Brad Neely
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Brad Neely also known as B-Rad, is a comic book artist and former board member for MADD from Fort Smith, Arkansas who now resides in Austin, Texas. Neely attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. His work includes the comic series "Creased Comics" and the unauthorized spoof of Harry Potter entitled Wizard People, Dear Reader (also called "Wizard People, Dear Readers" in some formats). The latter consists of an alternate soundtrack of narration in the style of a book on tape, which viewers can play over the muted movie. Neely is highlighted in the documentary, We Are Wizards.[1]
Neely is the creator of the internet cartoon, "Cox & Combes' Washington", though he unwittingly sold the rights to the Cox & Combes characters and the song for $250 due to some fine print at the film festival for which it was produced. Aside from occasional one-off videos, he also has three series: "I Am Baby Cakes", "The Professor Brothers" and "China, Illinois". "Baby Cakes" shorts are typically in the style of diary entries narrated in the first person by Mark "Baby" Cakes, a socially inept, yet wise about life, 30-year-old playboy man-baby. "The Professor Brothers" follows the professional and personal misadventures of Frank and Steve Smith, two brother professors at a local college. "China, Illinois" interweaves the two other stories, as Baby Cakes falls in love with Frank's recently dead girlfriend after finding her diary, and the two men attempt to come to terms with their emotional pain upon learning of her death.
One of his upcoming projects is a comedy novel about the American Civil War. He has also produced "America Now", a 12-part series of 30-second musical shorts for Adult Swim, which is now available on the station's website.[2][3]
Brad Neely was a consultant on the Comedy Central animated series South Park for the second half of season eleven.[4]
[edit] China, Illinois
Starting May 5, 2008, Super Deluxe began releasing a four-part mini-series by Neely entitled China, Illinois. The site published an installment once a week, culminating on May 25 with a broadcast of the entire series (as one 11-minute episode) on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.[5] The show is the first original Brad Neely work to be shown on television.
[edit] References
- ^ We Are Wizards | Home
- ^ http://station.newteevee.com/2008/10/13/brad-neely-revises-history-in-the-name-of-comedy/
- ^ http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a2505951d6251d9011d686aa3960053
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2796032/ Brad Neely on IMDB
- ^ Official Blog On Super Deluxe's Funny Video Site | May Is The Month For Brad Neely's New Miniseries, CHINA, ILLINOIS
