Peter David's Blog, page 110

He Said/She Said in Central Park

So Glenn Beck claims that he was harassed and wine deliberately spilled on his wife by nasty, vicious liberals while trying to watch a Hitchcock film in Central Park. Meanwhile the nasty, vicious liberal in question claims that no one was bothering him, his bodyguards were giving people crap, and the wine spillage was a [...]

I'm almost afraid to say it

What the hell is up with the Mets? Taking two out of three from the A's. Two grand slams in one game after a two year drought. Over .500, finally. Jose Reyes is the most difficult out in the National League. A fluke? Or the start of something? And would management really be tone deaf [...]

"Bronsky's Dates With Death"

My new novelette, "Bronsky's Dates With Death," sees print in the July/August issue of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction which should be going on sale today. It's the story of an elderly man who winds up pissing off everyone with his constant, incessant talk about dying…everyone up to, and including, Death himself. Check [...]

Space Cases, part 3

Originally published July 7, 1995, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1129 The delayed (last installment was in #1125) wrapping of my Space Cases journal (Space Cases being the series pilot created by Bill Mumy and me for Nickelodeon.) April 26, 1995: David Schramm arrives today for his guest appearance on the show. The plot for the [...]

Now What Is Peter Up To?

My Life in a Box

My parents sent me this box of old stuff of mine that's been sitting in their basement for God only knows how long. It's my life and interests for the first eighteen years of my existence in microcosm. Some of it is truly amusing considering where my life's gone. A copy of "MIrror Friend, Mirror [...]

New York Legalizes Same Sex Marriage

Honk if you suddenly want to dump your spouse and marry someone who uses the same public bathrooms you do. PAD

BID Mailbag

Originally published June 30, 1995, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1128 We're cracking open the letter vault here at But I Digress; let's see what we've got: (Letters may be edited for length, but no meanings will be changed or distorted, such as: "Peter, The Incredible Hulk is the best example of lousy comics" becoming "Peter, [...]

Gene Colan

Gene was a wonderfully talented artist with whom I had the distinct honor to work with on several occasions. He will be missed terribly. PAD

How Much Would You Pay?

In several weeks, on July 8, Crazy 8 Press will be going live, and I'm looking for your input on pricing. For those who came in late, C8 is a group publishing endeavor being launched by Mike Friedman, Bob Greenberger, Aaron Rosenberg, Howie Weinstein, Glenn Hauman and yours truly. We'll be offering both original and [...]