Brad Neely (born October 26, 1976) is an American comic book artist and television writer/producer known for his work on television series such as South Park, China, IL and Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio, the web series I Am Baby Cakes and The Professor Brothers, and Wizard People, Dear Reader.

According to the Arkansas Times, "as the story nears its end, the narrator increasingly confuses the plot to the point that you begin to wonder if he's paying attention.

China, IL interweaves the two stories, as Baby Cakes falls in love with Frank's recently dead girlfriend after finding her diary, and the two men attempt to come to terms with their emotional pain upon learning of her death.

[citation needed] China, IL was adapted into a TV series of the same name by Cartoon Network and Adult Swim.

On May 23, 2011, Adult Swim announced that China, IL would be one of the new full-length premieres for the fall line-up with Neely having creative and executive producer credits.

[10] In January 2020 it was reported that CBS All Access had ordered an animated comedy series titled The Harper House developed by Neely and Katie Krentz.

[11] In October 2020, the cast was announced, including Rhea Seehorn, Jason Lee, Tatiana Maslany and Ryan Flynn as the Harper family.

The Arkansas Times, in a 2007 article, called the style "purposefully crude" and said that "the comics are far from obvious—sometimes head-scratchingly far—but when he’s at his best, Neely could be our generation’s answer to Gary Larson.

[1] When asked about it at an event at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas, said, "I realized about 500 pages in that it wasn't that funny", and said that he was no longer planning on releasing the book.