About

ABOUT P M BUCHAN

P M Buchan was born in the North East of England and studied BA (Hons) English Literature at the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. His stories have been reviewed and featured in Kerrang!, Rue Morgue, Bleeding Cool, and Times Literary Supplement. He has had monthly comic-strips published in Starburst and SCREAM: The Horror Magazine, written for clients including Heavy Metal Magazine and Lionsgate, and has collaborated with bands including Megadeth, Harley Poe and For the Wolf.

P M Buchan is co-creator of the comic-book series HERETICS, LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI and BLACKOUT, and a former member of the art collective 44FLOOD. Collaborating with artists from around the world, he has exhibited at Orbital Comics, London, and Ladybeck, Leeds. He was a Juror three times for the British Fantasy Awards, the longest-running fantasy awards in the UK. In 2011 he was part of the online team that helped to relaunch Starburst, the world’s longest-running magazine of sci-fi, fantasy and horror, becoming a regular columnist when the magazine returned to print in 2012.

His past clients include SEQUENTIAL, the iPad app for digital graphic novels, and pro bono work for numerous charities, including YES Matters, a group campaigning to tackle lack of knowledge around issues of consent and sexual objectification.