Brief History

Peter David is a writer known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC and his long runs on the Incredible Hulk (which lasted over ten years) and the original X-Factor series. He is currently writing a second volume of X-Factor, witch he started in 2006 with now more then 100 issues and counting. He has introduced popular characters like Marlo Jones, Maestro, Joe Fixit, and Phyla-Vell. Peter David is the writer adapting Stephen King's Dark Tower series. He also wrote the dialogue and the story for the 2011 video game, Spider-man: Edge of time.

His writing is known for its comedy and pop culture references as well as his love for letter-pages and funny recap pages, in witch he also tells stories about what is going on with his wife and daughters.

In December 2012, Peter had a stroke while on vacation in Florida. At the moment he is recovering from this stroke, planning to make a quick recovery and writing his books.

However, he has, with the help of his wife, been slowly recovering, he is already walking well, goes to therapy, and works out a lot.

Peter David died on May 24th 2025 after being hospitalized with poor health (kidney failure, several strokes, and a mild heart attack). His passing was confirmed by his wife Kathleen O'Shea David on Facebook.

Arcs

• The Isolationist

• Messiah CompleX

• The Only Game In Town

Characters Created by Peter David

• Achilles (Pantheon)
• Agamemnon
• Ajax
• Andromeda
• Arm'Cheddon
• Miss Arrow
• Ashema the Listener
• Atalanta (Pantheon)
• Atlan
• Briquette
• Cassiopea
• Marlo Chandler
• Charybdis
• Elijah Cross
• Cyber
• Damian Tryp
• Rockwell Davis
• Deep Blue
• Delphi
• El Dorado
• El Muerto
• Empress
• Harm
• Hector
• Isolationist
• Jason
• Jazinda
• Supergirl (Ariella Kent)
• Madman (Marvel)
• Maestro
• Mercy
• Nasty Boys
• Pantheon
• Paris
• Perseus
• Phyla Vell
• Promethueus
• Ramrod
• Random
• Rhapsody
• Scylla
• Sin Eater
• Slab
• Specialist
• SpeedFreek
• Spiderman 2099
• Spider-Man 2211
• Tracer
• Trauma
• Ulysses