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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:

  • 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)


He worked for five years at Doctor Who Magazine and progressed from writing strips to becoming editor.


AUDIO PLAYS


Barnes has written or co-written a number of '' Doctor Who '' Audio Plays for Big Finish Productions , including:


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 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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