Peter David, a prolific writer known for his work in comic books, novels, TV and film, has died.
David’s long run in comic books included “The Incredible Hulk,” “Spider-Man,” “Spider-Man 2099,″ “Aquaman,” “Captain Marvel” and “X-Factor,” among other titles.
His wife, writer, editor and puppeteer Kathleen O’Shea David, who had been giving regular updates on his health, confirmed his death in a post on Facebook.
“Since it is out there. Peter David passed away last night,” she said Sunday. “We are devastated. More when I can write about it.”
David was 68.
A GoFundMe had been started for David and raised more than $111,000 after he lost his Medicaid long-term disability coverage. He had kidney disease and had suffered strokes.
David, born Peter Allen David in Fort Meade, Maryland, grew up in New Jersey before his family moved to Pennsylvania.
He spent part of his childhood in Bloomfield and his teen years in Verona.
David made his debut as an author with the fantasy novel “Knight Life” (1987), an Arthurian tale in which Morgan Le Fay lives in New Jersey (Arthur is in Manhattan).
Peter David, center, with producer Jace Hall, left, Stan Lee and actors America Young and Mark Hamill at San Diego Comic-Con in 2012. Frazer Harrison | Getty Images
He wrote many “Star Trek” novels, including the “Star Trek: New Frontier” series, as well as “Babylon 5″ novels.
David also novelized films including the “Spider-Man” movies, “Iron Man,” “The Incredible Hulk” “Batman Forever” and “Fantastic Four.”
His other books include his original “Sir Apropos of Nothing” fantasy series, which debuted in 2001, and the Peter Pan story “Tigerheart” (2009).
David, who lived on Long Island, also co-wrote Stan Lee’s 2015 graphic novel “Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir.”
With Bill Mumy, he created the sci-fi TV series “Space Cases,” which premiered on Nickelodeon in 1996 and ran for two seasons. His other screen credits included “Babylon 5″ and its spinoff “Crusade” as well as the animated series “Young Justice,” based on his comic book, which aired on Cartoon Network starting in 2010.
He wrote and produced the 1994 sci-fi films “Trancers 4: Jack of Swords” and “Trancers 5: Sudden Deth” as well as “Oblivion” and “Oblivion 2: Backlash″ (1996).
David also wrote the long-running column “But I Digress...” for The Comic Buyer’s Guide.
His video game credits include “Shadow Complex” (2009) for Xbox 360 and “Spider-Man: Edge of Time” (2011).
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