GO FIGURE BLOG #22: FEATURED COMIC BOOK ARTIST: DAVID G. BROWN

[D. MARQUIS]

Photo Courtesy  of David G. Brown

I WANTED TO PAY HOMAGE TO A PHENOMENAL AWARD WINNING,  NATIONALLY SYNDICATED POLITICAL CARTOONIST, AND EDUCATOR THAT HAS IMPACTED ME PERSONALLY AND WAS A MAJOR REASON I BECAME A MULTIMEDIA DESIGNER- DAVID G. BROWN. I WAS FIRST INTRODUCED TO HIS WORKS AFTER THE CIVIL UNREST

( THE L.A RIOTS) IN LOS ANGELES IN 1992. THIS EVENT ACTUALLY INSPIRED DAVID TO WRITE AN AMAZING 3 PART COMIC BOOK SERIES 

"THE L.A PHOENIX."  I  FIRST SAW THIS SERIES IN A COMIC BOOK SHOP WHICH WAS LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO USC IN THE 1990'S.  THIS SHOP WOULD LATER MOVE TO A NEW LOCATION AND WOULD  EVENTUALLY  BECOME  CGG.

I HAD ACTUALLY NEVER SEEN A COMPLETE BLACK COMIC BOOK SERIES ON THE SHELF. I SCOOPED THEM UP IMMEDIATELY- LITTLE DID I KNOW I'D MEET THE CREATOR OF THIS SERIES SOON AFTER. WHEN I DID I WAS VERY HONORED. I GREW UP READING COMICS  AND MEETING DAVID AND HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH HIM ( A  BLACK COMIC BOOK ARTIST WHO IS  SELF PUBLISHED) WAS INSPRING AND UNFORGETTABLE. 

Photo Credit : Los Angeles Sentinel 

AFTER MEETING DAVID HE INVITED ME TO ATTEND ONE OF THE MANY WORKSHOPS HE CONDUCTS. IT WAS REAL COOL TO WATCH HIM DESCRIBE THE INS AND OUTS OF THE GRAPHIC DESIGN BUSINESS. HE ALSO GIVES A LIVE DEMONSTRATION ON DRAWING CHARACTERS AND WRITING A STORY. IT'S REALLY INSPIRING. THE SESSION I ATTENDED I REMEMBER SEEING APPROXIMATELY 20 EAGER YOUNGSTERS AND PARENTS- ALL OF THEM PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO MR. BROWN. HE IS EXTREMELY HUMBLE AND USES HIS AMAZING TALENTS TO HELP THOSE IN HIS COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.HE HAS BEEN A KEY EDITORIAL CARTOONIST AT

THE LOS ANGELES SENTINEL-FOR QUITE SOMETIME NOW,PROVIDING AN AMAZING "COMMON SENSE" APPROACH TO HIS ILLUSTRATIONS ON IMPORTANT TOPICS. HE IS THE RECIPIENT OF A MULTITUDE OF RECOGNITIONS INCLUDING  THE PRESTIGIOUS NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR HIS GRAPHIC NOVEL HE RELEASED DURING PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA 'S PRESIDENCY.

Photo Credit: The LA Sentinel 

YOU CAN CHECK OUT SOME  OF HIS POLITICAL CARTOONS HERE

DAVID HAS PUBLISHED MANY COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS, AND PARTNERS WITH A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS PASSIONATE ABOUT THE ARTS. HIS WORKS HELP YOUNG READERS GET INTRODUCED TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS  THAT IMPACT THE WORLD. 

DAVID IS VERY ACTIVE IN ATTENDING THE POP CULTURE SCENE THROUGH THE MANY CONVENTIONS CALLED "COMIC-CONS" - HIS SUCCESS HAS GOTTEN HIM INVITES TO PARTICIPATE ON EXPERT PANELS TO SHARE HIS EXPERTISE WITH THE WORLD.

I ATTENDED THE SAN DIEGO COMIC CON SOME YEARS BACK, I GOT TO ATTEND A PANEL FEATURING BLACK COMIC BOOK ARTISTS-
DAVID G. BROWN WAS ONE OF THE PANELIST- FOR ME THIS WAS EPIC AS I THOUGHT BACK TO THOSE 3 AMAZING COMIC BOOKS BY DAVID I PICKED UP SO LONG AGO. I FEEL BLESSED AND HONORED TO KNOW THIS HUMBLE SERVANT. IT REALLY IS INSPRING TO SEE HIM UTILIZE HIS TALENTS - AND BE PERSONALLY IMPACTED POSITIVELY. HE CHOSE AN AWESOME CAREER PATH TO FOLLOW. 
Photo Credit: Los Angeles Sentinel 

TALES FROM THE KIDS IS ANOTHER GREAT SERIES BY DGB STUDIOS. A LOT OF DAVID'S EARLY WORKS HAVE BECOME CLASSICS- AND THUS NOT SO EASY TO SECURE. I'M ELATED THAT I OWN FIRST RUN COPIES OF SOME OF THESE TITLES-BY SOMEONE WHO I GREATLY ADMIRE FOR THE WORK HE HAS DONE AND CONTINUES TO DO WITH GREAT PASSION EVERY DAY.

MR.  BROWN IS ALSO A CERTIFIED TEACHER OF THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA FOR THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL  DISTRICT . HE SITS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS  AT THE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART IN LOS ANGELES AS WELL AS INSTRUCTOR FOR THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR THE ART SMART PROGRAM. 
IN CLOSING I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT DAVID G BROWN CONTINUES TO BUILD AN AMAZING LEGACY THROUGH HIS TALENTS. HE'S A LEGEND AMONG US- AND IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS BLACK COMIC BOOKS MATTER.
WE SALUTE YOU BRO!

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