Tom Brownbridge

Tom Brownbridge resides in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada as a freelance artist and writer. His interest in comics and writing began at a young age, studying the artistic imagery of Don Martin in MAD magazine, and worshipping the ideology of Superman in DC comics. Tom is self-taught in his practise, but he studied under Tom Grummett (Teen Titans, Superman) and credits other artists, Dave Sim (Cerebus) for his on going artistic development. In the early 90's, Tom would write and ink his first comic titled Wiseass N Feathers, a raunchy, violent, humour based comic about a wise-ass suicidal clown and a trigger happy turkey, partnering to fight crime. It never made it off the ground due to financial reasons and it was put to rest years later.

But like any stubborn starving artist, art and a lack of iron was in his blood, he began re-inventing his style and technique until he created Soup or Heroes: a social/political-driven comic about superheroes in the fictional city of Empire who rehash their day's events in the local diner, and dealing with the their own insecurities and hero hierarchy. Tom pitched it to writer and good friend Jason Lore, who after hearing it and his repeated shovel beating, warmed to the idea. In order for this to work, both felt that the visuals and the design had to be something never done, or little seen. The art had to be the one thing that separated them from every comic out there; it was the hook. The writing was the reel. For that to work they needed two people that understood this form far greater than he did. He looked no further than his wife Larissa, who studied Visual Communications, and cousin Stephen Peasley, a graphic/web designer to provide this service. Bringing these three talents onboard proved to be beneficial and Braveworld Comics was born. We are open to all forms of art in this field and welcome submissions of any kind.

Braveworld Comics... Step Inside.

 

 

Jason Lore

Jason Lore is not, in fact, the owner of a diner that appeals to super-hero clientele, nor does he live in a fictional city. Rather, he is a professional husband and father, who likes to practice law in his spare time. His other hobbies include: writing bios, refusing to take assignments seriously, and discussing himself in the third person. Whenever he can, he tries to correct his Canadian co-workers who constantly spell simple words like "humor" and "behavior" with an unnecessary "u" - for God's sake, people, you are never going to be a super-power if you can't write well English.

Jason met Tom Brownbridge through that ultimate waster of time called the internet. They have since become extraordinarily good friends, though their friendship is at times hindered by their latent sexual tension, as well as their fundamental disagreement over whether Aquaman could beat Sub-Mariner in a fight. (Jason says Aquaman, but only the Peter David one.)

Though Jason has been reading comic books for as long as he could remember, the series that made him want to be a comic book writer was X-Men, back during the glory days of Claremont and Byrne. The idea that comic books could have plots as complex and multi-layered as movies and television (and perhaps more so, if you consider what movies and television were like at that time), and that good characters could fall from grace the way Phoenix did, was an uncommon notion at the time.

As a shameless promotional stunt, Jason is holding a contest: the first fan who writes a sincere fan letter specifically to him will win a free car wash from an amateur comic-book writer. (This contest void where prohibited and where not prohibited. Thousands will enter; none will win.)

 

 

Larissa Brownbridge

Larissa Brownbridge was studying 3 years into Visual Communications when she met her husband Tom. While she was a strong proponent of such artists: Pollock, Johns, De Kooning, Christos and Liechtenstein, Tom would taint her with Marx Brothers films, Don Martin drawings and Alex Ross. For every Lavender Mist, came Foghorn Leghorn. For every Heckle and Jeckle, Target with Four Faces.

Artwise they agreed on only one thing - they made great looking boys. Larissa moved to Saskatchewan in late 90's and dabbled with photography, combining it with sculpture and other forms to see what is possible. In late 2003 a shadowy figure, a cloaked being, presented itself to Larissa that would forever change her life. The being, scurrying along the dungeon's walls proposed a comic book job to her. For anyone that understands comic books, they also know that geeks travel in such a way: forever hiding from the light that might showcase their bad complexion or, to a lesser extent, their large bellies and small penises. Tom was that geek. Larissa became a doppelganger of sorts, becoming more involved in comic books while being haunted by her past self; her theory on art, slowly pulling away. Could it be that Larissa was becoming a... I tread close to the edge of death if I use "geekette" so I will say Renaissance woman? Could it be that she actually found that comics had a stable place in their relationship?

Truth was, Larissa knew all along she was supposed to marry a geek, for isn't that where the real heroes lie?

 

 

Stephen Peasley

Stephen Peasley joined the Braveworld family in August 2004, over a pint at his favourite local pub in Regina. Soup or Heroes was the project that he had originally signed on for. Tom had been working on the project for some time already, and had written the part of Captain Noble with Stephen in mind. When asked if he would join the cast, he was excited to climb aboard. Before long, Stephen realized that he had somehow been silently hornswoggled into being a member of Braveworld. (hornswoggled, see flimflammed)

These days Stephen lives in Regina, where he works for the man and does some freelance on the side. In addition to filling Captain Noble's superhero uniform, Stephen designs the beautiful covers for the comic - one of his favourite components of the project. The premiere issue's cover is Stephen's best-loved, probably because it features his buttocks. Since he loves being pasted to a computer screen so much, Stephen also wears the hat of web developer.

When he has some spare time, Stephen enjoys playing the guitar, songwriting, bike riding, and spending time with likeable people. He would probably enjoy travelling. Stephen recently complained that his Braveworld bio isn't as good as the others.