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Chester Brown (born May 16, 1960) is a Canadian independent cartoonist. His underground work was initially self-published, then released by the independent publishing company Vortex. Most of his output is now published by Drawn and Quarterly.
Early years
He made his debut in comics with a self-published mini-comic called Yummy Fur, later published as a full size comic, 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 1986 and later in a somewhat different edition by Drawn & Quarterly. The bizarre misfortunes of the title character including being chased by cannibalistic pygmies and having the tip of his penis replaced by the head of a miniature Ronald Reagan from another universe.
Brown explained later that "the Ed story came automatically, without any thought". Throughout his early years as a cartoonist he mostly experimented with drawing on the darker side of his subconscious, basing his comedy on free-form association (much like the surrealist technique Automatism). An example of such methods in Brown's work can be found in short one-pagers where he randomly selects comic panels from other sources and then mixes them up, often altering the dialogue. This produced a very experimental absurdist effect in his early strips.
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Just finished my set at the Coach Lite with Chester Brown. It was great to c some old friends. Had a great time.
kojuice (kojuice) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:26:02 -0000
Just finished my set at the Coach Lite with Chester Brown. It was great to c some old friends. Had a great time.
I uploaded a YouTube video -- Kevin Ray rehearsing for show at Coachlite w/ Chester Brown 12/26/09 in ... http://youtu.be/TzV2TMD6hQQ?a
kojuice (kojuice) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:16:20 -0000
I uploaded a YouTube video -- Kevin Ray rehearsing for show at Coachlite w/ Chester Brown 12/26/09 in ... http://youtu.be/TzV2TMD6hQQ?a
Rehearsing for my show tonight with Chester Brown at Coachlite at 10pm
kojuice (kojuice) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:00:15 -0000
Rehearsing for my show tonight with Chester Brown at Coachlite at 10pm
Liked Chester Brown's Louis Riel--my first taste of Canadian history--next up is Rutu Modan's Exit Wounds.
Obridge (Benjamin Harvey) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:30:42 -0000
Liked Chester Brown's Louis Riel--my first taste of Canadian history--next up is Rutu Modan's Exit Wounds.
27 famous Chester Brown quotes http://bit.ly/644eW8
listlike (ListLike) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:10:02 -0000
27 famous Chester Brown quotes http://bit.ly/644eW8
Charlie Chaplin. Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chester Charlie Brown. No, he's fiction friction fiction fixing mixing rixon Brixton. Oh my god!
hugh_auld (hugh auld) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:17:33 -0000
Charlie Chaplin. Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chester Charlie Brown. No, he's fiction friction fiction fixing mixing rixon Brixton. Oh my god!
Drawn and Quarterly: Chester Brown - Publisher's page includes artist information, bibliography, art samples, and an audio interview.
Two-Handed Man Interviews Chester Brown - Begins with a discussion of Louis Riel, then covers his earlier career and his thoughts on schizophrenia. Includes complete comic story My Mom Was a Schizophrenic.
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