David Barnett
@davidmbarnett.bsky.social
Writer.
Journalism: www.authory.com/davidbarnett
Latest books:
SCUTTLER'S COVE (Feb 13th): https://www.canelo.co/books/scuttler-s-cove-david-barnett/
WITHERED HILL: https://www.canelo.co/books/withered-hill-david-barnett/
Journalism: www.authory.com/davidbarnett
Latest books:
SCUTTLER'S COVE (Feb 13th): https://www.canelo.co/books/scuttler-s-cove-david-barnett/
WITHERED HILL: https://www.canelo.co/books/withered-hill-david-barnett/
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David Barnett
@davidmbarnett.bsky.social
· Nov 14
An introduction of sorts;
I’m a novelist, journalist, comic book writer, pop star, magician and adventurer.
Journalism: www.authory.com/davidbarnett
Novels: www.canelo.co/authors/davi... and www.orionbooks.co.uk/contributor/...
Comics: leagueofcomicgeeks.com/people/16810...
I’m a novelist, journalist, comic book writer, pop star, magician and adventurer.
Journalism: www.authory.com/davidbarnett
Novels: www.canelo.co/authors/davi... and www.orionbooks.co.uk/contributor/...
Comics: leagueofcomicgeeks.com/people/16810...
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"Cancer is very much like the Spanish Inquisition: nobody expects it. And its chief weapons are surprise, fear and ruthless efficiency."
Read as David Barnett opens up about his cancer diagnosis:
https://bit.ly/4rnmDPG
Read as David Barnett opens up about his cancer diagnosis:
https://bit.ly/4rnmDPG
‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’ | The Observer
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November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"Cancer is very much like the Spanish Inquisition: nobody expects it. And its chief weapons are surprise, fear and ruthless efficiency."
Read as David Barnett opens up about his cancer diagnosis:
https://bit.ly/4rnmDPG
Read as David Barnett opens up about his cancer diagnosis:
https://bit.ly/4rnmDPG
Got a fiver credit at @neonichiban.bsky.social and I'm paralysed with indecision.
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Got a fiver credit at @neonichiban.bsky.social and I'm paralysed with indecision.
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As you sit around the table on Thanksgiving jokingly wondering "Am I really related to these people?"
Maybe you should actually be asking yourself, "Are these really the people I am related too..."
Mimic #horror
Maybe you should actually be asking yourself, "Are these really the people I am related too..."
Mimic #horror
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
As you sit around the table on Thanksgiving jokingly wondering "Am I really related to these people?"
Maybe you should actually be asking yourself, "Are these really the people I am related too..."
Mimic #horror
Maybe you should actually be asking yourself, "Are these really the people I am related too..."
Mimic #horror
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Four days left to grab my debut novel #thedogwalkersdetectiveagency on e-book for a bargain price of 99p! The special deal expires soon, so get your paws on one. Canine cosy crime! Ideal autumnal reading! They've got a lot of leads. But can they collar a killer? www.penguin.co.uk/books/469431...
November 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Four days left to grab my debut novel #thedogwalkersdetectiveagency on e-book for a bargain price of 99p! The special deal expires soon, so get your paws on one. Canine cosy crime! Ideal autumnal reading! They've got a lot of leads. But can they collar a killer? www.penguin.co.uk/books/469431...
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Hey folks -- Signal Boost time for this week's #TheFullLid. If you have a creative project to promote, leave the details in a reply. Include the title and a link please, so folks can find it. For pre-launch crowdfunders let us know about 2 weeks in advance.
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hey folks -- Signal Boost time for this week's #TheFullLid. If you have a creative project to promote, leave the details in a reply. Include the title and a link please, so folks can find it. For pre-launch crowdfunders let us know about 2 weeks in advance.
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I've written a big piece for the Observer about the Big C. Would be lovely if you find time to read it sometime and feel free to share.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I've written a big piece for the Observer about the Big C. Would be lovely if you find time to read it sometime and feel free to share.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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My wise and annoyingly handsome mate David's written a piece on his recent diagnosis and the quiet trojans of the NHS.
I've written a big piece for the Observer about the Big C. Would be lovely if you find time to read it sometime and feel free to share.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
My wise and annoyingly handsome mate David's written a piece on his recent diagnosis and the quiet trojans of the NHS.
I've written a big piece for the Observer about the Big C. Would be lovely if you find time to read it sometime and feel free to share.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I've written a big piece for the Observer about the Big C. Would be lovely if you find time to read it sometime and feel free to share.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
"Timing is everything," said David, as he sent a load of emails to US comic editors in Thanksgiving week and a pile of pitches to UK newspapers while the actual Budget was on TV.
November 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"Timing is everything," said David, as he sent a load of emails to US comic editors in Thanksgiving week and a pile of pitches to UK newspapers while the actual Budget was on TV.
Office of Barn-door Retro-securing.
guys, guys, it's fine. the obr has taken the pdf offline. damage completely controlled
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Office of Barn-door Retro-securing.
What’s that? You want odd-couple buddy cop thrills set in a 1990s Manchester where the returned dead exist uneasily alongside the living? Coming in @2000ad.bsky.social prog 261, Dec 3rd, DEADTOWN written by me, art by Luke Horsman, letters Simon Bowland.
November 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
What’s that? You want odd-couple buddy cop thrills set in a 1990s Manchester where the returned dead exist uneasily alongside the living? Coming in @2000ad.bsky.social prog 261, Dec 3rd, DEADTOWN written by me, art by Luke Horsman, letters Simon Bowland.
Working class dark academia, anyone? LOWBORN HIGH currently a steal at the @2000ad.bsky.social shop.
shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB...
shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB...
2000 AD Shop : Lowborn High
2000 AD is Britain's cult sci-fi comic, and has been at the cutting edge of contemporary pop culture since 1977. It's a multi-award winning cocktail of explosive sci-fi and fantasy, infused with a mea...
shop.2000ad.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Working class dark academia, anyone? LOWBORN HIGH currently a steal at the @2000ad.bsky.social shop.
shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB...
shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB...
When I die there'll be a nice fat file of never-seen pitches for Marvel and DC characters on my laptop, fyi.
November 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
When I die there'll be a nice fat file of never-seen pitches for Marvel and DC characters on my laptop, fyi.
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Sean Phillips has provided us with signed bookplates for pretty much everything he and #EdBrubaker have done together. But now he's gone even further.
One lucky customer will win an original piece of art. To enter, all you have to do is buy the comic
okcomics.co.uk/products/pre...
One lucky customer will win an original piece of art. To enter, all you have to do is buy the comic
okcomics.co.uk/products/pre...
November 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Sean Phillips has provided us with signed bookplates for pretty much everything he and #EdBrubaker have done together. But now he's gone even further.
One lucky customer will win an original piece of art. To enter, all you have to do is buy the comic
okcomics.co.uk/products/pre...
One lucky customer will win an original piece of art. To enter, all you have to do is buy the comic
okcomics.co.uk/products/pre...
Thinking of making a horror movie about a man who keeps discovering 12-inch rulers in his home. It's a found footage film.
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Thinking of making a horror movie about a man who keeps discovering 12-inch rulers in his home. It's a found footage film.
A movie that takes place where you're from.
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
Remember the good old days when they used to just do a Budget and you didn't know what was in it until on the day? Miss that.
November 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Remember the good old days when they used to just do a Budget and you didn't know what was in it until on the day? Miss that.
The 1990s was a long decade. It started in 1988 with the rise of acid house and ended on September 11th 2001.
November 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The 1990s was a long decade. It started in 1988 with the rise of acid house and ended on September 11th 2001.
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We've got covers by the legendary Luke Horsman and magical Marie Enger (@soengery.bsky.social)!
Not to mention the awesome stickers and prints!
All available right now over on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rya...
Not to mention the awesome stickers and prints!
All available right now over on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rya...
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We've got covers by the legendary Luke Horsman and magical Marie Enger (@soengery.bsky.social)!
Not to mention the awesome stickers and prints!
All available right now over on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rya...
Not to mention the awesome stickers and prints!
All available right now over on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rya...
OK, folklore and mythology people, I’m looking for Merlin analogues/equivalents in European history, any suggestions?
November 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
OK, folklore and mythology people, I’m looking for Merlin analogues/equivalents in European history, any suggestions?
How far back does my association with comics go? To birth. I wrote about it a couple of years back for @tortoisemedia.bsky.social.
www.tortoisemedia.com/2023/10/26/m...
www.tortoisemedia.com/2023/10/26/m...
A comic book author writes his own story
David Barnett has been a lifelong comic reader. Now his dream has come true – he writes them too
www.tortoisemedia.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
How far back does my association with comics go? To birth. I wrote about it a couple of years back for @tortoisemedia.bsky.social.
www.tortoisemedia.com/2023/10/26/m...
www.tortoisemedia.com/2023/10/26/m...
If I don’t get to write a book for the revived Vertigo imprint… well, I don’t know what I’ll do. But this is my birthright.
November 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
If I don’t get to write a book for the revived Vertigo imprint… well, I don’t know what I’ll do. But this is my birthright.
Listening to Richard Burton read Under Milk Wood is time never wasted.
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open.spotify.com/album/62VwPd...
Spotify – Web Player
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November 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Listening to Richard Burton read Under Milk Wood is time never wasted.
open.spotify.com/album/62VwPd...
open.spotify.com/album/62VwPd...
Haven’t seen the Fairytale of New York row yet this year, are we slacking or have I just missed it?
November 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Haven’t seen the Fairytale of New York row yet this year, are we slacking or have I just missed it?
I used to make my own fanzine in the mid-80s when I was a teen, writing and drawing godawful superhero comics and penning terrible articles. Eventually I got a mention in a Marvel UK weekly and got proper contributions.
November 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I used to make my own fanzine in the mid-80s when I was a teen, writing and drawing godawful superhero comics and penning terrible articles. Eventually I got a mention in a Marvel UK weekly and got proper contributions.