This dispute between two titans of local monopolies pulls at your heart and purse strings. __________________________ Cartoon printed in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper: “The Mountain Xpress” and (sometimes) on their web site. © 2017 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Western North Carolina
Open Borers
Some are worried about our open borders, but there are more insidious ways that foreign invaders can bore into our natives. __________________________ Cartoon printed in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper: “The Mountain Xpress” and (sometimes) on their web site. ©[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Total Eclipse of the Park
Once upon a time, there was light in the sky, now there’s only….. a lot of damn traffic! __________________________ 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…
Redd, the Rooster
Birds of feather… flock to gather. Vertical version below: __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2017 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Cleaned Out
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
Must be the Season of the Watch
Beware the spooooooky mountains!!! __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2017 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Going Viral
Some seasons are more viral than other seasons. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2018 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
A space odyssey
Building bigger roads to accommodate increasing populations of drivers in our area have long been delayed. Will the eventual fixes really fix anything, or should real improvement of travel frustration include re-assessing our car culture and seeking alternatives? Due to our[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ground Control to Major Change
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
I usually have to submit these cartoons to the paper on a Friday and the cartoon won’t see print until the following Wednesday, therefore, it is hard to tell what will be considered a current event or topic that many[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Monumental Tides
This local cartoon could also apply to the larger, regional, national situations. Some references: https://mountainx.com/news/historian-karen-cox-confronts-confederate-monuments/ https://mountainx.com/news/asheville-archives-the-lost-cause-narrative/ https://qz.com/1054198/charlottesville-virginia-robert-e-lee-didnt-think-americans-needed-confederate-flags-and-statues/?utm_source=readnext https://qz.com/1054062/statues-of-confederate-soldiers-across-the-south-were-cheaply-mass-produced-in-the-north/ __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2018 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Things to do in Asheville When It’s Raining…
Due to a precipitous amount of precipitation this year, the above tourist info has been leaked. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2018 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Packed Place
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…