Chester Brown (born May 16, 1960) is a Canadian alternative cartoonist. His underground work was initially self-published, then released by the independent publishing company Vortex Comics. Most of his output is now published by Drawn and Quarterly.
Brown made his debut in comics with a self-published mini-comic called Yummy Fur, later published as a full size comic from Vortex Comics, initially reprinting the contents of the earlier mini. Its co...
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Chester Brown (born May 16, 1960) is a Canadian alternative cartoonist. His underground work was initially self-published, then released by the independent publishing company Vortex Comics. Most of his output is now published by Drawn and Quarterly.
Brown made his debut in comics with a self-published mini-comic called Yummy Fur, later published as a full size comic from Vortex Comics, initially reprinting the contents of the earlier mini. Its contents included the surreal black comedy strip Ed the Happy Clown, collected in graphic novel form by Vortex in 1989 and later in an edition by Drawn & Quarterly. The bizarre misfortunes of the title character include being chased by cannibalistic pygmies and having the tip of his penis replaced by the head of a miniature Ronald Reagan from another universe. The book was selected as one of the best comics of 2003 by Time columnist Andrew D. Arnold and was nominated for a 2004 Eisner Award. Brown has begun to reprint the original, unaltered...
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