Tag: Cartoons

Stacked Deck!

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Leroy Brown

Hey folks! Over the weekend I announced that everyone who pledged for the new ICECUBES book on Kickstarter will get an original hand drawn sketch card, regardless of their pledge level. Since 48 ICECUBES friends pledged that means I will be drawing 48 cards and that’s where the fun begins!
ICECUBES book fulfillment

Recently, for my birthday my wife gave me a special ‘Pinocle’ 48 card deck as a way to remember this classic ICECUBES comic strip:
ICECUBESclick for larger view

Well, it struck me that since I am going to draw 48 sketch cards and my new ‘Pinocle’ deck has 48 cards, I am going to make an ICECUBES 48 card ‘Pinocle’ deck! 😀
ICECUBES pinocle card deck

Every fan who pledged on Kickstarter will get an original card from the deck! Just think, you can compare cards and maybe even trade them. Maybe one day I’ll get the deck printed too!
ICECUBES cards

Just another way for me to say thanks for all your great support!

Leroy Brown

Kickstarter Ends Today!

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Leroy Brown

Make sure Peckinpaw gets to read the new ICECUBES comic book “THE i’S HAVE IT!” You need to pledge right now before the Kickstarter ends tonite at 9pm CDT.ICECUBES the comic book
In order for ICECUBES to remain free and available online it needs to generate funds. If the funding fails then the book will not get printed. So, if you read ICECUBES for free online and want to keep reading ICECUBES, by all means back the new book on Kickstarter.

Don’t forget, as a Kickstarter contributor you’ll also be eligible for rare collectible prizes, including an ICECUBES poster! Every copy of “THE i’S HAVE IT” pre-ordered through Kickstarter will be signed too. That makes it exclusive as well as limited edition. Clock is ticking. This Kickstarter ends today!

Thank you for your loyalty. Your humble cartoonist,

Leroy Brown

#JeSuisCharlie

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Leroy Brown

#JeSuisCharlie
I was going to publish a new ICECUBES comic strip today, but the events in Paris have deeply saddened me. I used to live in Paris and I read Charlie Hebdo through the 1980s. I thought the drawings were sloppy and the jokes sometimes lame, but I liked the format and the rollicking no-holds-barred attitude and freedom they enjoyed. I knew Cabu and Wolinski’s work well and I still have old issues of the mag. They were the equivalent of the underground American cartoonists of the 60s and 70s. They lampooned everyone – the church, the pope, the president, actors, celebrities – sort of like an X-rated version of Mad magazine. When cartoonists are gunned down in their editorial meeting just for drawing silly cartoons it should tell us that we are in a cultural war. #JeSuisCharlie #IAmCharlie

Leroy Brown