The major project at the moment is one that I’ve not announced before this: I’m writing the novelization for the upcoming “Iron Man” movie which will be hitting theater in May of 2008. The novelization will be published by Del Rey. The deadline on the book is tight, but I should have no trouble hitting it. Rock solid script (although naturally I can’t go into any details.)
When I’m not doing that, I’m working on proofreading the galleys for “Tigerheart.” I also just finished rewrites on two scripts for Marvel’s “Hulk Adventures” series. I love writing “Adventures” books: One-offs that get to the core of the characters and are all-age appropriate.
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Jeffrey, that post of yours has been stuck in my head for the last few hours. It’s really been bugging me. I THINK the reason is because, well, in addition to some movies not being very well done, a book really just lets you create the whole thing in your head, whereas usually a movie just leaves you wanting more. (BTW, this is a really ironic thought for a video editor.)
Good luck with the writing the deadlines.
I look forward to your novelization of the Ironman movie. I’m glad to hear you are writing it.
Happy cheap candy day!
Hmmm. I have learned never to read Peter’s novelizations until after I see the movie unless I do not intend to ever see the movie. His novelizations are ususally so far superior to the film, it is embarrassing. Case in point, Peter’s THE RETURN OF THE SWAMP THING. Heck, Peter was even able to sneak in Alan Moore as a character.
“I”, you left out at least one. “Galley” can also refer to the kitchen on a ship.
Stacy – Written properly, the Sentry/Hulk fight shouldn’t be one. When all else fails, Sentry just tosses the Hulk into the sun. Hulk’s tough. He’s not THAT tough.
Great news.
Sean: I am uncertain whether the problem of translating fantastic action to film lies in the qualities of print and film as different media or in the present limitations of film technology. If it is the latter, at some point film will be able to do what it cannot now. If it is the former, there will always be an essential difference between print and film. I am tending toward that position. As an example, I found both the books and the films of “The Lord of the Rings” (and many other tales) very pleasing, but completely distinct from each other in some fundamental way. Perhaps it is that print addresses the mind differently than does film, but I suspect that it goes further. Film must deal with concrete images, while print requires the mind to create its own impressions. Gandalf is, in the books, whatever one sees as a mysterious wizard in gray. In the films, he is, and has to be, Ian McKellen in a beard and cloak – a good image, and a well played performance, but still one choice, predetermined for the viewer. I think print may always address the brain in a broader and more subtle way than the visual.
“I”, you left out at least one. “Galley” can also refer to the kitchen on a ship.
Well, I didn’t really. It was covered in Seab’s question, which I directly quoted at the top of my post: “I may be showing just how big the rock I live under is, but, other than the place to make food on a ship, but what’s a galley?”
I was just wondering if you were going to write any more new frontier books? I really miss eppy and mac.
The StarWolf said:
“Written properly, the Sentry/Hulk fight shouldn’t be one. When all else fails, Sentry just tosses the Hulk into the sun. Hulk’s tough. He’s not THAT tough.”
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“Puny human throw Hulk into source of Gamma Rays. Now who is mindless.”
I kinda had an inkling you’d be doing the Shellhead novelization. I must be psychic. Or a fanboy.
Great to hear that you’re writing some Marvel Adventures stuff; it’s practically the only stuff I read from Marvel these days, I really loved your previous MA: Spider-Man stuff (Spider-Man and Hawkeye written by PAD, I think I died and went to heaven), and I’m looking forward to the digests of these. (I tend to buy the digests, not the single issues.)
Peter, have you ever considered writing a book? I really like your style, and would certainly buy a novel with your name on it.
I’m sorry if you did wrote one already and I didn’t hear about. I’m brazilian, and this kind of material doesn’t get translated to portuguese very often. I have only recently discovered the books written by Neil Gaiman, which, if may I say, are pretty good.
Anyway, do you have any plans on writing a book?
Vlad, PAD has actually written several novels. If you look for his name on Amazon.com, you’ll find them mixed in with the comic works.
Thanks! I did found those, but I didn’t know if it was the same Peter David.
I understand, sometimes there is more than one author with the same name. The easiest way to make sure is to select a book that you’re sure of from Amazon, like one of his Trade Paperbacks. Then click on the “Peter David” link listed under the title. That will make sure that you only get books by this particular Peter David.
I truly love your SPIDER MAN 3 and I read it for like 7 times. Looking forward for the Iron Man book! Your books made my adrenaline racing like crazy!
Question: Does Peter David not read the comments section? I’ve seen various people ask to elaborate on the future book that is Tigerheart, but never any reply. Why this complete lack of any response to people who even bother coming to the site?
Mr D,
I just finished Before Dishonor, your new Next Generation novel, and really enjoyed it. Now I’ll be backtracking to pick up your others. I spent almost all of yesterday in a hospital waiting room, waiting, of all things, so the company of your novel was very much appreciated. It was great to be flying with the Enterprise again !
I’ll be starting Sagittarius is Bleeding tonight, my wife had, I just learned, purchased it for me some time ago, and placed it within her Nicholas Sparks collection, a section of bookshelf I tend to avoid. So I have another PAD novel ready to go.