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Jeffrey Brown

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born
July 17, 1975

gender
male

place of birth
Grand Rapids, The United States

website

genre
Comics & Graphic Novels, Biographies & Memoirs, Humor

influences
Chris Ware, Julie Doucet, Marvel Comics, Moebius

member since
June 2007


about this author

Jeffrey Brown was born in 1975 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and grew up reading comic books with dreams of someday drawing them, only to abandon them and focus on becoming a 'fine artist.' While earning his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Brown abandoned painting and began drawing comics with his first autobiographical book 'Clumsy' in 2001. Since then he's drawn a dozen books for publishers including TopShelf, Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly, McSweeney's and Chronicle Books. Simon & Schuster published his latest graphic memoir 'Funny Misshapen Body.' In addition to directing an animated video for the band Death Cab For Cutie, Brown has had his work featured on NPR's 'This American Life' His art has been shown at galleri...more




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The first comic book I bought was issue 192 of The Uncanny X-Men. Here's a scan of a drawing I'm working on based on the cover. I also wrote a short piece about the impact this comic had on me, over at Fanboy Fables.

And if you're in Chicago, you can bring your copy of Strange Tales #3 to Third Coast Comics where I'll be signing this Saturday, from noon to 5PM. ...more
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avg rating: 3.85 | 3,104 ratings | 378 reviews | 38 distinct works | 56 fans
Clumsy Clumsy
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avg rating 3.93 — 730 ratings — published 2003
2 editions
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Unlikely Unlikely
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avg rating 3.86 — 475 ratings — published 2003
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AEIOU: Any Easy Intimacy AEIOU: Any Easy Intimacy
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avg rating 3.84 — 284 ratings — published 2005
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Cat Getting Out of a Bag and O... Cat Getting Out of a Bag and Other Observations
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avg rating 4.28 — 239 ratings — published 2007
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Little Things: A Memoir in Sli... Little Things: A Memoir in Slices
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avg rating 3.69 — 262 ratings — published 2008
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Every Girl Is The End Of The W... Every Girl Is The End Of The World For Me
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avg rating 3.74 — 253 ratings — published 2005
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I Am Going To Be Small I Am Going To Be Small
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avg rating 3.83 — 168 ratings — published 2006
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Minisulk Minisulk
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avg rating 3.58 — 157 ratings — published 2005
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Funny Misshapen Body: A Memoir Funny Misshapen Body: A Memoir
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avg rating 4.05 — 110 ratings — published 2009
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Bighead Bighead
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avg rating 3.41 — 115 ratings — published 2004
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October 2009, Jeffrey Brown
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? JB: father, midwest, cartoonist, books, music, love, family, cats SS: What is your motto or maxim? JB: Everything turns out okay in the end What Readers want to know... SS: How would y..." ...More

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The first comic book I bought was issue 192 of The Uncanny X-Men. Here's a scan of a drawing I'm working on based on the cover. I also wrote a short p... ...more
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Masterpiece Comics Jeffrey gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Masterpiece Comics (Hardcover)
by R. Sikoryak
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read in September, 2009

Jeffrey Jeffrey said: "A great collection of comics by Sikoryak, and a must have if you didn't read the strips when they were being printed in places like Raw. Brilliant in that they don't adapt the classics, but rather comment and engage them, making it work on something ...more "
Pim & Francie: "The... Jeffrey gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Pim & Francie: "The Golden Bear Days" (Hardcover)
by Al Columbia
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read in September, 2009

Jeffrey Jeffrey said: "Disturbing and beautiful, and one of the few books that manages to capture perfectly the look, feel and depth of the original drawings. Less a book to read, than one to absorb with your eyeballs. "
August 30
A.D.: New Orleans Af... Jeffrey gave 4 of 5 stars to:
A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge (Hardcover)
by Josh Neufeld (Goodreads author)
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read in August, 2009

Jeffrey Jeffrey said: "Another look into the Katrina disaster, taking you inside to the lives of various people who had different experiences and were affected in various ways. Josh Neufeld's art is clear and emotive, with some nice visual sequences, and tells the story/st...more "
August 24
Was Superman a Spy?:... Jeffrey gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Was Superman a Spy?: And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed (Paperback)
by Brian Cronin
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read in August, 2009

Jeffrey Jeffrey said: "A quick read full of amusing anecdotes, I guess my biggest complaint about the book is that it reads like a series of blog posts, which I think it was originally. Of course, I hate reading things online, and also, the book has a great cover design. L...more "
August 05
The Gigantic Robot Jeffrey gave 5 of 5 stars to:
The Gigantic Robot (Board book)
by Tom Gauld
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read in August, 2009

Jeffrey Jeffrey said: "A simple and understated moral fable, yet perfectly executed. As always, beautiful work from Tom Gauld. "
August 04
The Red Monkey Doubl... Jeffrey gave 4 of 5 stars to:
The Red Monkey Double Happiness Book (Paperback)
by Joe Daly
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read in July, 2009

Jeffrey Jeffrey said: "Joe Daly's cartoon style is great, and the colors work especially well in this book, containing two entertaining and humorous stories. Fun and goofy reading, that hints at a little more but is content to joke around as it pleases. "
Capacity Jeffrey gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Capacity (Paperback)
by Theo Ellsworth
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read in July, 2009

Jeffrey Jeffrey said: "I think if I were reading Theo Ellsworth's 'Capacity' minicomics, I'd think they were kind of interesting but nothing that would stick with me particularly, intensely detailed art but meandering half-narratives... framed within this book, those comic...more "
July 30
Far Arden Jeffrey gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Far Arden (Hardcover)
by Kevin Cannon
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read in July, 2009

Jeffrey Jeffrey said: "A solid debut, that seems to be an aimless, winding stream-of-consciousness adventure, until you get to the end and get a quick punch to the gut that makes it all worthwhile and meatier. "
Prison Pit: Book One Jeffrey gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Prison Pit: Book One (Paperback)
by Johnny Ryan
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read in July, 2009

Jeffrey Jeffrey said: "Perhaps the best and also craziest comic Johnny Ryan has made yet. Definitely adults only. There's no hidden meaning, deep metaphor, life lessons, etc. just crazy, funny action adventure. I hope he does 1,000 pages of this and it comes out as a huge ...more "
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Jeffrey Brown: Little Things
 
Jeffrey Brown: Little Things
Jeffrey BrownLittle Things: A Memoir in Slices
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"-Here's a pretty shell for you.

-Oh, thank you my baby.

-Look, here's another one!

-Thank you.

-Look at this pretty one!

-Thank you.

-Here's a REALLY pretty one.

-Um, thank you.

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Jeffrey Brown (Clumsy)
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"Theirs was a forbidden love."
Jeffrey Brown (I Am Going To Be Small)
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"-Some guy stopped by to see you.
-Who was it?
-I don't know.
-You don't know? Was he cute? Did you fall in love with him?"
Jeffrey Brown (I Am Going To Be Small)
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message 2: by Simon Coltman (last edited Jan 07, 2009 09:47AM)

385696 I got unlikely for christmas, means i've managed to read three of your fantastic comics. I always find them to be strangely comforting and they never fail to bring a smile to my face. thank you.


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920754 hey jeffrey. wanted to let you know i read 'little things' and thought it was great. i wrote a review of it for the art institute paper, you know, fnews, but i haven't heard from them so my guess is they're not going with it. anyway, i enjoyed. good stuff.


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