Paul J. Wares is the U.K. editor of BATMAN ON FILM, as well as the moderator of the BOF forum. Paul was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England in 1975. The eldest of three children, Paul spent most of his childhood drawing comic-book characters and creating his own Superheroes. As he progressed into his teens, this hobby became more serious and he harboured dreams of becoming a comic-book artist. In 1989 Paul, saw a movie that would change the course of his life. The movie was Tim Burton's Batman and it was Paul's inspiration to become a filmmaker. At this stage he had no idea as to how to make this dream come true. In 1992 he graduated High School and went on to study Graphic Design at Swindon College, School of Art & Design. He successfully passed this course in 1994, his final project was the creation of a movie trailer for a comic-book character he created called The Stranger. This was his first filmmaking experience. Over the next few years Paul wrote several short film and feature film scripts, purely for the experience. He also honed his filmmaking skills. In 1996 he started an HND in Photography, Film & Television at Salisbury College. Paul left the course a year early that expected, feeling very frustrated that he was treading water on the course. In 1997 Paul received a £5000 grant from the Arts Council of England and the National Lottery to make a 30 minute Sci-fi Thriller shot on 16mm film. The film, Project Alchemy, was based on an adaptation of his comic-book creation The Stranger. After three years of freelance design and video work, Paul joined Swindon College as Audio Visual Technician in 2000. Paul became an Associate Lecturer in Art & Design in 2003, but after being made redundant in July 2004 he returned to freelance design and film work. You can find more details about his past, present and future projects including his recent sculpture and costume design work at NAMELESSPRODUCTIONS.COM.