Brown Bottle
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Brown Bottle is a character in the British
adult comic
Viz
.
He is a parody of traditional comic superhero
es, and, according to Viz creator Chris Donald
in his book Rude Kids: The Inside Story Of Viz, was inspired by a man Donald knew whose personality dramatically changed whenever he drank Newcastle Brown Ale. Brown Bottle, real name Barry Brown, is an unassuming newspaper
reporter (in some issues he is a bank clerk instead) who in each comic strip is faced with a situation that requires some or other heroic act to be performed. He then proceeds to get drunk on Newcastle Brown, which he thinks will bring on his super powers, but in fact just turns him into a foul mouthed, almost incomprehensible drunk. The punch line is nearly always that at the end of the cartoon he ends up unwittingly saving the day after all. He also has a sidekick (originally an enemy), Ciderwoman.
United Kingdom
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adult comic
Comic book
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Viz
Viz (comic)
Viz is a popular British comic magazine which has been running since 1979.The comic's style parodies British comics of the post-war period, notably The Beano and The Dandy, but with incongruous language, crude toilet humour, black comedy, surreal humour and either sexual or violent storylines...
.
He is a parody of traditional comic superhero
Superhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
es, and, according to Viz creator Chris Donald
Chris Donald
Chris Donald is the founder of, and one of the principal contributors to, the British comic magazine Viz...
in his book Rude Kids: The Inside Story Of Viz, was inspired by a man Donald knew whose personality dramatically changed whenever he drank Newcastle Brown Ale. Brown Bottle, real name Barry Brown, is an unassuming newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
reporter (in some issues he is a bank clerk instead) who in each comic strip is faced with a situation that requires some or other heroic act to be performed. He then proceeds to get drunk on Newcastle Brown, which he thinks will bring on his super powers, but in fact just turns him into a foul mouthed, almost incomprehensible drunk. The punch line is nearly always that at the end of the cartoon he ends up unwittingly saving the day after all. He also has a sidekick (originally an enemy), Ciderwoman.