He set up the magazine in 1979 with his brother Chris from a bedroom in Newcastle. He is now one of its co-editors. It has been said that he is the only person to have contributed to VIZ throughout its entire history.
External links Simon Donald questions and answers on the Channel 4 website (reference) "Brown bids for Viz" - an article by Jessica Hodgson, dated May 25, 2001 (reference)