Ned Hartley is a writer and editor of many books for children, including Spider-Man: An Origin, Marvel Museum, The Ladybird Big Book of Dead Things, Albert Einstein: A Graphic History, Paperscapes: The Jungle Book and a small fleet of Star Wars annuals. Ned also writes Bananaman for the Beano comic every week and The Steel Commando for Monster Fun comic. He lives in London with his wife and his greatest collaboration: their two children.