Dave Cook is a
comic writer,
video game writer
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and
author
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living in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has previously worked as a
video game journalist
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and
PR consultant
In 2014, he founded independent comic production house ''
Card Shark Comics''
Under Card Shark Comics, Cook wrote and published post-apocalyptic comic series ''
Bust
Bust commonly refers to:
* A woman's breasts
* Bust (sculpture), of head and shoulders
* An arrest
Bust may also refer to:
Places
*Bust, Bas-Rhin, a city in France
*Lashkargah, Afghanistan, known as Bust historically
Media
* ''Bust'' (magazin ...
'', dark fantasy series ''
Vessels
Vessel(s) or The Vessel may refer to:
Biology
*Blood vessel, a part of the circulatory system and function to transport blood throughout the body
*Lymphatic vessel, a thin walled, valved structure that carries lymph
*Vessel element, a narrow wat ...
'' 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, which in 2018 won a Creative Edinburgh Award for Creativity.
In 2021, Cook and BHP Comics sold the TV adaptation rights for ''Killtopia'' to Los Angeles animation studio Voltaku Studios
In 2019, Cook began work on writing the video game ''
Unbound: Worlds Apart'' with independent developer Alien Pixel Studios.
The game launched on July 28, 2021 for Steam and Nintendo Switch.
In 2021, Cook announced he was writing the for rogue-like video game Loot River with independent developer Straka Studio.
In 2021, Cook self-published the non-fiction guide book, ''Crowdfunding Comics: A Guide to Marketing, Running and Fulfilling a Comic Book Kickstarter''.
In 2021, gaming book publisher Bitmap Books announced 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
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'' and ''
BuzzFeed
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''. His previous work includes writing for ''
GamesTM
''GamesTM'' (styled as ''gamesTM'') was a UK-based, multi-format video games magazine, covering console, handheld, PC and Arcade games. The first issue was released in December 2002 and the magazine was still being published monthly in Englis ...
'', ''
The Escapist'', as well as
SquareGo
''SquareGo'' was an independent publication founded in Scotland in 2006 and publishing until 2015, which reported on video game news, reviews and previews.
History
''SquareGo'' originated as an offshoot from the digital section of '' The Skinn ...
, 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. He wrote a weekly gaming column in ''
The Scotsman
''The Scotsman'' is a Scottish compact newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh. First established as a radical political paper in 1817, it began daily publication in 1855 and remained a broadsheet until August 2004. Its pa ...
'' which has earned him a Games Media Award in 2008, 2010 and one in 2011 for best regional newspaper writer.
Between April 2010 and July 2012, Cook served as games editor at UK-based multiformat gaming site NowGamer. He wrote for video game website
VG247
''VG247'' is a video game blog published in the United Kingdom, founded in February 2008 by industry veteran Patrick Garratt. In 2009, CNET ranked it as the third best gaming blog in the world.
History
Founded in collaboration on 1 February ...
as Deputy Editor.
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.
On Boxing Day 2013, Cook and author Matthew Drury released collaboratively-written sci-fi novel Drifting.
References
External links
Dave Cook's author page at NowGamerCollection of Dave Cook's articles for SquareGoCollection of Dave Cook's articles for ''The Scotsman''
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Writers from Edinburgh
Video game critics
1983 births
British public relations people
Living people
Scottish comics writers