David Barnett is a writer and journalist based in the North of England. He writes on books, comics, and other culture issues for a wide variety of international press outlets, including The Guardian and The Independent. He is the author of a number of novels, including the Gideon Smith series of Victorian fantasy adventures (Tor Books) and most recently, for Orion Books, the best-seller Calling Major Tom. His next novel, due in 2018, is The Lonely Hearts Cinema Club. Punk's Not Dead, with Martin Simmonds, is his first professional comics work. David is originally from Lancashire but now lives in Yorkshire with his wife Claire and their children Charlie and Alice.