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website: Georgia, Verdana, Trebuchet, Arial, Lucida Sans.

Art Directors:
V. Van Gogh, Jack Kirby

Mascots:
Gnomes, Clarus the Dogcow

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Fresh brewed books are available for purchase. If you are interested in carrying our books and products in your shop, wholesale purchases can be made easily online. Please contact us for more details. info{at}freshbrewedillustration.com. Newest books on top.

People Who Eat Alone book
People Who Eat Alone

A 28 page artbook inspired by my solitary eating adventures. Book purchase includes two postcards with images from the book.
Full digital colour.
28 pages plus self cover.
7.50 x 7.5( 19.05cm x19.05cm)"

$8.00
"Some people fear it, others, embrace it, and some just don't care.
We all need to eat."

from the intro of the book
People Who Eat AlonePeople Who Eat Alone




Everyday Things Volume 2
Everyday Things vol. 2

Collecting the complete second year of Everyday Things. A weekly newspaper strip.
Offset Printed cover, Black and White interior.
56 pages. 5.25 x 6.75"

$5.00
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"Josué unspools hurt and cynicism in such a gentle manner that
they seem de riguer, no longer perils to be avoided but rather contemplated and endured."

Gorjus
www.PrettyFakes.com
Everyday Things Vol 2Everyday Things Volume 2




Everyday Things Volume 1
Everyday Things vol. 1

Collecting the complete first year of Everyday Things. A weekly newspaper strip.
Offset Printed cover, Black and White interior.
56 pages. 5.25 x 6.75"

$5.00
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"I don't know why but the terms "cynically zen" and "depressingly upbeat" pop into my head when I look at your art."

Jonathan Ellis
www.popimage.com
Everyday Things Volume 1Everyday Things Volume 1



Way Off Main Set
Way Off Main complete set

You can purchase volumes 1 and 2 and 3 of Way Off Main as a complete set. It comes with a slipcase to hold all the books as well as stickers and postcards.
All orders of Way Off Main, whether it's just volume 1, 2, 3 or the set will receive an original sketch. What a deal! Hurry, supplies are running low
Offset Printed cover, Black and White interior.
56 pages. 4.5 x 6.25"

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"I just wanted to let you know that I just discovered your "Way Off Main" comics a few months ago and I gobbled them up - I just love them! There is something in them that goes straight to my heart."

Joanna Roueche, Victoria, BC, Canada




Way Off Main Volume 3
Way Off Main volume 3

The final book collecting the complete third year of Way Off Main. A weekly newspaper strip.
Offset Printed cover, Black and White interior.
56 pages. 4.5 x 6.25"

$5.50
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"I like the books a lot. They are perfect in describing everyday situations. I really love that."

Arne Lange, Hamburg, Germany




Way Off Main Volume 2
Way Off Main volume 2

Collecting the complete second year of Way Off Main. A weekly newspaper strip.
Offset Printed cover, Black and White interior.
56 pages. 4.5 x 6.25"

$5.50
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"I have to say that when I see and read the comics I feel instantly refreshed and inspired."

Natty Kim, Vancouver, BC, Canada




Way Off Main Volume 1
Way Off Main volume 1

This book collects the complete first year of Way Off Main. A weekly newspaper strip.
Offset Printed cover, Black and White interior.
56 pages. 4.5 x 6.25"

$5.50
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"In a 4x5 inch box, you have consistently been able to capture pure emotion and feeling, such truth and honesty (which equals beauty and art) about what a lot of people expereince or instantly recognize. "

Grant Wong, Burnaby, BC, Canada




Bangla Blue
Bangla Blue

I lived in Bangladesh for a bit and that country has a place in my heart. This book is mostly sketches of my experience there.
Colour and Black & White.
16 pages 5.5 x 7.5"

$3.00
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Broken Fender 4
Broken Fender volume 4

This issue was a very personal experience. Some sad stories for happy people.
Colour cover, Black & White interior.
16 pages 5.5" x 8.5"
Some of the stories in this book will be re-printed in an upcoming Broken Fender collection.

Out of Print






Cicada
Cicada

Published byTopshelf. In a fit of depression, Thomas Caudet decides to end his life, but first, he watches TV.


Colour cover, Black and White interior.
112 pages 6" x 9"

$12.95
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"Fans of BROKEN FENDER know how Josué is a master of combining streetwise urgency with a real sense of heart, and CICADA is the first showcase of this extraordinary ability in a full-length story."

www.topshelfcomix.com




Broken Fender No 2
Broken Fender No.2 volume 2

The second issue of the Topshelf published Broken Fender. It contains a story titled Iowa that I think is still one of the best stories I ever did. This is the last issue they printed.

Colour cover, Black and White interior.
32 pages 6" x 9"

$2.95
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"In Broken Fender, Josué reflects on lost opportunities, sadness with the state of society, fear and unease, and a quiet hope for the future. These are deeply emotional pieces, delivered with a real sense of streetwise urgency."

www.topshelfcomix.com




Broken Fender V 2
Broken Fender No.1 volume 2

For a very short time, American comic publisher Topshelf published Broken Fender. This is the first issue they printed.

Colour cover, Black and White interior.
32 pages 6" x 9"

$2.95
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Four Beans
Four Beans

A personal tale about not appreciating what you have.These stories originally appeared in three separate chapters in the original self published Broken Fender.
20 pages 6 x 9
This story will be re-printed in an upcoming Broken Fender collection.


Out of Print




Starting Over
Starting Over

My one and only attempt at making a comic book in 24 hours. I had no idea what I was going to do when I started. It turned out to be an odd tale of mystery and deceit. Some nudity and sexual situations.
24 pages 6 x 9

Out of Print