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Paul Cornell biography

Paul Cornell is a British writer of science fiction and fantasy prose, comics and television. He has written episodes of Doctor Who, Elementary, Primeval and Robin Hood, and he created the children’s television programme Wavelength. His television work also includes Doctor Who, for which he shares in a Writers’ Guild Award.

His fiction includes the Shadow Police urban gothic mystery series: London Falling, The Severed Streets and Who Killed Sherlock Holmes?. He wrote the Lychford rural fantasy novellas for Tor.com Publishing, beginning with Witches of Lychford. His short fiction has won the BSFA Award.

Cornell has written comics for Marvel and DC, including work on X-Men, Batman and Robin, Wolverine and Young Avengers. His creator-owned comics include I Walk With Monsters for Vault, The Modern Frankenstein for Magma, Saucer State for IDW and This Damned Band for Dark Horse. His comics work has won an Eagle Award.

His later published work includes I Walk With Monsters: The Complete Series, with art by Sally Cantirino, colouring by Dearbhla Kelly and lettering by Andworld Design. He is also the co-host of Hammer House of Podcast.