Dave Cook – författare

"The epitome of mecha, cyberpunk storytelling" - bound in a collectible hardcover edition for the very first time!A high-speed, high-stakes, cyberpunk adventure through Neo Tokyo - a neon-soaked metropolis governed by ruthless corporations and savage bloodsports.Ten years ago, an unexplained explosion rocked the city's Sector-K district leaving it home a horde of rampaging, killer mecha and a lethal nanomachine plague known as 'The Rot.'Today, the sector is rebranded as 'Killtopia' - the most brutal bloodsport on the planet. High-tech hunters known as 'Wreckers' flood Japan to destroy the mechs in exchange for Rot medication, infinite wealth, and limitless social influence.While on a routine hunt, a rookie Wrecker called Shinji encounter's Crash, the world's first sentient mecha. Shinji learns that The Rot's cure lies within Crash's code, and could save the life of his dying sister, Omi.Together, Shinji, Crash and a misfit band of hackers and slum rats team up to cure The Rot while being hunted by Yakuza crime lords, android assassins and every Wrecker in Neo Tokyo.Meanwhile, as the death toll of the hunt rises, an ancient digital entity watches the mayhem unfold from the shadows, waiting for the right moment to reveal itself to the world...Can Shinii and Crash survive long enough to cure the planet, or does the universe have bigger plans for our heroes?Killtopia: The Complete Collection bring together issues 1-5 of the critically acclaimed series, previously published by BHP comics, plus extra bonus and behind-the-scenes material. This hardcover graphic novel serves as a feast for the eyes, presenting Clark Bint and Craig Paton's explosive, evocative artwork in a larger format for the first time.

Poemisations is a collection of the poetry produced by Dave Cook after his retirement, born from an unusual and somewhat irreverent approach to poetry and a desire to produce something a bit different.The book is divided into three sections. First "A Sort of Poetry" is a miscellaneous selection of what you might call 'normal' poetry with a fair selection of conventional and unconventional forms. Second "Science, Romance and Stuff" includes poems that fuse science and romance quite naturally together. Third "The Life and Times of Felix the Helix" chronicles the adventures of an opinionated and complex but amiable snail in poetry.The driving force behind this poetry is to celebrate creativity in the language of emotion and science and of the diverse experiences of Dave's life. Expect astrophysics, chemical elements, ukuleles and sewage treatment; don't expect metaphor, classical mythology and the Bard.