Peter David
Peter Allen David (born September 23, 1956 in Fort Meade , Maryland ) is an American novelist and comic book writer and occasional screenwriter.
Life
David has excelled as a comic book writer in the past. He worked for Marvel Comics as a writer on series such as Hulk , Captain Marvel , Spider-Man , Wolverine and X-Factor , while for Marvel’s competitor DC Comics he wrote stories for series such as Supergirl , The Atlantis Chronicles , Young Justice and Aquaman composed.
In addition, he mainly writes novels based on computer games or movies. He has also written more than a dozen Star Trek novels . Particularly noteworthy in this context is the book series Star Trek: New Frontier created by David , which designs and pursues a specific scenario within the franchise universe.
Since 1993 he has also occasionally appeared as a screenwriter. As such, he was involved in a number of Charles Band productions, and he was also involved in various television series. So he wrote two episodes of the television series Babylon 5 .
In late December 2012, David suffered a stroke from which he has since recovered.
Works
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Imzadi
- Star Trek The Next Generation - Hero's Death
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Imzadi 2
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Imzadi Forever
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Q²
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Lesson in Love
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Vendetta
- Star Trek: Classic - The Disinherited
- Star Trek: Classic - The Rift in the Continuum
- Star Trek: New Frontier (German also: Star Trek: The new frontier)
- 23 novels so far (as of 2016), see main article: Star Trek: New Frontier
- Mr speaking of nieces
- Star Trek - TNG: Double Helix - 5: Double or Nothing
- Batman Forever (film adaptation) ISBN 978-0-4466-0217-4 .
- Spider-Man (film adaptation) ISBN 978-3-4538-6112-1 .
- Spider-Man 2 (film adaptation) ISBN 978-3-4538-7730-6 .
- Spider-Man 3 (film adaptation) ISBN 978-3-8332-1566-7 .
- Fantastic Four (film adaptation) ISBN 978-1-4165-0980-6 .
- Hulk (film adaptation) ISBN 978-3-4538-6834-2 .
- Battlestar Galactica - Sagittarius is Bleeding ISBN 978-0-7653-1607-3 .
- Iron Man (film adaptation) ISBN 978-0-3455-0609-2 .
- Halo - Hell Jumpers (Comic)
- Fable - The Order of the Balverines
- Transformers 3 (film adaptation) ISBN 978-0-3455-2915-2 .
- Battleship (film adaptation) ISBN 978-0-3455-3537-5 .
- A Perfect Beast-After Earth (together with Michael Jan Friedman & Robert Greenberger ), prequel for the film After Earth ISBN 978-0-3455-4054-6 .
- After Earth (film adaptation) ISBN 978-0-3455-4320-2 .
- Halo - Hunters in the Dark ISBN 978-3-8332-3261-9 .
- Pyramid Schemes: A Tale of Sir Apropos of Nothing ISBN 978-0-9836-8777-1 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1994: Trancers 4 (Trancers 4: Jack of Swords)
- 1994: Alien Desperados (Oblivion)
- 1994: Trancers 5 (Trancers 5: Sudden Deth)
- 1994–1995: Babylon 5 (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1995: Badlands (Oblivion 2: Backlash)
- 1996–1997: Space Cases (TV series)
literature
- Jens H. Altmann: Cowboys and Aliens. A conversation with Peter David. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): The Science Fiction Year 1999. Wilhelm Heyne Verlag , Munich 1999, ISBN 3-453-14984-X , pp. 787-798.
Web links
- Peter David, writer of stuff Official website of Peter David (English)
- Literature by and about Peter David in the catalog of the German National Library
- Peter David on the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Peter David in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Works by and about Peter David at Open Library
- Peter David Fantastic Fiction Bibliography
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | David, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | David, Peter Allen (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Meade , Maryland |