David Barnett is a British author and journalist, writer and co-creator (with artist Martin Simmonds) of the critically acclaimed Black Crown series PUNKS NOT DEAD and author of the bestselling novel CALLING MAJOR TOM (Orion Books, June 2017) which has to date sold 60,000 copies and been sold to ten non-English speaking territories including Russia, China and Brazil, as well as being optioned for a major movie.His next novel for Orion, THE LONELY HEARTS CINEMA CLUB, is released in summer 2018. As a journalist he works for most of the UK press including the Guardian and the Independent.
Philip Bond is a British artist and co-creator of CUD: RICH AND STRANGE with band members Will Potter and Carl Puttnam, KILL YOUR BOYFRIEND and VIMANARAMA with Grant Morrison and RED HERRING with David Tischman. He lives and works in Los Angeles.
