Jeph Loeb
Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III (January 29, 1958 – ) is a United States comic book writer. He is known for his extensive use of thought balloons as monologues to reveal the inner thoughts of his characters. Much of his most famous work was done in collaboration with artist Tim Sale.
He was born in Stamford, Connecticut. He reportedly read his first comic book during the summer of 1970. 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 City, New York and the sold collection reportedly included every issue published by Marvel Comics between 1961 and late 1970.
His later step-father was a vice-president at Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts. Jeph however attended Columbia University. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Master's degree in Film. His instructors included Milo Forman and Paul Schrader.
His debute in film-making was his collaboration with Matthew Weisman in authoring the script of Teen Wolf. The film was released on August 23, 1985 and was a notable starring role for Michael J. Fox.
Loeb and Weisman then collaborated in writing the script of Commando. The film was released on October 4, 1985 and was a notable starring role for Arnold Schwarzenegger.
His next screen credit was the film Burglar, first released on March 20, 1987. The plot was based on the novels of Lawrence Block about fictional burglar Bernice Rhodenbarr. His collaborators were Weisman and Hugh Wilson. The film was a typical for the time tough-woman comedic role for starring actress Whoopi Goldberg.
His second film that year was Teen Wolf Too, a sequel of Teen Wolf. His co-writers were Weiseman and Timothy Kring. The film was released on November 20, 1987. The film featured teen idol Jason Bateman and veteran actor John Astin.
Four years later, Loeb contacted DC Comics with a script for a Challengers of the Unknown mini-series. His script was accepted and turned into Challengers of the Unknown vol. 2 #1 – #8 (March -October, 1991). The mini-series also featured notable guest appearances by Doctor Fate (Eric and Linda Strauss), Batman, James Gordon, Guy Gardner and Lois Lane.
He has since written scripts for both mini-series and on-going titles. His most famous work includes:
- Superman For All Seasons
- Batman: The Long Halloween
- Batman: Dark Victory
- Batman: Hush
- Daredevil: Yellow
- Spider-Man: Blue
- Hulk: Gray
Categories: 1958 births | Comic book writers | Eisner Award winners