Antony Johnston

Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author, screenwriter, videogame writer. Atomic Blonde, starring Charlize Theron, is based on his graphic novel. Screen work includes adaptations of graphic novels and YA novels (in production), and writing & directing short film Crossover Point, made entirely online during the 2020 lockdown.

Other work includes the Dog Sitter Detective cosy crime mysteries, which won the Barker Book Award for fiction; Can You Solve the Murder?, which reinvented the choose-your-own-story format for mainstream audiences; the acclaimed Brigitte Sharp spy thriller series, currently being developed for TV; epic SF comic series Wasteland and The Fuse, both optioned for TV; and video game writing including Dead Space, Resident Evil Village, Silent Hill Ascension, Shadow of Mordor, ZombiU, Blackwood Crossing, and The Assembly.

30+ graphic novel and comic series for publishers including Marvel Comics, including Daredevil, Shang-Chi, Julius, The Fuse, the Alex Rider graphic novels, Dead Space transmedia, and adaptation of Alan Moore’s ‘lost screenplay’ Fashion Beast.

Non-fiction includes The Organised Writer, a productivity guide to help authors take control of their schedule and workload. Antony also interviews fellow writers about their own processes on his podcast Writing and Breathing.