Alan Barnes is a writer and editor, particularly noted for work in the field of cult film and television.

Comics and magazines

He served as the editor of Judge Dredd Megazine from 2001 until December 2005, during which time the title increased the amount of new strip pages considerably. Among other strips, Barnes originally commissioned Jack Point (the Simping Detective). He also wrote a handful of Judge Dredd stories involving alternate universes or featuring a young Dredd: Judge Dredd Megazine is a British magazine featuring comic strips set in the world of Judge Dredd, launched in October 1990. ... Jack Point aka the Simping Detective is a character in the comic book Judge Dredd Megazine, a spin-off from 2000 AD. He was created by Simon Spurrier and Frazer Irving. ... Judge Dredd (Joseph Dredd or Joe Dredd) is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD is the magazines longest running (having been featured there since its second issue in 1977). ...

• Tickers (with Maya Gavin, in Judge Dredd Megazine 3.14, 1996)
• Medusa (with Paul Peart and Roger Langridge, in Judge Dredd Lawman of the Future #19-20, 1996)
• Dredd of Drokk Green (with Trevor Hairsine, in Judge Dredd Mega Special 1996)

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Audio plays

Barnes has written or co-written a number of Doctor Who audio plays for Big Finish Productions, including: Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC about a mysterious time-travelling adventurer known only as The Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, fighting evil. ... A number of audio productions based upon Doctor Who have been produced over the years. ... Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ...

• Storm Warning
• Neverland (Doctor Who audio)
• Zagreus (Doctor Who audio) (with Gary Russell)
• The Next Life (with Gary Russell)
• Gallifrey: A Blind Eye
• Gallifrey: Weapon of Choice

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Books

He has written a number of books on cult films (including James Bond, Quentin Tarantino and Sherlock Holmes) and his book The Hammer Story, co-written with Marcus Hearn, was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction in 1997. His output includes: The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond, also known as 007 (pronounced double-oh seven), is a fictional British spy created by writer Ian Fleming in 1953. ... Tarantino as Mr. ... Sherlock Holmes as imagined by the seminal Holmesian artist, Sidney Edward Paget, in The Strand magazine. ... A poster for Dracula Prince of Darkness (1966). ... Nominees are listed below the winner(s) for each year. ...

• The Hammer Story (with Marcus Hearn, originally published 1997, Titan Books, 1999 ISBN 1845761855)
• Kiss Kiss Bang! Bang!: The Unofficial James Bond Film Companion (with Marcus Hearn, Overlook Press, 1998 ISBN 087951874X)
• Tarantino A to Zed (with Marcus Hearn, B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1999 ISBN 0713484578)
• Sherlock Holmes on Screen (originally published 1999, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2004 ISBN 1903111781)

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External links

• 2000 AD profile