Peter David Peter Allen David is an writer , who wrote " Skippy the Jedi Droid " . He is best known for his work in comic books and " " novels and often jokingly describes his occupation as " Writer of Stuff " . David is noted for his prolific writing , characterized by its mingling of real world issues with humor and references to popular culture . He also uses metafiction frequently , usually to humorous effect , as in his work on the comic book " . " David is Jewish , and lives in Long Island , New York . Biography . Comic book work . In the early 1980s he worked for Marvel Comics in their sales department under . While there , he submitted a storyline for " " entitled " " . The story was published , illustrated by , and ran in issues # 107 - 110 of that title . The story focused on the death of the eponymous supporting character in the Spider - Man continuity and the characters ' reactions to it . The story was acclaimed , both critically and popularly , and David left his sales job and became the regular writer of " The Spectacular Spider - Man " for a time . David credits Kalish for influencing him personally and for pushing him into a writing career , writing a moving eulogy to his former boss in " But I Digress " after her sudden death from an aneurysm in 1991 . Soon after his run on " The Spectacular Spider - Man " , he began a lengthy run writing " " , reviving interest in the flagging title and receiving a great deal of critical praise for his efforts . Many fans consider David ' s work on " The Incredible Hulk " to be the definitive interpretation of the character . David ' s recurring themes of Bruce Banner ' s struggle to deal with the childhood abuse he suffered by his father , his periodic changes between the more rageful and less intelligent Green Hulk and the more streetwise , cerebral Gray Hulk , and of being a journeyman hero gave the Hulk what many felt was much more emotional depth than had been seen before . The parental abuse aspect of the character ' s origin was again seen in the by screenwriter Michael France and director Ang Lee . David ’ s other Marvel Comics work during this time frame includes runs on " " , the New Universe series " Merc " and " " , a run on the original " " , the futuristic series " " , about a man in the year 2099 who takes up the mantle of Spider - Man ( the title character of which David co - created ) , and the 2000 and 2002 versions of " " . At in 1990 , David wrote a seven - issue Aquaman miniseries , " " , about the history of Aquaman ' s home of Atlantis , which David has referred to as among the written works of which he is most proud . He would later write a 1996 " Aquaman " miniseries , " Aquaman : Time and Tide " , which would lead to a relaunched monthly " Aquaman " series , the first 46 issues of which he would write from 1994 – 1998 . His run on " Aquaman " gained notoriety , for in the book ' s second issue , Aquaman lost a hand , which was then replaced with a hooked spear , a feature of the character that endured for the duration of David ' s run on the book . He also wrote the " Star Trek " comic book for DC from 1988 – 1991 , when that company held the licensing rights to the property . David ' s run on that title was also a fan favorite , again highlighting his use of humor , stories with strong ties to " Trek " ' s existing continuity . David also enjoyed considerable runs on " " and " " , the latter eventually being cancelled so that DC could use that book ' s characters in a relaunched " " monthly . David ' s work for Dark Horse Comics has included the teen spy adventure " " and " Star Wars Tales " story " Skippy the Jedi Droid " . Other comics series David has worked on include his creator - owned " " , which is published by Claypool Comics , and the Epic Comics title " " , which is also creator - owned . David also took over " " during its First Comics run after left the title . David and his second wife Kathleen also wrote the final English - language text for the first four volumes of the manga series " " for Del Rey Manga . In 2003 , David began writing his newest creator - owned comic , " " , for DC Comics . DC cancelled the title after 20 issues , but David re - started the title at IDW Publishing at the end of 2005 . Other IDW work included a " " one - shot and the " " mini - series , both based on the character from the " " and " " television shows . In 2005 , David briefly returned to " Incredible Hulk " , though he left after only 11 issues because of his workload . He also started a new series , " " , beginning with a twelve - part crossover storyline called " " , which , along with run on " Amazing Spider - Man " , and run on " Marvel Knights Spider - Man , " depicted the webslinger as he discovered he was dying , lost an eye during a traumatic fight with Morlun , underwent a metamorphosis and emerged with new abilities , and new insights into his powers . As tends to be the case when fundamental changes are introduced to long - standing classic comics characters , the storyline caused some controversy among readers for its introduction of retractable stingers in Spider - Man ' s arms , and the establishment of a " totem " from which his powers are derived . David ' s final issue of that title will be # 23 . David also wrote a " " miniseries that year , whose success led to a relaunch of a monthly " " by David . This was a revamped version of the title starring both Madrox and other members of the former " X - Factor " title that David had written in the early 90 ' s , now working as investigators in a detective agency of that name . On February 11 , 2006 , David announced at the WonderCon convention in California in that he had signed an exclusive contract with Marvel Comics . " Fallen Angel " , " Soulsearchers and Company " and David ' s " Spike " miniseries were " grandfathered " into the contract , so as to not be affected by it . The first new project undertaken by David after entering into the contract , which he announced on April 5 , 2006 , was writing the dialogue " " , the comic book spinoff of " " novels , which would be illustrated by . David took over Marvel ' s " " after writer departure , beginning with issue # 22 . Novels . David has written dozens of novels , many of which have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list . His " " novels are among those for which he is best known , including " Q - in - Law " , " I , Q " , " Vendetta " , " Q - Squared " , and " Imzadi " , one of the best - selling Star Trek novels of all time . He created the ongoing novel series , " , " a spin - off from " , " with in 1997 . He has also written five " " novels , three of which were originals , and two of which were adaptations of the TV movies " " and " " . His other novel adaptations include those of the movies " " , " " , " " , " " , " " , " " , " " , " " , " " , and " " . He also wrote an original Hulk novel , " The Incredible Hulk : What Savage Beast " , based on story ideas that he was not permitted to use in the comic book , and an adaptation of an unused " " television script , " " . David has also written original fantasy works . His first novel , " Howling Mad " , is about a wolf that turns into a human being after being bitten by a werewolf . His novel " " , about the reappearance of in modern - day New York City , was also one of his earlier novels , and became a trilogy with the sequels " " , and " " . His " Sir Apropos of Nothing " fantasy trilogy , " Sir Apropos of Nothing " , " The Woad to Wuin " and " Tong Lashing " , features characters and settings completely of David ’ s own creation , as does his 2007 fantasy novel , " Darkness of the Light " , which is the first in a new series of novels titled " The Hidden Earth " . David is writing a new " Sir Apropos of Nothing " story to appear as comic book mini - series , with art by , to be published by IDW Publishing . Other media . David has written for several television series . He wrote two scripts for " Babylon 5 " ( the second - season stories " " and " " ) , and one ( " Ruling from the Tomb " ) for its sequel " " . With actor / writer Bill Mumy , he is co - creator of the television series " " , which ran for two seasons on . He has also written and co - produced several films for Full Moon Entertainment and has made cameo appearances in some of the films as well . Public persona . On more than one occasion , editorial problems or corporate pressure to modify or re - script his plotlines have prompted David to leave books , particularly his decision to leave Marvel ' s " " , due to constantly having to constrain his plots to accommodate crossover events planned around it and other " mutant " titles ( such as " X - Men " , " X - Force " , etc ) . When David abruptly left " The Incredible Hulk " due to editorial pressures , some of the plot points of the character that David established were retcon ned by later creative teams . While such creative - editorial conflict is a commonplace occurrence in comics , departures of creators whose books are fan favorites , as David ’ s often are , tend to generate more notoriety and press within the comic community . Also as such , David ' s personality and high visibility in the comics profession has led to creative or personal differences with some of his comic peers , in particular several public disagreements with " Spawn " creator Todd McFarlane through much of the 90s as the comic book company McFarlane ' s co - founded , Image Comics , came into prominence . This came to a head during a public debate they participated in at Comicfest convention in November 1993 , which was moderated by artist George Pérez . The topic of the debate was McFarlane ’ s claim that Image was not being treated fairly by the media , and by David ’ s weekly " But I Digress " column in the " Comics Buyer ' s Guide " in particular . The three judges , Maggie Thompson , editor of the " Comics Buyer ' s Guide " , William Christensen of Wizard press , and John Danovich of the magazine " Hero Illustrated " , voted 2 - 1 in favor of David , with Danovich voting the debate a tie . David has also engaged in public disagreements with " " editor Gary Groth , Erik Larsen , John Byrne , Marvel Editor - In - Chief Joe Quesada , writer / director , and DC Comics Vice President and Executive Editor Dan DiDio . In an interview with the Girl - Wonder podcast at Dragon * Con , David stated that his favorite female character of his own creation is Lee , the protagonist of " " . He attributed this to the positive reaction he got from female fans for Lee ' s character . Personal life . A seminal moment in David ' s life occurred when he met writer Stephen King at a book signing , and told him that he was an aspiring writer . King signed David ' s copy of " " with the inscription , " Good luck with your writing career . " , which David now inscribes himself onto books presented to him by fans who tell him the same thing . In 1977 , David married Myra David , whom he met at a " Star Trek " convention . Together they had three daughters , Shana , Guinevere and Ariel By 1998 , their marriage was over , and they eventually divorced . David began dating Kathleen O ' Shea , a puppeteer and writer / editor . After dating for three years , David proposed to O ' Shea at the Adventurers Club in Disneyworld on September 3 , 2000 . They married on May 26 , 2001 . Their daughter , Caroline Helen David , was born on December 5 , 2002 , and named after David ' s late friend and coworker , Carol Kalish . David is an avid fan of bowling , and a bowler himself , as is his daughter Ariel . He is also a fan of the New York Mets .