Description
A family gets lost in the shuffle of reimagining their lives in this dark, domestic sci-fi comedy. Claire and Mark are stuck in the doldrums of an unhappy marriage. She chain-smokes and refuses to leave the house or even change out of her bathrobe. He sleeps on the couch and can t distinguish one day from the next. With all love lost for family life, pizza and Chinese food take turns on a nightly take-out dinner menu. Husband and wife are plagued by the idea that this is all a dream. Why can t Mark ever remember their son s name? Isn t he a barber? Doesn t he play in a band? Why is Claire obsessively stalking her ex-boyfriend online? When exactly did she stop caring about what the kids wear to school? And just why can t she be bothered to tell the other mums at pick-up apart? Didn t Claire and Mark have different lives? As reports of an imminent nuclear war make subtle waves on the radio, the truth begins to dawn on them Paul B. Rainey s critically-acclaimed sleeper hit returns in supple paperback with an all-new cover. Why Don t You Love Me? is a hilariously terrifying meditation on mourning lost opportunities, rolling with the punches, and confronting reality as it turns on you one day at a time. Rainey's tightly plotted relationship drama shifts into a science-fiction mindblower and keeps you surprised until the final heartbreaking panel.
About the Author
Paul B. Rainey is a British cartoonist who has been making comics for decades. In 2015, his graphic novel There s No Time Like the Present was published by Escape Books. He has been a regular contributing cartoonist to Viz since 2013. His creations include Peter the Slow Eater, 14 Year Old Stand Up Comedian, and Audrey Pemberton. He won the Observer/Jonathan Cape/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize in 2020 with the strip Similar to But Not. In it, he recounts meeting Madonna in his local pub in 1985. He has written, drawn, and self-published many comics, including Pope Francis Goes to The Dentist, Journey into Indignity, and Gripe Night.
Reviews
Praise for Paul B. Rainey: 'Rainey baits comics readers, twists them, and delivers a story so engaging, those readers will be grateful to have been toyed with.' Comics Beat. '[Rainey s] sharp lines capture character in a deft way.' The Comics Journal.
Book Information
ISBN 9781770467576
Author Paul B. Rainey
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Drawn and Quarterly
Publisher Drawn and Quarterly
About the Author
Paul B. Rainey is a British cartoonist who has been making comics for decades. In 2015, his graphic novel There s No Time Like the Present was published by Escape Books. He has been a regular contributing cartoonist to Viz since 2013. His creations include Peter the Slow Eater, 14 Year Old Stand Up Comedian, and Audrey Pemberton. He won the Observer/Jonathan Cape/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize in 2020 with the strip Similar to But Not. In it, he recounts meeting Madonna in his local pub in 1985. He has written, drawn, and self-published many comics, including Pope Francis Goes to The Dentist, Journey into Indignity, and Gripe Night.
Reviews
Praise for Paul B. Rainey: 'Rainey baits comics readers, twists them, and delivers a story so engaging, those readers will be grateful to have been toyed with.' Comics Beat. '[Rainey s] sharp lines capture character in a deft way.' The Comics Journal.
Book Information
ISBN 9781770467576
Author Paul B. Rainey
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Drawn and Quarterly
Publisher Drawn and Quarterly
