers-more-than-150000 3.5 m0nths later, someone thinks they came up with the Spinal Tap joke. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2020 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
2019 is a great year for thieves! __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2019 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Being the most of something can sometimes be a bad thing, especially if you live on the edge.. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2018 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Asheville draws many displays of concern from various groups and sometimes it can be hard to tell which is which. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2018 – Brent Brown, Brent[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some signs are paid attention to more than others. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2018 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
With a new twist on the traditional, local busker, Asheville might see even more daring variants on the concept. __________________________ Cartoon printed in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper: “The Mountain Xpress” and (sometimes) on their web site. © 2017 – Brent[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Officials in Asheville and around the country struggle with Police Body (camera) issues. Originally printed in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper: “The Mountain Xpress” and on their web site. __________________________ © 2016 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
What with exposés of uncalibrated radar guns and complaints of current officers regarding the way it is run, the Asheville Police Department might have to give itself a warning.
Going by the news, certain parts of the city seem to be awash in a rash of thefts. Even Halloween displays are not safe. At least a happy ending can be provided in the comics, if not in real life.
Raids by local law enforcement (with help from federal agencies as well) on local “smoke shops” for selling the “bath salts” that were much in the news. and other artificial and legally-fuzzy substances, led to this cartoon combining all that with the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With the increasing interest in the use of (formerly-considered-waste-now-sought-after-liquid-gold) used cooking oil as bio-fuel, there have been many instances of thieves helping themselves to the disposed resource before the proper recipients can collect it. Imagining a crime unit designed to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…