Peter David, Acclaimed Incredible Hulk and X-Factor Writer, Has Died

Peter David, the highly regarded novelist and writer of comics similar The Incredible Hulk, Young Justice, and X-Factor, has died astatine 68. The quality was confirmed by David's person and workfellow Keith R.A. DeCandido via Facebook.

David enjoyed a agelong and prolific vocation astatine Marvel and DC implicit respective decades. He whitethorn beryllium champion remembered for his 12-year tally connected Marvel's The Incredible Hulk series, a sprawling saga that redefined the narration betwixt Bruce Banner and his change ego and earned David and creator Dale Keown an Eisner Award successful 1992. As overmuch arsenic Frank Miller is viewed arsenic the definitive Daredevil writer/artist and Chris Claremont the definitive X-Men writer, David is wide regarded arsenic the astir important and influential Hulk writer of each time.

Art by George Perez. (Image Credit: Marvel)

David is besides good known for co-creating Spider-Man 2099 and for his 2 runs connected X-Factor. David's archetypal X-Factor tally saw the team, which was primitively a reunion of the archetypal 5 X-Men, remade into a government-sanctioned mutant onslaught force. His 2nd X-Factor tally again reinvented the team, this clip arsenic a detective bureau led by Madrox the Multiple Man.

At DC, David enjoyed palmy and influential stints connected books similar Aquaman, Supergirl, and Young Justice. David besides regularly worked connected the Star Trek franchise successful some comic publication and prose form, with his best-known Trek enactment being the 1994 caller Q-Squared.

Outside of books and comics, David worked connected tv shows similar Babylon 5, Young Justice, and Ben 10: Alien Force and wrote video games similar Shadow Complex and Spider-Man: Edge of Time.

David suffered from mediocre wellness successful caller years, opening with a changeable successful 2012. His wellness issues prompted household person Graham Murphy to signifier a GoFundMe run successful 2022 and again successful 2025.

David is survived by his wife, Kathleen O'Shea David, and his 4 children.

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