BROWNER KNOWLE No.2
No.2
Black & White
24pp
£3.00
contact:15 Wedmore Vale
Bedminster
Bristol BS3 5HQ
or:paulashleybrown@googlemail.com
When I first saw the cover I thought Mr Brown had commissioned another artist. Hmm. Maybe people won’t realise that’s a joke? Won’t put it into the review -oops!
Seriously,the cover illo is very eye-catching and looks like a still-frame from a b&w 1950s/1960s film. Probably one of the best illoes I’ve seen from this doyenne of the Bristol Art World.
Music to read this publication to:”I Started A Joke” by the BeeGees;”Fool On The Hill”,the Beatles or,by the time I got to the last page:”Seasons In The Sun” by Terry Jacks!
Not actually that depressing but the lad needs to sit down with The Jack Kirby Collection for an hour or two!
There are the nice figure studies,drawn in and around Bristol and if you are a resident of South Bristol then you’ll probably recognise the “Oddfellow Local”! You might even notice the fellow from “So The Wind Won’t Blow It All Away”
“Fine Day”,well,been there. Done that! There are some fine pieces here and “Short Stories”,”Sept. 27th” and “Stardust” stand out. Of course,it would not be Browner Knowle without the “Pretty Vagrants!” back cover. This issue it’s No.4:”Dylan”.
If you missed the South Bristol Arts Trail which starred Mr Brown,and if you were unlucky enough not to get a copy of Browner Knowle No.1 [there are a very few copies left-check] then you must get a copy of this!
I mean,£3! Get something other than X-Men and if you are an artist try something similar but based where you live! There are many thousands of you out there so you must have taste!
And if you want to see more Paul Brown art -in colour- then try Osnap were he is the featured artist. The link is:
Comic Bits Online is the web version of the Comic Bits magazine Edited and run by Terry Hooper. Currently Interviews Editor at Manga Life,Terry has over thirty years experience in the comic industry as script writer,artist,freelance Editor,publisher and much more. But if you want the facts:
Curriculum vitae Name:Terry HooperDob:6th June 1957 [50 yrs]Currently living Ashton Vale,Bristol,United Kingdom ...
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“Doyenne”? Has ole Browney undergone gender re-assignment surgery and not told anyone about it? Next time I’m at his place I’ll be sure to check for protuberant Adam’s Apple.
-D. “Nitpicker” N.
Posted on May 23rd, 2008 at 4:31 am
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