Dave Cook

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Dave Cook
Born (1983-08-02) 2 August 1983 (age 39)
Scotland
Occupation Comic writer

Dave Cook is a comic writer, video game writer and author living in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has previously worked as a video game journalist and PR consultant [1] In 2014, he founded independent comic production house Card Shark Comics [2]

Under Card Shark Comics, Cook wrote and published post-apocalyptic comic series Bust , dark fantasy series Vessels and the six-part serial Feather for UK anthology Comichaus

In 2016, Cook released the first book in the cyberpunk comic series Killtopia through publisher BHP Comics, [3] which in 2018 won a Creative Edinburgh Award for Creativity. [4]

In 2021, Cook and BHP Comics sold the TV adaptation rights for Killtopia to Los Angeles animation studio Voltaku Studios [5]

In 2019, Cook began work on writing the video game Unbound: Worlds Apart with independent developer Alien Pixel Studios. [6] The game launched on July 28, 2021 for Steam and Nintendo Switch. [7]

In 2021, Cook announced he was writing the for rogue-like video game Loot River with independent developer Straka Studio. [6]

In 2021, Cook self-published the non-fiction guide book, Crowdfunding Comics: A Guide to Marketing, Running and Fulfilling a Comic Book Kickstarter. [8]

In 2021, gaming book publisher Bitmap Books announced [9] it would be publishing Cook's coffee table book Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat 'Em Ups in February 2022.

He has written game reviews and features for online and print publications, including Vice and BuzzFeed . His previous work includes writing for GamesTM , The Escapist , [10] as well as SquareGo, Ready Up, The List and The Skinny.

From January 2009 to April 2010, Cook was managing director of video game public relations firm Ink Media. [11] He wrote a weekly gaming column in The Scotsman which has earned him a Games Media Award in 2008, [12] 2010 [13] and one in 2011 for best regional newspaper writer. [14]

Between April 2010 and July 2012, Cook served as games editor at UK-based multiformat gaming site NowGamer. [15] He wrote for video game website VG247 as Deputy Editor. [1]

In October 2012, Dave Cook received criticism by video games writer Rab Florence and video game journalist John Walker for participating in a competition to win a PS3 by tweeting about a specific company's game. [16]

On Boxing Day 2013, Cook and author Matthew Drury released collaboratively-written sci-fi novel Drifting. [17]

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  2. ↑ Card Shark Comics official site
  3. ↑ "BHP Comics' Posts".
  4. ↑ The Skinny. "The Skinny". theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Voltaku Targets Anime Super Fans with First Animated Series, 'Killtopia'".
  6. 1 2 "Dave Cook". LinkedIn .
  7. ↑ @UnboundTheGame (19 June 2021). "Unbound Worlds Apart 28 July!#gamedev #ue4 #NintendoSwitch #gog #Steam #screenshotsaturday" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "Crowdfunding Comics: A Guide to Marketing, Running and Fulfilling a Comic Book Kickstarter".
  9. ↑ @bitmap_books (9 August 2021). "Get ready for the fight of your life in Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat 'Em Ups by…" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 August 2021– via Twitter.
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