Paul Tobin
"These shoelaces are too small. "

Male
101 years old
PORTLAND, Oregon
United States



Last Login: 9/6/2008
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GeneralA couch. Some friends. A clinkle-tinkling of wineglasses. The sweet soft sensuality of two women speaking.
MusicNick Cave, Neko Case, Tom Waits, Billy Childish, Trailer Bride, Handsome Family, Mississippi Alligators, Joey Altruda, Pogues, Smugglers, Jill Sobule, Lorette Velvette, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Lucinda Williams, James Kochalka, Ennio Morricone, Los Marauders, Sammy Davis Jr., Split Lip Rayfield, Uncle Tupelo and their bastard spawn, Patsy Cline, the "5,6,7,8's", Workdogs, Dan Melchior, Hazeldine, Raymond Scott....and on, and on
MoviesBoondock Saints, Desperado. Current favorite actor is Tadanobu Asano, especially his work in Sharkskin Man and Peach Hip Girl, and also Ichii the Killer. I'm a fan of Takashi Miike's work....especially Audition. Loved the first movies for Battle Royale and Azumi...but HATED the second parts of both. Wild Zero was a damn fine slice of cheese. Not usually a Tarantino fan, but if I ever ended up behind a camera I'd probably produce something fairly close to the Kill Bill movies.

Can't stand most Hollywood movies, and big name stars like Tom Cruise make me weep for the intelligence level of the common man.
TelevisionA dullard's mistress.
BooksJonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, the Devil in the White City, most books by Raymond Chandler, Peter Cheyney, or Dashiell Hammett. Rowling's "Harry Potter" books, Empress of the World, by my pal Sara Ryan, lots o' physics books, and neuroscience, and ancient history. Love some of Chuck Palahniuk's books but detest others. Enjoy Sam Lipsyte's work and would like to see more. Asterix and Tin Tin still do the trick. Other enjoyable authors are Will Eisner, Dan Rhodes(except when the dog dies), Joe Sacco, P. G. Wodehouse and Rex Stout.
HeroesToulouse-Lautrec Frank Harris Maurice Girodias Oscar Wilde Jack Kirby Machiavelli, Jackie Robinson, Richard Feynman, Nell Kimball, Galileo, Jules and Edmond De Goncourt, The Incredible Hulk, anybody who can walk that edge between insanity and genius, Einstein, Hedy Lamarr, Boudicca, and then...of course...Red, the black labrador I had when I was a kid. A good dog. A fine friend.
Groups: The Edge of KnowledgeTheoretical PhysicsarchaeologyEvolutionary Psychology, Sociobiology, Behavioral Genetics, & NeuroscienceFirkytoodling in Puddletownunderground comicsPortland CartoonistsMinistry of Graphic Information

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Orientation:Straight
Religion:Atheist
Zodiac Sign:Scorpio

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About me:


Latest major project is the BANANA SUNDAY trade compilation, which you can purchase from here...Powell's Books or here Amazon or at any good comic store.

Here's what Publisher's Weekly had to say about the graphic novel..."This charming paperback collects four issues of Nibot and Coover's delightful comic book series, Banana Sunday. The story introduces Kirby Steinberg, a high school girl with an unusual problem: she lives with the three divine monkeys. Literally. They are the Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil trio, and Kirby is charged with caring for them. Luckily, she makes fast friends with another outsider, a girl reporter named Nickels, and a photographer named Martin. Together, they look after the monkeys, try to keep out of harm's way and even have some fun, too. The story is brisk entertainment, not so dissimilar from Archie comics but with a decidedly hip, contemporary edge. High school, monkeys and romance make an excellent combination."

Currently, I'm working to a be a novelist, doing the whole "shopping for an agent while revising" dance. My finished books are...

C-C-CHIGGER: A novel about a man who was imprisoned by his mother during his youth, and the odd and unweildy immortality that results.



RED ZIPPER SIDEKICK:: A "coming of age" story for humanity as a whole, concerning the lives of Nate and Kevin, with Nate out to prove that he has the fastest gunhand in all creation, surpassing even that of God's.


BANANA SUNDAY NOVELS: These books will be a series for middle readers, concerning two young girls becoming aware of The Boggles, a world just at the corner of their eyes. And there's talking monkeys. While very different in plot, the Banana Sunday novels use some of the same characters as my Banana Sunday comic, for which the compilation was recently released.



Click on this link to purchase the Banana Sunday comic compilation from Powell's Books

Here's a link to one of my short stories, just out in the newest issue of super sweet Spork literary journal. SPORK STORY


Here's Colleen Coover's illustration for my story. Brilliant, as always.

Currently, I am also working on a novel entitled "When I Win the Lottery I Will Use the Money to Ruin You." My novels often are a bit strange, but this one is turning out particularly bizarre. It is set in the modern day, but stars Oscar Wilde, and on the surface level concerns Oscar and his friends using a series of weekly plays to try to both get over the trauma of a friend's murder, but also to discover who the murderer may have been. Past that, on a deeper level, it is a look on whether today's permissive attitudes towards homosexuality (and sexuality in general) may actually lessen the draw of the actual physical act, as that which is the most forbidden is often that which is therefore the most desired.




For comics, Colleen and I are working on an original graphic novel entitled, "FRECKLED FACE, BONY KNEES, and other things known about Annah." In it, a series of narrators give their opinions about Annah, a woman in her early twenties. Chief among their discussions is Annah's story of having her Penfield Homunculus (a neural section that manages the sense of touch) removed at the age of nine, and subsequently turned into an actual living breathing sister, one that was in control of all feelings and emotions. Perhaps not coincidentally, Annah's parents divorced when she was nine, forever mentally scarring the young Annah.
Here's a look at a page in progress, sans lettering.



I've also had lots of other short stories published, and lots o' comics. If I died today I would be survived by Colleen Coover, my brother Mike, my parents (Chuck and JoAnn) and the myriad ghosts of those who have fallen at my merciless hands.

I made my myspace layout using Pimp-My-Profile.com

Who I'd like to meet:
Everybody on my "heroes" list. Plus pretty librarians.

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David Hahn, Swperstar





Jul 30 2008 6:00 AM

Oh my gawd! You LIKE Boondock Saints?! Oh, Paul...
WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN





Jul 9 2008 3:19 AM



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Sierra Du Jour





Jun 8 2008 11:15 PM

thank you.
ART BY ANDY





Jun 1 2008 7:15 AM

how goes the world of comics writing, im glad to see ya still at it im workin on drawin again take care and thanks for all the help so long ago
T.





May 31 2008 9:40 PM

I did get to go see Tom Jones last night.
In a word: AWESOME!

That was definitely a concert worth seeing.
We'll have to compare concert notes when you both come back to ECCC.

Have a great weekend!
Sierra Du Jour





May 26 2008 4:33 PM

what are your thoughts on beef jerky?
T.





May 13 2008 8:00 PM

Heh heh! Tom Jones is awesome. I'm hoping to see him later this month when he comes to Seattle, but we'll see.

Thanks for adding me as a friend and I look forward to having you both out again next year (if not sooner!).
ThE FrUstRatEd CArtoOniSt


Is Online


Apr 25 2008 11:21 PM

Mr.T seems quite frustrated over the lack of good illustrations of him. I'm sure Mr. Gorey would've had no trouble at all drawing all the layers of gold chains, although drawings might not be quite as exquisite as photos from his A-Team days...
Darkwaterfrey





Apr 24 2008 3:12 PM

hey thanks! I really love yer comics also!
Mary Van Note





Apr 10 2008 5:19 AM

Hi Paul!
I'm coming to Portland in May! You should come to the show I'm doing with my friends and Kevin's Haiku Inferno! I'd love to see you and Colleen again.

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Diana





Apr 2 2008 9:00 AM

I was SO trying to make YOU my number 1000..
Jason





Mar 27 2008 11:16 PM

I'd bitch that you owed me an e-mail...but I owe you one, too. If the new on-line porn search doesn't pan out tonight I'll be back.
Sierra Du Jour





Mar 10 2008 7:55 PM


this is how I remember paris.
times were simpler then.
Eric





Feb 19 2008 12:42 AM

Thanks for the add... great work on the MA:FF book... great stuff for the kids!

awesome job!

I have heard fantastic things about Banana Sunday

Eric
Thepullbox.com
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Sierra Du Jour





Feb 5 2008 3:43 AM

my bff is moving to portland...you got any pointers?
ART BY ANDY





Jan 5 2008 5:55 AM

whats andymonster production its a one man show lol, like a studio but without the studio lol
ART BY ANDY





Dec 31 2007 11:16 AM

hey long time no see how goes the writing hope well
Kenny Keil!!!





Dec 19 2007 4:33 AM

Thanks, Paul.

That picture of you eating a tomato is pretty cool, too.
Between The Lines





Dec 17 2007 11:33 PM

thanks for adding me Paul.
; )
Creeporia





Dec 16 2007 7:10 PM

Ed P!





Dec 13 2007 7:09 AM

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Hey, I just put out my new graphic novel! I have it exclusively at my website! Check it out!


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Dec 6 2007 1:27 PM



Merci pour l’ajout !

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Thopman





Dec 5 2007 10:47 PM

Thanks man, means a lot when it comes from someone as talented as yourself. I did a lot of research doing the Krazy Kat. I don't know if you noticed, but the main character is a giant turd.
Planet Saturday® Comics





Dec 5 2007 7:16 PM

Hi! Thanks for commenting- glad you liked the comic.

Listen, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but the Good Cellar Witch ISN'T REAL. Parents just make up stuff like that so their kids won't be scared. (The existence of Crawling Basement Hands, however, has been indisputably authenticated.)
Steve Lieber





Nov 28 2007 7:16 AM

If my head opened like that, it would probably be Victor Kiam coming out.
Love





Nov 18 2007 8:16 AM

"hey my friend emily saw your pics online and thinks you are cute add her to msn messenger at emily25bond@hotmail.com "
Philip Simon





Nov 16 2007 7:12 PM

Love





Nov 15 2007 3:51 AM

Are you really a 101 today? What a youth appearance you have for such an old soul. Don't forget to knock back several bottles of Merlot. You deserve it. Love you. Happy Birthday. Happy Birthday. Happy Birthday.
Bye Bi-Polar





Nov 14 2007 3:24 PM

Happy Birthday Paul!
Dave Ryan





Nov 14 2007 2:32 PM

Happy Birthday Paul!
Leif Jones





Nov 14 2007 12:17 PM