Yet another rate hike request from Duke Energy and other rising costs in the news, came along the same time as bills proposed by the NC General Assembly to reduce unemployment benefits and the US Postal Service eliminating their Saturday[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The explanations of this one are going to take a while, so get a cup of coffee: Well, this cartoon started out with me grasping for ideas for “local” events that I can turn into cartoons with something funny happening[…]↓ 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…
Asheville inspires many epithets. Some borrowed, some brainstormed and some cast aspersionally upon it by both foes and former friends. Some try to capitalize on all of them, but sometimes it isn’t enough to just follow the marketing trends, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Henderson County makes another national list for great places to be a retiree. It still isn’t so great if you are not now, nor will ever be one. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to make a living here. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2014 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
The rooms aren’t the only thing getting taxed. __________________________ 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 Tourism Development Authority is helping again. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2020 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Recent eviction rates are rising locally, but so are housing prices, depending on where you are coming from. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2020 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Bad news for a town that has had some unclear problems, now looks to clear up some other cloudy actions. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2023 – Brent Brown, Brent[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…