DAVID BARNETT is a British journalist and novelist best known for his work in the UK at The Guardian and The Independent. His novel, Calling Major Tom, sold over 60,000 copies and is in development for a major motion picture. PUNKS NOT DEAD vol. 1- Teenage Kicks is Barnett's first comic book work and has garnered much critical acclaim. MARTIN SIMMONDS is a British comic book artist, painter, and graphic designer best known for his work on Titan's Death Sentence. PUNKS NOT DEAD vol. 1- Teenage Kicks has brought him to the attention of major US comic book publishers including Marvel and Image Comics. His dynamic layouts and arresting color combinations have earned him comparisons to industry legend Bill Sienkiewicz.
"“(The) brilliantly realistic art of Martin Simmonds… is dripping in punk rock attitude and slightly reminiscent of Simon Bisley’s Slaine, (and) that pushes everything in London Calling up to eleven."" -Tripwire"