Cook’s contributions to the My Little Pony comic book series have received mostly positive reviews. For the micro-series, Cook has written for Issue 3 and Issue 10. In the main series, she has contributed to various issues starting with Issues 1 through 4, Issues 9 through 12, and Issues 11 through 12, Issues 17 through 20, Issues 25 through 28, Issues 34 through 37, and Issue 41 to 42. Together with Andy Price, Cook worked as the author for the main series as well as parts of the micro-series of the My Little Pony comics. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Ĭook received an offer from IDW to write for the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic graphic novel series after tweeting to her followers about the television show of the same name. She brings many of these small paintings with her, but also takes custom requests which she creates in minutes. Cook has also worked with DC.Īt comics conventions, Cook is known for selling 3'x4' ink and water color mini-paintings for $10. The comic has been considered highly successful as the best selling IDW comic and has been cited as helping to boost the area of comics aimed for children Cook's contributions placed her on Bleeding Cool 's Top 100 Power List of people in the comic book industry for 2013. More recently though, she acted as the writer (along with artist Andy Price) behind many of the bestselling My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, a comic based on the popular children's TV show of the same name. She is well known for her Star Wars artwork and contributes to the official blog. She also worked with the Jim Henson Company, working on the comics of Fraggle Rock and working as an illustrator and writer on Jim Henson's The Storyteller. She has worked on licensed properties for Marvel Comics on a variety of projects. Cook created her title character of Gronk: A Monster’s Story during her time in college as part of an inside joke.

She graduated from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan, with BFA in Illustration in 2004.

Cook grew up in Saline, Michigan and graduated from Saline High School in 2000.

Katie Cook was born in Saline, Michigan on December 9, 1981. She writes the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic comic and is also known for her webcomics, Gronk and Nothing Special.

Katie Cook is an American comic artist and writer, currently employed by IDW Publishing.

My Little Pony by Katie Cook