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On the Border
A small-town field guide
After moving to St. Stephen, New Brunswick during the height of the pandemic, cartoonist Brandon Hicks began illustrating a diary to record all of the strange occurrences and social mores of this sleepy border town.
On The Border collects the best of these stories, introducing you to a large cast of idiosyncratic neighbours, wild animals and strange antagonists. Learn all there is to know about the local traditions, bizarre habits and the changing economy of a small East Coast community.
After moving to St. Stephen, New Brunswick during the height of the pandemic, cartoonist Brandon Hicks began illustrating a diary to record all of the strange occurrences and social mores of this sleepy border town.
On The Border collects the best of these stories, introducing you to a large cast of idiosyncratic neighbours, wild animals and strange antagonists. Learn all there is to know about the local traditions, bizarre habits and the changing economy of a small East Coast community.
140 pages, Paperback
Published September 26, 2024
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About the author
Brandon Hicks
9 books2 followersBrandon Hicks is a writer and cartoonist based in New Brunswick. He is the author/illustrator of several books, including the novel The Fish That Ruined Everything, and the “Beezle, Buzzle and Barb” series from Humorist Hooks. His award-winning short films and plays have run in festivals across the world, and his work has appeared in numerous publications, including Fangoria, National Lampoon, American Bystander, CBC and the Maritime [EDIT], where he serves as Comics Editor.
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October 11, 2024
A nifty little volume of humorous shorts, which amount to a kind of contemporary Sunshine Sketches of St. Stephen. Hicks has a knack for lovingly capturing the foibles of small town folk, in a way that small town people wouldn't object to.
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December 16, 20253.5. A cute little collection of comics about moving to St. Stephen during the pandemic.
March 20, 2025
I can only assume the author thought no one from St. Stephen would ever find this collection. Reeks of poor taste.
September 6, 2025
the reviews on this book look like:
2 STARS -An insult to the people of St. Stephen!
5 STARS - My gf is from St. Stephen and we love this book!
in MY opinion it's cute and good-natured.
2 STARS -An insult to the people of St. Stephen!
5 STARS - My gf is from St. Stephen and we love this book!
in MY opinion it's cute and good-natured.
January 15, 2025
Great comical observations about smal town life in our beautiful province.
My gf and I discovered Brandon via Instagram and have enjoyed his posts so I was thrilled to receive this for Christmas.
My gf is from st Stephen and I even lived there for a year so it was nice to read this.
My only complaint is I wish it were longer. 5 stars!
My gf and I discovered Brandon via Instagram and have enjoyed his posts so I was thrilled to receive this for Christmas.
My gf is from st Stephen and I even lived there for a year so it was nice to read this.
My only complaint is I wish it were longer. 5 stars!
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