| Jeph Loeb | |
Loeb at Comic Con San Diego 2007. Comic-Con International San Diego, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, is an annual multigenre Fan convention founded as the Golden Photograph by Empath Studios. |
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| Birth name | Joseph Loeb III |
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| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Executive Producer |
| Notable works | Batman: Hush, Superman/Batman Batman: The Long Halloween |
| Awards | Nominated Emmy Award, WGA Award HEROES Season 1,
Eisner Awards (4 times), Wizard Awards (5 times), Jules Verne Award, Honorary Doctorate, St. Hush is a 2002-2003 Comic book Story arc that ran through the Batman monthly series Superman/Batman is a monthly Comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular characters Batman The Long Halloween is a 13-issue Comic book Limited series written by Jeph Loeb with art by Tim Sale. Edwards University Austin Texas |
Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an Emmy and WGA nominated American film and television writer, producer and award-winning comic book writer. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Loeb is a Co-Executive Producer on the NBC hit show Heroes, and was formerly a producer/writer on the TV series Smallville and Lost. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Heroes is an American Science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring, which premiered on NBC on September Lost is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American serial drama television series.
A four-time Eisner Award winner and five-time Wizard Fan Awards winner (see below), Loeb's comic book career includes work on many major characters, including Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, Hulk, Captain America, Cable, Iron Man, Daredevil, Supergirl, the Avengers, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, much of which he has produced in collaboration with artist Tim Sale, who provides the comic art seen on Heroes. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is a prize given for creative achievement in American Comic books It is named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner The Wizard Fan Awards are awards for the Comic book industry given out annually by Wizard The Comics Magazine. Spider-Man is a Fictional character appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon This article is about the comic book character and series For all other media appearances see Hulk in other media. Cable is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Iron Man is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Daredevil is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Supergirl is a fictional Comic book superheroine that is depicted as a female counterpart to the DC Comics iconic Superhero Superman The Avengers is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight is a Comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics. Tim Sale (born 1956) is an American Eisner Award -winning comic book artist.
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Jeph Loeb was born in Stamford, Connecticut. Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. [1] He reportedly read his first comic book during the summer of 1970. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [2] By winter of the same year, Jeph was apparently fascinated enough to convince his father to purchase the comic book collection of one Tom Chicarella on his behalf. Tom was from Brooklyn, New York and the sold collection reportedly included every issue published by Marvel Comics between 1961 and late 1970. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
His later stepfather was a vice-president at Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, where Jeph met one of his mentors and greatest influences in comic book writing, the writer Elliot Maggin. Brandeis University is a private research University with a Liberal arts focus located in Waltham Massachusetts, United States. One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Elliot S Maggin, also spelled Elliot S! Maggin (born 1950 is an American writer of comic books film television and novels Jeph however attended Columbia University. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Master's degree in Film. [3] His instructors included Miloš Forman and Paul Schrader. Jan Tomáš Forman (ˈjan ˈtomaːʃ ˈforman born February 18, 1932) better known as Miloš Forman (ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman is a Czech-American Paul Joseph Schrader (born July 22, 1946 in Grand Rapids Michigan) is an American Screenwriter and Film director
His debut in filmmaking was his collaboration with Matthew Weisman in authoring the script of Teen Wolf. Teen Wolf (first released on August 23, 1985, by Atlantic Releasing Corporation) is an American Film starring Michael The film was released on August 23, 1985 and was a notable starring role for Michael J. Fox. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American Loeb and Weisman then collaborated in writing the script of Commando. Commando is a 1985 American Action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film was released on October 4, 1985 and starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor
His next screen credit was the film Burglar, released on March 20, 1987. Burglar is a 1987 American comedy Film directed by Hugh Wilson and distributed by Warner Bros Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The plot was based on the novels of Lawrence Block about fictional burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr. Lawrence Block (born June 24, 1938) is an acclaimed contemporary American crime writer best known for two long-running New York -set series about Bernie Rhodenbarr is the Fictional protagonist of the Burglar series of comic mystery novels by Lawrence Block. His collaborators were Weisman and Hugh Wilson. Hugh Wilson (b August 21, 1943) is a director writer and actor The film was atypical for the time, featuring a female comedic role for starring actress Whoopi Goldberg. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television His second film that year was Teen Wolf Too, a sequel of Teen Wolf, which was co-written by Weisman and Tim Kring. Teen Wolf Too ( 1987) is an American Comedy film first released on November 20 1987. Richard Timothy "Tim" Kring (born July 9, 1957 in El Dorado County, California, United States) is an American The film was released on November 20, 1987. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The film featured teen idol Jason Bateman and veteran actor John Astin. Teen idols refers to someone idolized by teens a teen idol is often young but in many cases no longer teenaged Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969) is a Golden Globe -winning and Emmy Award -nominated American Actor. John Allen Astin (born March 30, 1930) is an Oscar -nominated American Actor who has appeared in numerous Films and Loeb would re-team with Kring almost two decades later for the TV series Heroes.
Four years later, Loeb was working on a script for The Flash as a feature with Warner Bros. While the script deal fell through, Loeb met then publisher Jenette Kahn who asked Loeb to write a comic book for DC. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Jenette Kahn is an American Comic book editor and executive She joined DC Comics in 1976 as Publisher, and five years later was promoted
In 2002, Jeph Loeb wrote the script for the episode of Smallville, entitled "Red", which introduced Red kryptonite into the series. Kryptonite is a mineral from the Superman mythos originating in the Superman Radio show series He became a supervising producer, and has written many episodes since then. He signed a three-year contract, and although producers Miles Millar and Alfred Gough offered to keep him on for future seasons, Loeb left to care for his son, who had cancer (See Comics Career below). [4]
Loeb later became a writer/producer on the ABC TV series Lost during that show's second season. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Lost is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American serial drama television series. Leaving Lost, Loeb went on to become Co-Executive Producer and writer on the NBC drama Heroes, which his colleague Tim Kring had created. Heroes is an American Science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring, which premiered on NBC on September Loeb wrote the teleplay for the first-season episodes "One Giant Leap" and "Unexpected". " One Giant Leap " is the third episode of the first season of the NBC Science fiction drama series Heroes. " Unexpected " is the sixteenth episode of the first season of the NBC Science fiction drama series Heroes [5] The show prominently features the artwork of Tim Sale, Loeb's longtime artistic collaborator from his comics work. Tim Sale may refer to Tim Sale (artist, a comic book artist Tim Sale (politician, a Canadian politician [6]
The series was nominated for the 2007 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, and a Writers Guild of America award for Best New Series. The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE representing [7] It won The People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama, as well the Saturn Award for Best Network Television Series. Note This article does not pertain to the People's Choice Awards presented at the British Comedy Awards show in the United Kingdom, or to an awards show The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in Science fiction, Fantasy It was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Dramatic Television Series. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner [8]
Loeb and Tim Kring were presented with the Jules Verne Award for Artistic Achievement at the Jules Verne Festival in Paris, France on April 22, 2007 for their work on Heroes. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [9] Loeb himself was also presented with a belated 2005 Jules Verne Award for Best Writing for his work on Smallville, which he had not previously been given because his trip to the Festival that year had been cancelled due to his son's health. [10]
Loeb is known for his extensive use of narration boxes as monologues to reveal the inner thoughts of characters.
Jeph Loeb's first comic work was Challengers of the Unknown vol. The Challengers of the Unknown is a group of Fictional characters in Comic books published by DC Comics. 2 #1 - #8 (March -October 1991). Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The mini-series also featured notable guest appearances by Doctor Fate (Eric and Linda Strauss), Batman, James Gordon, Guy Gardner and Lois Lane. Doctor Fate (also known by the Diminutive, Fate) is the name of a succession of fictional sorcerers who appear within DC Comics ' universe Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created James Worthington "Jim" Gordon is a Fictional character who appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. Guy Gardner is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero published by DC Comics. Lois Lane-Kent is the primary love interest in the DC Comics ’ Superman stories Most notably, it was the first of many collaborations with Tim Sale. Tim Sale (born 1956) is an American Eisner Award -winning comic book artist. [11] Their later collaborations included the "Year 1"-centered Batman: The Long Halloween, Batman: Dark Victory, and Superman For All Seasons. Batman Year One is the title of an American Comic book Story arc written by Frank Miller, illustrated by David Mazzucchelli Batman The Long Halloween is a 13-issue Comic book Limited series written by Jeph Loeb with art by Tim Sale. Batman Dark Victory was a 14-part Comic book Limited series written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Tim Sale. Superman For All Seasons was a 4-issue Comic book Limited series written by Jeph Loeb with art by Tim Sale, and was originally
Loeb's other comic works include the Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Specials, The Long Halloween, a 13-issue limited series and Dark Victory, a 14-issue limited series set in the first years of the hero's career. Batman The Long Halloween is a 13-issue Comic book Limited series written by Jeph Loeb with art by Tim Sale. A limited series is a term originated by Marvel Comics referring to a Comic book series with a set number of issues A limited series is a term originated by Marvel Comics referring to a Comic book series with a set number of issues The Long Halloween was one of 3 noted comics that influenced the 2005 feature film Batman Begins, the others being Batman: The Man Who Falls and Batman: Year One. Batman Begins is a 2005 American Superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman, directed by Batman The Man Who Falls is a 1989 Comic book story by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Giordano. Batman Year One is the title of an American Comic book Story arc written by Frank Miller, illustrated by David Mazzucchelli [12]
In 2003, Loeb teamed with artist Jim Lee to create the year-long story arc Batman: Hush, the highest selling DC comic in over ten years. Jim Lee (born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-American Comic book Artist, Creator and Publisher. Hush is a 2002-2003 Comic book Story arc that ran through the Batman monthly series Hush, which spawned three lines of toys, posters and calendars, sat at the #1 spot for eleven of the twelve months it was in publication. The following year, Loeb launched Superman/Batman, which toppled Hush's success, featuring artists such as Ed McGuinness, Michael Turner, Pat Lee, Carlos Pacheco and Ian Churchill. Superman/Batman is a monthly Comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular characters Edward "Ed" McGuinness is an American Comic book Artist and Penciller, best known for his work on Superman Michael Layne Turner ( April 21, 1971 – June 27, 2008) was an American Comic book artist born in Crossville Tennessee Patrick "Pat" CK Lee (born June 28, 1975) is a Canadian Comic book artist, publisher former President and co-founder of the Carlos Pacheco (born November 14, 1961) is a Spanish Comic book Artist and Penciller Ian Churchill is a comic book artist who is currently working for DC Comics. In 2005, Loeb spun Supergirl out of Superman/Batman with artist Ian Churchill. Supergirl is a fictional Comic book superheroine that is depicted as a female counterpart to the DC Comics iconic Superhero Superman
Loeb's son, Sam, died on June 17, 2005 at the age of 17, after a three-year battle with cancer. Sam Loeb, born Joseph Loeb IV, ( April 13, 1988 – June 17, 2005) was the son of Comic book Writer Jeph Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled At the age of 15, Sam wrote a story in Tales of the Vampires #5 with Jeph's long-term collaborator Tim Sale. Tales of the Vampires is a five issue American comic book Limited series (later collected in a single trade paperback) published by In 2006, Sam's final work appeared in Superman/Batman #26, which was nearly completed before his death. His father finished the work with the help of 25 other writers and artists, all of whom were friends of Sam, including Art Adams, Joe Casey, John Cassaday, Joyce Chin, Ian Churchill, Allan Heinberg, Geoff Johns, Joe Kelly, Mike Kunkel, Jim Lee, Pat Lee, Rob Liefeld, Paul Levitz, Joe Madureira, Jeff Matsuda, Ed McGuinness, Brad Meltzer, Carlos Pacheco, Duncan Rouleau, Tim Sale, Richard Starkings, Michael Turner, Brian K. Vaughan, Mark Verheiden, and Joss Whedon. Arthur "Art" Adams, (b 1963 is an American Writer and Comic book Illustrator. Joe Casey is an American Comic book writer He has worked on titles such as Wildcats 3 John Cassaday (born 1971 is an American Comic book artist and writer Ian Churchill is a comic book artist who is currently working for DC Comics. Allan Heinberg (b June 29, 1967) is an American Film Scriptwriter, who currently writes Young Avengers for Geoff Johns (born 25 Jan 1973 in Detroit Michigan) is an American Comic book Writer, best known for his work for Joseph "Joey" Kelly is an American Comic book Writer who has written such titles as Uncanny X-Men, Action Comics Jim Lee (born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-American Comic book Artist, Creator and Publisher. Patrick "Pat" CK Lee (born June 28, 1975) is a Canadian Comic book artist, publisher former President and co-founder of the Rob Liefeld, (born October 3 1967) is an American Comic book writer illustrator and publisher Paul Levitz (born 21 October 1956) is an American Comic book Writer, Editor and executive Jose Madureira (born December 3, 1974, in Philadelphia; mædəˈrærə often simply called Joe Mad, is an American comic book Edward "Ed" McGuinness is an American Comic book Artist and Penciller, best known for his work on Superman Brad Meltzer (born April 1 1970) is an American author of several New York Times best-selling books including The Tenth Carlos Pacheco (born November 14, 1961) is a Spanish Comic book Artist and Penciller Tim Sale (born 1956) is an American Eisner Award -winning comic book artist. Richard Starkings is a British Font designer and Comic book Letterer, editor and Writer. Michael Layne Turner ( April 21, 1971 – June 27, 2008) was an American Comic book artist born in Crossville Tennessee Brian Keller Vaughan (born 1976, Cleveland Ohio) is an American Comic book and Television Writer. Joseph Hill " Joss " Whedon ( born June 23, 1964 in New York City is an Academy Award -nominated and Hugo Award The issue also featured a tale titled "Sam's Story," dedicated to Sam.
Also in 2006, it was Jeph who chose his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut to be subject to superhero destruction in the opening issue of Marvel's crossover event, Civil War. Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do A fictional crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete Fictional characters, settings or universes into the context of a single [13][14]
In 2007, Jeph wrote the miniseries Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America, which used the five stages of grief as a motif to explore reactions of various characters of the Marvel Universe to the loss of the assassinated Captain America. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Fallen Son The Death of Captain America is a Comic book Limited series dealing with various Superheroes ' reactions to death of Captain The Kübler-Ross model first introduced by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross in her 1969 book " On Death and Dying " describes in five discrete stages a The fifth and final chapter, dated July 4, 2007, was the "Funeral for Captain America", which was covered by the Associated Press and appeared in over 150 news outlets, including The Washington Post and ABC. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network.
Since signing an exclusive contract with Marvel in September 2005, Loeb has launched both The Ultimates 3 with artist Joe Madureira and Hulk with artist Ed McGuinness, the first issues of which ranked at #1 in sales for their respective months (December 2007 and January 2007). Jose Madureira (born December 3, 1974, in Philadelphia; mædəˈrærə often simply called Joe Mad, is an American comic book This article is about the comic book character and series For all other media appearances see Hulk in other media. Edward "Ed" McGuinness is an American Comic book Artist and Penciller, best known for his work on Superman He has begun work on Ultimatum with artist David Finch for the Fall of 2008. Ultimatum is an upcoming five-issue Comic book story arc from Marvel Comics, scheduled to begin in November 2008. In March 2008, Loeb and Tim Sale were reunited at Marvel. Their first project is the long awaited Captain America: White, the fourth in their "color" series for Marvel.
Loeb currently shares his writing studio, The Empath Magic Tree House, with Geoff Johns and Allan Heinberg. Geoff Johns (born 25 Jan 1973 in Detroit Michigan) is an American Comic book Writer, best known for his work for Allan Heinberg (b June 29, 1967) is an American Film Scriptwriter, who currently writes Young Avengers for [15]
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