Titan Peter David of the comic industry passed away at the age of 68 after years of fighting a series of health complications, including kidney disease. A friend of Keith Decandido, a sci-fi writer and friend of David, checked the news on her Facebook page.
“We just got news that Peter David lost his rather long fight last night in his failed physical form,” wrote Decandido. “For the past 30 and a half years, he has been a respected creator, a good friend, a precious colleague and a great person in general.”
Peter David is best known in the comic world for his radical change of character in his legendary 12-year run with the incredible Hulk in the 1980s. He is also synonymous with Spider-Man and has written other major heroes for both Marvel and DC, including Captain Marvel and Aquaman. Recently, David wrote Symbiote Spider-Man.
David was sick for years. The GoFundMe page was set up to support his medical expenses, which had received more than $100,000 in donations at the time of his writing.
David is survived by his wife Kathleen O’Shea David and daughters Ariel, Shana, Gwen and Caroline.
AIPT spreads the deepest sympathy to Peter David’s family, friends and fans. May he rest in peace.
