Biography

Alan Barnes is a British writer and editor, mainly related to cult film and television. Barnes was the editor of Judge Dredd Megazine from 2001 until 2005. Among other strips, Barnes originally commissioned The Simping Detective. He also wrote a handful of Judge Dredd stories involving alternate universes or featuring a young Dredd. He worked for five years at Doctor Who Magazine and progressed from writing strips to becoming joint editor in 1998 and sole editor from 2000 until 2002.