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Peter Allen David (September 23, 1956 – May 24, 2025), often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games.Buxton, Marc (March 29, 2014)
"From 'Future Imperfect' to '2099': Peter David's Greatest Hits"
Comic Book Resources.
His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on ''
The Incredible Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of '' The Incredible Hulk'' (May 1962). In his comic book ...
'', as well as runs on ''
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'', ''
Young Justice Young Justice is a fictional DC Comics superhero team consisting of teenaged heroes. The team was formed in 1998 when DC's usual teen hero group, the Teen Titans, had become adults and changed their name to the Titans. Like the original ''Teen T ...
'', '' SpyBoy'', ''
Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. Th ...
'', ''
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'', ''
Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
'', ''
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'', '' Captain Marvel'', and ''
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''. David's ''
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'' work included comic books and novels such as the ''
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'' book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the ''Apropos of Nothing'' and ''Knight Life'' series. His television work includes series such as ''
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'', ''
Young Justice Young Justice is a fictional DC Comics superhero team consisting of teenaged heroes. The team was formed in 1998 when DC's usual teen hero group, the Teen Titans, had become adults and changed their name to the Titans. Like the original ''Teen T ...
'', '' Ben 10: Alien Force'' and
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's '' Space Cases'', which he co-created with
Bill Mumy Charles William Mumy Jr. (; born February 1, 1954) is an American actor, writer, producer, and musician. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a child actor whose work included television appearances on ''Bewitched'', ''I Dream of Jeannie'', ''T ...
. David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff","Peter David Takes Fans Down Blind Man's Bluff"startrek.com
April 20, 2011.
and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor"Peter David, Post-Stroke, Returns Home"
startrek.com. February 11, 2013.
and references to popular culture, as well as elements of
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and
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. One of the most prolific and influential comic book writers of the modern era, David earned several awards for his work, including a 1992
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, a 1993 '' Wizard'' Fan Award, a 1996
Haxtur Award The Haxtur Award (''Premios Haxtur'') is a Spanish award for Spanish comics. It is awarded annually at the Salón Internacional del Cómic del Principado de Asturias (International Comics Convention of the Principality of Asturias). It takes its n ...
, a 2007 Julie Award, and a 2011
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.


Early life

Peter David was born September 23, 1956, in
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, to Gunter and Dalia David (née Rojansky),David, Peter
"So...what do ya wanna know?"
peterdavid.net. January 19, 2011.
David, Peter (May 31, 2017)
"R.I.P. Dalia Rojansky David"
peterdavid.net.
an Israeli Jewish mother who had worked with DNA mappers
James Watson James Dewey Watson (born April 6, 1928) is an American molecular biology, molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist. In 1953, he co-authored with Francis Crick the academic paper in ''Nature (journal), Nature'' proposing the Nucleic acid ...
and
Francis Crick Francis Harry Compton Crick (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004) was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist. He, James Watson, Rosalind Franklin, and Maurice Wilkins played crucial roles in deciphering the Nucleic acid doub ...
, and to whom David credited his sense of humor.David, Peter (November 19, 2010)
"Political Correctness and other topics"
peterdavid.net. Reprinted from ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1066 (April 22, 1994)
Magdoff, B.S.; Crick, Francis (1955)
"A new crystal form of ribonuclease"
''Acta Crystallographica''. 8, 468–47
"Mrs. Dalia Rojansky David, who did all the computation"
Peter David's paternal grandparents, Martin and Hela David, and his father, Gunter, emigrated to the United States in the 1930s after
antisemitism Antisemitism or Jew-hatred is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who harbours it is called an antisemite. Whether antisemitism is considered a form of racism depends on the school of thought. Antisemi ...
in
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progressed to the point that Martin's Berlin shoe store became the target of vandalism.David, Peter. "Gay Abandon". ''But I Digress'' Collection. 1994.
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. pp. 206–08. Reprinted from ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #969 (June 12, 1992)
He had two siblings, a brother Wally, seven years his junior,David, Peter (2009). ''More Digressions''. Second Age, Inc. p. 37. who works as an IT Systems Administrator in the financial sector, and a younger sister named Beth. David first became interested in comics when he was about five years old, reading copies of
Harvey Comics Harvey Comics (also known as Harvey World Famous Comics, Harvey Publications, Harvey Comics Entertainment, Harvey Hits, Harvey Illustrated Humor, and Harvey Picture Magazines) was an American comic book publisher, founded in New York City by Alf ...
' '' Casper'' and ''
Wendy Wendy is a given name generally given to girls in English-speaking countries. In Britain during the English Civil War in the mid-1600s, a male Captain Wendy Oxford was identified by the Leveller John Lilburne as a spy reporting on his activit ...
'' in a barbershop. He became interested in
superhero A superhero or superheroine is a fictional character who typically possesses ''superpowers'' or abilities beyond those of ordinary people, is frequently costumed concealing their identity, and fits the role of the hero, typically using their ...
es through the '' Adventures of Superman'' TV series. Although David's parents approved of his reading
Harvey Comics Harvey Comics (also known as Harvey World Famous Comics, Harvey Publications, Harvey Comics Entertainment, Harvey Hits, Harvey Illustrated Humor, and Harvey Picture Magazines) was an American comic book publisher, founded in New York City by Alf ...
and comics featuring Disney characters, they did not approve of superhero books,David, Peter (May 5, 2014)
"Remembering Carl Barks’ work & Marvel editorial changes"
peterdavid.net. Reprinted from ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1401 (September 22, 2000).
especially those published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
, feeling that characters that looked like monsters, such as the
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or the
Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk ...
, or who wore bug-eyed costumes, like
Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
, did not appear heroic. As a result, David read those comics in secret,David, Peter (July 15, 2013)
"Peter and the King"
peterdavid.net. Reprinted from "But I Digress...", ''
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'' #316 (February 5, 1999).
beginning with his first Marvel book, '' Fantastic Four Annual'' #3 (November 1965), which saw the wedding of
Mister Fantastic Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The character is a founding member and the leader of the Fantastic Four. Richards has a mast ...
and the
Invisible Woman The Invisible Woman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), The Fantastic Four'' #1 (November 1961). Susan St ...
. His parents eventually allowed him to start reading superhero titles, his favorite of which was ''
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''. He cited
John Buscema John Buscema ( ; born Giovanni Natale Buscema, ; December 11, 1927 – January 10, 2002)Social Se ...
as his favorite pre-1970s artist. David attended his first comic book convention around the time that
Jack Kirby Jack Kirby (; born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comics artist, comic book artist, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He grew ...
's ''
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'' premiered, after asking his father to take him to one of
Phil Seuling Philip Nicholas Seuling (; January 20, 1934 – August 21, 1984) was an American comic book fan convention organizer and comics distributor primarily active in the 1970s. Seuling was the organizer of the annual New York Comic Art Convention, orig ...
's shows in New York, where David obtained Kirby's autograph, his first encounter with a comics professional. David's earliest interest in writing came through the journalism work of his father, Gunter, who sometimes reviewed movies and took young Peter along (if it was age-appropriate). While Gunter wrote his reviews back at the newspaper's office, David wrote his own, portions of which sometimes found their way into Gunter's published reviews. David began to entertain the notion of becoming a professional writer at age twelve, buying a copy of ''The Guide to the Writer's Market'', and subscribing to similar-themed magazines, in the hopes of becoming a reporter. David lived in
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, in a small house at 11 Albert Terrace, and attended Demarest Elementary School. His family later moved to
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, where he spent his adolescence. By the time he entered his teens, he had lost interest in comic books, feeling he had outgrown them. David's best friend in junior high and first year in high school, Keith, was gay, and David described how both of them were targets of
ostracism Ostracism (, ''ostrakismos'') was an Athenian democratic procedure in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years. While some instances clearly expressed popular anger at the citizen, ostracism was often us ...
and harassment from homophobes. Although his family eventually moved to
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, his experiences in Verona soured him on that town and shaped his liberal sociopolitical positions regarding
LGBT LGBTQ people are individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning. Many variants of the initialism are used; LGBTQIA+ people incorporates intersex, asexual, aromantic, agender, and other individuals. The gro ...
issues. He later made Verona the home location of villain
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in his novel '' Knight Life'', and often discussed his progressive views on LGBT issues in his column and on his blog.David, Peter
"Anonymous goons attempt to make bigotry pay in New York politics"
peterdavid.net, November 3, 2008.
David's interest in comics was rekindled when he saw a copy of ''
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'' (1978) while passing a newsstand, and later, ''
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'' #95 (October 1975), and discovered in that latter book the "All-New, All-Different" team that had first appeared in ''
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'' #1 (May 1975). These two books were the first comics he had purchased in years. A seminal moment in the course of his aspirations occurred when he met writer
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at a book signing, and told him that he was an aspiring writer. King signed David's copy of ''
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'' with the inscription, "Good luck with your writing career", which David in turn inscribed onto books presented to him by fans who told him the same thing. Other authors that David cited as influences included
Harlan Ellison Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave science fiction, New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. His published wo ...
,
Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Hol ...
,
Robert B. Parker Robert Brown Parker (September 17, 1932 – January 18, 2010) was an American writer, primarily of fiction within the mystery/detective genre. His most famous works include the 40 novels written about the fictional private detective Spenser. ...
,
Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series ''The Sandman (comic book), The Sandma ...
,
Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author, humorist, and Satire, satirist, best known for the ''Discworld'' series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983 and 2015, and for the Apocalyp ...
,
Robert Crais Robert Crais (pronounced ; born June 20, 1953) is an American author of detective fiction and former screenwriter. Crais began his career writing scripts for television shows such as '' Hill Street Blues'', '' Cagney & Lacey'', '' Quincy'', '' M ...
, and
Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American writer, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Best known for creating the characters Tarzan (who appeared in ...
.Suru, Steve
"Exclusive: David & Ross Explore 'John Carter: World of Mars'"
Comic Book Resources. July 18, 2011
Specific books he mentioned as favorites included ''
To Kill a Mockingbird ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' is a 1960 Southern Gothic novel by American author Harper Lee. It became instantly successful after its release; in the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' ...
'', ''
Tarzan of the Apes ''Tarzan of the Apes'' is a 1912 novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, and the first in the Tarzan series. The story was first printed in the pulp magazine '' The All-Story'' in October 1912 before being released as a novel in June 191 ...
'', '' The Princess Bride'', ''The Essential Ellison'', ''
A Confederacy of Dunces ''A Confederacy of Dunces'' is a picaresque novel by American novelist John Kennedy Toole which reached publication in 1980, eleven years after Toole's death. Published through the efforts of writer Walker Percy (who also contributed a foreword) ...
'', ''Adams Versus Jefferson'', and ''
Don Quixote , the full title being ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'', is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, the novel is considered a founding work of Western literature and is of ...
''. David singled out Ellison in particular as a writer whom he tried to emulate.David, Peter
"Friends of Ellison, Part 1"
peterdavid.net. October 8, 2010. Reprinted from ''Comics Buyers Guide'' #1052. January 14, 1994
David attended
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, where he graduated with a
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degree in journalism.


Career


Early work

David's first professional assignment was covering the
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held in Washington in 1974 for the ''
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''. David eventually gravitated towards fiction after his attempts at journalism did not meet with success. His first published fiction appeared in ''
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'' in 1980. He sold an
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piece to ''
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'', but overall his submissions that met with rejection far outnumbered those accepted.David, Peter. "Breaking In, Part Deux"; ''But I Digress'' Collection. Page 101. Reprinted from the March 19, 1993 ''Comics Buyer's Guide''


Comics career


1980s

David eventually gave up on a career in writing and came to work in book publishing. His first publishing job was for the E.P. Dutton imprint Elsevier/Nelson, where he worked mainly as an assistant to the editor-in-chief. He later worked in sales and distribution for Playboy Paperbacks. He subsequently worked for five years in
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
' Sales Department, first as Assistant Direct Sales Manager under
Carol Kalish Carol Kalish (February 14, 1955Kraft, David Anthony. 1984, "Sales Director Carol Kalish: Marvel's Direct Sales Manager Tells Her Side," ''Comics Interview'', vol. 1, no. 18, pp. 57-71. – September 5, 1991) was an American writer, editor, comic b ...
, who hired him, and then succeeding Kalish as Sales Manager. During this time he made some cursory attempts to sell stories, including submission of some
Moon Knight Moon Knight is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Doug Moench and artist Don Perlin, the character first appeared in ''Werewolf by Night'' #32 (August 1975). The son of a rabbi, Marc S ...
plots to
Dennis O'Neil Dennis "Denny" Joseph O'Neil (May 3, 1939 – June 11, 2020) was an American comic book writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of titles until h ...
, but his efforts were unfruitful. Three years into David's tenure as Direct Sales Manager, Jim Owsley became editor of the
Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
titles. Although crossing over from sales into editorial was considered a conflict of interest in the Marvel offices, Owsley, whom David describes as a "maverick", was impressed with how David had not previously hesitated to work with him when Owsley was an assistant editor under
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. When Owsley became an editor, he purchased a Spider-Man story from David, which appeared in ''
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'' #103 (June 1985). Owsley subsequently purchased David's " The Death of Jean DeWolff", a violent murder mystery darker in tone than the usually lighter Spider-Man stories that ran in issues #107–110 (October 1985 – January 1986) of that title. Responding to charges of conflict of interest, David made a point of not discussing editorial matters with anyone during his 9-to-5 hours as Direct Sales Manager,David, Peter. "But I Digress..." ''Comics Buyer's Guide '' #1321; March 2, 1999 and decided not to exploit his position as Sales Manager by promoting the title. Although David attributed the story's poor sales to this decision, he asserted that such crossing over from Sales to Editorial was now common. In the Marvel offices, a rumor circulated that it was actually Owsley who was writing the stories attributed to David. Nonetheless, David said he was fired from ''Spectacular Spider-Man'' by Owsley due to editorial pressure by Marvel's editor-in-chief
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, and he commented that the resentment stirred by Owsley's purchase of his stories may have permanently damaged Owsley's career. Months later,
Bob Harras Robert Harras (born January 11, 1959''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comics writer and editor, who was editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics from 1995 to 2000 and editor-in-chief of DC Comics from 2010 to 2020. ...
offered David ''
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'', as it was a struggling title that no one else wanted to write, which gave David free rein with the character. During his 12-year run on ''Hulk'', David explored the recurring themes of the Hulk's multiple personality disorder, his periodic changes between the raging, less intelligent Green Hulk and the more streetwise, cerebral Grey Hulk, and of being a journeyman hero, which were inspired by ''The Incredible Hulk'' #312 (October 1985), in which writer
Bill Mantlo William Timothy Mantlo (born November 9, 1951) is an American comic book writer, primarily at Marvel Comics. He is best known for his work on two licensed toy properties whose adventures occurred in the Marvel Universe: '' Micronauts'' and '' R ...
(and possibly, according to David,
Barry Windsor-Smith Barry Windsor-Smith (born Barry Smith, 25 May 1949) is a British comic book illustrator and painter whose best-known work has been produced in the United States. He attained note working on Marvel Comics' ''Conan the Barbarian (comics), Conan t ...
) had first established that Bruce Banner had suffered childhood abuse at the hands of his father Brian Banner. These aspects of the character were later used in the 2003 feature film adaptation by screenwriter
Michael France Michael France (January 4, 1962 April 12, 2013) was an American screenwriter. He is best remembered for writing the screenplays for ''Cliffhanger'' (1993), the James Bond film ''GoldenEye'' (1995), and the comic book films ''Hulk'' (2003), '' T ...
and director
Ang Lee Ang Lee (; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed, hidden emotions. During his career, he has received international critical and popular acclaim and List o ...
.
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credits David with making the formerly poor-selling book "a must-read mega-hit". David collaborated with a number of artists who became fan-favorites on the series, including
Todd McFarlane Todd McFarlane (; born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian comic-book creator, best known for his work as an artist on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and as the creator, writer, and artist on the superhero horror-fantasy series '' Spawn,'' as well as bein ...
,
Dale Keown Dale Keown (; born July 23, 1962) is a Canadian comic book artist known for his runs on '' The Incredible Hulk'' and his creator-owned comic book '' Pitt''. Career Keown started working in comics in 1986 drawing several series for Aircel Com ...
, and Gary Frank. Among the new characters he created during his run on the series were the Riot Squad and the Pantheon. David wrote the first appearance of the Thunderbolts, a team created by
Kurt Busiek Kurt Busiek ( ; born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer. His work includes the '' Marvels'' limited series, his own series titled '' Astro City'', a four-year run on '' The Avengers, Thunderbolts,'' and ''Superman.'' Early lif ...
and
Mark Bagley Mark Bagley (; born August 7, 1957) is an American comics artist. He has worked for Marvel Comics on such titles as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thunderbolts (comic book), Thunderbolts'', ''New Warriors'', ''Venom (comic book), Venom'' and ''Ulti ...
, in ''The Incredible Hulk'' #449 (January 1997). It was after he had been freelancing for a year, and into his run on ''Hulk'', that David felt that his writing career had cemented. After putting out feelers at
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, and being offered the job of writing a four-issue miniseries of
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by editor Mike Gold, David quit his sales position to write full-time. David had a brief tenure writing
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when the character was exclusive to the short-lived anthology series ''
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Weekly'' (issues #608–620) in 1988. David took over '' Dreadstar'' during its
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run, with issue #41 (March 1989) after
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left the title, and remained on it until issue #64 (March 1991), the final issue of that run. David's other Marvel Comics work in the late 1980s and 1990s includes runs on ''
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'', the
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series '' Mark Hazzard: Merc'' and ''
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'', a run on the original ''
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'', and the futuristic series ''
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'', about a man in the year 2099 who takes up the mantle of Spider-Man, the title character of which David co-created. David left ''X-Factor'' after 19 issues, and he wrote the first 44 issues of ''Spider-Man 2099'' before quitting that book to protest the firing of editor
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. The book was cancelled two issues later, along with the entire 2099 line.David, Peter (October 22, 2012)
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peterdavid.net. Originally published in "But I Digress...", ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' # 1269 (March 13, 1998).


1990s

In 1990, David wrote a seven-issue ''
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''
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, '' The Atlantis Chronicles'', for
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, about the history of Aquaman's home of
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, which David referred to as among the written works of which he was most proud, and his first time writing in the
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format. In 1994 he wrote an ''Aquaman'' miniseries, ''Aquaman: Time and Tide'', which led to a relaunched monthly ''Aquaman'' series, the first 46 issues of which he wrote from 1994 to 1998. His run on ''Aquaman'' gained notoriety, for in the book's second issue, Aquaman lost a hand, which was then replaced with a
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, a feature of the character that endured for the duration of David's run on the book. More broadly, his run recast the character as an aggressive man of action, one deserving of greater respect, in contrast to the "fish-talking punch line" into which the TV series ''
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'' had rendered him. David quit that book over creative differences. David wrote the ''Star Trek'' comic book for DC from 1988 to 1991, when that company held the licensing rights to the property, though he opined that novels are better suited to ''Star Trek'', whose stories are not highly visual. He and
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cowrote the ''
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''
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in 1996. David also had runs on ''
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'' and ''
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'', the latter eventually being canceled so that DC could use that book's characters in a relaunched ''
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'' monthly. David's work for
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included the teen spy adventure '' SpyBoy'', which appeared in a series and a number of miniseries between 1999 and 2004, and the 2007 miniseries ''The Scream''. Other 1990s work includes the 1997 miniseries '' Heroes Reborn: The Return'', for Marvel, and two creator-owned properties: ''Soulsearchers and Company'', published by Claypool Comics, and the
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title '' Sachs and Violens'', which he produced with co-creator/artist
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.


2000s

David's early 2000s work includes runs on two volumes of '' Captain Marvel'' as well as the ''Before the Fantastic Four: Reed Richards'' limited series. David and his second wife, Kathleen, wrote the final English-language text for the first four volumes of the
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series '' Negima'' for
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. In 2003, David began writing another creator-owned comic, ''
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'', for DC Comics, which he created in order to make use of plans he had devised for Supergirl after the "Many Happy Returns" storyline, but which were derailed by that series' cancellation. That same year, he wrote a ''
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'' series for Dreamwave that tied into the
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broadcast that year. DC canceled ''Fallen Angel'' after 20 issues, but David restarted the title at
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at the end of 2005. Other IDW work included a '' Spike: Old Times'' one-shot and the '' Spike vs. Dracula'' mini-series, both based on the character from the ''
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'' and ''
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'' television series. In 2005, David briefly returned to ''The Incredible Hulk'', though he left after only 11 issues because of his workload. He started a new series, ''
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'', beginning with a twelve-part
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storyline called " The Other", which, along with
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's run on ''
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'', and
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's run on ''
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,'' depicted the webslinger as he discovered he was dying, lost an eye during a traumatic fight with Morlun, underwent a metamorphosis, and emerged with new abilities and insights into his powers. The storyline caused some controversy among readers for its introduction of retractable stingers in Spider-Man's arms, and the establishment of his powers being derived from his status as a "Spider-Totem". David's final issue of that title was #23. David wrote a '' MadroX'' miniseries that year, whose success led to a relaunch of a monthly ''X-Factor'' volume 3 written by him. This was a revamped version of the title starring both Madrox and other members of the former ''X-Factor'' title that David had written in the early 1990s, now working as investigators in a detective agency of that name. David's work on the title garnered praise from
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, and David stated that the opt in/opt out policy and greater planning with which Marvel now executes crossover storylines made his second stint on the title far easier. His decision to explicitly establish male characters
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and
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as sharing a sexual attraction to one another (a confirmation of clues that had been established in ''X-Force'' years earlier in issues such as ''X-Force'' #25, 34, 43, 49, 56 and ''X-Force '99 Annual''), drew criticism from Shatterstar's co-creator,
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, though Editor-in-Chief
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supported David's story. David eventually won a 2011
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for Outstanding Comic Book for his work on the title."Ricky Martin, '30 Rock' among GLAAD media winners"
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. March 20, 2011
2011 GLAAD Media Awards Nominees
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. accessed January 20, 2011.
Hauman, Glenn
"Peter David Wins GLAAD Award for ‘X-Factor’"
ComicMix, March 21, 2011
On February 11, 2006, David announced at the
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convention in California in that he had signed an exclusive contract with Marvel Comics. ''Fallen Angel'', ''Soulsearchers and Company'' and David's ''Spike'' miniseries were "grandfathered" into the contract, so as to not be affected by it. The first new project undertaken by David after entering into the contract, which he announced on April 5, 2006, was writing the dialogue for '' The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born'', the comic book spin-off of
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's '' The Dark Tower'' novels, which was to be illustrated by
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, as well as scripting the subsequent ''Dark Tower'' comics. David took over Marvel's ''She-Hulk'' after writer
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's departure, beginning with issue #22. His run, which won praise, ended with issue #38, when the series was canceled. He wrote a 2008–09 ''Sir Apropos of Nothing'' miniseries, based on the character from his novels, which was published by IDW Publishing. David's other 2000s comics based on licensed or adapted properties include ''Halo: Helljumper'', a 2009 miniseries based on the ''
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'' video game, a 2009 '' Ben 10: Alien Force''
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book published by Del Rey, ''Ben Folds Four'', a "
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" story in
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's ''Fractured Fables'' anthology that was praised by
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, an adaptation of the 1982 film ''
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'' that was released to tie in with that film's 2010 sequel, and a ''
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'' prequel to the 2012 feature film. In 2010, he co-wrote ''The Spider-Man Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book with Rare Collectibles Spun from Marvel's Web'' with
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. David wrote the script for ''Avengers: Season One'', an original graphic novel published to promote the DVD release of '' The Avengers''.


2010s

On November 24, 2011, David was one of the balloon handlers who pulled the Spider-Man balloon during the
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. In October 2013, ''X-Factor'' ended its run with issue #262, concluding the X-Factor Investigations incarnation of the series. The book was then relaunched as '' All-New X-Factor'', a new series with artist
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, as a part of the All-New Marvel NOW! initiative announced at the 2013
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. The opening storyline, which continues events from issue #260 of the previous series, establishes the new corporate-sponsored version of the team, and includes
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, Quicksilver, and
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. In July 2014, David returned to Spider-Man 2099, writing the second volume of ''Spider-Man 2099'' with artist Will Sliney. With this series, David was again writing two series, ''X-Factor'' and ''Spider-Man 2099'', after having previously done so decades prior, a coincidence that prompted him to joke at the June 2014 Special Edition NYC convention, "I don't know whether to be proud of that or if I'm in a rut!" In 2014, David wrote a six-part story-arc for ''
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'' for publishing company Hermes Press, a story that David, reportedly had wanted to write for many years. In 2015, Simon and Schuster published
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's autobiographical graphic novel, ''Amazing Fantastic Incredible'', which David co-wrote, and which became a ''New York Times'' bestseller in its first week of release. In April 2017, following the conclusion of the Spider-Man storyline " Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy", which saw the return of
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, Marvel premiered the monthly series '' Ben Reilly: The Scarlet Spider'', with David as writer. David explained to Syfy Wire that when Marvel offered him the job, he was initially ambivalent, as Ben Reilly had never been his favorite incarnation of Spider-Man, and given Reilly's recent emergence as the villainous
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. However, David gave further consideration to the fact that a book whose main character had a skewed, villainous worldview was not something Marvel had historically done much of, and decided that the premise presented itself with opportunities that intrigued him enough to accept the job. His other Spider-Man work during this decade included a 2019 five-issue miniseries '' Symbiote Spider-Man'', which holds a 7.5 out of 10 rating at the review aggregator Comic Book Roundup, and the 2020 follow-up miniseries ''Symbiote Spider-Man: Alien Reality'', which holds a 7.6 rating at Comic Book Roundup.


Novels

David's career as a novelist developed concurrently with his comic-book writing career. David had been working at a publisher that went out of business, and a former coworker from that publisher became his agent, through whom he sold his first novel, '' Knight Life'', to
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. Although the sale was made before he wrote any comic books, the novel was not published until eighteen months later, in 1987. The novel depicts the reappearance of
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in modern-day New York City. Another early novel of his, ''Howling Mad'', is about a wolf that turns into a human after being bitten by a
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. Ace Books hired David to write the ''
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'' and '' Psi-Man'' novels, though they published them under the "house name" David Peters, over David's objections. David updated ''Knight Life'' years later when Penguin Putnam brought it back into print in 2003, and made it a trilogy with the sequels ''One Knight Only'' and ''Fall of Knight'', which were published in 2004 and 2007, respectively. Penguin rereleased ''Howling Mad'' and the ''Psi-Man books'' under David's actual name. David first began writing ''Star Trek'' novels at the request of
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editor Dave Stern, who was a fan of David's ''Star Trek'' comic book work. His ''Star Trek'' novels are among those for which he is best known, including '' Q-in-Law''; '' I, Q''; '' Vendetta''; '' Q-Squared''. His most popular novel was 1993's '' Imzadi'', which told the backstory first romance of the characters
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and
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. He created the ongoing novel series, '' Star Trek: New Frontier,'' a spin-off from '' Star Trek: The Next Generation,'' with John J. Ordover in 1997. David wrote 21 books in that series, a number of which were
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s. That line ended in September 2015 with the publication of the third part of the digital novel, ''The Returned''. David's other science fiction tie-in novels include writing five ''
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'' novels, three of which were originals, and two of which were adaptations of the TV movies '' Thirdspace'' and '' In the Beginning''. His other novel adaptations include those of the films '' The Return of Swamp Thing'', '' The Rocketeer'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. He wrote an original Hulk novel, ''The Incredible Hulk: What Savage Beast'', and an adaptation of an unused ''
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'' television script, "Body and Soul". David's 2009 novel ''Tigerheart'' is a re-imagining of
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with a mix of new and old characters, told as a Victorian bedtime story, much like the classic tale. It was praised by
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, and honored by the ''
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'' as one of 2008's Best Adult Books for High School Students. His ''Sir Apropos of Nothing'' fantasy trilogy, ''Sir Apropos of Nothing'', ''The Woad to Wuin'' and ''Tong Lashing'', features characters and settings completely of David's own creation, as does his 2007 fantasy novel, ''Darkness of the Light'', which is the first in a new trilogy of novels titled ''The Hidden Earth''. The second installment, ''The Highness of the Low'', was scheduled to be published in September 2009, but David related on his blog that it was delayed until the winter of 2012. David's 2010 novel work includes '' Year of the Black Rainbow'', a novel cowritten with musician
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of the band
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, that was released with the band's album of the same name, and a ''
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'' original novel '' The Balverine Order'', set between the events of ''
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'' and ''
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''. In April 2011, David announced that, in addition to another ''Fable'' novel, he and a number of other writers, including Glenn Hauman, Mike Friedman and
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, were assembling an electronic publishing endeavor called Crazy Eight Press to publish e-books directly to fans, the first of which would be David's Arthurian story, ''The Camelot Papers''. David explained that the second book in his "Hidden Earth" trilogy would be published through Crazy Eight. In September 2013, David acknowledged that books published through Crazy Eight were not as lucrative for him as those for publishers that pay him advances, and announced that his then-impending novel, ''ARTFUL: Being the Heretofore Secret History of that Unique Individual, The Artful Dodger, Hunter of Vampyres (Amongst Other Things.)'', would be published by
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.


Writing habits and approach

David stated that he tried to block out different days and different times to work on different projects. He usually worked in the morning, for example, on novels, and did comics-related work in the afternoon. Having previously used
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typewriters, he wrote on a Sony Vaio desktop computer, using
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for his comics and novel work, and Final Draft for his screenplays. When writing novels, he sometimes outlined the story, and sometimes improvised as he was writing. Following his stroke in December 2012, David began using DragonDictate to write.
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's original art for the cover of ''The Incredible Hulk'' #340, featuring
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, which McFarlane gave to David as a gift, hung in David's office. David previously wrote his comic book scripts using the
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, but due to his tendency to overplot, as during his collaboration with McFarlane on ''The Incredible Hulk'', he switched to the
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method, which he continued to use . He stated that he preferred to plot his comics stories in six-month arcs. He stated that when he worked on a particular title, he always did so with a particular person or group of people in mind to which he dedicated it, explaining that he had written ''
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'' for his daughters, ''
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'' for a son he might one day have had and ''The Incredible Hulk'' for his first wife, Myra, who first urged him to accept the job of writing that book. David further explained that the events of his own life were sometimes reflected in his work, as when, for example, following the breakup of his first marriage, the direction of ''The Incredible Hulk'' faltered, with the Hulk wandering the world aimlessly, hopelessly looking to be loved."But I Digress..."; ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1272; April 3, 1998; Page 82 David stated that his favorite female character of his own creation was Lee, the protagonist of ''
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'', which he said is derived from the positive female fan reaction to that character. Characters that David did not write but which he expressed an interest in writing for the comics medium included
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,
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,
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, the
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, the Steed/
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, and
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. He specifically mentioned interest in writing a ''Tarzan vs. the Phantom'' story.


Other published work

* Before David became a professional writer, he wrote
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, examples of which include ''The TARDIS at Pooh Corner''. * David began writing his weekly opinion column, "But I Digress...", in ''
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'', which first appeared in the July 27, 1990 edition, agreeing to do the column on the suggestion of an anonymous fan to ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' editors Don and Maggie Thompson,"Was it worth it?" "But I Digress..." ''Comics Buyer's Guide '' #1594; June 4, 2004 David credited the existence of the column to
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, whom he attempted to emulate with the column, and who wrote the introduction to the 1994 ''But I Digress'' collection. David donated his earnings from the column to the
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. David continued the column following ''CBG''s switch to a monthly magazine format in 2004, until the magazine ceased publication in March 2013. A second collection, ''More Digressions'', was published by Mad Norwegian Press in June 2009. He used the column to comment on the state of the industry, which sometimes brought him into conflict with other creators in his column, and even put him in the position of criticizing the publishers he did work for. In his memoir, he admitted, "My employers were incredibly good sports about it." * David assisted Star Trek actor
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with Doohan's 1996 autobiography, ''Beam Me Up, Scotty''. * An interview with David appeared in the first volume of '' Writers on Comic Scriptwriting'' in 2002. * David's instructional book, ''Writing for Comics with Peter David'', was published by Impact Books in June 2006. A second edition, ''Writing for Comics and Graphic Novels with Peter David'', was published in August 2009. * David's short story, "Colors Seen by Candlelight", appeared in '' Tales of Zorro'', the first collection of original
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short fiction ever authorized by Zorro Productions, Inc. The anthology, edited by Richard Dean Starr, was published by
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in 2008. * In 2009 David organized a satirical round-robin story called "Potato Noon", organized by David and hosted on his website. which was inspired by the announcement of ''Russet Noon'', an unauthorized fan fiction novel based on
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's ''Twilight'' series. Authors including Hugh Casey, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and Kevin Killiany participated in the story, with characters such as
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,
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, and
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appearing alongside satirical versions of Meyer's characters. David conceived the satire as a not-for-profit venture, and while he had no plans to publish the completed "Potato Moon", he allowed for the possibility of a future charity release to benefit the
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. * In 2022, David curated an anthology titled ''The Fans are Buried Tales'', which, in his own words, combined Chaucer's ''
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'' with an event at a Farpoint convention in which everyone was snowed in "and created the concept of a large, general SF convention in which the attendees are snowed in and wind up exchanging stories of their characters/genres in the hotel bar." When he discovered that organizers of the 2022 Farpoint convention would not be requiring attendees to show proof of vaccination or negative test results, he resorted to using a
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to pay those involved. Many of the stories were from fellow Crazy 8 authors, while others were submitted by other professional writers and even fans.


Other media

David wrote for several television series and video games. He wrote two scripts for ''
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'' (the second-season episodes " Soul Mates" and " There All the Honor Lies"), and the episode " Ruling from the Tomb" for its sequel series, ''
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''. With actor/writer
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, he was co-creator of the television series '' Space Cases'', which ran for two seasons on
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, and which proved to be his most lucrative work.David, Peter (March 31, 2017)
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David himself appeared as Ben, the father of series regular Bova, in the second-season episode "Long Distance Calls". David's oldest daughter, Shana, later appeared as Pezu, the emotionally disturbed sentient computer in the series finale "A Friend in Need". David wrote and co-produced several films for
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including '' Trancers 4'', '' Trancers 5'', '' Oblivion'', and '' Oblivion 2: Backlash''. He made
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s in some of the films as well and was briefly signed to their unrealized Silver Moon Comics line. David wrote an unproduced script for the fifth season of ''Babylon 5'' called "Gut Reactions", which he wrote with Bill Mumy. David wrote "In Charm's Way", an episode of '' Ben 10: Alien Force''. The script was recorded in early 2009, and the episode premiered November 13, 2009. He later wrote three episodes of the spinoff '' Ben 10: Ultimate Alien'', the first of which, "Reflected Glory", premiered October 15, 2010. David wrote the script for the
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video game ''
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'', which debuted in August 2009. David wrote several episodes of the ''
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'' animated TV series, which premiered in 2010, and is based on the comic book series he wrote from 1998 to 2003. The first episode he wrote was " Secrets". The same year, he wrote a graphic novel adaptation of the video game ''
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'', and a prequel digicomic, ''Disney's Epic Mickey: Tales of Wasteland''. In 2011 David wrote the video game '' Spider-Man: Edge of Time''. At the 2012
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,
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announced his new YouTube channel, '' Stan Lee's World of Heroes'', which airs several programs created by Lee and other creators. One of them, ''Head Cases'', is a superhero sitcom created by David and his wife Kathleen and produced by David M. Uslan. The series centers on Thunderhead, a would-be hero whose inability to utilize his ability to produce loud thunderblasts without injury to himself leads him to become a source of comedic derision in the superhero community. The series, which explores events that occur in between the battles typically seen in comic books, was based on a concept originated by Uslan, and partly inspired by ''
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''. David described ''Head Cases'' as a 75-minute film divided into 5-minute webisodes. The series featured guest appearances by other industry personalities, including
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, who appears as himself, functioning in a similar manner to
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from ''
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''.


Awards and nominations


Awards

* 1992
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for Best Writer/Artist or Writer/Artist Team (shared with
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for ''
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'') * 1993 '' Wizard'' Fan Award * 1993 UK Comic Art Award * 1994 Golden Duck Award for Young Adult Series (for ''Star Trek: Starfleet Academy'') * 1995 Australian OZCon 1995 Award for Favorite International Writer * 1996
Haxtur Award The Haxtur Award (''Premios Haxtur'') is a Spanish award for Spanish comics. It is awarded annually at the Salón Internacional del Cómic del Principado de Asturias (International Comics Convention of the Principality of Asturias). It takes its n ...
for Best Script (for ''Para que la oscuridad no nos alcance'' So That the Dark Does Not Reach Us" in ''Hulk La caída del Panteón'' 'Hulk: The Fall of the Pantheon'' * 2007 Julie Award for achievements in multiple genres * 2011
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for Outstanding Comic Book (''
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'' vol. 3) * 2011 International Association of Media Tie-In Writers Grandmaster Award (aka Faust Award) *2016
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from
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Nominations

* 1992 Haxtur Award for Best Script (for ''Crónicas de Atlantis'') * 1992
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for ('' Star Trek: The Rift'') * 1992
Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are awards for creative achievement in American comic books. They are regarded as the most prestigious and significant awards in the comic industry and often referred ...
for Best Continuing Series (shared with
Dale Keown Dale Keown (; born July 23, 1962) is a Canadian comic book artist known for his runs on '' The Incredible Hulk'' and his creator-owned comic book '' Pitt''. Career Keown started working in comics in 1986 drawing several series for Aircel Com ...
for ''
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'') * 1994 Eisner Award for Best Writer (for ''The Incredible Hulk'') * 1995 Haxtur Award for Best Long Story (shared with
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for '' Sachs & Violens'') * 1997 Cable Ace Award for Best Children's Series (shared with
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for '' Space Cases'') * 1998
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for Best Single Issue or Story (shared with
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and Bobbie Chase for ''The Incredible Hulk'' #-1) * 1999 Eisner Award for Best New Series (shared with
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and Larry Stucker for ''
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'') * 1999 Eisner Award for Best Title for a Younger Audience (for ''Young Justice'')


Public image

On more than one occasion, editorial problems or corporate pressure to modify or re-script his plotlines prompted David to leave books, particularly his decision to terminate his first run on Marvel's ''
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'', due to constantly having to constrain his plots to accommodate crossover events with other books. He resigned from ''
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'' to protest the firing of editor
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and from ''
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'' over other creative differences. When David abruptly left his first stint on ''The Incredible Hulk'' due to editorial pressures, some of the plot points of the character that David established were
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ned by later creative teams. In his "But I Digress" column, which began appearing in the ''
Comics Buyer's Guide ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' (''CBG''; ), established in 1971, was the longest-running English-language periodical reporting on the American comic book industry. It awarded its annual Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards from 1983 to circa 2010. The publ ...
'' on July 27, 1990, and in his blog, in operation from April 2002, David was outspoken in many of his views pertaining to the comic book industry and numerous other subjects. He criticized the low regard in which writers are held,David, Peter
"Giving Credit Where Credit is Due, Part 1"
peterdavid.net; August 20, 2010; Reprinted from ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1033 (September 3, 1993)
the practice of selling polybagged comics, so-called "poster covers" that showcase a character without indicating anything about the comic's content, the meaninglessness of killing off characters to be eventually revived, the poor commitment on the part of some to maintaining continuity in shared
fictional universe A fictional universe, also known as an imagined universe or a constructed universe, is the internally consistent fictional setting used in a narrative or a work of art. This concept is most commonly associated with works of fantasy and scie ...
s, and the emphasis on gearing monthly comics series toward eventual collection into trade paperbacks. David opined that failure on the part of consumers to purchase the monthly individual issues in favor of waiting for the trade collections hurts the sales of the monthly and its chances of being collected at all. A father of four daughters, David worked on a number of series that feature female leads, such as ''
Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. Th ...
'', ''
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'' and ''
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'', and he lamented that the American comic book market was not very supportive of such books. David spoke out about fans who were abusive or threatening to creators, and against
copyright infringement Copyright infringement (at times referred to as piracy) is the use of Copyright#Scope, works protected by copyright without permission for a usage where such permission is required, thereby infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the c ...
, particularly that which is committed through
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and posting literary works in their entirety on the Internet without the permission of the copyright holder. On many occasions, he offered criticisms of specific publishers, as when he criticized '' Wizard'' magazine for
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."Did '' Wizard'' deserve it?" "But I Digress..." ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1438; June 8, 2001; Page 58 He criticized companies for not sufficiently compensating the creators of their long-standing and lucrative characters, such as Marvel Comics for its treatment of
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creator
Marv Wolfman Marvin Arthur Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's ''The Tomb of Dracula'', for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade (character), Blade, and DC Comi ...
and
Archie Comics Archie Comic Publications, Inc. (often referred to simply as Archie Comics) is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the village of Pelham, New York. The company's many titles feature the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Jug ...
for its treatment of ''
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'' creator
Dan DeCarlo Daniel S. DeCarlo (December 12, 1919 – December 18, 2001) was an American cartoonist best known for having developed the look of Archie Comics in the late 1950s and early 1960s, modernizing the characters to their contemporary appearance and es ...
. He criticized publishers for various other business practices, including Marvel and
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. He defended said companies from criticism he feels is unfounded, as when he defended Marvel from a February 17, 1992, ''
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'' magazine article. He criticized deletionists on Wikipedia on more than one occasion. On occasion, he disagreed publicly with specific industry personalities such as
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and
Jim Shooter James Shooter (born September 27, 1951) is an American writer, editor, and publisher in the comics industry. Beginning his career writing for DC Comics at the age of 14, he had a successful but controversial run as editor-in-chief at Marvel Comic ...
. Particularly publicized were his disagreements with ''
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'' creator
Todd McFarlane Todd McFarlane (; born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian comic-book creator, best known for his work as an artist on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and as the creator, writer, and artist on the superhero horror-fantasy series '' Spawn,'' as well as bein ...
in 1992 and 1993, in the wake of the formation of Image Comics, the company McFarlane co-founded. This came to a head during a public debate they participated in at
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's Comicfest convention in October 1993, which was moderated by artist
George Pérez George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Avengers (c ...
. McFarlane claimed that Image was not being treated fairly by the media, and by David in particular. The three judges, Maggie Thompson, editor of the ''Comics Buyer's Guide'', William Christensen of ''Wizard Press'', and John Danovich of the magazine '' Hero Illustrated'', voted 2–1 in favor of David, with Danovich voting the debate a tie. David later criticized McFarlane for other business practices, and engaged in public disagreements with ''
The Comics Journal ''The Comics Journal'', often abbreviated ''TCJ'', is an American magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books, comic strips and graphic novels. Known for its lengthy interviews with comic creators, pointed editorials and scathing r ...
'' editor
Gary Groth Gary Groth (born September 18, 1954) is an American comic book editor, publisher and critic. He is editor-in-chief of ''The Comics Journal'', a co-founder of Fantagraphics Books, and founder of the Harvey Awards. Early life Groth is the son ...
,
Erik Larsen Erik J. Larsen (born December 8, 1962) is an American comic book artist, writer, and publisher. He currently acts as the chief financial officer of Image Comics. He gained attention in the early 1990s with his art on Spider-Man series for Marvel ...
,
Rob Liefeld Robert Liefeld (; born October 3, 1967) is an American comic book creator. A prominent writer and artist in the 1990s, he is known for co-creating the character Cable (comics), Cable with writer Louise Simonson and the character Deadpool with wri ...
, Marvel Editor-In-Chief
Joe Quesada Joseph Quesada (; born January 12, 1962'' Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books, ...
, writer/director
Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. He came to prominence with the low-budget buddy comedy film ''Clerks (film), Clerks'' (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted i ...
, DC Comics Vice President and Executive Editor
Dan DiDio Dan DiDio (; born October 13, 1959) is an American writer, editor, and publisher who has worked in the television and comic book industries. From February 2010 until February 2020, he was the co-publisher of DC Comics, along with Jim Lee. '' Wizar ...
, and John Byrne. Despite his differences with Byrne, David stated that he was still a fan of Byrne's, citing Byrne's work on ''
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'', ''
Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four, often abbreviated as FF, is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in '' The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover-dated November 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism i ...
'', '' Next Men'', ''
Alpha Flight Alpha Flight is a fictional team of Canadian superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters premiered in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #120 (April 1979), and were created to serve as part of the X-Men member Wolv ...
'' and ''
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''. Politically, David identified himself as liberal.David, Peter., "Leaping to the defense" "But I Digress..." ''Comics Buyer's Guide '' #1504. September 13, 2002 He was critical of the
George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he i ...
administration in general, and the
Iraq War The Iraq War (), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011. It began with 2003 invasion of Iraq, the invasion by a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition, which ...
in particular,"But I Digress..." ''Comics Buyer's Guide '' #1409. November 17, 2000. Page 58 as well as other
Republicans Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

and the religious right. He also became a staunch critic of President
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and his
administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal: the process of dealing with or controlling things or people. ** Administrative assistant, traditionally known as a se ...
, criticizing his policies on a weekly basis. He spoke out in favor of
Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
's right to defend itself from aggressors, and opined that certain criticisms of Israel indicated bias and double standards. He favored
gun control Gun control, or firearms regulation, is the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms and ammunition by civilians. Most countries allow civilians to own firearms, bu ...
, and held progressive or liberal views on
LGBT LGBTQ people are individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning. Many variants of the initialism are used; LGBTQIA+ people incorporates intersex, asexual, aromantic, agender, and other individuals. The gro ...
issues, including favoring
gay marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 38 countries, with a total population of 1.5 billion people (20% ...
and allowing openly homosexual individuals to serve in the military. He opposed capital punishment. He was an advocate of
freedom of speech Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction. The rights, right to freedom of expression has been r ...
, having criticized various publicized instances of censorship in general, such as the targeting of comic book retailers for prosecution for selling certain comic books, and the
Comics Code Authority The Comics Code Authority (CCA) was formed in 1954 by the Comics Magazine Association of America as an alternative to government regulation. The CCA enabled comic publishers to self-regulate the content of American comic book, comic books in the ...
in particular. He was a promoter and activist for the
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) is an American non-profit organization formed in 1986 to protect the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, First Amendment rights of comics creators, publishers, and retailers covering legal ...
, which comes to the aid of such creators and retailers. He criticized ideas associated with
liberalism Liberalism is a Political philosophy, political and moral philosophy based on the Individual rights, rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality, the right to private property, and equality before the law. ...
or
political correctness "Political correctness" (adjectivally "politically correct"; commonly abbreviated to P.C.) is a term used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society. ...
, such as certain publicized cases of alleged sexual harassment or discrimination that he deems unfounded, and did not shy away from criticizing liberals and Democrats, including
Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician and lawyer who was the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, ...
,
Al Gore Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American former politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. He previously served as ...
,
Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. She was the 67th United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, a U.S. senator represent ...
,
Michelle Obama Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama ( Robinson; born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017, being married to Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United Stat ...
,
Caroline Kennedy Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (born November 27, 1957) is an American author, diplomat, and attorney who served as the List of ambassadors of the United States to Australia, United States ambassador to Australia from 2022 to 2024. She previously serv ...
, and
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. In October 2016, David generated controversy for remarks he made during a panel discussion at the
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to Vicente Rodriguez, a fan and the founder of Roma Pop, an organization that seeks to promote more positive representation of the Romani in comics. Rodriguez had asked speakers at multiple panels at the convention about greater
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representation in comics, in light of what he said were stereotypical depictions of that group. When he asked David about what the public could do about Marvel's editorial policies regarding this, David related an anecdote from a 1993 trip to
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, where he was told by his guide that the crippled children he saw had been maimed by their parents to improve their success as beggars. David then angrily rebuffed further interjections by Rodriguez before moving onto the next question. David would later defend these beliefs on his blog, insisting that he had written Romani characters like Quicksilver in a positive manner, and was angered by the crippling of children. However
Comics Beat Heidi MacDonald (born November 15) is an American writer and editor of comic books based in New York City. She runs the comics industry news blog '' The Beat''. Career MacDonald is a former editor for DC Comics' Vertigo imprint and '' Disney A ...
, in reporting on the incident, stated that David's claim about the children is an
urban myth Urban legend (sometimes modern legend, urban myth, or simply legend) is a genre of folklore concerning stories about an unusual (usually scary) or humorous event that many people believe to be true but largely are not. These legends can be e ...
commonly circulated in Romania, and that the malformed limbs seen in such children more likely resulted from lack of medical care, owing to the Romani distrust of the medical establishment that resulted from the forcible sterilization programs imposed upon them in many European nations until the 2000s. Two days after his first blog post, and the day after the Comics Beat article, David published a second blog post in which he apologized for his conduct, stating that after researching the matter, he concluded that the children he saw likely suffered from genetic conditions, and that he had no right to speak as he had to Rodriguez. David also related that he had apologized to Rodriguez in person in subsequent encounters at the convention, and resolved to treat Romani characters with respect, as he believed he always had.


Personal life

Beginning in the early 1990s, David lived in Patchogue, Long Island, where he lived until his death. David met his first wife, Myra Kasman, at a ''Star Trek'' convention. They married in June 1977, with his childhood friend Keith serving as best man. Together they had three daughters, Shana, Guinevere and Ariel. They separated in late 1996 and were divorced by 1998."But I Digress..." ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1305; November 20, 1998. Page 66 David began dating Kathleen O'Shea, a bookseller, puppeteer and writer/editor in 1998. After dating for three years, David proposed to O'Shea at the
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in
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on September 3, 2000. They married on May 26, 2001, in
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. Their daughter, Caroline Helen David, was born on December 5, 2002, and named after David's deceased friend and co-worker,
Carol Kalish Carol Kalish (February 14, 1955Kraft, David Anthony. 1984, "Sales Director Carol Kalish: Marvel's Direct Sales Manager Tells Her Side," ''Comics Interview'', vol. 1, no. 18, pp. 57-71. – September 5, 1991) was an American writer, editor, comic b ...
. David and his family lived in
Suffolk County, New York Suffolk County ( ) is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of New York, constituting the eastern two-thirds of Long Island. It is bordered to its west by Nassau County, to its east by Gardiners Bay and the open Atlantic Ocean, to its no ...
, on the south shore of
Long Island Long Island is a densely populated continental island in southeastern New York (state), New York state, extending into the Atlantic Ocean. It constitutes a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both population and land are ...
, where his favorite local comics shop was Fourth World Comics in
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. David's father, Gunter, died of cancer on April 20, 2015. David's mother, Dalia, died May 27, 2017. David had been a Conservative Jew but, as of October 2003, attended a
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synagogue. His Hebrew name in
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form was Jacob Ben Joachim. However, he expressed reservations about organized religion. David was an avid fan of
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, and a bowler himself, as is his daughter Ariel. He was a fan of the
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, and practiced
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.David, Kathleen (March 1, 2013)
"10 Weeks Later"
peterdavid.net.
His favorite music included
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, and his favorite albums included
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's '' Verities and Balderdash'' and the soundtracks to '' Amadeus'' and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. His favorite movies included the
James Bond films James Bond is a fictional character created by British novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. A British secret agent working for MI6 under the codename 007, Bond has been portrayed on film in twenty-seven productions by actors Sean Connery, David ...
,David, Peter (September 11, 2012)
"Peter David, Agent 008"
peterdavid.net. Originally published in "But I Digress...", ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1257 (December 19, 1997).
''
The Adventures of Robin Hood ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a 1938 American Epic film, epic swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and written by Norman Reilly Ra ...
'', ''
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'', and the early
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''
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'' films. His favorite TV shows included ''
Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...
'', ''
Hill Street Blues ''Hill Street Blues'' is an American serial police procedural television series that aired on NBC in prime-time from January 15, 1981, to May 12, 1987, for 146 episodes. The show chronicles the lives of the Metropolitan Police Department staff ...
'', ''
Charmed ''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadc ...
'', '' Carnivale'', ''
Boston Public ''Boston Public'' is an American drama (film and television), drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. Set in Boston, the series centers on Winslow High School, a fictional public high sc ...
'', ''
The Practice ''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy i ...
'', ''
Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane (producer), David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting List of Friends episodes, ten seasons. With an ensemble cast ...
'', ''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. The concept is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film, also written by Whedon, a ...
'', ''
Angel An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in variou ...
'', '' Alias'' and ''
The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House, where t ...
''. He was a fan of musicals, in particular ''
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'', ''
Man of La Mancha ''Man of La Mancha'' is a 1965 musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, and lyrics by Joe Darion. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay '' I, Don Quixote'', which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervan ...
'', ''
Li'l Abner ''Li'l Abner'' was a satirical American comic strip that appeared in multiple newspapers in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It featured a fictional clan of hillbillies living in the impoverished fictional mountain village of Dogpatch, ...
'' and ''
Into the Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1986 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. T ...
'', with a taste for
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and
Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March22, 1930November26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. Regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theater, he is credited with reinventing the American musical. He received Lis ...
.David, Peter
"What’cha Wanna Know?"
peterdavid.net. June 22, 2010
He also acted in local stage productions.


Health and death

In June 2010, David's wife announced on his website that he had successfully undergone surgery to relieve serious back pain. He later explained on his site that the pain, which he had been suffering in his hips and knees for three weeks, left him unable to function, and was eventually diagnosed as a
herniated disc A disc herniation or spinal disc herniation is an injury to the intervertebral disc between two vertebrae, usually caused by excessive strain or trauma to the spine. It may result in back pain, pain or sensation in different parts of the body, ...
caused by bone fragments and fluid buildup. He underwent a three-hour
discectomy A discectomy (also called open discectomy, if done through a 1/2 inch or larger skin opening) is the surgical removal of abnormal disc material that presses on a nerve root or the spinal cord. The procedure involves removing a portion of an int ...
and was told his full strength would return in six months. On December 29, 2012, David suffered a
ischemic stroke Stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to a part of the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. Both cause parts of the brain to stop ...
while on vacation in Florida. The stroke occurred in the
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section of David's brain, from which he lost most of the use of his right arm and his right leg, and suffered from blurred vision in his right eye. While a total recovery was indicated to be unlikely, he remained in good spirits, and underwent physical therapy in order to return to his prior routine. Two and a half months later, his condition had improved. His vision problems were gone, and he was able to navigate around his house without a wheelchair, and resume bowling and practicing tai chi. He had made slow and steady progress on his right leg and arm, and was continuing his therapy. Six months after the stroke, David had completed his physical therapy, though he still suffered some pain in his shoulder, and intended to work on improving his reduced endurance. David revealed in January 2015 that he had been diagnosed with
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a year prior. In March 2017, David announced on his blog that the
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was demanding that he pay
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88,000 in unpaid taxes, penalty and interest, which began to accumulate when his divorce from his first wife used up his savings. He started a
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campaign to raise the money from friends and fans, which raised $68,000 by April 12. David announced that he would begin a
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account where he would publish new work, and which would be used to pay taxes, and asked his readers for their content requests. By May 11, having sold some original comics artwork acquired two decades earlier, the Davids' debts were paid off. On November 27, 2022, another GoFundMe was launched by Graham Murphy, who explained David's health was once again in decline following
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, another series of strokes, and a mild heart attack, in order to defray his "medical debt due to Peter being rejected for
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." By May 20, 2025, David's inability to cough or clear his throat required him to be placed on a ventilator under light sedation. David died on the evening of May 24, at the age of 68, at NYU Langone Hospital — Suffolk, after a long hospitalization there for the strokes and other health conditions. According to ''
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'', the cause of death was a cardiac event, although ''
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'' cited his wife, who said that it had been another stroke. David was cremated and no services were held, although Kathleen planned to hold a memorial later in the year.


Bibliography


Screenwriting credits

* '' Ben 10: Alien Force'' ** ''In Charm's Way'' * '' Ben 10: Ultimate Alien'' ** ''Reflected Glory'' ** ''Prisoner Number 775 Is Missing'' ** ''Solitary Alignment'' * ''
Babylon 5 ''Babylon 5'' is an American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label, in association with Straczynski's Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Warner Bros. Domestic Tel ...
'' ** ''Soul Mates'' ** ''There All the Honor Lies'' * ''
Young Justice (TV series) ''Young Justice'' is an American superhero animated television series developed by Brandon Vietti and Greg Weisman for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The show, instead of a direct adaptation of Peter D ...
'' ** ''Secrets'' ** ''Insecurity'' ** ''Bloodlines'' ** ''Intervention'' ** ''Triptych''


References


External links

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Fan-maintained bibliography
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Interviews

* Tramountanas, George A. (October 18, 2007
"X-Position Week 21: Peter David"
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. * Tramountanas, George A. (November 20, 2007
"X-Position Week 26: Peter David"
CBR.com. * Tramountanas, George A. (January 27, 2009
"X-Position: Peter David"
CBR.com. * Mitchel, Bill (June 24, 2009)
"IN-DEPTH: Peter David"
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