Mike Leader is a freelance arts critic based in London. Born and raised in Manchester, he graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2008 with a BA in English Literature. His writing has been published both online and in print on topics including literature, film, music, comic books and videogames. He is currently an all-round reviewer and regular news contributor for California-based pop-culture site CC2K.us. He maintains a blog called Wild Tyme, after a Jefferson Airplane album track, where he posts writing on pretty much anything that interests him.