M.K. Brown

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M.K. Brown's cartoons have appeared in many publications, including National Lampoon (1972-1981), Mother Jones, Wimmen's Comix, The New Yorker, Playboy and more. She has written several books, created animations for The Tracey Ullman Show, and was a contributing artist in Voyager's Graphic Novel 'The Narrative Corpse' (Gates of Heck April 1998), working with many of the great cartoonists of the day.

A popular comic by M.K. Brown is 'Aunt Mary's Kitchen' which is the name of a comic strip published in National Lampoon. M.K. Brown also published a Cook Book of 140 recipies by the same name in 1983 by Collier Books.

Her National Lampoon appearances were in issue numbers: 27-31, 33-34, 36, 38, 39, 43, 47, 48, 50-52, 55 and 58 and continuing through 1981.

Her animated series Dr.N!Godatu (with Julie Payne as Dr. Janice N!Godatu) debuted in 1987 on the Tracey Ullman show trading spots with the then unknown Simpsons. Nancy Cartwright and Dan Castellaneta from the Simpsons lent their voices to episodes "Freeway", "Blind Date" and "Fishtank".

Episodes of Dr.N!Godatu included:

The Proposal
The Party
The Scanner
The Dream
Fish Tank (Dan Castellaneta)
Freeway (Nancy Cartwright)
Blind Date (Dan Castellaneta)
The Office

Publications

Selby Speaks - Harper/Collins, 1996
Selby : The Secret Adventures of a Talking Dog
Let's Go Camping with Mr. Sillypants - Crown, 1995
Sally's Room - Scholastic, 1992
The Enneagram Relationship Workbook - (Illustrations) Molysdatur Press, 1991
Big Goof and Little Goof : A Pet for the Goofs, a Change of Seasons, Bigger and Smaller - (Illustrations)
Big Goof and Little Goof/Three Short Stories
Let's Go Swimming with Mr. Sillypants - Crown, 1986
Aunt Mary's Kitchen Cookbook (1983 by Collier Books)

Anthologies:

Twisted Sisters #1 -Bad Girl Art (1990)
Twisted Sisters #2 -Drawing the Line (April 1995)
Narrative Corpse (Gates of Heck (April 1998)
Titters - Collection of Women's Humor - Collier
National Lampoon's Truly Tasteless Cartoons - Contemporary Books Paperback
Are Your Papers in Order? - Recycled Paper
Animals, Animals, Animals - Cartoonist's Guild
Drawn Together - Cartoonist's Guild
Dogs, Dogs, Dogs - Harper and Row
Strip Aids USA - Last Gasp
The Big Book of New American Humor - Harper/Collins

Television & Film:

Script co-writer - Comedy News - NBC
Script and Animation - Dr. N!Godatu - Tracey Ullman Show - Fox
Script - Doug - Nickelodeon (ACE Award nomination)
Script - Things That Go Bump in The Night - Danger Prod.
Animation featured in The Third Animation Celebration - Expanded Entertainment

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