Peter David

Self proclaimed writer of stuff. He has writeen for almost every conceivable media and has acquired a substantial following in each. He has written novles, screenplays, comic books, interactive books, television programs, essays and short stories.

One of the most prolific comic book writers, his stories are characterized by their deft mingling of real world issues with humour and references to popular culture. Some of the highlights of his career include a ground-breaking and award-winning twelve year stint on the Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Aquaman, Star Trek, Sachs and Violens, The Atlantis Chronicles, Heroes Return, X-Factor, Wolverine, Merc, Justice, Soulsearchers and Company, The Phantom and many others.

In the literary field, Peter has had over forty novels published, including numerous appearances on the New York Times Bestsellers List. He is probably best known for his high profile Star Trek novels including Imzadi one of the best selling Star Trek novels of all time. He is also the co-creator and author of the bestselling New Frontier series. He has also written original science fiction and fantasy works including Knight Life, Howling Mad and the Psi-Man adventure novels. His opinion column "But I Digress" is a staple of the Comic Buyer's Guide magazine and one of the consistently popular features.

Peter is the co-creator, with popular science fiction icon Bill Mumy (of Lost in Space and Babylon 5 fame) of the Cable Ace Award-nominated science fiction series Space Cases, which ran for two seasons on Nickelodeon. He has also written several scripts for the Hugo Award winning TV series Babylon 5, and the sequel series Crusade, as well as the animated series Roswell. He has also written several films for Full Moon Entertainment and co-produced two of them, including two installments in the popular Trancers series as well as the science fiction western spoof Oblivion, which won the Gold Award at the 1994 Houston International Film Festival for best Theatrical Feature Film, Fantasy/Horror category.

Peter's awards and citations span not only an assortment of fields, but the globe. They include: the Haxtur Award 1996 (Spain), Best Comic script; OZCon 1995 award (Australia), Favorite International Writer; Comic Buyers Guide 1995 Fan Awards, Favorite writer; Wizard Fan Award Winner 1993; Golden Duck Award for Young Adult Series (Starfleet Academy), 1994; UK Comic Art Award, 1993; Will Eisner Comic Industry Award, 1993.