Paul Douglas Cornell (born 18 July 1967) is a British writer. He has worked in television drama and ''

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'' fiction, being the creator of one of the Doctor's

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companions,

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. Other British television dramas for which he has written include ''

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'', '' Primeval'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. For American television, he has contributed an episode to the modern-day set

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series ''

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''. Cornell has also written for a number of British comics, as well as

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and

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in the United States, and has had six original novels published. He is one of only two people to be nominated for

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in prose, comics and TV.

Career

Cornell's professional writing career began in 1990 when he was a winner in a young writers' competition and his entry, ''Kingdom Come'', was produced and screened on

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. Soon after, he wrote '' Timewyrm: Revelation'', a novel for the

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series of ''Doctor Who'' novels. ''Timewyrm: Revelation'' was a reworking of a serialised

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piece Cornell had penned previously for the

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''Queen Bat''. Several other ''Doctor Who'' novels followed, including ''

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''. Cornell then began working for

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, where he wrote for the children's medical drama ''

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'' and created his own children's series ''Wavelength'' for

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, which ran for two series. He made the crossover to working in adult television full-time in 1996, when he was one of the main contributors to Granada's supernatural soap opera '' Springhill'', which ran for two years on

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and later on

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. After a short stint on ''

'', he began working for other production companies, including contributing an episode in 1999 to

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's anthology drama series ''

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'' for Channel 4. His episode, entitled ''Masturbation'', starred

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as Jack. He was due to be one of the writers on Red Production Company's planned ''

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'' spin-off series ''Misfits'', but the series was never made, being cancelled by Channel 4. In the 21st century he has written mainly for the

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, contributing episodes to all three of their regular medical dramas: ''Casualty'', ''Holby City'' and the daytime soap opera ''

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''. He also contributed to the 1950s-set Sunday evening prime time drama series ''

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'' and was one of the writers of the 2005 series revival of ''Doctor Who'', writing the episode "

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". The episode was nominated for the

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in 2006 and came third in terms of votes for its category. Cornell later wrote a two-part story for ''Doctor Whos 2007 series, based on his 1995

novel ''Human Nature''. The title of the first episode was also "

", while the second was titled "

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". In 2008, the two episodes were nominated for the

. In February 2006, Cornell announced in a post on his weblog that he would be writing an episode for the BBC's ''

'', produced by

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for the same Saturday evening family slot as ''Doctor Who''. He later announced that he was also writing a second ''Robin Hood'' episode for later in the first series. His first episode, " Who Shot the Sheriff?", aired on BBC One on 21 October 2006. His second, " A Thing or Two About Loyalty", followed on 2 December 2006. He also wrote an episode for the second season of another Saturday evening family adventure programme, the ITV science-fiction series '' Primeval'', transmitted in February 2008. He also wrote the one-off pilot ''Pulse'', which was shown on

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in early June 2010. Outside of television, he has been active in various other media, having written six ''Doctor Who'' novels for

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and

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during the 1990s, three ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas for Big Finish Productions and a fully animated internet-broadcast ''Doctor Who'' adventure, ''

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'' (starring

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as the Doctor) for

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in 2003. He has also written two mainstream science-fiction novels, '' Something More'' and '' British Summertime'' for Gollancz, and various novels, short stories and audio dramas based around a character he created for the New Adventures, Professor

, and whom he later licensed to Big Finish Productions. He has also co-authored (often working with

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and Martin Day) several non-fiction books on television, including ''The Guinness Book of Classic British TV'', ''X-treme Possibilities'' (a guide to ''

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''), and '' The Discontinuity Guide'' (a humorous guide to ''Doctor Who''). (Topping and Day's ''Doctor Who'' novel ''

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'' was also based on an original idea with Cornell.) He has also written comics, both for ''

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'' and the '' 2000 AD'' spin-off ''

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''. He has written ''

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'', a 6-issue

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for

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imprint, featuring the character Peter Wisdom, with art by

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and Manuel Garcia. It was announced at the 2007

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comic book convention that Cornell would be following

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on Marvel's ''

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''. Plans were subsequently changed with the cancellation of the ''New Excalibur'' title and Cornell's new project was announced as being titled '' Captain Britain and MI: 13''. The third trade paperback, ''Vampire State'', was nominated for the 2010 " Best Graphic Story"

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. Cornell has also written ''

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Presents'' No. 4 (April 2008) and a

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mini-series comic, ''True Story'', which started in July 2008, which featured the team encountering characters from the pages of literary classics. In 2008, he wrote a comic which featured on the Doctor Who website. He has also written the ''Young Avengers'' limited series that ties into Dark Reign and '' Black Widow: Deadly Origin'' a mini-series that ties into the character's appearance in ''

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''. Cornell became the next ''

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'' writer after ''

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''. Cornell signed with DC Comics exclusively in 2010 as part of writing for ''Action Comics''. His 16-issue run on the series included number 900. In late 2010 and early 2011, Cornell completed nine issues set in Batman's world: ''Knight & Squire'', a six-issue miniseries, and a three-issue run in ''Batman & Robin'', #17–19. In September 2011, as part of DC's

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relaunch, Cornell became the writer for the DC Comics titles ''

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'' and '' Stormwatch''. Cornell's last DC work was the 14-issue science fiction series '' Saucer Country'', which ended with the June 2013 issue. Cornell is part of the regular panel of the podcast '' SF Squeecast'', which won the 2012 and 2013 Hugo Award for best fancast. In January 2016, Cornell announced his return to television drama work with his first script for US television, contributing an episode to the

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series ''

''. In 2018, he started co-hosting (with Lizbeth Myles from the Verity! podcast) a podcast reviewing horror films made by

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entitled Hammer House of Podcast.

Personal life

In an interview on the '' Doctor Who: DWO Whocast'', Cornell stated that this entry in Wikipedia described him as "both a Christian and a

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", which he has chosen not to correct as it illustrates his sympathies for the

world. He then goes on to state that he is an

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but is very "

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, almost a

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" and this is partly because he doesn't enjoy

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. Spiritual themes are not uncommon in his work (for example, his novel ''Something More''). Other frequent references in his work include

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s. Cornell is married to Caroline Symcox, currently the Vicar of

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, who also has written ''Doctor Who''-based audio plays for

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on her own and with Cornell. In 2021 Cornell stated that he and Symcox had a son, then ten years old.

Bibliography

He has written novels, non-fiction, audio plays and comic scripts.

Novels

''Doctor Who'' and related

=Virgin New Adventures

= *'' Timewyrm: Revelation'' () * '' Love and War'' () * '' No Future'' () * ''

'' () *''

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'' ()

Virgin Missing Adventures

* ''

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'' ()

Eighth Doctor Adventures

* '' The Shadows of Avalon'' ()

Other related works

*''Doctor Who - Scream of the Shalka''b() (novelization of Scream of the Shalka, webcast story). *''Doctor Who - Twice Upon a Time'' () (novelization of the television story. *''

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'' () (featuring

, a character created by him) *''

The Dead Men Diaries Professor Bernice Surprise Summerfield, or simply Benny, is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length ''Doctor Who'' novels, the '' New Ad ...

'' (editor of anthology, featuring Bernice Summerfield) *'' A Life of Surprises'' (editor of anthology, featuring Bernice Summerfield) *'' Life During Wartime'' (editor of anthology, featuring Bernice Summerfield)

Shadow Polices

The following three novels in the series have been published by

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, with two further novels remaining unpublished. *''London Falling'' () *''The Severed Streets'' () *''Who Killed Sherlock Holmes?'' ()

Other novels

*'' Something More'' () *'' British Summertime'' () *'' The Uninvited'' () (

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for

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of 1997 ITV science-fiction drama serial) *''Chalk'' () Published March 2017

Short fiction

*
The Ghosts of Christmas
on

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, 19 December 2012 *
The Elephant in the Room
on Tor.com, 29 May 2013 – a

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story * ''Rosebud'' (novella), Tordotcom, 26 April 2022

Jonathan Hamilton stories

About an out-of-uniform soldier in a parallel world where the ‘great game’ of European espionage continues into space. * Catherine Drewe (2008) Available to read for free at th
Pyr Books Sample Chapters blog
* One Of Our Bastards Is Missing (2009) Available as a pdf download fro
Solaris Books
* The Copenhagen Interpretation (2011) Available as a pdf download fro
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(Hugo 2012 Nominee Novelette) * ''A Better Way to Die'' (Novella, 2014) Included in '' Rogues''

Witches of Lychford novella series

*''Witches of Lychford'' () *''The Lost Child of Lychford'' () *''A Long Day in Lychford'' () *''The Lights Go Out in Lychford'' () *''Last Stand in Lychford'' ()

Non-fiction

*''Avengers Dossier: The Definitive Unauthorised Guide'' () with Martin Day and

*''Licence Denied: Rumblings from the Doctor Who Underground'' () (editor) *''X-treme Possibilities: A Paranoid Rummage Through The X-files'' () with Day and Topping *'' The Discontinuity Guide'' () with Day and Topping *''The Guinness Book of Classic British TV'' with Day and Topping *''The New Trek Programme Guide'' () with Day and Topping

Audio plays

*''The State of The Art'', (2009), adapted from the Iain M. Banks

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, originally Broadcast on

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*''Something in the Water'' (2011), originally Broadcast on

Doctor Who

*'' The Shadow of the Scourge'' (2000) *''

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'' with Caroline Symcox (2002) *'' Circular Time'' with Mike Maddox (2007) *''

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'' with

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Rob Shearman Robert Charles Shearman, sometimes credited as Rob Shearman, is an English television, radio, stage play and short story writer. He is known for his World Fantasy Award-winning short stories, as well as his work for ''Doctor Who'', and his as ...

and

Joseph Lidster Joseph Lidster is an English playwright and screenwriter, best known for his work on the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off series ''Torchwood'' and '' The Sarah Jane Adventures''. Biography He started his career writing ''Doctor Who'' audio plays for Big ...

(2007) *'' Love and War'' (audio adaptation by Jacqueline Rayner of novel) (2012) * ''Shadow of a Doubt'' (audio drama for #DoctorWhoLockdown featuring

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as Bernice Summerfield) (2020) * ''The Shadow In The Mirror'' (audio drama for #DoctorWhoLockdown) (2020)

Professor Bernice Summerfield

*''

'' (audio adaptation by Jacqueline Rayner of novel) (1998) *'' Buried Treasures'' with Jacqueline Rayner (1999) *''

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'' (2004) *'' Many Happy Returns'' with Xanna Eve Chown, Stephen Cole,

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, Jacqueline Rayner,

Justin Richards Justin Richards (born 14 September 1961) is a British writer. He has written science fiction and fantasy novels, including series set in Victorian or early-20th-century London, and also adventure stories set in the present day. He has written ...

Miles Richardson Miles Richardson (born 15 July 1963) is a British actor. Early life Richardson was born in London to parents Ian Richardson and Maroussia Frank, both founding members of The Royal Shakespeare Company. His father was from Edinburgh and his m ...

, Eddie Robson and Dave Stone (2012)

Comics

*''

'': ** "Stairway to Heaven" (with co-author John Freeman and pencils by Gerry Dolan and inks by Rex Ward, in ''

'' No. 156, 1990) ** "Teenage Kicks" (illustrated text story, in ''

'' No. 163, 1990) ** "The Chameleon Factor" (with pencils by

Lee Sullivan Lee Terrence Sullivan (born 6 March 1971) is an English drummer for the London-based alternative rock band Bôa. Lee is the son of Terence Sullivan, the drummer for the rock band Renaissance and his wife, Christine Sullivan. He plays drums, ...

and inks by Mark Farmer, in ''

'' No. 174, 1991) ** "

Emperor of the Daleks ''Emperor of the Daleks'' is a black-and-white comic strip based on the television series ''Doctor Who''. It ran primarily in the pages of ''Doctor Who Magazine'', written by John Freeman (editor), John Freeman and novelist and future televisio ...

" (with co-author John Freeman and art by

, in ''

'' #197–202, 1993) ** "Time and Time Again" (with art by John Ridgway, in ''

'' No. 207, 1993 ** "Metamorphosis" (with art by

, in ''Doctor Who Yearbook'' 1993) ** "Blood Invocation" (with art by John Ridgway, in ''Doctor Who Yearbook'' 1995) *''Pan-African Judges'' (with Siku, in ''

'' vol. 2 #44–49, 1993–1994) *'' Deathwatch'': "Faust & Falsehood" (with

Adrian Salmon Adrian Salmon is a comic book artist and illustrator from England. Biography Salmon's early work included the series "The Cybermen" for ''Doctor Who Magazine'' and "Judge Karyn" for the ''Judge Dredd Megazine''. He then spent time working on va ...

, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol. 3 #8–13, 1995–1996) * '' XTNCT'' (with D'Israeli, in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #209–214, 2003–2004, trade paperback, ''XTNCT: CM ND HV G F Y THNK YR HRD NGH!'', 48 pages, hardcover, December 2006, ) *''

'' (with

and Manuel Garcia, 6-issue

, January–July 2007, tpb, 144 pages, August 2007, ) * ''

Presents'' No. 4 (with Mark Brooks, Marvel Comics, April 2008, collected in ''Young Avengers Presents'', 144 pages, October 2008, ) * '' Captain Britain and MI: 13'' #1–15 plus annual (with

Leonard Kirk Leonard Kirk is an American-born comic book artist living in Canada. He has worked on such properties as ''Supergirl (comic book), Supergirl'', ''Justice Society of America, JSA'', ''Star Trek'', ''Batman (comic book), Batman'', and ''Witchblade' ...

, Marvel Comics, May 2008 – July 2009): ** ''Secret Invasion'' (collects ''Captain Britain and MI: 13'' #1–4, 104 pages,

Panini Comics Panini Comics is an Italian comic book publisher. A division of Panini Group, which also produces collectible stickers, it is headquartered in Modena, Italy. The company publishes comic books in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Hungary ...

, January 2009, , Marvel Comics, March 2009, ) **''Hell Comes To Birmingham'' (collects ''Captain Britain and MI: 13'' #5–9, 120 pages, Panini Comics, June 2009, , Marvel Comics, July 2009, ) **''Vampire State'' (collects ''Captain Britain and MI: 13'' #10–15 + annual #1, 184 pages, Marvel Comics, October 2009, ) * ''

: True Story'' (with Horacio Dominguez, 4-issue mini-series, Marvel Comics, July–October 2008) * '' Dark Reign: Young Avengers'' (with Mark Brooks, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, May–September 2009) * '' Dark X-Men: The Beginning'' (with Leonard Kirk, 3-issue mini-series, Marvel Comics, September–October 2009, hardcover, December 2009, ) * '' Black Widow: Deadly Origin'' (with

Tom Raney Tom Raney is an American comic book artist known for illustrating titles as '' Annihilation: Conquest'', '' Alpha Flight'', ''Ultimate X-Men'' and ''Uncanny X-Men'' for Marvel Comics, '' DV8'' and '' Stormwatch'' for Image Comics, and '' Outsider ...

and

John Paul Leon John Paul Leon (April 26, 1972 – May 2, 2021) was an American comic book artist, known for his work on the Milestone Comics series '' Static'', and the Marvel Comics limited series '' Earth X''. Leon also provided artwork for a number of sty ...

, 4-issue mini-series, Marvel Comics, January–April 2010) * ''Dark X-Men'' (with Leonard Kirk, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, January–May 2010, premiere hardcover, June 2010, ) * ''

'' #890–904 and Annual 13 (with artist

Pete Woods Peter Woods is an American comic book artist, known for his work on titles such as ''Backlash (Marc Slayton), Backlash'', ''Deadpool (comics), Deadpool'', ''Robin (comics), Robin'', ''Catwoman'', ''Amazons Attack'', and ''Action Comics''. Career ...

, August 2010 – October 2011) * '' Soldier Zero'' #1–7 (with Javier Pina,

POW! Entertainment POW! Entertainment Inc. is an American media production company formed in 2001 by Gill Champion, Arthur Lieberman and former Marvel Comics editor and publisher Stan Lee. POW! is made up of two companies: POW! Entertainment, Inc. (POW! Inc.), a ...

Boom! Studios Boom! Studios (stylized as BOOM! Studios), is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher. They are headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. The company is a subsidiary of Random House division of Penguin Random House sin ...

, October 2010 – April 2011) * '' Knight and Squire'' (with artist Jimmy Broxton, 6-issue limited series, DC Comics, December 2010 – May 2011) * '' Batman & Robin'' #17–19 (with

Scott McDaniel Scott McDaniel (born 1965) is an American comics artist whose comic book work includes Marvel Comics' "Fall from Grace" storyline for the '' Daredevil'' series. Artwork for DC Comics includes a run on ''Batman'' as regular penciller, ''Nightwing' ...

, DC Comics, November 2010 – January 2011) * (12 July 2011), '' Stormwatch'' #1–6Cornell to leave ''Stormwatch''
Multiversity Comics. Retrieved 16 December 2016 (with Miguel Sepulveda, DC Comics, November 2011 – February 2012) * ''

'' #1–15 (with Diogenes Neves, DC Comics, November 2011 – November 2012) * '' Saucer Country'' #1–14 (with Ryan Kelly,

Vertigo Vertigo is a condition in which a person has the sensation that they are moving, or that objects around them are moving, when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. It may be associated with nausea, vomiting, perspira ...

, May 2012 – April 2013) * ''

Wolverine The wolverine ( , ; ''Gulo gulo''), also called the carcajou or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species, member of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscular carnivore and a solitary animal. The w ...

'' vol. 5 1-13 (March, 2013-January, 2014): ** ''Volume 1: Hunting Season'' (hc, 136 pages, 2013, ) collects: ***"Hunting Season" (with

Alan Davis Alan Davis (born 18 June 1956) is an English comic book writer and artist, known for his work on ''Captain Britain'', ''The Uncanny X-Men'', ''The ClanDestine, ClanDestine'', ''Detective Comics'', ''Excalibur (comic book), Excalibur'', ''JLA: ...

, in #1-4, 2013) ***"Drowning Logan" (with Mirco Pierfederici, in #5-6, 2013) ** ''Volume 2: Killable'' (hc, 160 pages, 2014, ) collects: ***"Mortal" (with Mirco Pierfederici, in #7, 2013) ***"Killable" (with Alan Davis, in #8-13, 2013–2014) * ''

'' vol. 6 1-12 (February, 2014-October, 2014): ** ''Three Months to Die Book 1'' (hc, 160 pages, 2014, ) collects: ***"Rogue Logan" (with

Ryan Stegman Ryan Stegman is a comic book artist, writer, and podcaster best known for his work on Marvel Comics characters including ''She-Hulk'', '' X-23'', ''Spider-Man'' and ''Venom''. Career His first comic work was titled ''Magician Apprentice'', based ...

and

David Baldeon David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damas ...

, in #1-4, 2014) ***"His Own Skin" (with Gerardo Sandoval, in #5, 2014) ***"The Madripoor Job" (with Gerardo Sandoval, in #6-7, 2014) * '' This Damned Band'' (with artist

Tony Parker William Anthony Parker Jr. (born 17 May 1982) is a French-American former professional basketball player and majority owner of ASVEL Basket, LDLC ASVEL of the LNB Élite and the EuroLeague. The son of a basketball pro, Parker started his career ...

, 6-issue limited series,

Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, manga and Artist's book, art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, O ...

, August 2015 – January 2016) * '' Anderson, Psi Division:'' "Half of a Heaven" (with Emma Vieceli and Barbara Nosenzo, in ''2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 2022'')

Screenplays

Debut on Two

*"Kingdom Come" (episode of

anthology series An anthology series is a written series, radio, television, film, or video game series that presents a different story and a different set of characters in each different episode, season, segment, or short. These usually have a different ca ...

, 1990)

Casualty

* "Crash Course" (2001) * "You're Going Home in the Back of an Ambulance" (2002) * "Past, Present, Future" (2002) * "Code Red" (2002) * "An Accident Waiting To Happen" (2003)

Holby City

* "Under Pressure" (2004)

Doctor Who

* "

" (2005) * "

" / "

" (2007)

=Related

= * "

" (2003, animated web series/pilot)

Robin Hood

* " Who Shot the Sheriff?" (2006) * " A Thing or Two About Loyalty" (2006)

Primeval

*" Traitor Revealed" (2008)

''
Elementary Elementary may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Elementary'' (Cindy Morgan album), 2001 * ''Elementary'' (The End album), 2007 * ''Elementary'', a Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin album, 1977 Other uses in arts, entertainment, an ...
''

* "You've Got Me, Who's Got You?" (2016)

Other work

* ''Pulse'' (pilot for unproduced series, 2010)

References

External links

Paul Cornell's weblog
* * *
Paul Cornell
at Barney

Interviews

Paul Cornell interviewed at CONvergence 2010 by The Omega Podcast (in mp3 format)Podcast Interview with Paul Cornell (in mp3 format)Interview with Paul Cornell on the Bullpen Bulletins PodcastInterview with Paul Cornell at MillarworldInterview with Paul Cornell at YMCA EnglandAuthor interview: Paul Cornell
'' SFX'', 10 June 2008
Special Edition Podcast: Paul Cornell
''iFanboy'', 3 July 2008
X-POSITION: Paul Cornell

Comic Book Resources ''CBR'', formerly ''Comic Book Resources'', is a news website primarily covering comic book news, comic book reviews, and comic book–related topics involving movies, television, anime, and video games. It is owned by Valnet, parent of publicat ...

, 23 September 2008
Geek Syndicate Podcast Interview with Paul Cornell (in mp3 format)Paul Cornell live at BICS 2008 on the Geek Syndicate Panel
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Career

Personal life

Bibliography

Novels

''Doctor Who'' and related

=Virgin New Adventures

Virgin Missing Adventures

Eighth Doctor Adventures

Other related works

Shadow Polices

Other novels

Short fiction

Jonathan Hamilton stories

Witches of Lychford novella series

Non-fiction

Audio plays

Doctor Who

Professor Bernice Summerfield

Comics

Screenplays

Debut on Two

Casualty

Holby City

Doctor Who

=Related

Robin Hood

Primeval

''Elementary Elementary may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Elementary'' (Cindy Morgan album), 2001 * ''Elementary'' (The End album), 2007 * ''Elementary'', a Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin album, 1977 Other uses in arts, entertainment, an ...''

Other work

References

External links

Interviews

''
Elementary Elementary may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Elementary'' (Cindy Morgan album), 2001 * ''Elementary'' (The End album), 2007 * ''Elementary'', a Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin album, 1977 Other uses in arts, entertainment, an ...
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