Victor Cook

Victor A. Cook (born c. 1960/1961) is an American film and television producer and director best known for his work on the animated series The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008–2009), Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010–2013) and Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters (2017–2018), and as an executive producer of Disney Junior's T.O.T.S. one of five children on the Johnson Air Force Base in Saitama, Japan. The original title for the series was The Amazing Spider-Man, based on the comic series of the same name, but by mid-2007 the name was changed to The Spectacular Spider-Man.

Cook wanted the animation to be squash and stretch style, and the action to be as good as the first two Spider-Man films. Sam Raimi directed as they had "set the bar" for the fluid movement for Spider-Man. As they were on a specific budget, they wanted to allow the animation to "move" more than anything, giving it simple and stylistic designs. He also looked back on Blood and Iron which had a "fresh, young, look to it" that appealed to him visually. Cook wanted to make an "iconic" Spider-Man for both new and older generations and "really wanted this to be a two dimensional Spider-man that moved like we've never really seen him move in animation before."

Personal life He and his wife Sonia, who is also half-Korean, have been married since the late 1980s. They have two children: Hanah and Jackson. His daughter is an animation writer. and, according to Victor's friend and colleague Greg Weisman, served as the inspiration for Artemis Crock in Young Justice.

Film YearTitleCredited asNotes Director Producer Art Writer 1993 The Return of Jafar Direct-to-video 2001 Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure Direct-to-video 2002 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure Direct-to-video Tarzan & Jane Segments "Volcanic Diamond Mine" and "Flying Ace" 2003 Atlantis: Milo's Return 21 Grams 2007 Hellboy: Blood and Iron TV movie My Blueberry Nights 2010 Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic Direct-to-DVD Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow Direct-to-DVD Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace Direct-to-DVD Robosapien: Rebooted 2014 Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals Direct-to-DVD 2015 Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie Direct-to-DVD