jeffrey brown profile picture

jeffrey brown

what comes is better than what came before

About Me

I live in Chicago and can now say I draw comics for a living. Mostly comics about me so far, or at least about what I've tried to figure out about life. I'm a little obsessed with music and books. I have a son, who I will try to spare from writing about in my comics too much.

My Interests

comics, music, film, books. also i like drinking coffee.

I'd like to meet:

Good people. Nice people. Smart people. Funny people. People who don't secretly hate me, but rather instead, like me. Oh, and also reasonable people.

Music:

low, andrew bird, the blow, microphones, yo la tengo, arcade fire, built to spill, smog, cat power, edith frost, death cab for cutie, mirah, black heart procession, broken soical scene, whirlwind heat, arks, elk city*, modest mouse, mount eerie

Movies:

terry gilliam, wes anderson, michel gondry david lynch. eternal sunshine, american beauty, lord of the rings, copland, good european films

Television:

Judge Mathis

Books:

comics, mcsweeneys, j.r.r.tolkien, edward gorey, david shrigley, haruki murakami

Heroes:

paul hornschemeier , jesse destasio, josh gara, chris ware, dan clowes, chester brown, charlotte salomon, julie doucet, phil and genvieve elverum, my parents and brothers, Dino Ciccarelli

My Blog

Upcoming Events and Signings...

Check out the new Holy Consumption blog for signings and events for all four cartoonists(Paul Hornschemeier, Anders Nilsen, John Hankiewicz and myself):http://theholybulletin.blogspot.com/
Posted by jeffrey brown on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:38:00 PST