birthdate pseudonym influences birthplace nationality notableworks period genre article_title name occupation
1971 russ jim templeton , ray bid , raymond biddle , rabid payne , morris telford , marlowe bidforth , douglas neil gaiman , robert rankin , j. r. r. tolkien adams , gene wolfe , roger zelazny , kurt vonnegut , , jack kirby ray bradbury , alan moore , huddersfield , yorkshire , england english '' '' marlowe bidforth 's backpack adventure '' , '' american morris spoon indigo '' telford - a salopian odyysey '' , 1990s -- present fantasy , humour , science fiction , comic books russell payne -lrb- author -rrb-
 russell payne novelist screenwriter , artist , musician , comics writer ,
russell payne -lrb- author -rrb-

russell payne is an english writer and artist , author of humour , science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels , weblogs , graphic novels , comics , and films .
his notable works include `` morris telford - a salopian odyssey '' weblog for the bbc and subsequent novel , `` marlowe bidforth 's backpack adventure '' , and the prism award-winning `` american spoon indigo '' .
he collaborated with screenwriter philip railsback on a number of screenplays .
famous in writing circles for using a staggering number of pseudonyms , he argues that this helps keep his work fresh , ensures the writing stands on its own merit rather than his reputation and `` irritates my publicist so much that it 's become a self-destructive habit i ca n't give up '' .
he is also the co-founder along with darrell till of the media production company tiny lapel .
the music video `` sell out story '' for the band `` the ohms '' was animated and directed by him as a favour for a friend and went on to win the `` 2004 mill award for new media animation '' .
he has recently been appearing at comicbook conventions in the uk giving talks on jack kirby and representing the jack kirby museum .
his digital artwork was used in december 2014 as part of the ` on creating reality , by andy kaufman ' exhibition at the london frieze .
he lives and works near blackpool , lancashire .
