on:LINE Comix Anthology #4 is here!

 

I'm very happy to announce the Ambient Zero Publications release of on:LINE Comics Anthology #4 – edited by Claudio Ghirardo, assistant edited by Charles Hackbarth. This collection shares hot fresh work by artists and cartoonists pushing the boundaries – Mark Adair, Claude Bolduc @bolducclaude, Matthew Brown @poopsiepenguin, Marc Cohen @studio_m.s.cohen, Dennis Corrigan @corrigandennis, Victor Gad @victorgad_, CGhirardo @cghirardo64, Charles Hackbarth @charleshackbarth, Jennifer Herbert @lipstick_dirtyboots, Vince Mancuso @vince.mancuso, Arshi Mortuza @poetessarshi, Adam Reich @zenmadmonkey, Naomi Reid, Jack Ruttan and Natasha Vetka @multiversicon. Many of these artists were also featured in the recent show at John Gagné Contemporary Gallery... and some are just in the door.

Also featuring my first ever fully-painted colour comics story and a preview of my upcoming comic about piano genius Thelonious Monk.
Please feel free to share and enjoy! Absolutely free – download at this link:

https://archive.org/details/on-line-4-e-book-apr-2024

PENGUIN DETECTIVE: The Case of No Case is now available!

PENGUIN DETECTIVE IS NOW AVAILABLE!  185 pages at the affordable price of $15, contact me for your signed copy or order directly from Amazon!  

https://www.amazon.ca/PENGUIN-DETECTIVE-Case-No/dp/B0CCCSDP1K/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Six years in the making, Matthew Brown’s beloved character finally gets his own full-length adventure. PENGUIN DETECTIVE: The Case of No Case outlines how Poopsie the Penguin washes up on the shore of Moronto and, through a series of trials and travails, finally becomes a private detective.

Fitting between the chronologies of ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT and THE CLIFF, Matthew Brown pulls out all the stops to depict theme, character, plot, mood, noise, romance, repugnance, camaraderie, chaos, coffee and the search for meaningful employment—with artwork pushed to the next level.

Go penguin, go!

off:LINE Comics Anthology - sumptuously physical

 

off:LINE Comics Anthology is here! Ambient Zero, my publishing imprint, is releasing its first full-colour book! 163 pages. Rich texture, glorious hues, available from Amazon or directly from the artists! This aggressive potpourri of ebullient comix comes from Canada and features boundary-pushing fine art, physics, confession, autobiography, hallucination, humour, abstraction, cuteness, sassiness and despair tempered by wonder. 

Collecting the first 3 issues of Ambient Zero's digital on:LINE Magazine, off:LINE exists as a sumptuously physical object. Published by Matthew Brown and Edited by Charles Hackbarth, Adam Reich and Naomi Reid, featuring fresh and vital stories by Matthew Brown, Terence Cheng, Marc Cohen, Chris Evitts, Claudio Ghirardo, Pat Glassel, Charles Hackbarth, Jennifer Herbert, Vince Mancuso, Dr. Minzz, Sandra Mizumoto-Posey, Adam Reich, Naomi Reid and Jack Ruttan.

FEATURING BRAND NEW INTERVIEWS WITH ADAM REICH, JENNIFER HERBERT, CLAUDIO GHIRARDO, CHRIS EVITTS and MARC COHEN.
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0C6BT78JP/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i9

on:LINE Magazine #3 is here!

Excited, proud and happy to announce the launch of on:LINE Magazine #3, free digital comics anthology from Ambient Zero Publications!  Featuring work from Chris Evitts, Claudio Ghirardo, Pat Glassel , Charles Hackbarth, Jennifer Herbert, Vince Mancuso, Adam Reich and yours truly--Matthew Brown.  

Download your free copy

https://archive.org/details/on-line-3-manuscript

AUREL BAUH: EYE LENS is here!

 

A noir exploration of architecture, eros, tragedy, absurdity and beauty.

A fractured modernist memory narrative, eluding genocide and oppression by a hair's breadth.

Based on the pictures of brilliant photographer Aurel Bauh (born 1900 Bucharest, died 1964 Paris) who died unexpectedly and left his masterful, moody and avantgarde photos spread across Romania, France, Germany and Israel. He only published one book during his lifetime – “Bucharest”, a restrained and lyrical ode to the city of his birth less than two decades after WWII, released under the communist regime a few years before his death.

My new book features brush and ink drawings and text inspired by Aurel Bauh’s architectural shots, portraits, landscapes, folkloric reportage and nudes.

Available as both hard copy and eBook on Amazon!

Or, if you’d like a signed copy, please contact me and let me know!

New book coming soon - AUREL BAUH: EYE LENS

Starting next week, I’ll be posting from my new book – AUREL BAUH: EYE LENS, based on the pictures of brilliant photographer Aurel Bauh (born 1900 Bucharest, died 1964 Paris) who died unexpectedly and left his masterful, moody and avantgarde photos spread across Romania, France, Germany and Israel. He only published one book during his lifetime – “Bucharest”, a restrained and lyrical ode to the city of his birth less than two decades after WWII, released under the communist regime a few years before his death. My new book features brush and ink drawings and text inspired by Aurel Bauh’s architectural shots, portraits, landscapes, folkloric reportage and nudes. Only in the Instagram posts, I will also post the photos which inspired me.