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Peter Allen David (born September 23 , 1956 ) is an American Writer , best known for his work in Comic Book s and '' Star Trek '' Novel s. David often jokingly describes his occupation as "writer of stuff". David is noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real world issues with Humor and references to Popular Culture . He also uses Metafiction frequently, usually to humorous effect, as in his work on the comic book '' Young Justice .'' David is Jewish , and lives in Long Island , New York. COMIC BOOK WORK In the early 1980s he worked for Marvel Comics in their sales department under Carol Kalish . While there, he submitted a storyline for '' The Spectacular Spider-Man '' entitled " The Death Of Jean DeWolff ". The story was published, illustrated by Rich Buckler , and ran in issues #107-110 of that title. The story focused on the death of the eponymous supporting character in the Spider-Man Continuity and the characters' reactions to it. The story was acclaimed, both critically and popularly, and David left his sales job and became the regular writer of ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' for a time. David credits Kalish for influencing him personally and for pushing him into a writing career, writing a moving eulogy to his former boss in "But I Digress" after her sudden death from an Aneurysm in 1991 . Soon after his run on '' The Spectacular Spider-Man '', he began a lengthy run writing '' The Incredible Hulk '', reviving interest in the flagging title and receiving a great deal of critical praise for his efforts. Many fans consider David's work on ''The Hulk'' to be the definitive interpretation of the character. David's recurring themes of Bruce Banner's struggle to deal with the childhood abuse he suffered by his father (a theme first introduced by writer Bill Mantlo ), his periodic changes between the more rageful and less intelligent Green hulk and the more streetwise, cerebral Gray hulk, and of being a journeyman hero (trying to find a new home after leaving The Avengers) gave ''The Hulk'' what many felt was much more emotional depth than had been seen before. (The notion of parental abuse was again seen in screenwriter Michael France 's script of Ang Lee 's theatrical adaptation of the character, ''Hulk''). David’s other Marvel Comics work include runs on '' Wolverine '', the New Universe series ''Merc'' and '' Justice '', a run on the original '' X-Factor '', the futuristic series '' Spider-Man 2099 '', about a man in the year 2099 who takes up the mantle of Spider-Man (the title character of which David co-created), and the 2000 and 2002 versions of '' Captain Marvel ''. At DC Comics David wrote a 7-issue, 1990 Miniseries , '' The Atlantis Chronicles '', about the history of Aquaman 's home of Atlantis , which David has referred to as among the written works of which he is most proud. He would later write a 1996 Aquaman miniseries subtitled ''Time and Tide'', which would lead to a relaunched monthly ''Aquaman'' series, the first 46 issues of which he would write from 1994 - 1998. His run on ''Aquaman'' gained notoriety, for in the book's second issue, Aquaman lost a hand, which was then replaced with a hooked spear, a feature of the character that endured for the duration of David's run on the book. He also wrote the ''Star Trek'' comic book for DC from 1988 - 1991, when that company held the licensing rights to the property. David's run on that title was also a fan favorite, again highlighting his use of humor, stories with strong ties to Trek's existing continunity. David also enjoyed considerable runs on '' Supergirl '' and '' Young Justice '', the latter eventually being cancelled so that DC could use that book's characters in a relaunched '' Teen Titans '' monthly that would coincide with the debut of a new Animated Television Series based on that team. David's work for Dark Horse Comics has included the teen spy adventure, '' Spy Boy ''. Other comics series David has worked on include his creator-owned '' Soulsearchers And Company '', which is published by Claypool Comics , and the Epic Comics title '' Sachs And Violens '', with art by George Pérez , which is also creator-owned. David also took over '' Dreadstar '' during its First Comics run after Jim Starlin left the title. In 2003 , David began writing his newest creator-owned comic, '' Fallen Angel '', for DC Comics. DC cancelled the title after 20 issues, but David re-started the title at IDW Publishing at the end of 2005 . Also for '' one-shot and the '' Spike Vs. Dracula '' mini-series, both based on the character from the '' Buffy The Vampire Slayer '' and '' Angel '' Television Shows . Also in 2005, David briefly returned to ''Incredible Hulk'', though he left after only several issues because of his workload. He also started a new series, ''Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'', beginning with a 12-part Crossover storyline called "The Other," which, along with J. Michael Straczynski 's run on ''Amazing Spider-Man'', and Reginald Hudlin 's run on ''Marvel Knights Spider-Man,'' depicted the webslinger as he discovered he was dying, lost an eye during a traumatic fight with Morlun , underwent a crysalis and emerged with new abilities, and new insights into his powers. As tends to be the case when fundamental changes are introduced to long-standing classic comics characters, the storyline caused some controversey among readers for its introduction of retractable stingers in Spider-Man's arms, and the establishment of a "totem" from which his powers are derived. David also wrote a '' MadroX '' miniseries that year, whose success led to a relaunch of a monthly ''X-Factor'' by David. 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 90's, now working as investigators in a detective agency of that name. On , 2006, was scripting the comic book Spinoff of Stephen King 's '' The Dark Tower '' novels, which would be illustrated by Jae Lee . {Link without Title} NOVELS David has published dozens of novels, many of which have appeared on the ''. His other novel adaptations include those of the movies '' The Return Of Swamp Thing '', '' The Rocketeer '', '' Batman Forever '', '' Spider-Man '', '' Spider-Man 2 '', '' Hulk '', and '' Fantastic Four '', and the adaptation of an unused '' Alien Nation '' television script, " Body and Soul " David has also written original , 2006 . His ''Sir Apropos of Nothing'' trilogy, ''Sir Apropos of Nothing'', ''The Woad to Wuin'' and ''Tong Lashing'', features characters and settings completely of David’s own creation. OTHER PUBLISHED WORK Before David became a professional writer, he was a prolific author of Fan Fiction , including '' The Tardis at Pooh Corner ''. His opinion column "But I Digress" appears in '' Comics Buyer's Guide '', a monthly comic-book industry newsmagazine. David assisted Star Trek actor James Doohan with Doohan's 1996 Autobiography , ''Beam Me Up, Scotty''. David's instructional book, '' Writing Comics with Peter David '', is scheduled to be published by Writers Digest Books in June 2006. OTHER MEDIA David has written for several Television Series . He wrote two scripts for '' Babylon 5 '', and one for its sequel '' Crusade ''. With actor/writer Bill Mumy , he is co-creator of the television series '' Space Cases '', which ran for two seasons on Nickelodeon . He has also written and co-produced several Film s for Full Moon Entertainment and has made cameo appearances in some of the films as well. PUBLIC PERSONA On more than one occasion, editorial problems or corporate pressure to modify or re-script his plotlines have forced David to leave books, particularly his decision to leave Marvel's '' X-Factor '', due to constantly having to constrain his plots to accommodate crossover events planned around it and other "mutant" titles (such as ''X-Men'', ''X-Force'', etc). When David abruptly left ''The Incredible Hulk'' due to editorial pressures, some of the plot points of the character that David established were reversed by later creative teams. While such creative-editorial conflict is a commonplace occurrence in comics, departures of creators whose books are fan favorites, as David’s often are, tend to generate more notoriety and press within the comic community. Also as such, David's personality and high viability in the comics profession has led to creative or personal differences with some of his comic peers, in particular several public disagreements with ''Spawn'' creator , and Marvel Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada . TRIVIA
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