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Chester William David Brown (born 16 May 1960) is a Canadian cartoonist. Brown has gone through several stylistic and thematic periods. He gained notice in alternative comics circles in the 1980s for the surreal, scatological Ed the Happy Clown serial. After bringing Ed to an abrupt end, he delved into confessional autobiographical comics in the early 1990s and was strongly associated with fellow Toronto-based cartoonists Seth and Joe Matt, and the contemporary autobiographical comics trend. Two graphic novels came from this period: The Playboy (1992) and I Never Liked You (1994). Surprise mainstream success in the 2000s came with Louis Riel (2003), a historical-biographical graphic novel about rebel Métis leader Louis Riel. Paying for It (2011) drew controversy as a polemic in support of

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  • تشيستر براون هو رسام كارتون وسياسي كندي، ولد في 16 مايو 1960 في كندا. (ar)
  • Chester Brown (Mont-real, Quebec, 16 de maig del 1960) és un dibuixant quebequès. (ca)
  • Chester Brown (* 16. Mai 1960 in Montreal) ist ein kanadischer Comiczeichner. (de)
  • Chester William David BROWN (16-a de majo 1960 – ) estas kanada bildliteraturisto. (eo)
  • Chester William David Brown (born 16 May 1960) is a Canadian cartoonist. Brown has gone through several stylistic and thematic periods. He gained notice in alternative comics circles in the 1980s for the surreal, scatological Ed the Happy Clown serial. After bringing Ed to an abrupt end, he delved into confessional autobiographical comics in the early 1990s and was strongly associated with fellow Toronto-based cartoonists Seth and Joe Matt, and the contemporary autobiographical comics trend. Two graphic novels came from this period: The Playboy (1992) and I Never Liked You (1994). Surprise mainstream success in the 2000s came with Louis Riel (2003), a historical-biographical graphic novel about rebel Métis leader Louis Riel. Paying for It (2011) drew controversy as a polemic in support of decriminalizing prostitution, a theme he explored further with Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus (2016), a book of adaptations of stories from the Bible that Brown believes promote pro-prostitution attitudes among early Christians. Brown draws from a range of influences, including monster and superhero comic books, underground comix, and comic strips such as Harold Gray's Little Orphan Annie. His later works employ a sparse drawing style and flat dialogue. Rather than the traditional method of drawing complete pages, Brown draws individual panels without regard for page composition and assembles them into pages after completion. Since the late 1990s Brown has had a penchant for providing detailed annotations for his work and extensively altering and reformatting older works. Brown at first self-published his work as a minicomic called Yummy Fur beginning in 1983; Toronto publisher Vortex Comics began publishing the series as a comic book in 1986. The content tended towards controversial themes: a distributor and a printer dropped it in the late 1980s, and it has been held up at the Canada–United States border. Since 1991, Brown has associated himself with Montreal publisher Drawn & Quarterly. Following Louis Riel Brown ceased serializing his work to publish graphic novels directly. He has received grants from the Canada Council to complete Louis Riel and Paying for It. (en)
  • Chester Brown (Montreal, 16 de mayo de 1960) es un historietista canadiense. (es)
  • Chester Brown est un auteur de bande dessinée né le 16 mai 1960 à Montréal au Canada, d'expression anglaise. (fr)
  • Chester Brown (16 mei 1960) is een Canadees stripschrijver en -tekenaar. (nl)
  • Chester William David Brown (Montreal, 16 maggio 1960) è un fumettista canadese. A partire dagli anni ottanta, è uno dei più importanti autori del fumetto alternativo americano. Molte delle sue opere sono di carattere autobiografico. (it)
  • Chester Brown, född 16 maj 1960 i Montréal, är en kanadensisk serieskapare. Vid 19 års ålder flyttade han till Toronto, där han på egen hand började ge ut miniserien Yummy Fur. Senare publicerades den av det kanadensiska förlaget Vortex. I och med framgångarna från denna publikation blev Brown serieskapare på heltid. (sv)
  • Chester Brown nasceu e cresceu no Canadá. Seus primeiros passos no mundo dos quadrinhos foram dados publicando mini-quadricomicshos. O título da sua série era 'Yummy Fur'. Foi nessa série que ele criou uma personagem chamada "Ed the Happy Clown" (Ed, o palhaço feliz). Chester Brown publicou 'Yummy Fur' profissionalmente primeiro na editora e, mais tarde, na (a sua editora actual). A personagem principal tinha o pênis com cara de um político canadiano. Para consumo internacional o estranho fenómeno seria rebaptizado com o nome de Ronald Reagan ("The Definitive Ed Book"). Chester Brown foi muito importante na revolução adulta dos quadrinhos, particularmente foi pioneiro no quadrinho autobiográfico (com 'The Playboy' - lançado no Brasil pela Editora Conrad - e 'I Never Liked You'). A editora continua a lançar os quadrinhos de Chester Brown: a série 'Underwater' e a recolha 'The Little Man', por exemplo... A última obra de Chester Brown até ao momento foi o romance gráfico histórico 'Louis Riel' sobre um activista político canadiano do século XIX. (pt)
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  • تشيستر براون هو رسام كارتون وسياسي كندي، ولد في 16 مايو 1960 في كندا. (ar)
  • Chester Brown (Mont-real, Quebec, 16 de maig del 1960) és un dibuixant quebequès. (ca)
  • Chester Brown (* 16. Mai 1960 in Montreal) ist ein kanadischer Comiczeichner. (de)
  • Chester William David BROWN (16-a de majo 1960 – ) estas kanada bildliteraturisto. (eo)
  • Chester Brown (Montreal, 16 de mayo de 1960) es un historietista canadiense. (es)
  • Chester Brown est un auteur de bande dessinée né le 16 mai 1960 à Montréal au Canada, d'expression anglaise. (fr)
  • Chester Brown (16 mei 1960) is een Canadees stripschrijver en -tekenaar. (nl)
  • Chester William David Brown (Montreal, 16 maggio 1960) è un fumettista canadese. A partire dagli anni ottanta, è uno dei più importanti autori del fumetto alternativo americano. Molte delle sue opere sono di carattere autobiografico. (it)
  • Chester Brown, född 16 maj 1960 i Montréal, är en kanadensisk serieskapare. Vid 19 års ålder flyttade han till Toronto, där han på egen hand började ge ut miniserien Yummy Fur. Senare publicerades den av det kanadensiska förlaget Vortex. I och med framgångarna från denna publikation blev Brown serieskapare på heltid. (sv)
  • Chester William David Brown (born 16 May 1960) is a Canadian cartoonist. Brown has gone through several stylistic and thematic periods. He gained notice in alternative comics circles in the 1980s for the surreal, scatological Ed the Happy Clown serial. After bringing Ed to an abrupt end, he delved into confessional autobiographical comics in the early 1990s and was strongly associated with fellow Toronto-based cartoonists Seth and Joe Matt, and the contemporary autobiographical comics trend. Two graphic novels came from this period: The Playboy (1992) and I Never Liked You (1994). Surprise mainstream success in the 2000s came with Louis Riel (2003), a historical-biographical graphic novel about rebel Métis leader Louis Riel. Paying for It (2011) drew controversy as a polemic in support of (en)
  • Chester Brown nasceu e cresceu no Canadá. Seus primeiros passos no mundo dos quadrinhos foram dados publicando mini-quadricomicshos. O título da sua série era 'Yummy Fur'. Foi nessa série que ele criou uma personagem chamada "Ed the Happy Clown" (Ed, o palhaço feliz). Chester Brown publicou 'Yummy Fur' profissionalmente primeiro na editora e, mais tarde, na (a sua editora actual). A personagem principal tinha o pênis com cara de um político canadiano. Para consumo internacional o estranho fenómeno seria rebaptizado com o nome de Ronald Reagan ("The Definitive Ed Book"). (pt)
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