The artist behind Emily the Strange attempts to exorcise his creation from his art., Kelly Virella, East Bay Express, October 31, 2007. This article was written the year after I left Cosmic Debris.
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Emily Gets A Job
Instant classic comic booklet based on Brian’s Morrissey Gets A Job from 1999, and Brian Gets A Job from 2003.
Artist Book II: Emily Gets A Job
by Brian Brooks
Emily Gets a Job follows Emily the Strange as she brings her signature darkness into the workplace. A sequel in spirit to Morrissey Gets a Job (1999)
©2025 Brian Brooks
New Profile Pic
Gemini had a fun idea of illustrating an updated profile pic for me. Which is your favorite?
Columns: A, B, C
Rows: 1, 2, 3, 4
Oops, I Went Goth
New animation for Oops, I Went Goth. Redrew the background and new bats animated, a loop of 4 frames. Bats seem kind of big and clunky, could move them around. Also animated is the clouds over the full moon. and worms in the graves, and a spider on the the O in GOTH. Oopsy logo pulsates slowly below, out of the square frame, for a pleasant square. Hidden spider upper left hangs down, out of frame as well.
The It Girl
The It Girl; As Emily flourishes, millions turn and face the strange, Eric Searleman, The Arizona Republic,
Article about Rob Reger and myself and Emily The Strange appearing in my hometown paper The Arizona Republic March 29, 2001.