Brynne Chandler (born 1958) is a writer and story editor best known for her work on animated television series such as '' Gargoyles, Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Batman: The Animated Series,

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Miche ...

'', and ''

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' is an American animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel's toy line ''Masters of the Universe''. The show, often referred to as simply ''He-Man'', was one of the most popular anima ...

'', amongst many others. She was nominated for an Emmy award for her work on ''Batman'', and was at one point the highest-paid female animation writer working in Hollywood. She also has extensive credits in writing/adapting graphic novels (including an adaptation of

Anne McCaffrey Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American-Irish writer known for the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, ''Weyr Search'', 19 ...

's ''

Dragonflight ''Dragonflight'' is a science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. It is the first book in the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' series. First published by Ballantine Books in July 1968, it was a fix-up of two novellas which betwee ...

''), as well as editing and adapting

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

. At the beginning of her career (circa 1983), she was billed as J. Brynne Stephens, then simply as Brynne Stephens. As Brynne Stephens, she published a handful of short stories and a 1986 novel called ''The Dream Palace'', all while continuing to write numerous animated television scripts. She also wrote the text of the 1984 videogame ''

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'', based on the novel by

Byron Preiss Byron Preiss (April 11, 1953 – July 9, 2005)Byron Preiss
at the

Michael Reaves James Michael Reaves (born September 14, 1950) is an American writer, known for his contributions as scriptwriter and story editor to a number of 1980s and 1990s animated television series, including '' Disney's Gargoyles'' and '' Batman: The An ...

. In her career, Chandler was the first solo female story editor at DiC and 10 years later, she was the first solo female story editor at

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. Later, she was Senior Editor at boutique manga publisher

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. She was married for a time to Michael Reaves, and at that time was billed as Brynne Chandler Reaves. She is the mother of noted manga adapter and novelist

Mallory Reaves Mallory Reaves (born 1984 to parents Michael Reaves and Brynne Chandler) is a writer from Southern California. She was initially known for her adaptations of the popular manga series ''After School Nightmare'' (nominated for a 2007 Will Eisner Awa ...

Writing credits

Television series

*''

'' (1983) *'' She-Ra: Princess of Power'' (1986) *''

My Little Pony ''My Little Pony'' (''MLP'') is a toy line and media franchise developed by American toy company Hasbro. The first toys were developed by Bonnie Zacherle, Charles Muenchinger, and Steve D'Aguanno, and were produced in 1981. The ponies feature c ...

'' (1986) - story editor *''

Potato Head Kids ''Potato Head Kids'' is an American animated television series that aired in 1986. It was made to pair with ''My Little Pony 'n Friends''. An episode of '' My Little Pony'' was played for 15 minutes, and then an episode of ''Potato Head Kids'', '' ...

'' (1986) *''

Beverly Hills Teens ''Beverly Hills Teens'' is an American animation, animated children's television program produced by DIC Entertainment, DIC Animation City. Distributed by Access Syndication and originally airing in first-run syndication in the United States from ...

'' (1987) *''

Dinosaucers ''Dinosaucers'' is a 1987 animated television series co-produced in the United States and Canada, produced by DIC Animation City and distributed in syndication in the US by Coca-Cola Telecommunications. The show was created by producer Michael ...

'' (1987) *''

'' (1987) *'' Starcom: The U.S. Space Force'' (1987) - also creator, story editor *''

Sylvanian Families is a line of collectible anthropomorphic animal figurines made of flocked plastic. They were created by the Japanese gaming company Epoch in 1985 and distributed worldwide by a number of companies. History Beginning and growth At the beginning ...

'' (1987) *''

Dink, the Little Dinosaur ''Dink, the Little Dinosaur'' is an American animated series created by Karen Willson and Chris Weber, produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises. The series originally aired as part of CBS's Saturday morning line-up from 1989 to 1990. Plot The series ...

'' (1989-1990) *''

The New Adventures of He-Man ''The New Adventures of He-Man'' is an animated series which ran in syndication in the fall of 1990 while Mattel released the toy line He-Man, an update of their Masters of the Universe line. The cartoon series was intended to be a continuation o ...

'' (1990) *''

Peter Pan & the Pirates ''Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates'' (known in international markets as ''20th Century Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates'') is an American animated television series based on J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan that aired on Fox Kids from September 8, 1990, to Se ...

'' (1991) *'' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992) *''

Phantom 2040 ''Phantom 2040'' is an animated series that is loosely based on the comic strip superhero ''The Phantom'', created by Lee Falk. The central character of the series is said to be the 24th Phantom. It was aired from September 18, 1994 to March 3, ...

'' (1994) *''

Conan and the Young Warriors ''Conan and the Young Warriors'' is a 1994 American television animated series produced by Sunbow Entertainment and aired by CBS as a sequel to the animated series ''Conan the Adventurer'', but featuring a different set of characters (besides Cona ...

'' (1994) - also story editor *'' Gargoyles'' (1997) - also story editor *''

Spider-Man Unlimited ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' is an American animated series by Saban Entertainment which features the Marvel comic book superhero Spider-Man, intended as a loose sequel series to the previous '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'', which ran from 199 ...

'' (1999) *'' Beast Machines: Transformers'' (1999-2000) *'' Action Man'' (2000)

Novel

*''The Dream Palace'' (1986)

Manga

*''

After School Nightmare is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro. It was serialized from 2004 to 2007 in the manga magazine ''Princess'' and collected in ten volumes. It was licensed in North America by Go! Comi, with all volumes a ...

'' (2006-2009) - editor *''Japan Ai: A Tall Girl's Adventures in Japan'' (2007) - editor *''

Tenshi Ja Nai!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takako Shigematsu. It was serialized in ''Princess'' magazine from February 2003 to May 2006 and published in eight volumes by Akita Shoten. In North America, the manga was published by ...

'' (2007) - adaptation/editor *''

Black Sun Silver Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomo Maeda. In Japan, she is the creator of several manga series in a variety of different genres. The series tells the story of a boy named Taki Juhas who has taken the job at the loca ...

'' (2007-2008) - editor *''

Cantarella Cantarella was a poison allegedly used by the Borgias during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI. It may have been identical with arsenic Arsenic is a chemical element with the symbol As and atomic number 33. Arsenic occurs in many minerals, usu ...

'' (2007-2008) - adaptation/editor *''Yggdrasil'' (2008) - editor *''

A.I. Revolution is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Asami. It was serialized in ''Princess (magazine), Princess'' magazine from 1994 to June 2003. The final chapter of ''A.I. Revolution'' is listed in the table-of-contents of ''Princes ...

'' (2008) - adaptation/editor *''A Wise Man Sleeps'' (2008) - adaptation/editor *''

Bogle A bogle, boggle, or bogill is a Northumbrian''Rambles in Northumberland, and on the Scottish border ...'' by William Andrew Chatto, Chapman and Hall, 1835 and Scots term for a ghost or folkloric being,''The local historian's table book, of r ...

'' (2008) - adaptation/editor *''Bound Beauty'' (2009) - adaptation/editor *''Crown'' (2009) - adaptation/editor

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