About Me
Award-winning comic writer and video game history book author
Hi, I'm Dave Cook. I'm the author of award-winning cyberpunk comic series Killtopia, as well as BPM: Beatdowns Per Minute, Ninja Baseball Spirits, Bust and more. I've worked with such publishers as Boom! Studios, Titan Comics and BHP Comics.
I've been crowdfunding comics since 2014, and altogether my campaigns have raised over £170,000. I also wrote a free comic crowdfunding guidebook to help others plan, market, run and fulfil their own campaigns.
My work's even won a few awards. Killtopia in particular has won three Scottish Independent Comic Book Awards, and a Creative Edinburgh Award.
Aside from comics, I also write video game history books. They including Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat 'em Ups, and Run 'n' Gun: A History of On-Foot Shooters, which are published by Bitmap Books.
Lastly, I sometimes write video game features, including several long-form pieces for quarterly gaming journal Lock-On. I've been a writer for a few video games, such as Unbound: Worlds Apart, Loot River and Final Fright.
My Creative Work
Comic Books
I've written many comic books that have been published or released independently, including the award-winning cyberpunk series Killtopia. Since 2014, my comics have raised over £150,000 on Kickstarter.
Game History Books
Following a long and award-winning career in games journalism, I've started writing video game history books for various publishers, including Go Straight and Run 'n' Gun for Bitmap Books.
Games Journalism
Video Game Writing
Video Game Writing
I've written gaming features for many publications since 2005, such as VG247, gamesTM, Retro Gamer, X360, Play, Buzzfeed and Vice. I currently write long-form features for quarterly gaming journal, [lock-on] by publisher Lost In Cult.
Video Game Writing
Video Game Writing
Video Game Writing
I've written dialogue, lore, plot arcs and character concepts for various games, such as Alien Pixel Studio's hand-drawn platformer, Unbound: Worlds Apart, Straka Studio's roguelike, Loot River and the spooky beat 'em up, Final Fright by Looks Cosy Labs.
Other Projects
Video Game Writing
Other Projects
I work on various writing projects independently and for range of clients across many industries. I'm also a contracting content strategist working for various large companies, providing SEO content design, UX writing, editorial support and more.
Killtopia: Complete Collection out now!
Killtopia: The Complete Collection is out now across the UK and US through publisher Titan Comics.
The book collects our whole first story arc, with remastered versions of Killtopia #1 and #2, bonus content and more.
See where it's available and order your copy now: