Really sorry to hear about Peter David; his work with Star Trek was among the best of the '90s licensed material. I only met him once; it was when I would do part-time at the local comic shop for store credit.
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We had a regular at the shop, a differently-abled young man who absolutely loved the Incredible Hulk. He was, of course, nicknamed Hulk Kid. One Sunday, he was rummaging through the back issue bins when a familiar-looking face from the Comic Buyers' Guide walked through the door.
I greeted him, told him how much I loved his work and let him go about looking around the shop. Hulk Kid had just grabbed an issue of David's run with art by MacFarlane and didn't have enough money for it. I was explaining to him about why it was so expensive.
PD comes up with a stack of cheapish Marvel horror comics and smiles at us. He tells me to add the Kid's book to his tab and then introduced himself to him.
For the next 45 minutes or so, Peter David and Hulk Kid had a wide-ranging, deeply nerdy, and sometimes very funny conversation that I was lucky enough to listen to. It was obvious that he had some experience with the differently-abled; and he treated the Kid like an old friend.
That is sad news indeed. I loved his Next Generation novels. He had a great ear for each character’s voice. His books always felt like an extension of the show.
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