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Peter David, the prolific comics, games and science fiction writer whose Eisner-award winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk redefined the character, passed away on May 24, 2025. He was 68 years old. No cause of death given, but Mr. David had a series of health issues recently.
"Peter David, the influential and Eisner Award-winning writer of The Incredible Hulk who redefined the character over a 12-year run referred to as David’s “magnum opus,” has died at 68. David’s wife, Kathleen O’Shea David, confirmed the news on social media on Sunday. No cause of death was provided, but the legendary comic creator had suffered from “compounded health problems” in recent years, including kidney failure, a series of strokes, and a mild heart attack per David’s GoFundMe page that was launched in 2022 and reopened in 2025."
"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 included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier 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 Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force[3] and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
"David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff",[3][4] and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor[5][6] and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction[2] and self-reference.[7][8]
"David 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."
His "But I Digress" column in the Comics Buyer's Guide was, for me, a highlight of the magazine in the 1990s. He wrote a lot of Star Trek novels and while I only read one of them it really captured the characters and tone of the series.
His career was expansive, and his impact on popular culture could not be overstated.
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I was certainly a fan. Back when I was buying weekly comics (before Marvel and DC imploded the market in one of their kerbooms of greed and trash) his name on a new one was a plus. And in a world where it seems like very other week it comes out how some author whose works I liked was actually a terrible human being, every time I saw him he was a great guy, and as far as I've heard he really was. IIRC he gave his profits for 'But I Digress...' to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
Yes, he definitely had some Opinions and got in some very public fights, but I mostly thought he was in the right on the things he did like Marvel and DC's terrible greedy policies at the expense of stories, or with Frank Miller for obvious things. But he generally kept it classy. We used to joke about how he left series just when they were super good, but that turned out to be him fighting with his editors (DC/Marvel) about making sure the story stayed good, and if he felt they were dragging it down he'd quit. And then the series would go to bleh.
So yeah, he will be missed!
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