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70-656: Mad Norwegian was founded by Lars Pearson , a former staffer at Wizard Magazine , and is based in Des Moines, Iowa. The majority of the company's output is reference guides to science-fiction series such as Doctor Who , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Angel and The X-Files . As a rule of thumb, such guides examine the continuity that governs each show --- taking into consideration how different episodes reconcile against each other, for instance --- along with critiques, theorizing and behind-the-scenes details. The "About Time" series,

140-564: 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 Ben Reilly , 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

210-545: A 2011 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book for his work on the title. On February 11, 2006, David announced at the WonderCon 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

280-904: A 2013 Hugo Award for Best Related Work. Pearson is a resident of Des Moines, Iowa and is married to Christa Dickson. Dickson helps develop and maintain Iowa Public Televisions's websites and also helps run Mad Norwegian Press. She graduated from Coe College in 2001. Peter David Peter Allen David (born September 23, 1956), often abbreviated PAD , is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk , as well as runs on Aquaman , Young Justice , SpyBoy , Supergirl , Fallen Angel , Spider-Man , Spider-Man 2099 , Captain Marvel , and X-Factor . His Star Trek work includes comic books and novels such as

350-485: 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. 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 Ace Books . Although

420-447: A Mockingbird , Tarzan of the Apes , The Princess Bride , The Essential Ellison , A Confederacy of Dunces , Adams Versus Jefferson , and Don Quixote . David has singled out Ellison in particular as a writer whom he has tried to emulate. David attended New York University , where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. David's first professional assignment

490-692: A brother Wally, seven years his junior, 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 ' Casper and Wendy in a barbershop. He became interested in superheroes through the Adventures of Superman TV series. Although David's parents approved of his reading Harvey Comics and comics featuring Disney characters , they did not approve of superhero books, especially those published by Marvel Comics , feeling that characters that looked like monsters, such as

560-775: 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 ' Sales Department, first as Assistant Direct Sales Manager under Carol Kalish , 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 plots to Dennis O'Neil , but his efforts were unfruitful. Three years into David's tenure as Direct Sales Manager, Jim Owsley became editor of

630-753: A detective agency of that name. David's work on the title garnered praise from Ain't it Cool News , and David has stated that the opt in/opt out policy and greater planning with which Marvel now executes crossover storylines has made his second stint on the title far easier. His decision to explicitly establish male characters Shatterstar and Rictor 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, Rob Liefeld , though Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada supported David's story. David eventually won

700-404: A four-issue miniseries of The Phantom by editor Mike Gold , David quit his sales position to write full-time. David had a brief tenure writing Green Lantern when the character was exclusive to the short-lived anthology series Action Comics Weekly from issues #608–620 in 1988. David took over Dreadstar during its First Comics run, with issue #41 (March 1989) after Jim Starlin left

770-454: A guide book about the television series Angel. He has also written guides for the cartoon series Transformers and G.I. Joe . Pearson's guides have been used by other authors as in the case when author Robert G. Weiner used the G.I. Joe guide and Transformers guide to help write Marvel graphic novels and related publications: an annotated guide to comics . Many of the books Pearson writes are unauthorized, meaning they are not approved by

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840-502: A part of the All-New Marvel NOW! initiative announced at the 2013 New York Comic Con . The opening storyline, which continues events from issue #260 of the previous series, establishes the new corporate-sponsored version of the team, and includes Polaris , Quicksilver , and Gambit . 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

910-464: A particular title, he always does so with a particular person or group of people in mind to which he dedicates it, explaining that he wrote Supergirl for his daughters, Young Justice for a son he might one day have and The Incredible Hulk for his first wife, Myra, who first urged him to accept the job of writing that book. David has further explained that the events of his own life are sometimes reflected in his work, as when, for example, following

980-432: A relaunched Teen Titans monthly. David's work for Dark Horse Comics has 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

1050-873: A series of essay collections pertaining to women and fandom: the Hugo-Award-winning Chicks Dig Time Lords (2010), Whedonistas! (2011) and the Hugo-Award-nominated Chicks Dig Comics (2012), and the Hugo-Award-nominated Chicks Unravel Time (2012). Forthcoming from Mad Norwegian the essay collection Queers Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the LGBTQ Fans Who Love It, with an introduction by John Barrowman and Carole E. Barrowman Lars Pearson Lars Pearson (born 1973, in Iowa )

1120-433: A series of guidebooks to Doctor Who , deviates from this formula somewhat by examining the political and cultural context (as well as the development of television) that influenced Doctor Who on a year-by-year basis during its initial 26-year run (from 1963 to 1989). From 2002 to 2006, Mad Norwegian produced a series of Faction Paradox novels, using concepts and characters as created by Lawrence Miles . The company has

1190-434: 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, and decided not to exploit his position as Sales Manager by promoting the title. Although David attributes

1260-569: Is a re-imagining of Peter Pan with a mix of new and old characters, told as a Victorian bedtime story, much like the classic tale. It was praised by Ain't It Cool News , and honored by the School Library Journal 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

1330-466: Is an American writer, high school teacher, editor, and journalist. He is the owner/publisher of Mad Norwegian Press , a publishing company specializing in reference guides to television shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Angel and Doctor Who , plus the Faction Paradox range of novels and comic books. He is also co-author, with Lance Parkin , of "Ahistory: An Unauthorized History of

1400-481: Is noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference . David has earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award , a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award , a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award . Peter David's paternal grandparents, Martin and Hela David, and his father, Gunter, emigrated to

1470-529: The New Frontier book series. His other novels include 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 Babylon 5 , Young Justice , Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon 's Space Cases , which he co-created with Bill Mumy . David often jokingly describes his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he

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1540-639: The Spike vs. Dracula mini-series, both based on the character from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel 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, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man , beginning with a twelve-part crossover storyline called " The Other ", which, along with J. Michael Straczynski 's run on The Amazing Spider-Man , and Reginald Hudlin 's run on Marvel Knights Spider-Man , depicted

1610-413: The 2003 feature film adaptation by screenwriter Michael France and director Ang Lee . Comic Book Resources 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 , Dale Keown and Gary Frank . Among the new characters he created during his run on the series were

1680-763: The Epic Comics title Sachs and Violens , which he produced with co-creator/artist George Pérez . 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 manga series Negima for Del Rey Manga . In 2003, David began writing another creator-owned comic, Fallen Angel , for DC Comics, which he created in order to make use of plans he had devised for Supergirl after

1750-623: The Riot Squad and the Pantheon . David wrote the first appearance of the Thunderbolts , a team created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley , 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 DC Comics , and being offered the job of writing

1820-645: The Spider-Man 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 Larry Hama . When Owsley became an editor, he purchased a Spider-Man story from David, which appeared in The Spectacular Spider-Man #103 (June 1985). Owsley subsequently purchased from David " The Death of Jean DeWolff ",

1890-553: The Star Trek comic book for DC from 1988 to 1991, when that company held the licensing rights to the property, though he has opined that novels are better suited to Star Trek , whose stories are not highly visual. He and Ron Marz cowrote the DC vs. Marvel intercompany crossover in 1996. David enjoyed considerable runs on Supergirl and Young Justice , the latter eventually being canceled so that DC could use that book's characters in

1960-681: The Thing or the Hulk , or who wore bug-eyed costumes, like Spider-Man , did not appear heroic. As a result, David read those comics in secret, beginning with his first Marvel book, Fantastic Four Annual #3 (November 1965), which saw the wedding of Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman . His parents eventually allowed him to start reading superhero titles, his favorite of which was Superman . He cites John Buscema as his favorite pre-1970s artist. David attended his first comic book convention around

2030-418: The "Many Happy Returns" storyline, but which were derailed by that series' cancellation. That same year, he wrote a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series for Dreamwave that tied into the animated television series broadcast that year. DC canceled Fallen Angel after 20 issues, but David restarted the title at IDW Publishing at the end of 2005. Other IDW work included a Spike: Old Times one-shot and

2100-523: 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

2170-574: The DVD release of The Avengers . On November 24, 2011, David was one of the balloon handlers who pulled the Spider-Man balloon during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade . 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 Carmine Di Giandomenico , as

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2240-464: The Doctor Who Universe," which puts every Doctor Who -related story onto a single timeline from the beginning of the universe to its end. Pearson attended Coe College studying writing at their Writing Center. He was part of the 1995 graduating class. Pearson's writing career started as an editor for a newspaper then moved to magazines. He attained a position with Wizard Entertainment as

2310-628: 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 has related on his blog that it has been delayed until the winter of 2012. David's 2010 novel work includes Year of the Black Rainbow , a novel cowritten with musician Claudio Sanchez of the band Coheed and Cambria , that

2380-600: The United States in the 1930s after the antisemitism in Nazi Germany progressed to the point that Martin's Berlin shoestore became the target of vandalism. David was born September 23, 1956, in Fort Meade, Maryland , to Gunter and Dalia David (née Rojansky), an Israeli Jewish mother who had worked with DNA mappers James Watson and Francis Crick and to whom David credits his sense of humor. He has two siblings,

2450-481: The book series Faction Paradox , about a group of time travelers. Pearson acts as editor for the series. Pearson became a fan of Doctor Who when he saw it broadcast on Iowa's public television station IPTV . His fondness of the show led him to write his first book, I, Who: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who Novels . He uses the books to provide insight into the TV series as well as facts. Pearson has written 12 books on

2520-451: The book's second issue, Aquaman lost a hand, which was then replaced with a harpoon , 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 Super Friends had rendered him. David quit that book over creative differences. David wrote

2590-502: 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. David has stated that his favorite female character of his own creation is Lee, the protagonist of Fallen Angel , which he says is derived from the positive female fan reaction to that character. Characters that David has not written but which he has expressed an interest in writing for

2660-611: The comics medium include Batman , Tarzan , Doc Savage , the Dragonriders of Pern , the Steed / Peel Avengers , and Dracula . He has specifically mentioned interest in writing a Tarzan vs. the Phantom story. David has written for several television series and video games. He wrote two scripts for Babylon 5 (the second-season episodes " Soul Mates " and " There All the Honor Lies "), and

2730-458: The companies that produce the shows and cannot include their pictures. Pearson started his own publishing business, Mad Norwegian Press in 2001. The main focus of the business are guide books to science fiction. It also produces novels from freelance writers such as Harlan Ellison , Steve Lyons and Peter David . In order to keep expenses low, the company only employs two people, Pearson and his wife. In 2002, Mad Norwegian started producing

2800-452: 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 Stephen King 's The Dark Tower novels, which was to be illustrated by Jae Lee , as well as scripting the subsequent Dark Tower comics . David took over Marvel's She-Hulk after writer Dan Slott 's departure, beginning with issue #22. His run, which won praise, ended with issue #38, when

2870-611: The cover of The Incredible Hulk #340, featuring Wolverine , which McFarlane gave to David as a gift, hangs in David's office. David previously wrote his comic book scripts using the Marvel Method , but due to his tendency to overplot, as during his collaboration with McFarlane on The Incredible Hulk , he switched to the full script method, which he continues to use as of 2003 . He has stated that he prefers to plot his comics stories in six-month arcs. He has stated that when he works on

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2940-482: The emotionally disturbed sentient computer in the series finale "A Friend in Need". David has written and co-produced several films for Full Moon Entertainment and has made cameo appearances in some of the films as well. 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

3010-477: The episode " Ruling from the Tomb " for its sequel series, Crusade . With actor/writer Bill Mumy , he is co-creator of the television series Space Cases , which ran for two seasons on Nickelodeon , and which proved to be his most lucrative work. 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,

3080-427: The establishment of a "totem" from which his powers are derived. 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

3150-667: The first comics he had purchased in years. A seminal moment in the course of his aspirations occurred when he met writer Stephen King at a book signing, and told him that he was an aspiring writer. King signed David's copy of Danse Macabre with the inscription, "Good luck with your writing career.", which David now inscribes himself onto books presented to him by fans who tell him the same thing. Other authors that David cites as influences include Harlan Ellison , Arthur Conan Doyle , Robert B. Parker , Neil Gaiman , Terry Pratchett , Robert Crais and Edgar Rice Burroughs . Specific books he has mentioned as favorites include To Kill

3220-757: 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 are 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 Amazon.com . David has stated that he tries to block out different days and different times to work on different projects. He usually works in

3290-410: The history of Aquaman's home of Atlantis , which David has referred to as among the written works of which he is most proud, and his first time writing in the full script format. He later wrote a 1994 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

3360-600: The home location of villain Morgan le Fay in his novel Knight Life , and has often discussed his progressive views on LGBT issues in his column and on his blog. David's interest in comics was rekindled when he saw a copy of Superman vs. Muhammad Ali (1978) while passing a newsstand, and later, X-Men #95 (October 1975), and discovered in that latter book the "All-New, All-Different" team that had first appeared in Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975). These two books were

3430-420: The more rageful and less intelligent Green Hulk and the more streetwise, cerebral Gray Hulk, and of being a journeyman hero, which were inspired by The Incredible Hulk #312 (October 1985), in which writer Bill Mantlo (and possibly, according to David, Barry Windsor-Smith ) had first established that Banner had suffered childhood abuse at the hands of his father. These aspects of the character were later used in

3500-544: The morning, for example, on novels, and does comics-related work in the afternoon. Having previously used Smith Corona typewriters, he writes on a Sony Vaio desktop computer, using Microsoft Word for his comics and novel work, and Final Draft for his screenplays. When writing novels, he sometimes outlines the story, and sometimes improvises as he is writing. Following his stroke in December 2012, David began using DragonDictate to write. Todd McFarlane 's original art for

3570-658: 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 Bloomfield, New Jersey , in a small house at 11 Albert Terrace, and attended Demarest Elementary School . His family later moved to Verona, New Jersey , where he spent his adolescence. By

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3640-514: The price guide editor for the magazine Wizard: The Comics Magazine , a magazine about comic books. He later worked for collectables magazines including ToyFare about collectible action figures and InQuest Gamer , a magazine devoted to collectible card games . While working at ToyFare , he was interviewed by U.S. News & World Report for his expertise in collectables. Pearson later moved into writing guide books for television shows. He wrote Redeemed: The Unauthorized Guide to Angel ,

3710-820: The publication of the third part of the digital novel, The Returned , the final New Frontier novel to date. David's other science fiction tie-in novels include writing five Babylon 5 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 movies The Return of Swamp Thing , The Rocketeer , Batman Forever , Spider-Man , Spider-Man 2 , Spider-Man 3 , Hulk , The Incredible Hulk , Fantastic Four , and Iron Man . He wrote an original Hulk novel, The Incredible Hulk: What Savage Beast , and an adaptation of an unused Alien Nation television script, "Body and Soul". David's 2009 novel Tigerheart

3780-506: The request of Pocket Books 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 ; and Imzadi , one of the best-selling Star Trek novels of all time. 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. New Frontier continued until September 2015, with

3850-457: The resentment stirred by Owsley's purchase of his stories may have permanently damaged Owsley's career. Months later, Bob Harras offered David The Incredible Hulk , as it was a struggling title that no one else wanted to write, which gave David free rein to do whatever he wanted 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

3920-473: 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 King Arthur in modern-day New York City. Another early novel of his, Howling Mad , is about a wolf that turns into a human being after being bitten by a werewolf . Ace Books hired David to write the Photon and Psi-Man novels, though they published them under

3990-577: 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 Halo video game, a 2009 Ben 10: Alien Force manga book published by Del Rey, Ben Folds Four , a " Little Mermaid " story in Jim Valentino 's Fractured Fables anthology that

4060-407: The story's poor sales to this decision, he asserts that such crossing over from Sales to Editorial is now common. In the Marvel offices, a rumor circulated that it was actually Owsley who was writing the stories attributed to David. Nonetheless, David says he was fired from Spectacular Spider-Man by Owsley due to editorial pressure by Marvel's Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter , and he has commented that

4130-645: The television series Doctor Who and is considered an expert on the show. The Des Moines Science Fiction Society has labeled him "one of the foremost experts on 'Doctor Who' in North America." Pearson's expertise on Doctor Who makes him sought out by fans of the show and science fiction conventions and he has hosted Doctor Who pledge drives on public television. Pearson is often a featured speaker at Doctor Who festivals and appears at many major science fiction conventions. Pearson's book About Time 3: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who (Seasons 7 to 11) (2nd Edition)

4200-535: 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 has described how both of them were targets of ostracism and harassment from homophobes . Although his family eventually moved to Pennsylvania , his experiences in Verona soured him on that town and shaped his liberal sociopolitical positions regarding LGBT issues. He later made Verona

4270-494: The time that Jack Kirby 's New Gods premiered, after asking his father to take him to one of Phil Seuling '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

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4340-406: 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 Joey Cavalieri . The book was cancelled two issues later, along with the entire 2099 line. In 1990, David wrote a seven-issue Aquaman miniseries , The Atlantis Chronicles , for DC Comics , about

4410-453: 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 Wolverine , the New Universe series Mark Hazzard: Merc and Justice , a run on the original X-Factor , and the futuristic series Spider-Man 2099 , about a man in the year 2099 who takes up the mantle of Spider-Man,

4480-433: The villainous Jackal . 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

4550-415: 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. As tends to be the case when fundamental changes are introduced to long-standing classic comics characters, the storyline caused some controversy among readers for its introduction of retractable stingers in Spider-Man's arms, and

4620-636: 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 The Phantom for publishing company Hermes Press , a story that David, reportedly had wanted to write for many years. In 2015, Simon and Schuster published Stan Lee 's autobiographical graphic novel, Amazing Fantastic Incredible , which David co-wrote, and which became

4690-703: Was covering the World Science Fiction Convention held in Washington in 1974 for the Philadelphia Bulletin . David eventually gravitated towards fiction after his attempts at journalism did not meet with success. His first published fiction appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction in 1980. He sold an op-ed piece to The New York Times , but overall his submissions that met with rejection far outnumbered those accepted. David eventually gave up on

4760-584: Was on the longlist for the BSFA award for non-fiction in 2009. Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It , a book in which Pearson served as publisher, won a 2011 Hugo Award for Best Related Work. "Chicks Dig Comics: A Celebration of Comic Books by the Women Who Love Them" and "Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who" have both been nominated for

4830-443: Was praised by Ain't It Cool News , an adaptation of the 1982 film Tron that was released to tie in with that film's 2010 sequel , and a John Carter of Mars 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 Robert Greenberger . David wrote the script for Avengers: Season One , an original graphic novel published to promote

4900-454: Was released with the band's album of the same name, and a Fable original novel The Balverine Order , set between the events of Fable II and Fable III . 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 Bob Greenberger , were assembling an electronic publishing endeavor called Crazy Eight Press to publish e-books directly to fans,

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