Legendary c💛omic writer Peter David has died at the age 🎀of 68, as posted by his wife Kathleen O'Shea David. David's death comes after a long battle with chronic kidney disease along with a series of strokes.

"Since it is out there. Peter David passed away last night. We are devastated. More when I can write about it," reads the simple announcing🐬 his May 24 death.

Peter David's comic career began in 1985 with a series of Spider-Man stories, including the now classic tale 'The Death of Jean DeWolff.' This was quickly followed by a run on Hulk that wound up lasting for 12 years, including the creation of Bruce Banner's extra-intelligent 'Pr﷽ofessor Hulk' persona, and the flash-forward story Avengers: Future Imperfect, which introduced the Maestro, an evil dictator version of Hulk who became the arch-enemy of his form🧔er teammates.

David's other major Marvel work included co-creating Spider-Man 2099, turning Genis-Vell into a new Captain Marvel, and of cours𒈔e, a years-long run on X-Factor that took the team through multiple incarnations, from a government-sponsored mutant team, to a private investigation agency, and even into the world of corporate superheroes.

David also wrote for DC throughout the '90s, with especially notable ru❀ns on Aquaman and Supergirl. For the former, David is responsible for relaunching Aquaman in the '90s, revamping him from a colorful adventurer to a sea-faring badass with a savage, bea🅠rded look and a hook hand. And for Supergirl, David wrote an 81-issue run that rebooted the character not as a Kryptonian survivor, but as a genetically-engineered alien weapon who took on a form that honored Superman.

Throughout his career, David won numerous awards, including multiple Eisner Awards. He was also well-known as a pro꧅se writer, particularly for his work on num☂erous Star Trek novels, including some of the best selling Trek novels of all time.