[3][4] Wise began experimenting with animation and live-action film at the age of seven, under the tutelage of several artists and experimental filmmakers, including Len Lye and Stan VanDerBeek.
This led directly to his first television writing job, an episode of Filmation's animated Star Trek series entitled "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth," written in collaboration with Russell L. Bates.
Wise also wrote Transformers episodes during the second and fourth seasons, including the Optimus Prime origin story "War Dawn", the comedy chase format of "Kremzeek", and the final three episodes of the original G1 series "The Rebirth", which Wise was forced to edit from five parts to three due to diminishing popularity of the franchise[citation needed].
In 1987, Wise was given the call to develop and write a five-part animated television pilot based on an independent comic, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Wise helped change the darker toned black and white Mirage title into a fun, bright, cheerful animated show.
Wise next worked on Disney's Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, and Mighty Ducks cartoons, and also wrote three episodes for Batman: The Animated Series, "The Clock King," "The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne" (based on Steve Englehart's comic book story), and the origin story of The Riddler, "If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?".
Comi was a moderately successful imprint (amongst the titles published were the Eisner-nominated After School Nightmare, adapted by Mallory Reaves and edited by Brynne Chandler), but oPlay's digital entertainment app was unsuccessful, leading to the company's bankruptcy.
In 2019, David was announced as part of the team developing a television series based on the life of decorated dog hero Sergeant Stubby, serving as a prequel to the 2018 animated feature film Sgt.
[7] Two years earlier, he was announced to be writing a feature adaptation of the graphic novel Pet Robots for Animal Crackers producer Blue Dream Studios.