Cavan Scott
Cavan Scott (born 1973) is a British freelance comic writer and author.
Biography
Early career
Before Cavan Scott was a full-time writer, he was an magazine editor at Future Publishing and BBC Magazines. In 2007, he launched the award-winning Countryfile Magazine, based on the hit BBC One series. He has since written more official tie-in books based on Countryfile and other BBC programs including Planet Dinosaur.[1]
In 2013, Who-ology, a Doctor Who reference book co-written with Mark Wright, was the first book of that series to ever become a Sunday Times Bestseller in the UK. The duo then went on to win the 2014 Scribe Award for Best Audio for Blake's 7: The Armageddon Storm. Later in 2016, he was one of the official World Book Day authors, with his story Star Wars: Adventures in Wild Space – The Escape hitting the Number One spot in the UK charts. In 2018, Scott (along with four others) were selected to create Lucasfilm's new multi-media publishing initiative, Star Wars: The High Republic.[1]
Assassin's Creed
In September 2019, Scott was approached by Dark Horse Comics, and asked to travel to Montreal, Canada to work on a secret project that would later become Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory an official prequel comic to the then-upcoming Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, the next title in the Assassin's Creed series. During his time in the studio, Scott was walked through the basic storyline of Valhalla. Production on the comic began almost immediately.[2]
The comic was officially announced on 12 July 2020, after the UbiForward event showcasing Valhalla, Martín Túnica and Michael Atiyeh were also revealed to be the artists of the comic.[3]
Assassin's Creed works
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory (2020) - writer
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Scott, Cavan. All about Cavan. Cavan Scott. Retrieved on 11 October 2020.
- ↑ Scott, Cavan (14-07-2020). Writing Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory. Cavan Scott. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved on 11 October 2020.
- ↑ Hua, Holly (12-07-2020). Assassin’s Creed® Valhalla Release Date Announced for November 17. Business Wire. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved on 11 October 2020.