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R.I.P Peter David
https://comicbook.com/comics/news/pe...er-man-writer/
Prolific comics writer of the 80s and 90s Peter David has had health issues the last three years with kidney failure and multiple mild strokes. He ascended this morning at rhe age of 68.
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Very sad.
Maybe I shouldn't be a stickler about this but maybe this thread could be moved to the TMNT comics section? He did write a TMNT comic after all.
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05-25-2025, 06:09 PM
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Overlord
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Another person who died.
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05-25-2025, 08:03 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Midwest, U.S.A.
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Peter David was a terrific writer. One of the talented workhorses of pop culture, up there with guys like Kurt Busiek and David Michelinie. Guys like that who pumped out reliably readable content at every turn on any project they worked. Those guys who don't get enough credit in the industry but are the real content and idea producers.
Loved Peter David's work spanning the comics to the novels, especially his Star Trek TNG stuff all of which I have here next to me in my office. Sad and sorry to see him go. |
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05-26-2025, 01:14 AM
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Overlord
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP!
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One of THE greatest. They need to name an award after him at the Eisners or give out a dedicated post-humous lifetime achievement award for him next year. PAD is a certified hall of famer in any pop culture category. He could do it all.
He was to Hulk what Claremont was to X-Men, inseparable from everything the character is, PAD's legacy is built into that character's DNA and lore for all time. Without Spider-Man 2099, we wouldn't have had a compelling Spider-Verse sequel, or one of the greatest run of books in the 1990s. PAD proved you don't need Peter Parker to be able to enjoy Spider-Man all over again. The one career goal that baffingly eluded him was never getting a crack at the flagship title, Amazing Spider-Man. Shocking considering his body of work. Whenever he got to work with Peter, it was always of a high standard and did stuff the mainline writers just would never bother with. Thankyou PAD for the influence that you were, and for being so generous with your time for fans. Marvel don't have many like you. |
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