David Petersen (born July 4, 1977) is an

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creator best known for the series ''

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''.

Early life

David Petersen was influenced by animated television series such as '' The Transformers''. He declared: Petersen originally attended

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, and then transferred to

Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University (EMU, Eastern Michigan or simply Eastern), is a public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School, the school was the fourth normal school established in the United Sta ...

, where he earned his degree in

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Career

The first ''

'' mini-series established the Guard's origin. Future series were intended to feature more character development, and greater exposition of the book's setting and history.St.Louis, Hervé
"Interview With David Petersen"
Comic Book Bin. April 9, 2006 The story and characters of ''1149'', which was to be later known as Mouse Guard, originally involved several different types of animals, but during college Petersen reexamined his story and transformed it from the culture of the several other species into the story of life as mice living a sheltered civilization that only walked the open wild if a specialized mouse group escorted them: the Mouse Guard. After establishing the culture of these mice, Petersen felt that the rest of the animal cultures were only distractions for what he felt the real heart of the story would be: "''the mice overcoming the obstacles of being in a world too big for them''".

Bibliography

Children's books

None of these books were published for mass release, though Petersen did make bound editions of several of them for presents (mainly for his wife, Julia). All these books have been placed on the web by David Petersen.

(2004)

(2005)

(2005)

Comic books

* ''Voices'' (2004
ComiXpress
- Anthology of five comic artists, each having four pages. Released in conjunction with a gallery show. David Petersen's contribution, ''Fir Darrig'', was rereleased i

20 pgs, black and white interiors.

(2005
ComiXpress
- Anthology of five stories; two by Jeremy Bastian, two by David Petersen, and one by Jeremy Bastian & David Petersen. 36 pgs, black and white interiors. * ''

'' (2006–present, Archaia Studios Press) * ''

Dragon Prince ''Dragon Prince'' is a fantasy novel by American author Melanie Rawn Melanie Rawn (born 1954) is an American author of fantasy literature. She received a BA in history from Scripps College and worked as a teacher and editor before becoming a w ...

'' (2008) #4 Cover * ''Mister Stuffins'' (2009) #1-3 Variant Covers * '' Muppet Peter Pan'' (2009) #1-4 Covers * '' Muppet Robin Hood'' (2009) #1-4 Covers * '' Muppet King Arthur'' (2010) #1-4 Covers * '' Muppet Snow White'' (2010) #1-4 Covers * '' Muppet Sherlock Holmes'' (2010) #1 Cover * ''Fraggle Rock'' (2010) Volume 2 Issue #1 Cover * ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Miche ...

'' (2011) Micro-Series Volume 1 Issues #1-4 Covers; Volume 2 Issues #1-4 Covers * ''Avengers Now'' (2013) #24 Variant Cover * '' TMNT: Turtles in Time'' (2014) #1-4 Covers * ''Rocket Raccoon'' (2014) #1 Variant Cover * ''Star Wars'' (2014) #1 Variant Cover * '' Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Dragons'' (2015) #1 Cover, Hardcover collected edition cover * '' Locke & Key: Small World'' (2016) Variant Cover * '' Farlaine the Goblin'' (2018) #7 Variant Cover * '' Labyrinth: Coronation'' (2018) #1 Variant Cover * ''

Beneath the Dark Crystal ''Beneath the Dark Crystal'' is a 2018 comic book limited series Limited series may refer to: *Limited series, individual storylines within an anthology series *Limited series, a particular run of collectables, usually individually numbered *Limi ...

'' (2018-2019) Volume 1 Issues #1-12 Variant Covers * ''Folklords'' (2019) #1 Variant Cover

Illustrated Novels

* ''

The Wind in the Willows ''The Wind in the Willows'' is a children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and gets ...

'' (2016) The novel includes over 60 original illustrations set into the original Kenneth Grahame prose.

References

External links

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FlamesRising.com Interview
February 2010

April 2010
HollywoodJesus.com Interview
, July 2010
Comic Geek Speak Podcast interview (May, 2007)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Petersen, David American comics artists American comics writers 1977 births Living people Writers from Flint, Michigan Eastern Michigan University alumni