Cavan Scott (born 18 April 1973), is a New York Times bestselling comic writer and author. He is best known for his work on a variety of spin-offs from both Doctor Who and Star Wars, as well as comics and novels for Teen Titans, Black Adam, Ghostbusters, Transformers, Back to the Future, Vikings, Pacific Rim, Sherlock Holmes, and Penguins of Madagascar. In April 2016, his 2016 World Book Day book Star Wars: The Escape became the UK's number one bestselling book. He was also script editor on the first series of Highlander audiobooks and produced Blakes 7 for Big Finish Productions.