Jeph Loeb

Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an American comic book writer, screen and television writer as well as television and motion picture producer. A three-time Eisner Award Winner and five-time Wizard Award Winner, Loeb has found tremendous success at both Marvel and DC where he has written stories with such diverse characters as the X-Men and Superman as well as Batman and Spider-Man. He is known for his excellent grasp of characters personalities and extensive use of narration boxes as monologues to reveal the inner thoughts of said characters. His most celebrated works have been with his long-time collaborator Tim Sale, specifically the "Year 1"-centered Batman: The Long Halloween, Batman: Dark Victory, and Superman For All Seasons. In 2007, he was nominated again for an Eisner for his work with Darwyn Cooke on Batman/Spirit.

In 2003, Loeb teamed with artist Jim Lee to create the year long mystery Batman: Hush, the highest selling DC comic in over 10 years. 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. In 2005, Loeb spun Supergirl out of Superman/Batman with artist Ian Churchill.

Jeph Loeb was a writer and supervising producer for Smallville and Lost. In 2006, he became Co-Executive producer for the NBC drama Heroes, for which he also wrote the teleplay for the episodes 3, "One Giant Leap" and 16, "Unexpected" . The show prominently features the artwork of Tim Sale, Loeb's longtime artistic collaborator from his comics work. After only eleven episodes, Heroes was nominated for 2 Golden Globes and a Writer's Guild of America award for Outanding New Drama. The show won The People's Choice Award for Best New Drama and an AFI award for one of the Top Ten Television Programs in 2006 as well the Saturn Award for Best Drama. Loeb himself was presented with a special award at the Jules Verne Festival in Paris, France in 2007 for his work on Smallville and Heroes. He is back at Heroes as a writer/Co-Executive Producer for Season 2.