From the archives: Back in December 2009, the Buncombe County Commissioners were considering in their January 2010 meeting, to substitute a moment of silence for the official (predominantly Christian) prayer that had traditionally marked the start of their meetings. As they waited[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Buncombe County
A sign for the times. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2021 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Double Rainbow
The local saga of the CTS superfund site was folded into the nationally-trending viral video of the day. *2020 Update* Sadly, another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We had a primary a few weeks ago and barely anyone showed up. We also had a new Trader Joe’s open up and people were fighting over parking spaces to get in. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
NC Ink
Famed reality TV show regular (Miami Ink, NY Ink) and tattoo shop owner/tattoo artist/irritableex-Mossadsoldier Ami James is opening another shop and this time it is right here in little old Asheville, NC. This bit of interesting news was not really[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Beer-ed?
With major new breweries in Transylvania, Henderson and Buncombe counties in the area, the sipsters are about to eclipse the hipsters. (Unless they are one and the same.) __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nanny State
Another case of two stories in the same week intersecting in a totally unrelated comic. __________________________ Originally printed in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper: “The Mountain Xpress” and on their web site. © 2017 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Stay Within the Lines
Kids’ Issue #2 called for another Puzzle Page cartoon and this one was no fun because it was already colored in by someone else before you got to it. __________________________ Originally printed in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper: “The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Back to the Future I-26
The way we’ve been going, we apparently don’t need roads. __________________________ Originally printed in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper: “The Mountain Xpress” and on their web site. © 2017 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
If you are hungry for information: http://ncfoodbanks.org/hunger-in-north-carolina/ __________________________ Cartoon printed in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper: “The Mountain Xpress” and (sometimes) on their web site. © 2017 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
“…and the ink’s red glare…”
With the cost of having energy, owning property, living in the city, living at all, and driving automobiles in this area going up, it’s harder to have Independence, Day to day. __________________________ Cartoon printed in the Asheville, NC alt weekly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Monumental Change
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…
Local Wild Life
Lots of local things are afoot. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2017 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Traffic Pattern
There is a pattern of not doing anything about the increasing problem of increasing traffic. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2017 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Incentives
The county seems to incentivize businesses, non-profits, and even county employees, but what about the common taxpayer who funds it all? __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2017 – Brent Brown,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…