friday march 27, 7pm at WORD (Greenpoint), i'll be joining Brad Neely for a reading, discussion, and signing of 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙨.
New from NYRC, 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙨 collects Neely's webcomics—inventive mashups of historical figures, fairy tales, wildlife, and absurd gag setups, making for some eye-blasting and truly laugh-out-loud cartoons.
Beginning at the dawn of the new millennium, the animator Brad Neely materialized as one of the funnier voices on the internet. Youtube hits like the foul-mouthed George Washington, his demented audiobook retelling of Harry Potter in Wizard People, Dear Reader, and the alarmingly prescient Adult Swim TV show China, IL (starring the voices of both Greta Gerwig and Hulk Hogan), all reveal how Neely captured a kind of freewheeling online spirit that is fading fast.
During this ascent, Neely was also quietly mastering another form, the webcomic, where he spliced together historical figures, fairy tales, wildlife, and absurd gag setups into truly laugh-out-loud cartoons: hungry bridge trolls ready to devour local “chappies”; Caesar’s real killer (Jeffrey); the Boo-Boo Maker; limousine werewolves; superheroes trying and failing to rescue Christ; and more eye-blasting thrills.
Gathered here for the first time along with Neely’s reflections about his work, 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙨 is a portal into a truly individual creative mind, and a snapshot of some of the best days for webcomics.
BRAD NEELY is a writer and comic artist best known for his underground Harry Potter spoof, Wizard People, Dear Reader; his work on television series such as China, IL; and his webcomic series, Creased Comics. His first novel, You, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant, was published in 2024.
JUST ANNOUNCED: We are hosting Brad Neely for a special Indie Bookstore Day celebration to launch his new comics collection: CREASED COMICS on 4/25 at 4pm!
RSVP in the link in bio or on our website!
ABOUT THE BOOK
Hungry bridge trolls, limousine werewolves, and other absurd characters populate these delightfully irreverent gag cartoons from the golden days of webcomics.
Beginning at the dawn of the new millennium, the animator Brad Neely materialized as one of the funnier voices on the internet. Youtube hits like the foul-mouthed George Washington, his demented audiobook retelling of Harry Potter in Wizard People, Dear Readers, and the alarmingly prescient Adult Swim TV show China, IL (starring the voices of both Greta Gerwig and Hulk Hogan) all reveal how Neely captured a kind of freewheeling online spirit that is fading fast.
During this ascent, Neely was also quietly mastering another form, the webcomic, where he spliced together historical figures, fairy tales, wildlife, and absurd gag setups into truly laugh-out-loud cartoons: hungry bridge trolls ready to devour local “chappies”; Caesar’s real killer (Jeffrey); the Boo-Boo Maker; limousine werewolves; superheroes trying and failing to rescue Christ; and more eye-blasting thrills.
Gathered here for the first time along with Neely’s reflections about his work, Creased Comics is a portal into a truly individual creative mind, and a snapshot of some of the best days for webcomics.
Meet the hilarious mind behind CREASED COMICS in Austin, Texas!
Beginning at the dawn of the new millennium, the animator Brad Neely materialized as one of the funnier voices on the internet. Youtube hits like the foul-mouthed George Washington, his demented audiobook retelling of Harry Potter in Wizard People, Dear Readers, and the alarmingly prescient Adult Swim TV show China, IL all reveal how Neely captured a kind of freewheeling online spirit that is fading fast.
Join him and Tanner Carlos Hadfield of Hyperreal Film Club on March 30th at BookPeople to celebrate CREASED COMICS. Find out more about and RSVP for this FREE EVENT at the 🔗link in our bio!
COMING SOON
Creased Comics, the first-ever collection of @bradneely 's cartoons! From cannibal Founding Fathers to divorcee hot air balloons to EXTREME sharks, these cartoons capture Neely at his wildest and funniest. On shelves SPRING 2026!
Cover designed by @goldella
