David Schwartz (comic artist)

For other people named David Schwartz, see David Schwartz (disambiguation).

David B. Schwartz is a comic book writer, storyboard artist, and screenwriter.

David B. Schwartz
Occupation(s)	Author, screenwriter

His first published work was in New Mutants Annual #6 (Marvel Comics, 1990). Most notable work is MELTDOWN (Image Comics), which received significant accolades and was named to several annual Top 10 lists for 2006 and 2007.

Since Meltdown, he's worked primarily for Aspen Comics, first on their "Shrugged" spin-off "Aspen Showcase: Ember". At the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, Schwartz was announced as the writer of a new arc of Aspen Comics' series "Fathom", entitled "Fathom: Blue Descent". At the 2011 WonderCon, he was announced as the creator and writer of a new creator-owned series entitled "IDOLIZED", with Micah Gunnell as the artist for the series.

David also dabbled in screenwriting. Credits included the feature film Fighting Gravity (CC Films, 1997, winner of various film festival awards), and the syndicated sketch comedy TV series The Newz. In addition to writing, David has worked in various law, consulting, and executive roles, including spending 17 years, from February 2003 to February 2020, as Assistant General Counsel at The Walt Disney Company.

References

• "Aspen Showcase: Ember" review on AICN: Ambush Bug (March 18, 2009) ["shipping week": "3/4/09 & 3/11/09"]. "AICN COMICS REVIEWS BATTLE FOR THE COWL! PALIN & HILLARY! AMERICAN MCGEE'S GRIMM! WATCHMENSCH! + MUCH MORE!!!". AICN Comics. Vol. 7, no. 44. Ain't It Cool News. "ASPEN SHOWCASE: EMBER #1".
• Meltdown Reviews: ^{[dead link]} (September or October 2006)
• Comic Book Database Entry: Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
• "ABOUT DAVID B. SCHWARTZ". Entertainment Law LLC. Archived from the original on 2024-09-21. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
• "David Schwartz, ESQ". Gonzalo Law. February–June 2025. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
• "Experience | David B. Schwartz". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2025-06-30.