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Cartoonist, illustrator and Panic Coordinator to Breakfast television since 1992, Paul Rainey is all this and less. Why not take a mosey around this site and experience the joy of his comic strip work? Or visit any or all of his other sites for more of the same sort of thing, which are as follows...
Suicidal birds. Edible guitars. Licky dogs. Smelly saddles. Selective helloers. These are just some of the real events from my life which I have ordered into lists and then drawn up as comic strips. Now available to buy, Pbrainey's Book of Lists collects over fifty of the popular internet strips in actual reality book form. Copies can be ordered using the Paypal button below, or contact me here for alternative methods. 112 pages in full colour for £10.95. (Price includes post and packing to UK).
Financial Assistance is acknowledged from Arts Gateway MK. “Strangely compelling, funny, entertaining and honest” Comics International "The Book Of Lists is a strange reading experience, but it works rather well. Rainey’s confident and honest enough to not hold back the details of his life that others may not want the world seeing and by doing so he’s created something remarkably interesting and engrossing. But most importantly, he’s a very funny writer who can raise a smile on a great many of his pages." Richard Bruton, Forbidden Planet Blog. "The Book of Lists is pbrainey’s voice, and it’s a good ‘un." The Roomyverse There's No Time Like The Present I started work on There's no Time Like the Present, or TNTLTP for short, in September 2004. This is my long comic strip, or "graphic novel", which I recently finished serialising in printed form. All thirteen parts parts are available and can be ordered from the shop section of the site. The first thirty seven pages of the story can be read here for free.
"expertly
crafted dialogue", "exquisite panel layout""I honestly can't recommend it enough."
Redeye Magazine"...a very good, very economical narrative." Dave Sim, writer and artist of Cerebus. Part 3: "There’s No Time Like The Present could well be the Holy Grail of comics." "...thrives on his wonderful observation of people's thoughts, actions and interactions. An enjoyable read." Comics International. "Absolutely f*cking awesome!" Ilya, writer and artist of End of the Century Club. "It’s wonderfully drawn. It has rich characterisation. It’s funny and has an intriguing plot. It’s domestic and naturalistic in its style, but it also has a surreal science fiction edge. " Darryl Cunningham "...you can thankfully pick up all 8 issues in comic form, something I wholeheartedly recommend you do." Richard Bruton, Forbidden Planet Blog. ""There's No Time Like The Present stands quietly, unassumingly, as one of the most intriguing and affecting long-form British graphic novels in recent years." Paul Gravett. 2000 AD Prog Slog Blog One day in 1977, I bought the first issue of 2000 AD. Thirty years later, I bought it again along with most of the following eleven hundred in a moment of madness in an eBay auction. Obviously, this would be a total waste of money if I didn't read them all. Why not then, I thought, record the experience of reading twenty years worth of comics in a contracted period of time. Thus was born, the 2000 AD Prog Slog Blog. "if you're experiencing Scrotnig withdrawal, Paul Rainey's excellent Prog Slog blog does exactly what it says on the tin" - The Guardian Film Blog Some comic strips that I have drawn in recent years can be read here also... An unpublished strip produced on the theme of "mechanical elephant" drawn for the Adventures In Comics exhibition.
Four unpublished extras to my long comic There's No Time Like The Present originally produced for the graphic novel exhibition, That’s Novel, at the end of 2010.
Christmas cards I've sent out to people who are unlucky enough to be on the list over the years.
I provided nearly thirty illustrations for Simon Lancaster's book Speechwriting (Hale Expert Guides). Here they all are.
Some one-off gags in lovely black and white for you.
Some sci-fi joke strips, just for fun.
He's a mouse and he's a vampire. what more do you need to know about Mouseferatu?
Will somebody please answer the phone? Go here for Cat Man
West Enders, being a thinly disguised satire of BBC soap, East Enders. From late 2003.
Other comics by the author
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Jack The Robot! Earlier this week, I was delighted to receive notification that my strip, Jack The Robot, runner up in the Dundee Comic Prize, will be appearing in The Beano after all. I don't know in which issue, all I know at this stage is that it's scheduled for sometime in February, so watch this space for details.
Paul B. Rainey 26/01/12 Merry Christmas! Normally, I like to make and send out my own Christmas card but for this year I has been too busy to do this. (More about why soon, hopefully). Instead, here's a drawing I did of Santa a while ago for you. Merry Christmas and a very happy 2012.
Paul B. Rainey 24/12/11 Please Don't Cry Please don't cry but the second Thunder Brother: Soap Division story "Going Straight" finishes today. Read the final page here.
Paul B. Rainey 16/12/11 Today's Thunder Brother Page! The penultimate page to Thunder Brother: Soap Division "Going Straight" is now available online for you to read here. Read the story so far by going here and reading from the bottom page up!
Paul B. Rainey 12/12/11 TB:SD Day! Straight tips over the edge in today's Thunder Brother: Soap Division, page ten of "Going Straight".
Paul B. Rainey 09/12/11 The Office Here's a drawing I was commissioned to draw of The Office TV show earlier this year. I say "commissioned" but I did it as a favour for a mate. I say "favour" but I did it begrudgingly because I wanted to be paid for it. Anyway, the upshot is, I did a drawing of The Office for a mate for free and here it is.
Paul B. Rainey 08/12/11 Scientists research Thunder Brother; Soap Division Why you should read Thunder Brother: Soap Division. Scientists have done experiments where they denied babies access to my fantastic comics... and they all died. Read today's page here if you know what's good for you.
Paul B. Rainey 05/12/11 Uh Oh! It's Thunder Brother! Today's Thunder Brother: Soap Division update features the "uh oh" moment. Read it here
Paul B. Rainey 02/12/11 More Thunder Brother: Soap Division Page seven of the second ever Thunder Brother: Soap Division story, "Going Straight", is now available here for you to read. Stop dragging your feet! It's not too late for you to catch up on the happening that's happening right now!
Paul B. Rainey 28/11/11 It's Friday! I know, it's Friday. (Groan). Cheer yourself up with today's new Thunder Brother: Soap Division page... if that's at all possible.
Paul B. Rainey 25/11/11 It's Monday! Today is Monday and you know what that means, don'cha? New Thunder Brother: Soap Division page! Read it here! Now!
Paul B. Rainey 21/11/11 The Mystery Deepens In today's Thunder Brother: Soap Division, the mystery deepens. Available to read online now right here!
Paul B. Rainey 18/11/11 Me In The Press! There's been some lovely coverage of my comics over the last few days. I was nominated by Peet Clack for Andrew Collins and Josie Long's Celebrity Of The Year and received an encouraging mention on their BBC 6 Music radio show on Saturday. You can listen to it again here for the rest of the week if you don't believe me! 2000 AD script droid, Al Ewing, has written a column for Traveling Man's blog where he reviews Too Much Sex and Viloence, to which I contributed some pages of art, and There's No Time Like The Present. "It’s a staggering work of SF – of fiction, full stop – and deserves a place on everyone’s shelf." Read the column here if you don't believe me!
Paul B. Rainey 15/11/11 Happy Thunder Brother: Soap Division Day! It's Monday and you know what that means? It's not just the start of a grey autumnal week, it's also new Thunder Brother: Soap Division page day! Page three of "Going Straight" is here.
Paul B. Rainey 14/11/11 Sally's First Day at Soap Division Thunder Brother's apprentice, Sally, starts her first day working for Soap Division in today's update.
Paul B. Rainey 11/11/11 New Thunder Brother Story Starts Today! The latest Thunder Brother: Soap Division story begins today! A new page from "Going Straight" will appear here every Monday and Friday for the next few weeks. Tell your friends!
Paul B. Rainey 07/11/11 Thunder Brother Returns Monday! Don't forget that Thunder Brother: Soap Division returns on Monday in it's second story, "Going Straight". Sally's first day working for Soap Division doesn't go as smoothly as everyone expects. Like "The Apprentice", "Going Straight" will appear every Monday and Friday for the next few weeks on the Thunder Brother: Soap Division blog. The first story, "The Apprentice" is still available for you to read there. To re-read, select this link and read the pages from the bottom upwards.
Paul B. Rainey 04/11/11 Berserker Magazine Launching next year is Berserker Magazine. "Berserker is the new print magazine for comics, comics journalism and music journalism, printing and discussing works that represent the massive variety of fascinating, excellent, attention-worthy comics and new music being produced in the world right now." I'm delighted to be able to tell you that appearing in issue one will be the opening episode of Thunder Brother: Soap Division, "The Apprentice". For details as they become available please visit the Berserker Magazine website.
Paul B. Rainey 03/11/11 Dundee Comic Prize Runner Up I've known for a few weeks now, and I think that I'm allowed to tell you, that I am a runner up in the Dundee Comic Prize. The presentation took place yesterday but unfortunately I was unable to attend because I had work to do. My entry, Jack The Robot, was joint runner-up with three other entries which, as far as I am concerned, puts us all in joint second place.
Paul B. Rainey 31/10/11
Too Much Sex & Violence
I am a long time admirer of writer Rol Hirst's comics and I'm delighted to be able to inform you that I am involved in his latest project, Too Much Sex & Violence. Rol describes the comic on his website thus; "Welcome to the northern seaside town of Fathomsby; home to retired super-heroes, monster DJs, mutant prostitutes, pier-owning gangsters, disgruntled policemen and a woman who knows exactly what you're thinking about, whenever you're thinking about...S-E-X." For Too Much Sex & Violence, Rol has used different artists for each scene including Andrew Cheverton, Kelvin Green, Nige Lowrey, Mark Renhard, Martin Eden, Adrian Bamforth, Rob Wells and Davey Metcalfe-Carr. For issue one, I have drawn a three paged scene. Copies of issue one can be ordered from Rol's website for a surprisingly good value £2.50. (Seriously, I don't know how he gives so much for so little.) Paul B. Rainey 18/10/11 Thunder Brother: Soap Division will return The first Thunder Brother: Soap Division, "The Apprentice" concluded on Friday but, you may be wondering, where is today's update. The answer is that the strip is on a break and is scheduled to return on Monday November 7th in a story called "Going Straight". In the meantime, you might like to continue to visit the blog as I intend to post the occasional soap-news story along with clips from upcoming stories. Paul B. Rainey 17/10/11 The End of The Apprentice
The very first Thunder Brother: Soap Division, "The Apprentice" finishes today. Read the final page here. Paul B. Rainey 14/10/11 What Next?
What awaits Sally and Jake after their visit to West Enders? Find out in today's Thunder Brother: Soap Division page. Paul B. Rainey 10/10/11 Happy New Page Day!
Take a trip to a world that you had previously thought of as fictional in today's Thunder Brother: Soap Division page. Paul B. Rainey 07/10/11 New Page Day!
Have your eyes been boggled by meeting Thunder Brother? Brain bent by learning about Soap Division? Wait until you see Sally and Jake take a trip inside the Self Dividing Proto-Sphere in today's new Thunder Brother: Soap Division page. Paul B. Rainey 03/10/11 Introducing Thunder Brother
Introducing Thunder Brother in today's Soap Division page here. Paul B. Rainey 30/09/11 What Is Soap Divison
Find out what Soap Division actually is in today's uploaded page to Thunder Brother: Soap Division "The Apprentice" now! Paul B. Rainey 26/09/11
New Page Day!
Page six of the very first Thunder Brother: Soap Division story "The Apprentice" is now available online to read. Go here for a revelation. Paul B. Rainey 23/09/11 Page Five! TB:SD!
It's Thunder Brother: Soap Division day! Go here for page five of "The Apprentice". Paul B. Rainey 19/09/11 Orbital Comics Self-Portrait Exhibition The great Orbital Comics are holding a Self-Portrait Exhibition in their Central London shop between. September 19th and October 15th.
As you can see, there are a terrific selection of artists taking part including ME?! If you're in the area, you should pop in and take a look. Paul B. Rainey 17/09/11 Page Four of Thunder Brother: Soap Division "The Apprentice" Go here for page four of the very first TB:SD story, "The Apprentice". New today!
Paul B. Rainey 16/09/11 Page Three of TB:SD
Check it out! The third page of the first story to my new strip, Thunder Brother: Soap Division. Go here to read it and pages one and two too if you want to. Paul B. Rainey 12/09/11 New Thunder Brother: Soap Division Page
The second page of my brand new strip, Thunder Brother: Soap Division has been uploaded here. Today, meet Sally's best friend, Abeer. Paul B. Rainey 09/09/11 Thunder Brother: Soap Division Begins Today
My brand new comic strip, Thunder Brother: Soap Division begins here today. Every Monday and Friday, I will be uploading a new page from my latest big, comic strip, all-ages project. Enjoy. Paul B. Rainey 05/09/11 Thunder Brother: Soap Division Teaser 4
This is the logo to my new strip, Thunder Brother: Soap Division. I've never felt that logo design is one of my strengths, so my friend Robert Wells did this for me. Robert is a great cartoonist also and you really should check out his work. Anyway, it's one more week until I begin serialising Thunder Brother: Soap Division here. I really want to to see you there from the very beginning so please subscribe to the blog and tell all of your friends. Paul B. Rainey 29/08/11 Thunder Brother: Soap Division Teaser 3
This is what it looks like when you're standing inside the Self Dividing Proto-Sphere. "What's a Self Dividing Proto-Sphere when it's at home?", I imagine I can hear you ask. Well, the answer can be found in my brand new comic strip project Thunder Brother: Soap Division. The first episode begins serialisation on Monday September 5th here. Remember, it's free, so please add it to your feed of choice. Paul B. Rainey 22/08/11
Thunder Brother: Soap Division Teaser 2
This is Thunder Brother of Soap Division. Or rather, this is Thunder Brother of Soap Division in silhouette as he doesn't appear in the twice weekly strip when it begins on Monday September 5th. I want the character to remain a mystery until he makes his first official appearance. To ensure that you're there when it happens, go to here, where the strip will appear, and subscribe. Paul B. Rainey 15/08/11 Thunder Brother: Soap Division Teaser 1
INTRODUCING Sally Timmins, one of the main characters in my new strip, Thunder Brother: Soap Division. Sally is thirteen years old and she looooooves soap operas. Meet Sally properly when the strip starts being sterilised here on Monday September 5th. Paul B. Rainey 09/08/11 Caption 2011 This weekend I will be attending Caption, the always enjoyable small press comic event that takes place every year in Oxford. Copies of my comics There's No Time Like The Present and Book of Lists will be for sale there along with a wide variety of new comics by some of Britain's best creators. This years theme is austerity so, on the Sunday at 2:45, I will be chairing a Comics On The Ration panel with the review blog's more substantial contributors Robert Wells, Rol Hirst and Steve Miller. Maybe I'll see you there.
Paul B. Rainey 05/08/11 Coming Soon I'm happy to announce today that the my next big project after There's No Time Like The Present begins September 5th and is called Thunder Brother: Soap Division. It's an all ages strip, in full colour and will be available to you to read for FREE. I will be posting the pages to a new blog I have set up every Monday and Friday, so please visit there now and subscribe for updates as they become available. Throughout August, I plan to post teasers to the new strip so don't just do it whenever you feel like it; do it NOW! Paul B. Rainey 01/08/11 |
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