Scott James Peterson (born December 9, 1968) is an American editor at

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, an

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, and a writer of comic books and children's books.

Career

Peterson joined the staff of

as the assistant of

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in 1991. He worked as an editor of

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-related titles from 1991–1998 and spent eight years as a freelance writer of comic books and children's books before returning to the editor's desk at

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in July, 2006. During his years at DC Comics, Peterson edited such titles as ''

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, Batman: Black & White,

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,'' and ''

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'', including the Eisner and

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-winning '' Mad Love'' by

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and

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. Along with

, Jordan Gorfinkel, and Darren Vincenzo, Peterson was part of the Batman editorial team that developed the ''No Man's Land'' storyline conceived by Jordan B. Gorfinkel in 1998. Between 1999-2003 he wrote 42 issues of '' Batman: Gotham Adventures'', a monthly comic book aimed at young readers, pencilled by Canadian artist Tim Levins. In 2000, Peterson was the co-writer, along with

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, of DC's first ongoing ''

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'' comic book series.

Bibliography

;Book, 1995). *''Scholastic Reader Level 3: Batman #8: The Story of Batman'' (Scholastic, 2006). *''Disney Classic Cartoon Tales'' (Disney Press, 2005). *''Disney Out of This World Cartoon Tales'' (Disney Press, 2005). *''Disney Splashtacular Cartoon Tales'' (Disney Press, 2006). *''Disney Royally Enchanted Cartoon Tales'' (Disney Press, 2006). *"Disney Phineas and Ferb: Guide To Life" (Disney Press, 2011). ;Comic books *Showcase '94 #12 Oracle, pencilled by

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(DC Comics, 1994). *''Underworld Unleashed: Abyss-Hell's Sentinel'', pencilled by

Phil Jimenez Phil Jimenez (born July 12, 1970) is an award-winning American comics artist and writer known for his work as writer/artist on ''Wonder Woman'' from 2000 to 2003, as one of the five pencilers of the 2005–2006 miniseries ''Infinite Crisis'', his ...

(DC Comics, 1995). *''Batman: Gotham Adventures'' #15-30, 32, 34-50, 52-57, 59-60, pencilled by Tim Levins (DC Comics, 1999–2003). *''Batman: Kings of Fear'' #1-6, art by

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(DC Comics, 2018-2019) *''Batgirl: Vol. 1'': "Silent Running" (DC Comics, 2000). *''Scooby-Doo'' #109, 111, 118, 136-137 (DC Comics, 2006–2008).

Graphic novels

* Truckus Maximus (First Second, 2019), with José García ;Video games (storyline and cut scenes) *'' Batman: Dark Tomorrow'' (

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and

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) *'' Superman: The Man of Steel'' (

)

Awards

*1997 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Won - Best Anthology (for ''Batman: Black and White'') ; - Nominee - Best Editor: (for ''Batman: Black and White'' C Comics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Peterson, Scott 1968 births Living people American comics writers Place of birth missing (living people) American book editors