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Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III () is an American film and television writer, producer and comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series '' Smallville'' and ''
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'', writer for the films ''
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'' and ''
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'', and a writer and co-executive producer on the
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TV show ''
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'' from its premiere in 2006 to November 2008.Cynthia Littleton. "'Heroes' duo get the ax"
'' Daily Variety''; November 2, 2008
In 2010, Loeb became Executive Vice President of
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. A four-time
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winner and five-time
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winner, Loeb's comic book work, which has appeared on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list, includes work on many major characters, including
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, Daredevil,
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, the
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, and
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, much of which he has produced in collaboration with artist Tim Sale.


Early life

Jeph Loeb was raised in a
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family in
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. He began collecting comic books during the summer of 1970. His stepfather was a vice-president at
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, where Jeph met one of his mentors and greatest influences in comic book writing, the writer Elliot Maggin. Jeph attended
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. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Master's degree in Film."Jeph Loeb Named Marvel TV Honcho"
ICV2, June 28, 2010.
His instructors included
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.


Career


Film and television

Loeb's debut in filmmaking was his collaboration with Matthew Weisman in authoring the script of ''
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''. The film was released on August 23, 1985 and was a notable starring role for
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. Loeb and Weisman then collaborated in writing the script of ''
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''. The film was released on October 4, 1985 and starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. His next screen credit was the film ''
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'', released on March 20, 1987. The plot was based on the novels of
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about fictional
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Bernie Rhodenbarr. His collaborators were Weisman and Hugh Wilson. The film was atypical for the time, featuring a female
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role for starring actress
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. His second film that year was ''
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'', a sequel of ''Teen Wolf'', which was co-written by Weisman and
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. The film was released on November 20, 1987. The film featured
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and veteran actor
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. 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 ''
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'' as a feature with
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While the script deal fell through, Loeb met then publisher
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who asked Loeb to write a comic book for
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. In 2002, Jeph Loeb wrote the script for the episode of '' Smallville'', entitled "Red", which introduced Red
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into the 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''). Loeb later became a writer/producer on the
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'' during that show's second season. Leaving ''Lost'', Loeb went on to become Co-Executive Producer and writer on the NBC drama ''
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'', which his colleague Tim Kring had created. Loeb wrote the teleplay for the first-season episodes "
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" and " Unexpected". The show prominently features the artwork of Tim Sale, Loeb's longtime comics collaborator. The series was nominated for the 2007
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for Outstanding Drama Series, and a
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award for Best New Series. It won the
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for Favorite New TV Drama, as well the
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for Best Network Television Series. It was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Dramatic Television Series. 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''. 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 ill health. On November 2, 2008, '' Daily Variety'' reported that Loeb and fellow ''Heroes'' co-executive producer,
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, were no longer employed on the series. In an interview with Comic Book Resources, Loeb stated, "As of today, Jesse Alexander and I have left ''Heroes''. I'm incredibly proud to have been a big part of the success a show with eight Emmy nods and a win this year for NBC.com. I will miss the superb cast and writing staff and wish everyone the best." At the time, Loeb had completed writing and producing the third-season episode, " Dual". On June 28, 2010, Marvel Entertainment, as part of its expansion into television, appointed Loeb to the position of Executive Vice President, Head of Television of the newly created
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, in which Loeb would work with publisher Dan Buckley, to create both live-action and animated shows based on Marvel's catalog of characters. In October 2019,
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President
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was promoted to Chief Creative Officer of
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, which includes Marvel Television, prompting Loeb to leave the company after nearly a decade. Loeb had been planning his departure, however, before Feige's promotion.


Comics career

Loeb is known for his extensive use of narration boxes as monologues to reveal the inner thoughts of characters, though the character interactions he writes are sparse in terms of dialogue. Jeph Loeb's first comic work was ''
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'' vol. 2 #1 – #8 (March -October 1991), which was the first of many collaborations with Tim Sale. Their later collaborations included the "Year 1"-centered '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Specials''; '' Batman: The Long Halloween'', a 13-issue
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; and '' Batman: Dark Victory'', a 14-issue limited series set in the first years of the hero's career. ''The Long Halloween'' was one of three noted comics that influenced the 2005 feature film ''
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'', the others being '' Batman: The Man Who Falls'' and ''Batman: Year One''.This is mentioned inside the front cover of the ''Batman Begins'' mini digest comic book that reprints portions of these three stories that comes with the DVD. Other Loeb-Sale collaborations at DC include the '' Superman for All Seasons'' limited series and '' Catwoman: When in Rome''. At Marvel Comics, Loeb worked on the "
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" crossover storyline in 1995 and co-created the
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character with artist
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. Loeb wrote the " Heroes Reborn" version of
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in 1996–1997 He and Tim Sale crafted several limited series for Marvel including ''Daredevil: Yellow'' '' Spider-Man: Blue'', and '' Hulk: Gray''. Loeb became the writer of ''
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'' with issue #151 (Dec. 1999). His tenure on the title, largely drawn by
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, included the "Emperor Joker" and "
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" crossovers. He left ''Superman'' with issue #183 (August 2002). At the end of 2002, Loeb teamed with artist
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to create the year-long story arc "Batman: Hush", which spawned three lines of toys, posters and calendars, and sat at the #1 spot for eleven of the twelve months it was in publication. The following year, Loeb and McGuinness launched ''
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''. Loeb's run on the title spawned a new ongoing ''
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'' series, and an
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adapted from Loeb's "Public Enemies" story arc. After signing an exclusive contract with Marvel in September 2005, Loeb launched ''
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'' with artist Ed McGuinness, in which he introduced the
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. In 2006, Loeb chose his hometown of
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to be subject to
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destruction in the first issue of the 2006–2007 Marvel miniseries ''
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'', the central title of the
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storyline of the same name. That same year, Marvel announced an untitled ''
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'' series by Loeb and J. Scott Campbell, to be released "sometime in 2007". The series was subsequently cancelled and then brought back on the schedule in 2010, with a 2011 article mentioning it's "still being worked on". In 2021, Campbell confirmed that the project has been cancelled despite having two fully pencilled issues. In 2007, Jeph wrote the
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'' Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America'', which used the
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as a motif to explore reactions of various characters of the Marvel Universe to the loss of the assassinated Captain America. The first issue ranked No. 1 in sales for April 2007, and the fifth and final issue, dated July 4, 2007, was the "Funeral for Captain America", which was covered by the
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and ''
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''. Loeb wrote two miniseries for the
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. His work on ''
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'' in 2007, with artist Joe Madureira, was panned by critics for its use of transgressive sexual and violent content for shock value "without the political relevance or epic pacing of the first two volumes." In 2008, Loeb returned to the Ultimate Universe with artist David Finch for the critically reviled five-issue miniseries ''
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''. Described in a 2015
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retrospective as "one of the biggest creative disasters in comics history", ''Ultimatums gratuitous murder scenes permanently damaged sales across the entire Ultimate Universe and in the long run brought about its cancellation. "Over the course of just five issues, 34 different heroes and villains were murdered, often by gruesome means: Doctor Strange was squeezed until his head exploded; Magneto was decapitated; the Blob ate the Wasp and, while holding her half-devoured corpse, belched out, 'Tastes like chicken'; and so on." The review site Let's Be Friends Again described ''Ultimatum'' as “a base and insulting comic book.” Critic Jason Kerouac wrote, "''Ultimatum'' #5 could quite possibly be the single worst piece of writing in recorded history." A '' Captain America: White'' limited series was announced in 2008 but only a #0 issue was published. The long-delayed project was scheduled to finally see print in September 2015. Loeb shares his writing studio, The Empath Magic Tree House, with
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and
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.


Personal life

Loeb's son, Sam, died on June 17, 2005 at the age of 17, after a three-year battle with
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. In June 2006, Sam had a story published 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
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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. The issue also featured a tale titled "Sam's Story", dedicated to Sam, in which a boy named Sam serves as the inspiration for Clark Kent to later become Superman.Booker, M. Keith
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Racial controversy

During Loeb's tenure as the head of Marvel Television, the
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shows '' Daredevil'', '' Iron Fist'' and '' The Defenders'' were criticized for promoting negative stereotypes of East Asians and East Asian culture. Following the controversy surrounding ''Iron Fist''s casting, Loeb defended the casting of white actor
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, emphasizing that
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's status as an "outsider" was a vital theme of the show. While promoting the second season of ''Iron Fist'' at San Diego Comic-Con 2018, Loeb appeared on stage wearing a
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and headband as part of a comic bit with ''Iron Fist'' actress
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, who forced him to remove the costume. The stunt was heavily criticized as culturally insensitive. During the #SaveDaredevilCon panel for Comic-Con@Home in July 2020,
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, a Canadian actor of Japanese descent who played recurring villain Nobu Yoshioka on ''Daredevil'', suggested that Loeb forced the show's writers to drop proposed storylines fleshing out Nobu and fellow recurring villain Madame Gao. Shinkoda accused Loeb of explaining to writers that "there were three previous Marvel movies, a trilogy called ''
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'' that was made where
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killed 200 Asians each movie. Nobody gives a shit so don’t write about Nobu and Gao." Shinkoda also claimed that he and Gao's actress Wai Ching Ho were not invited to the
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premiere of ''Daredevil'' and received less payment than the extras. Co-star Tommy Walker said that ''Daredevil'' and ''Defenders'' showrunner
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had previously pitched a multiracial Asian American version of ''Iron Fist'' to Marvel Television in early development, but was rejected by Loeb.


Reception


Awards and nominations

Eisner Awards *1998 Best Limited Series for ''Batman: The Long Halloween'' *1999 Best Reprint Graphic Album for ''Batman: The Long Halloween'' *2002 Best Reprint Graphic Album for ''Batman: Dark Victory'' *2007 Best Single Issue or One-Shot for ''Batman/The Spirit'' #1 Eisner Nominations *1999 Best Writer for ''Superman For All Seasons'' *1999 Best Limited Series for ''Superman For All Seasons'' Wizard Fan Awards *1997 Favorite One Shot or Mini-Series for ''Batman: The Long Halloween'' *1998 Favorite One Shot or Mini-Series for ''Superman For All Seasons'' *2003 Favorite Ongoing Series for ''Batman'' *2003 Comics' Greatest Moment of the Year for Clayface returning as
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in ''Batman'' #617 *2003 Favorite Supporting Character 2003 for Catwoman (in ''Batman'')


Critical reaction

Many of Loeb's books, such as ''Batman: The Long Halloween'', ''Superman For All Seasons'', and the Marvel "color" books ('' Daredevil: Yellow'', '' Spider-Man: Blue'', '' Hulk: Gray'') have garnered critical praise, and have been adapted into other media. ''Hulk'' #1, in which Loeb introduced the
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, was the #1 selling comic book for January 2008. Subsequent issues sold well, but received mixed to negative reviews. Issues #7–9 of the series, along with ''King-Size Hulk'' #1, were collected into a trade paperback volume, ''Hulk: Red and Green'', which made the ''New York Times'' Graphic Books Best Seller List in May 2009 (as did '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8'', Volume 4, on which Loeb collaborated). The first issue of Loeb's ''
The Ultimates 3 ''The Ultimates 3'' was a five-issue, monthly comic book miniseries published in 2008 by Marvel Comics in the Ultimate Marvel imprint. Written by Jeph Loeb, and illustrated by Joe Madureira, it is a sequel to ''The Ultimates'' and ''The Ultimates ...
'' continued the series' history of ranking at No. 1 in sales, though the series was much less well-received critically than its predecessors. The first issue of ''
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'' ranked No. 1 in sales for November 2008. At
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, Andrew C. Murphy gave it a B+, praising David Finch's art, while Ben Berger gave it a C, opining that there was too much
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, but praising Finch's art. The rest of the series, however, received more negative reviews.
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's Jesse Schedeen gave the series' final issue a scathing review, saying, "Ultimatum is one of the worst comics I have ever read," and called it "the ultimate nightmare." Points of criticism among these reviews included the level of graphic violence, which included
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, and the notion that the series was sold on the basis of its shock value, with some reviewers singling out Loeb's dialogue, characterization and storytelling, others asserting the story's lack of originality, or opining that the series would've been better suited to someone who had previously been more involved with the Ultimate line, such as Brian Michael Bendis or
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. In 2009 ''Ultimates 3'' and ''Ultimatum'' were included on
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, in #151–153, 1999–2000) **** "Y2K, Part Two: Whatever Happened to the City of Tomorrow?" (with
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, in #154, 2000) *** ''Superman: The City of Tomorrow Volume 2'' (tpb, 504 pages, 2020, ) includes: **** "Superman's Enemy Lois Lane" (with Ed McGuinness, in #155–157, 2000) **** "Critical Condition, Part One: Little Big Man" (with
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, in #159, 2000) *** ''Superman: Emperor Joker'' (tpb, 256 pages, 2007, ) includes: **** "Arkham, Part One: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World!" (with Ed McGuinness, in #160, 2000) **** ''Superman: Emperor Joker'' (co-written by Loeb and Joe Kelly, art by various artists, one-shot, 2000) **** "Emperor Joker, Part One: You Say You Want a Revolution?" (with Ed McGuinness, in #161, 2000) *** ''Superman: President Lex'' (tpb, 240 pages, 2003, ) includes: **** "Where Monsters Lurk!" (with Ed McGuinness, in #162–163, 2000) **** "Tales from the Bizarro World" (with Ed McGuinness and
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, one-shot, 2001) **** "Help!" (with Ed McGuinness and various artists, in #165, 2001) *** ''Superman: Return to Krypton'' (tpb, 208 pages, 2004, ) includes: **** "Fathers" (with Ed McGuinness, in #166, 2001) **** "Return to Krypton, Part One: Sliding Home" (with Ed McGuinness, in #167, 2001) *** ''Batman: New Gotham Volume 2'' (tpb, 208 pages, 2018, ) includes: **** "With This Ring..." (with Ed McGuinness, in #168, 2001) *** "Bad Dog!: A Tale of Krypto the Superdog" (with
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, in #170, 2001) *** '' Superman: Our Worlds at War'' (tpb, 512 pages, 2006, ) includes: **** "Our Worlds at War" (with Ed McGuinness, in #171–173, 2001) **** '' JLA: Our World at War'' (with
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, in #176, 2002) *** "Metropolis E-Mailbag" (with Ed McGuinness and Kevin Maguire, in #177, 2002) *** "The American Way" (with Ed McGuinness, in #178, 2002) *** "What Can One Icon Do?" (scripted by Loeb from a story by Loeb and
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, in #179, 2002) *** "The House of Dracula" (scripted by Loeb from a story by Loeb and Geoff Johns, art by Ian Churchill, in #180, 2002) *** "The Mirror Crack'd" (with Ed McGuinness, in #181, 2002) *** "The Secret" (with Ed McGuinness, in #182–183, 2002) *** '' Superman: Infinite Crisis'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2006, ) includes: **** "Lois' Photo Album" (with Tim Sale, short sequence in #226, 2006) **'' Metropolis Secret Files'': "Unbearable Brightness of Being" (with
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, 1999) collected as ''The Witching Hour'' (hc, 160 pages, 2000, ; tpb, 2000, ) ** An interview with Loeb and Bachalo, conducted by Shelly Roeberg, — "The Witching Hour Exposed" — was published in '' Vertigo: Winter's Edge'' #3 (anthology, 2000) *'' Orion'' #8: "Tales of the New Gods: Deadend" (with
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, co-feature, 2001) collected in ''Tales of the New Gods'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2008, ) *'' JSA: All-Stars'' #2: " Same Thing Happens Every Night" (with Tim Sale, co-feature, 2003) collected in ''JSA: All-Stars'' (tpb, 208 pages, 2004, ) *''
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Salvador Larroca Salvador Larroca () is a Spanish comic book artist, primarily known for his American work on various ''X-Men'' titles for Marvel Comics. Career After several years of working as a Cartography, cartographer, he began working as a comic artist at ...
(#24),
Randy Green Randy is a given name, popular in the United States and Canada. It is primarily a masculine name. It was originally derived from the names Randall, Randolf, Randolph, as well as Bertrand and Andrew, and may be a short form (hypocorism) of th ...
+ Rob Haynes (#26), Wilfred Santiago (#28) and Bernard Chang (#36), 1994–1997) collected as: *** ''Cable Classic Voume 3'' (includes #15 and 17–20, tpb, 208 pages, 2012, ) *** ''Cable and X-Force Classic Voume 1'' (includes #21–28, tpb, 344 pages, 2013, ) *** ''Cable and X-Force: Onslaught Rising'' (includes #29–31, tpb, 360 pages, 2018, ) *** ''Cable and X-Force: Onslaught!'' (includes #32–39, tpb, 456 pages, 2019, ) **''
X-Man Nathaniel Grey (X-Man) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Steve Skroce, the character first appeared in ''X-Man'' ...
'' (with Steve Skroce, Phil Hester (#7),
Scott McDaniel Scott McDaniel (born 1965) is an People of the United States, American comics artist who has drawn numerous comic book, books, including Marvel Comics' "Fall from Grace (comics), Fall from Grace" storyline for the ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series ...
(#8) and Rob Haynes (#9);
John Rozum John Rozum is an American writer of comic books and graphic novels who is best known for his work for Milestone Comics, where he wrote ''Xombi'' and ''Kobalt (DC Comics), Kobalt''. He has also written most often for DC Comics but has also written fo ...
scripted #8 and
John Ostrander John Ostrander (born April 20, 1949) is an American writer of comic books, including '' Suicide Squad'', ''Grimjack'' and '' Star Wars: Legacy''. Career Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes ...
scripted #9 from Loeb's plots, 1995) collected as: *** ''X-Men: The Age of Apocalypse Omnibus'' (includes #1–4, hc, 1,072 pages, 2012, ) **** ''X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Volume 2'' (includes #1, tpb, 376 pages, 2006, ) **** ''X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Volume 3'' (includes #2–3, tpb, 360 pages, 2006, ) **** ''X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Volume 4'' (includes #4, tpb, 368 pages, 2006, ) *** ''X-Man: The Man Who Fell to Earth'' (includes #5–9, tpb, 320 pages, 2012, ) **'' Askani'son'' #1–4 (with
Gene Ha In biology, the word gene (from , ; "...Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word gene to describe the Mendelian inheritance#History, Mendelian units of heredity..." meaning ''generation'' or ''birth'' or ''gender'') can have several different meanin ...
, 1996) collected in ''X-Men: The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix'' (tpb, 352 pages, 2014, ) *** Dialogue by Loeb, story by
Scott Lobdell Scott Lobdell (; born 1960) is an American comic book writer and screenwriter known for his work on numerous ''X-Men'' series for Marvel Comics in the 1990s, various work for DC Comics in the 2010s, namely ''Red Hood and the Outlaws, Teen Titans ...
. **'' Prophet/Cable'' (with Eric Stephenson — as "editor"; written by
Robert Place Napton The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ...
, drawn by Mark Pajarillo and Rob Liefeld, one-shot,
Maximum Press Awesome Comics or Awesome Entertainment (also known as Awesome-Hyperwerks when briefly joined with Hyperwerks Entertainment) was an American comic book studio formed in 1997 by Rob Liefeld following his expulsion from Image Comics, a company he c ...
, 1997) **'' Avengers: X-Sanction'' #1–4 (with Ed McGuinness, 2012) collected as ''Avengers: X-Sanction'' (hc, 112 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2012, ) *''
Uncanny X-Men ''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the X ...
'': ** "And Nothing Will Ever be the Same" (with Tim Sale, co-feature in ''Annual'' #18, 1994) collected in ''X-Men: The Wedding of Cyclops and Phoenix'' (tpb, 408 pages, 2012, ) ** "Warriors of the Ebon Night" (co-written by Loeb and Scott Lobdell, art by
Joe Madureira Joe Madureira (born December 1974), often called Joe Mad,Smith, Andrew (May 3, 2002). "Canceled Comics Cavalcade Catch-up". ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1485. p. 38 is an American comic book artist and game developer, best known for his work on ''Da ...
, in #329–330, 1996) collected in ''X-Men: The Road to Onslaught Volume 3'' (tpb, 448 pages, 2015, ) *''
Generation X Generation X (or Gen X for short) is the Western world, Western demographic Cohort (statistics), cohort following the baby boomers and preceding the millennials. Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-late 1960s as starting birth years a ...
Annual'' '95 (co-written by Loeb and Scott Lobdell, art by
Shawn McManus Shawn McManus (born June 30, 1958) is an American artist who has worked extensively over three decades for DC Comics and other companies, notably for DC's Vertigo imprint including the ''Fables'' series. Comics Born in Brookline, Massachuset ...
and
Ashley Wood Ashley Wood (born 1971) is Australian comic book artist and award-winning illustrator"2002 ...
, 1995) collected in ''Generation X Classic Volume 2'' (tpb, 248 pages, 2013, ) *''
Astonishing X-Men ''Astonishing X-Men'' is the name of four X-Men comic book series from Marvel Comics, the first two of which were limited series. The third volume, an ongoing series, began in 2004, with its first run written by Joss Whedon and art by John Cassada ...
'' #3: "In Excess" (with Joe Madureira, 1995) ** Dialogue by Loeb, story by Scott Lobdell. ** Collected in ''X-Men: The Age of Apocalypse Omnibus'' (hc, 1,072 pages, 2012, ) ** Collected in ''X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Volume 3'' (tpb, 360 pages, 2006, ) *''
X-Force X-Force is a fictional team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. Conceived by writer/illustrator Rob Liefeld, the team first appeared in '' New Mutants'' #100 ...
'' (with Adam Pollina,
Terry Dodson Terry Dodson is an American comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work on titles such as ''Harley Quinn'', ''Trouble, Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil that Men Do'', '' Marvel Knights: Spider-Man'', ''Wonder Woman'' and ''Uncann ...
(#49), Luciano Lima (#51),
Anthony Castrillo Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ...
and Kevin Lau (#61), 1995–1996) collected as: **''Cable and X-Force Classic Voume 1'' (includes #44–48, tpb, 344 pages, 2013, ) **''Cable and X-Force: Onslaught Rising'' (includes #49–56 and ''Annual'' '95, tpb, 360 pages, 2018, ) **''Cable and X-Force: Onslaught!'' (includes #57–61, tpb, 456 pages, 2019, ) *
Wolverine The wolverine (), (''Gulo gulo''; ''Gulo'' is Latin for " glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscul ...
: **'' Wolverine/Gambit: Victims'' #1–4 (with Tim Sale, 1995) collected as ''Wolverine/Gambit'' (tpb, 96 pages, 2002, ; hc, 112 pages, 2009, ) **''
Wolverine The wolverine (), (''Gulo gulo''; ''Gulo'' is Latin for " glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscul ...
'': *** "The Last Ronin" (scripted by
Ralph Macchio Ralph George Macchio Jr. ( ; born November 4, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Daniel LaRusso in three ''Karate Kid'' films and in ''Cobra Kai'', a sequel television series. He also played Johnny Cade in '' The Outsiders' ...
from a plot by Loeb, drawn by Ed McGuinness, in ''Annual'' '96, 1996) *** "Evolution" (with Simone Bianchi, in vol. 3 #50–55, 2007) collected as ''Wolverine: Evolution'' (hc, 152 pages, 2007, ; tpb, 2008, ) *** "Sabretooth Reborn" (with Simone Bianchi, in #310–313, 2012) collected as ''Wolverine: Sabretooth Reborn'' (hc, 112 pages, 2013, ; tpb, 2013, ) *
Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk' ...
: **'' The Savage Hulk'': "Dinner" (with Tim Sale, anthology one-shot, 1995) collected in ''The Incredible Hulk: Ghost of the Past'' (tpb, 480 pages, 2015, ) **'' Hulk: Gray'' #1–6 (with Tim Sale,
Marvel Knights Marvel Knights is an imprint of Marvel Comics that contained standalone material taking place inside the Marvel Universe (Earth-616). The imprint originated in 1998 when Marvel outsourced four titles (''Black Panther'', ''Punisher'', '' Daredevil ...
, 2003–2004) collected as ''Hulk: Gray'' (hc, 160 pages, 2004, ; tpb, 168 pages, 2011, ) **''
Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk' ...
'' (with Ed McGuinness,
Frank Cho Frank Cho, born Duk Hyun Cho, (born 1971) is a Korean-American comic strip and comic book writer and illustrator, known for his series ''Liberty Meadows'', as well as for books such as ''Shanna the She-Devil'', ''Mighty Avengers'' and ''Hulk'' for ...
(co-feature in #7–9), Art Adams (co-feature in #7–9), Ian Churchill (#14–17) and
Whilce Portacio William "Whilce" Portacio (; born July 8, 1963) is a Filipino American comic book writer and artist noted for his work on such titles as ''The Punisher'', ''X-Factor'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', '' Iron Man'', ''Wetworks'' and ''Spawn''. Portacio was als ...
(#18), 2008–2010) collected as: *** ''Hulk by Jeph Loeb: The Complete Collection Volume 1'' (collects #1–12 and ''
The Incredible Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of '' The Incredible Hulk'' (May 1962). In his comic book a ...
'' #600, tpb, 432 pages, 2013, ) **** Includes the '' King-Size Hulk'' one-shot (written by Loeb, art by Frank Cho, Art Adams and
Herb Trimpe Herbert William Trimpe (; May 26, 1939 – April 13, 2015) was an American comics artist and occasional writer, best known as the seminal 1970s artist on '' The Incredible Hulk'' and as the first artist to draw for publication the character Wolve ...
, 2008) **** Includes the "Puny Little Man" short story from ''
Wolverine The wolverine (), (''Gulo gulo''; ''Gulo'' is Latin for " glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscul ...
'' vol. 3 #50 (written by Loeb, art by Ed McGuinness, 2007) *** ''Hulk by Jeph Loeb: The Complete Collection Volume 2'' (collects #13–24, tpb, 440 pages, 2014, ) **** Includes the '' Fall of the Hulks: Gamma'' one-shot (written by Loeb, art by John Romita, Jr., 2010) *** ''Hulk by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness Omnibus'' (collects #1–24, ''The Incredible Hulk'' #600, ''King-Size Hulk'', ''Fall of the Hulks: Gamma'' and ''Wolverine'' vol. 3 #50, hc, 912 pages, 2019, ) *
Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in ''The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first ...
: **''Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Comic Magazine'' #4 (scripted by Loeb from a plot by
Erik Larsen Erik J. Larsen (born December 8, 1962) is an American comic book artist, writer, and publisher. He currently acts as the chief financial officer of Image Comics. He gained attention in the early 1990s with his art on Spider-Man series for Marvel ...
and Eric Stephenson, art by Larsen,
Ron Frenz Ronald Wade Frenz (born February 1, 1960) is an American comics artist known for his work for Marvel Comics. He is well known for his 1980s work on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and later for his work on '' Spider-Girl'' whom he co-created with writ ...
,
Keith Giffen Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comics artist and writer. He is known for his work for DC Comics on their '' Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Justice League'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of Lobo. Biography ...
and
Shannon Denton Shannon Eric Denton is an American veteran storyteller and artist with credits at Cartoon Network, Warner Bros., Jerry Bruckheimer Films, NBC, Disney, Sony, ToyBiz, Marvel Entertainment, Fox Kids, Paramount Pictures, CBS, Dimension Films, DC Comi ...
, 2001) **''
Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in ''The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first ...
'' vol. 3 (scripted by Loeb from plots by Carlos Pacheco and
Rafael Marín Rafael Marín Trechera (Cádiz, Spain, 1959) is a Spanish novelist, translator, comic book writer and co-plotter. He is best known in the United States for his work with artist Carlos Pacheco on the ''Fantastic Four'' Vol.3 title in 2000 and 2001, ...
, art by Pacheco,
Stuart Immonen Stuart Immonen () is a Canadians, Canadian comics artist. He is best known for his work on ''Nextwave'', ''Ultimate X-Men'', ''The New Avengers (comics), The New Avengers'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. Penciler, His pe ...
(#42), Joe Bennett (#43) and Jeff Johnson, 2001–2002) collected as: *** ''Fantastic Four: Heroes Return — The Complete Collection Volume 3'' (includes #38–45, tpb, 456 pages, 2021, ) *** ''Fantastic Four: Heroes Return — The Complete Collection Volume 4'' (includes #46–50 and ''Annual'' '01, tpb, 448 pages, 2022, ) *'' Daredevil: Yellow'' #1–6 (with Tim Sale, Marvel Knights, 2001–2002) collected as ''Daredevil: Yellow'' (hc, 160 pages, 2002, ; tpb, 168 pages, 2011, ) *'' Spider-Man: Blue'' #1–6 (with Tim Sale, Marvel Knights, 2002–2003) collected as ''Spider-Man: Blue'' (hc, 160 pages, 2003, ; tpb, 168 pages, 2011, ) *'' Stan Lee Meets Doctor Doom'': "The Rest of the Story" (with Ed McGuinness, co-feature in one-shot, 2006) collected in ''Stan Lee Meets...'' (hc, 240 pages, 2007, ) *
Captain America Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...
: **'' Fallen Son'' #1–5 (with
Leinil Francis Yu Leinil Francis Yu (born 1977) is a Filipino comic book artist, who began working for the American market through Wildstorm Productions. Career Leinil Francis Yu was first recognized after winning the '' Wizard''s Drawing Board Contest, his first ...
, Ed McGuinness, John Romita, Jr., David Finch and
John Cassaday John Cassaday (; born 1971) is an American comic book artist, writer, and television director. He is best known for his work on the critically acclaimed '' Planetary'' with writer Warren Ellis, ''Astonishing X-Men'' with Joss Whedon, '' Captain ...
, 2007) collected as ''Fallen Son'' (hc, 128 pages, 2007, ; tpb, 2008, ) **'' Captain America: White'' #0 (with Tim Sale, Marvel Knights, 2008) and 1–5 (2015–2016) collected as ''Captain America: White'' (hc, 160 pages, 2016, ; tpb, 2016, ) *''Nova: Origin'' (hc, 160 pages, 2013, ; tpb, 2014, ) collects: **'' Marvel Point One'': "Harbinger" (with Ed McGuinness, anthology one-shot, 2012) **'' Marvel NOW! Point One'': "Diamondhead" (with Ed McGuinness, anthology one-shot, 2012) **'' Nova'' vol. 5 #1–5 (with Ed McGuinness, 2013) *'' Avengers vs. X-Men: VS'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2013, ) includes: **''AvX: VS'' #3: "The Thing vs. Colossus" (with Ed McGuinness, anthology, 2012) **''AvX: VS'' #6: "Spider-Woman vs. X-Women (Kinda)" (with Art Adams, anthology, 2012) *''
A+X An axe ( sometimes ax in American English; American and British English spelling differences#Miscellaneous spelling differences, see spelling differences) is an implement that has been used for Millennium, millennia to Wood carving, shape, W ...
'' #1: "The Incredible Hulk + Wolverine" (with Dale Keown, anthology, 2012) collected in ''A+X = Awesome'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2013, ) *''
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
'' #1000: " The Return of Not Brand Echh" (with Tim Sale, anthology, 2019) collected in ''Marvel Comics 1000'' (hc, 144 pages, 2020, )


Heroes Reborn

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Captain America Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...
'' vol. 2: **''Heroes Reborn: Captain America'' (tpb, 352 pages, 2006, ) includes: *** '' Heroes Reborn'' #½: "Faith" (scripted by Loeb from a plot by Rob Liefeld, art by
Dan Fraga Dan Fraga (born June 19, 1973) is a comic book artist, storyboard artist, concept artist, and animation and film director originally from Martinez, California. He also hosts a Youtube show called, "Couchdoodles Show". Immediately after high school, ...
, 1996) *** "Courage" (scripted by Loeb from a plot by Rob Liefeld (with
Chuck Dixon Charles Dixon (born April 14, 1954) is an American comic book writer, best known for his work on the Marvel Comics character the Punisher and on the DC Comics characters Batman, Nightwing, and Robin in the 1990s and early 2000s. Early life D ...
credited for "assistance" in #1), art by Liefeld, in #1–6, 1996–1997) *** "Let It be" (with Joe Bennett and
Ed Benes José Edilbenes Bezerra (born November 20, 1972), better known by his professional name Ed Benes, is a Brazilian comic book artist, known for his work for DC Comics, on such titles as '' Birds of Prey'', '' Supergirl'', ''Superman'', and ''Justice ...
, in #12, 1997) *'' The Avengers'' vol. 2 #4–7 (scripted by Loeb from plots by Rob Liefeld, art by Chap Yaep and Ian Churchill, 1996–1997) collected in ''Heroes Reborn: The Avengers'' (tpb, 328 pages, 2006, ) *''
Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...
'' vol. 2 #7–12 (with Whilce Portacio, Ryan Benjamin and Terry Shoemaker; issue #12 is scripted by Loeb from a plot by Jim Lee, 1997) collected in ''Heroes Reborn: Iron Man'' (tpb, 344 pages, 2006, ) *''
Onslaught Reborn Onslaught is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Onslaught was written as a sentient psionic entity created from the consciousness of two mutants: Professor Charles Xavier and Magneto. During a batt ...
'' #1–5 (with Rob Liefeld, 2007–2008) collected as ''Onslaught Reborn'' (hc, 136 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2009, )


Ultimate Comics

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Ultimate Wolverine Wolverine (James Howlett) is a fictional character appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. He is an alternative version of Wolverine that appears in the Ultimate Marvel imprint, in stories separate from the original character. Created by ...
'' (with Michael Turner, unproduced limited series — initially announced for 2007, the project was soon scrapped in favor of another, unspecified Loeb/Turner collaboration) *'' Ultimate Power'' #7–9 (co-written by Loeb,
J. Michael Straczynski Joseph Michael Straczynski (; born July 17, 1954) is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is the founder of Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is best known as the creator of the science fiction television series ''Babylon 5'' ( ...
and Brian Michael Bendis, art by
Greg Land Greg Land (born 1956) is an American comic book artist, best known for his work on books such as ''Uncanny X-Men'', ''Birds of Prey'', and ''Fantastic Four''. Career Greg Land first got a job with an independent publisher as the artist for ''Stor ...
, 2007–2008) collected in ''Ultimate Power'' (hc, 232 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2008, ) *''
The Ultimates 3 ''The Ultimates 3'' was a five-issue, monthly comic book miniseries published in 2008 by Marvel Comics in the Ultimate Marvel imprint. Written by Jeph Loeb, and illustrated by Joe Madureira, it is a sequel to ''The Ultimates'' and ''The Ultimates ...
'' #1–5: "Sex, Lies, and DVD" (with Joe Madureira, 2008) collected as ''The Ultimates 3: Who Killed the Scarlet Witch?'' (hc, 128 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2009, ) ** In 2006, Marvel announced ''The Ultimates 4'' by Loeb and Ed McGuinness. It is unknown at which stage of completion the project was abandoned; a few sketches were published in '' Wizard''. *''March on Ultimatum'' (hc, 176 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2008, ) includes: **'' Ultimate Hulk Annual'': "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Pants, No Service!" (with Ed McGuinness and Marko Djurdjević, 2008) **'' Ultimate Captain America Annual'': "Favorite Son: Origin of the Black Panther" (with Marko Djurdjević) and "Training Day" (with
Rafa Sandoval Rafa is a masculine given name, mostly as a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Rafael. It may refer to: People * Rafael Nadal (born 1986), Spanish tennis player * Rafa (footballer, born 1985), Spanish footballer Rafael López Gómez * Rafael Be ...
, 2008) *''
Ultimatum An ultimatum (; ) is a demand whose fulfillment is requested in a specified period of time and which is backed up by a threat to be followed through in case of noncompliance (open loop). An ultimatum is generally the final demand in a series o ...
'' #1–5 (with David Finch, 2009) collected as ''Ultimatum'' (hc, 144 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2010, ) *'' Ultimate Comics: X'' #1–5 (with Art Adams, 2010–2011) collected as ''Ultimate X: Origins'' (hc, 136 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2012, ) *'' Ultimate Comics: New Ultimates'' #1–5 (with Frank Cho, 2010–2011) collected as ''New Ultimates: Thor Reborn'' (hc, 120 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011, )


Awesome Entertainment

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Fighting American Fighting American is a superhero created in 1954 by the writer-artist team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Published by the Crestwood Publications imprint Prize Comics, it was, contrary to standard industry practices of the time, creator-owned. Harv ...
'' (scripted by Loeb from stories by Rob Liefeld): **''Fighting American'' vol. 3 #1–2 (with Rob Liefeld and Stephen Platt, 1997) **''Fighting American: Rules of the Game'' #1–3 (with Ed McGuinness, 1997–1998) **''Fighting American: Cold War'' (with Rob Liefeld, unreleased one-shot) *'' Coven'' (scripted by Loeb from stories by Ian Churchill, art by Churchill): **''Coven'' vol. 1 #1–6 (1997–1998) **''Coven: Fantom'' (one-shot, 1998) **''Coven: Black and White'' (one-shot, 1998) *** The first two stories were colorized and reprinted as the ''Coven: Dark Origins'' one-shot (1999) *** Third story was colorized and reprinted as ''Coven'' vol. 2 #4 on the flipside of '' Lionheart'' #2 (1999) **''Coven'' vol. 2 #1–3 (1999) **''Lionheart'' #1–2 (spin-off, 1999) *'' Kaboom'': **''Kaboom'' (hc, 128 pages,
Image An image is a visual representation of something. It can be two-dimensional, three-dimensional, or somehow otherwise feed into the visual system to convey information. An image can be an artifact, such as a photograph or other two-dimensiona ...
, 2009, ; tpb, 2009, ) collects: *** ''Kaboom'' vol. 1 #1–3 (scripted by Loeb, story and art by Jeff Matsuda, 1997) *** ''Awesome Holiday Special'': "Babes in Toyland" (scripted by Loeb from a story by Jeff Matsuda, art by Matsuda, anthology, 1997) *** ''Kaboom Prelude'': "The Beginning..." (scripted by Loeb from a story by Jeff Matsuda, art by Matsuda and
Sam Liu Sam Liu is an American animation producer, director, storyboard artist and character designer. He is best known for directing animated superhero films at both Marvel Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. Sam attended the University of Califor ...
, 1998) **''
Savage Dragon The Savage Dragon is a fictional superhero created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic features the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon. The character first appeared ...
'' #50: "Basic Training" (scripted by Loeb from a story by Jeff Matsuda, art by Matsuda, co-feature,
Highbrow Entertainment Erik J. Larsen (born December 8, 1962) is an American comic book artist, writer, and publisher. He currently acts as the chief financial officer of Image Comics. He gained attention in the early 1990s with his art on Spider-Man series for Marve ...
, 1998) **''Kaboom'' vol. 2 #1–3: "A New Hope" (scripted by Loeb from a story by Rob Liefeld, art by
Keron Grant Keron Grant (born August 23, 1976, in Montego Bay) is a Jamaican-American comic book artist, who has worked mostly for Marvel Comics. His first published work was a pinup in the back of one of the final issues of Dale Keown's '' Pitt''. His fir ...
, 1999) *'' Re:Gex'' #1, 0 (scripted by Loeb from a story by Rob Liefeld and Eric Stephenson, art by Liefeld, 1998) *'' Extreme Forces'' (scripted by Loeb from a story by Rob Liefeld, art by Ian Churchill, unreleased)


Other publishers

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Hip Flask A hip flask is a thin flask for holding liquor. Description Hip flasks were traditionally made of pewter, silver, or even glass, though most modern flasks are made from stainless steel. Some modern flasks are made of plastic so as to avoid de ...
'' #½: "Jungle to the Zoo: Ivory Towers, Part 4 of 4" (with Ian Churchill,
Active Images Richard Starkings (born 27 January 1962) is a British font designer and comic book letterer, editor and writer. He was one of the early pioneers of computer-based comic-book lettering, and is one of the most prolific creators in that industry. ...
, 1998) ** Script by Loeb, story by
Richard Starkings Richard Starkings (born 27 January 1962) is a British font designer and comic book letterer, editor and writer. He was one of the early pioneers of computer-based comic-book lettering, and is one of the most prolific creators in that industry. ...
. ** This 8-page short story, originally published in black-and-white, was colorized and reprinted as a feature in '' Elephantmen: The Pilot'' (one-shot,
Image An image is a visual representation of something. It can be two-dimensional, three-dimensional, or somehow otherwise feed into the visual system to convey information. An image can be an artifact, such as a photograph or other two-dimensiona ...
, 2007) ** The colorized version was subsequently collected in ''Elephantmen: Fatal Diseases'' (hc, 312 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2010, ) *'' The Darkness/Batman'' (co-written by Loeb and Scott Lobdell, art by
Marc Silvestri Marc Silvestri (born March 29, 1958) is an American comic book artist, creator and publisher. He serves as CEO of both Top Cow Productions and Image Comics. Early life Marc Silvestri was born on March 29, 1958 in Palm Beach, Florida.Rosenberg, Aa ...
, David Finch and
Clarence Lansang Clarence may refer to: Places Australia * Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division * Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow * Clarence River (New South Wales) * Clarence Strait (Northern Territory) * City of Clarence, a loca ...
, graphic novel, 48 pages,
Top Cow Top Cow Productions is an American comics publisher, an imprint of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in 1992. History During the early years of Image Comics, which was founded in 1992, co-founder Marc Silvestri shared a studio with Jim ...
, 1999, ) *'' Vampirella Monthly'' #18: "Looking for Mr. Goodwin" (with Tim Sale,
Harris Harris may refer to: Places Canada * Harris, Ontario * Northland Pyrite Mine (also known as Harris Mine) * Harris, Saskatchewan * Rural Municipality of Harris No. 316, Saskatchewan Scotland * Harris, Outer Hebrides (sometimes called the Isle of ...
, 1999) collected in ''Vampirella Masters Series Volume 4: Visionaries'' (tpb, 144 pages,
Dynamite Dynamite is an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents (such as powdered shells or clay), and Stabilizer (chemistry), stabilizers. It was invented by the Swedish people, Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in Geesthacht, Northern Germa ...
, 2011, ) *
Dark Horse A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, or a contestant that on paper should be unlikely to succeed but yet still might. Origin Th ...
: **''
9-11 The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercia ...
Volume 1'': "Please Stand by..." (with J. Scott Campbell, anthology graphic novel, 196 pages, 2002, ) **''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight'' is a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics from 2007 to 2011. The series serves as a canonical continuation of the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', and follows the events of that ...
'' #20 (with
Georges Jeanty Georges Jeanty is an American comic book penciler illustrator best known for his work on ''The American Way'', an eight-issue American comic book limited series produced under DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint, and the '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Se ...
,
Eric Wight Eric Wight (born November 15, 1974) is an American professional artist, illustrator and animator. He is leader of the Epic Originals line at children's digital reading platform Epic. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts and lives in Ea ...
and
Ethen Beavers Ethen Beavers is an American comic book artist from Modesto, CA. Beavers' comic industry work includes titles as ''Justice League Unlimited'', ''Teen Titans Go!'', '' Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century'', ''Six'', '' Noble Causes: Dista ...
, 2008) collected in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 2'' (hc, 320 pages, 2012, ) *'' Michael Turner's Soulfire Preview'', ''Beginnings'', #0–4 (with Michael Turner,
Aspen MLT Aspen Comics (Aspen MLT Inc.) is a California entertainment company founded in 2003 by artist Michael Turner (comics), Michael Turner. It has locations in Santa Monica and Marina Del Rey. The company is best known for producing comic books and fig ...
, 2003–2005) collected as ''Michael Turner's Soulfire'' (hc, 160 pages, 2006, ; tpb, 2008, ) ** Issues #3–4 are scripted by
J. T. Krul Jeffrey T. Krul (born November 14, 1972 in Michigan) is an American comic book writer, best known for his work on Aspen MLT's '' Fathom'' comic series. Early life J.T. Krul was born and raised in Michigan. He received a Bachelor's degree in Film ...
from Loeb and Turner's plots. *'' Smash Unleashed!'' (with Rob Liefeld, unreleased one-shot intended for publication by Image, solicited for 2009)


Screenwriting


Television

* '' The Hitchhiker'' (1984) * ''
Seven Little Monsters ''Seven Little Monsters'' is a children's picture book by American author and illustrator Maurice Sendak. Published by Harper & Row in 1977, it was originally created as an animated short for Sesame Street in 1971 and served as the basis for the C ...
'' (2000-2001) * '' Buffy: The Animated Series'' (2002) * '' Smallville'' (2002-2005) * ''
Heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
'' (2006-2008) * ''
Teen Wolf ''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is chang ...
'' (2011)


Films

* ''
Teen Wolf ''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is chang ...
'' (1985) * ''
Commando Royal Marines from 40 Commando on patrol in the Sangin">40_Commando.html" ;"title="Royal Marines from 40 Commando">Royal Marines from 40 Commando on patrol in the Sangin area of Afghanistan are pictured A commando is a combatant, or operativ ...
'' (1985) * ''
Burglar Burglary, also called breaking and entering and sometimes housebreaking, is the act of entering a building or other areas without permission, with the intention of committing a criminal offence. Usually that offence is theft, robbery or murd ...
'' (1987) * ''
Teen Wolf Too ''Teen Wolf Too'' is a 1987 American fantasy comedy film directed by Christopher Leitch, written by R. Timothy Kring, and starring Jason Bateman (film debut), James Hampton, John Astin and Kim Darby. It is the sequel to ''Teen Wolf'' (1985). ...
'' (1987)


Producer


Television

* ''
Seven Little Monsters ''Seven Little Monsters'' is a children's picture book by American author and illustrator Maurice Sendak. Published by Harper & Row in 1977, it was originally created as an animated short for Sesame Street in 1971 and served as the basis for the C ...
'' (2000) * '' Buffy: The Animated Series'' (2002) * '' Smallville'' (2002-2005) * ''
Lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...
'' (2006) * ''
Heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
'' (2006-2009) * '' Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers'' (2011) * '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' (2011-2012) * '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes '' (2012) * ''
Ultimate Spider-Man ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2011. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of the company's Ultimate ...
'' (2012-2016) * '' Avengers Assemble'' (2012-2018) * ''
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. ''Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.'' is an American animated television series based on the superhero character by Marvel Comics. The series premiered on August 11, 2013, on Disney XD as part of the ''Marvel Universe'' block, and ended on June 2 ...
'' (2013-2015) * ''
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ''Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' is an American television series created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen for ABC, based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, an ...
'' (2013-2020) * '' Agent Carter'' (2015-2016) * ''
Guardians of the Galaxy The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It may more specifically refer to: Comic book teams * Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...
'' (2015-2017) * '' Daredevil'' (2015-2018) * '' Jessica Jones'' (2015-2019) * ''
Marvel's Most Wanted ''Marvel's Most Wanted'' is an unaired American television pilot created by Jeffrey Bell and Paul Zbyszewski for ABC, based on the Marvel Comics characters Bobbi Morse and Lance Hunter. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and ac ...
'' (2016) * '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot'' (2016) * ''
Luke Cage Lucas "Luke" Cage, born Carl Lucas and also known as Power Man, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in ''Luke Cage, Hero for Hire'' #1 (June 1972) and was created by Archie Go ...
'' (2016-2018) * '' The Defenders'' (2017) * ''
Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the ...
'' (2017) * ''
Inhumans The Inhumans are a fictional superhuman race of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The comic book series has usually focused more specifically on the adventures of the Inhuman Royal Family, and many peop ...
'' (2017) * ''
New Warriors The New Warriors is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They traditionally consisted of teenage and young adult heroes, and were often seen to serve as a junior counterpart to Avengers (comics), ...
'' (2017) * '' Iron Fist'' (2017-2018) * ''
The Punisher The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made ...
'' (2017-2019) * '' The Gifted'' (2017-2019) * ''
Legion Legion may refer to: Military * Roman legion, the basic military unit of the ancient Roman army * Spanish Legion, an elite military unit within the Spanish Army * Legion of the United States, a reorganization of the United States Army from 179 ...
'' (2017-2019) * '' Runaways'' (2017-2019) * '' Cloak & Dagger'' (2018-2019) * '' Helstrom'' (2020) * ''
M.O.D.O.K. MODOK (also written as M.O.D.O.K.; an acronym for Mental/Mobile/Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first MODOK is George Tarleton, a former e ...
'' (2021)


Films

* ''
Teen Wolf ''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is chang ...
'' (1985) * ''
Commando Royal Marines from 40 Commando on patrol in the Sangin">40_Commando.html" ;"title="Royal Marines from 40 Commando">Royal Marines from 40 Commando on patrol in the Sangin area of Afghanistan are pictured A commando is a combatant, or operativ ...
'' (1985) * ''
Burglar Burglary, also called breaking and entering and sometimes housebreaking, is the act of entering a building or other areas without permission, with the intention of committing a criminal offence. Usually that offence is theft, robbery or murd ...
'' (1987) * ''Model by Day'' (1994) * ''
Firestorm A firestorm is a conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system. It is most commonly a natural phenomenon, created during some of the largest bushfires and wildfires. Although the term has been used ...
'' (1998) * ''
Heroes United ''Heroes United'' is a series of direct-to-video films from Marvel Animation and the first from its own studio outside any joint ventures. ''Iron Man and Hulk'' ''Iron Man and Hulk: Heroes United'' is a direct to video animated film by Marvel ...
'' (2013-2014) * ''Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Heroes Reassembled'' (2015) * ''Marvel Super Heroes Adventures: Frost Fight!'' (2015) * '' Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell'' (2016)


References


External links

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