Richard Piers Rayner is an English comic book artist

Comic Book Artist

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. He is best known for his work on Road to Perdition

Road to Perdition (comics)

Road to Perdition is a series of fictional works written by Max Allan Collins.The comic book of the original series, with art by Richard Piers Rayner, was published by DC Comics' imprint, Paradox Press...

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Biography

Richard Piers Rayner began his professional comic career in 1988, illustrating for DC Comics

DC Comics

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 and Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

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. His works include Hellblazer

Hellblazer

Hellblazer is a contemporary horror comic book series, originally published by DC Comics, and subsequently by the Vertigo imprint since March 1993, the month the imprint was introduced, where it remains to this day...

, Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing

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, L.E.G.I.O.N.

L.E.G.I.O.N.

L.E.G.I.O.N., is a team of fictional extraterrestrial superheroes, a science fiction comic book published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Invasion! #1, and were created by Keith Giffen, Bill Mantlo and Todd McFarlane...

, Doctor Fate

Doctor Fate

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, and Doctor Who

Doctor Who

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. His most notable work is Road to Perdition

Road to Perdition (comics)

Road to Perdition is a series of fictional works written by Max Allan Collins.The comic book of the original series, with art by Richard Piers Rayner, was published by DC Comics' imprint, Paradox Press...

, which was adapted into a film

Road to Perdition

Road to Perdition is a 2002 American crime film directed by Sam Mendes. The screenplay was adapted by David Self, from the graphic novel of the same name by Max Allan Collins. The film stars Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, and Daniel Craig...

 in 2002, starring Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

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, and directed by Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes

Samuel Alexander "Sam" Mendes, CBE is an English stage and film director. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning work on his debut film American Beauty and his dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret , Oliver! , Company and Gypsy . He's currently working on the 23rd James Bond...

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He is also a frequent contributor to the DC publications, Paradox Press

Paradox Press

Paradox Press was a division of DC Comics formed in 1993 after editor Mark Nevelow departed from Piranha Press. Under the initial editorship of Andrew Helfer and Bronwyn Carlton the imprint was renamed. It is best known for graphic novels like A History of Violence and Road to Perdition...

, and is artist in residence at Middlesbrough FC. In November 2008 he wrote and illustrated Middlesbrough FC - The Unseen History.

External links

• Richard Piers Rayner on Lambiek
  Lambiek
  Lambiek is a comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded in 1968 by Kees Kousemaker .It has held exhibitions of art by comic creators, including Robert Crumb, Daniel Clowes, Erik Kriek, André Franquin, Tanino Liberatore and Chris Ware...
  
  's Comiclopedia