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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... 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 am currently serialising in printed form. So far, eight 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.
Book of Lists Currently on hiatus, Book of Lists is my diary strip where events are ordered by category rather than in their linier occurrence. It ran between the start of 2003 and was paused at the end of 2006. There are over forty completed comic strip lists there for you to read.
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 record the experience of reading twenty years worth of comics in a contracted period of time, I thought. 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... 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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Goddard & Prisk
Please report back here on Monday January 12th for page 2. Paul Rainey 05/01/09 Happy New Year I thought I would take the start of a new year as the opportunity to regularly post something new to pbrainey again. On Monday 5th January I will post the first page to Goddard & Prisk Are Now Investigators of the Paranormal. The strip will run for six weeks with a new page appearing every Monday. So, see you then hopefully.
Paul Rainey 01/01/09 PJANG 2 The second issue of Rol Hirst's excellent comic PJANG, short for People Just Ain't No Good, is now available. This time, it's an issue long, single tale called 24 (Minutes) illustrated by Dave Metcalfe. If you're not buying this comic already then what's wrong with you? Copies can be ordered from Rol's website using Paypal.
Paul Rainey 30/12/08 Merry Christmas 2008
Paul Rainey 24/12/08 Christmas 2007 Here's my card from last year. One of the secrets of comedy is timing. Another is grammatical understanding. The joke didn't really work on this first time around because I missed out a comma which, for its reappearance here, I've included. The purpose of these cards is to thank people for buying There's No Time Like The Present. If you've never received one it's because I don't have your address, I had your address but you've moved and not updated me or you have never bought There's No Time Like The Present. If it's the first two then please feel free to contact me with your details and I will see that you're on the list for next year should I do one. (I can think of plenty of people I would have liked to have sent one to but didn't for this very reason). If you've never bought a copy of There's No Time Like The Present then go to The Shop and get one. Finally, I left making this years card a little late which means I missed the last post for international mailing before Christmas. If you're one of TNTLTP's international customers then I apologise for this. Please don't think that I value your custom any less than those based in the UK.
Paul Rainey 22/12/08 Christmas 2006 Here is my card for 2006. I'm amazed to be reminded that I've been living now with the cast of There's No Time Like The Present as old men for longer than when they were young .
Paul Rainey 18/12/08 Christmas 2005 I've just been doing my Christmas cards for this year and thought it would be fun to post my previous efforts here over the next week or so. Here's the first one I sent out in 2005.
Paul Rainey 16/12/08 Part 8 Rol Out Rol Hirst, the creator of the excellent PJANG, has included a review of There's No Time Like The Present part 8 here. Also, while I'm here, the roll out to shops continues. Copies of part 8 can now be purchased from GOSH in Central London and OK Comics in Leeds, as well as from here, of course.
Paul Rainey 01/12/08 Parts 1 to 7 Back in Print Parts 1 to 7 of There's No Time Like The Present are back in print! Okay, they were never out of print, but they are now available in two versions. The first is the original "hand made" version. This is the one which I had printed then assembled, folded, stapled and trimmed myself. These can still be ordered from The Shop for £2.50 each. The other uses the sexy production methods used for Part 8. Obviously, these retail for £3.00 and, likewise, can be ordered from The Shop. For the new versions, some things needed a little adjusting. I hadn't, for example, a hi-res copy of the cover to Part 2 with the speech balloon. Part 4's cover needed re-colouring altogether. (See if you can spot the difference).
Paul Rainey 24/11/08 You Can Order Part 8 Now Part 8 of my long comic strip or "graphic novel" There's No Time Like The Present premiers at this Saturday's Comica Comiket event at the London ICA. If you're in the area, please pop by, say hello and buy some comics. Alternatively, you can order a copy directly from me using Paypal (button below and in the Shop section) or by cheque (please contact me for details). Copies cost £3.00 including postage and packing. (International customers please visit the Shop for your Paypal button).
Paul Rainey 21/11/08 TNTLTP part 8 Premiers This Weekend Part 8 of There's No Time Like The Present premiers this Saturday November 22nd at Comica Comike. The Comiket is an event being held jointly by London Underground Comics and this years Comica event at the London ICA. I will be exhibiting there along with other comic creators. If you're in the area, please pop by and see the sexy new printing methods being used for TNTLTP for yourself.
Paul Rainey 18/11/08 TNTLTP part 8; Good News, Bad News I have some good news and some bad regarding part 8 of There's No Time Like The Present. The good news is I have found a printer. The bad news is that the price per issue has to go up to £3.00. The good news, however, is that the production quality has improved dramatically. The bad news, though, is I'm really going to have to work harder on my art now. The good news is I worked up the nerve to dump a logo onto the cover.
Paul Rainey 14/11/08 Another TNTLTP part 8 Update Here's the colour version of the cover. I still haven't had the nerve to put the logo onto it yet...nor have I found a printer for the comic...
Paul Rainey 12/11/08 TNTLTP part 8 Update Here's the black and white art for what I intend to be the cover to part 8. I like it but I'm not sure where to put the logo.
Paul Rainey 11/11/08 There's No Time Like The Present part 8 Status Report The good news is that I have finished drawing the content. The bad news is that my printer has effectively doubled their price and I need to find somewhere else to get the comic printed. If everything goes well, part eight should be available in a couple of weeks. Watch this space for details. Paul Rainey 10/11/08 Halloween I meant to post this sketch I did on Halloween on Friday but I forgot to, so here it is now.
Paul Rainey 02/11/08 Secret Sketch I came across this doodle over the weekend that I did of Mr. Fantastic in an old sketch book a couple of years ago. I thought I would share it with you because I like it and incase that scene occurs in the the comic Secret Invasion that Marvel are currently publishing.
Paul Rainey 21/09/08 Value Pack Sketch 2 Here's another of my Value Pack sketches. I think I miss drawing Kelly because quite a few of them seem to feature her.
Paul Rainey 19/09/08 Value Pack Sketch 1 When I exhibit at shows, I usually have "value packs" of There's No Time Like The Present for sale. These are runs of issues bundled together at a slightly cheaper price than when bought individually. The packs also contain an original sketch. Most of these sketches are lost to me as they now belong to someone else, but I still have some in my possession so I thought I would make them available here over time for you to look at.
Paul Rainey 13/09/08 TNTLTP Part 8 Status Report Just so you know, I am currently at the halfway point through drawing part 8 of There's No Time Like The Present. This means that the end of year publication deadline promised in part 7 is still on. In the meantime, here's a panel from part 8 carefully chosen so as not to suggest too much about the plot.
Paul Rainey 10/09/08 Out Take You might recognise this panel from There's No Time Like The Present part 7 which I decided to redraw. Originally, I drew Beth wearing a bra despite her appearances in earlier panels suggesting that she wasn't wearing one under her dress. Just before going to print, I realised that being embarrassed at drawing bare breasts was ridiculous and redrew it. Anyway, here's the self conscious original.
Paul Rainey 06/09/08 Party Pieces At last weekend’s Low Energy Day (another success), I got the following comics by Francesca Cassavetti; Stuff, Paris Break, A Very Nasty Solitary Habit and Party Pieces. Francesca’s comics, or at least these, recount stories from her life in a lively, engaging, funny, affirming and affecting way. Visit her website to see samples of her work for yourself.
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