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Jeph Loeb is a comics/film writer and TV producer. He started as a co-writer of ''[[Teen Wolf (Filmfilm)|Teen Wolf]]'', then wrote ''[[Commando (Filmfilm)|Commando]]'' and a few other movies. While working on the script for [[The Flash]] movie, he got an opportunity to write for [[DC Comics]].

The most acclaimed stories from his first foray into comics were the critical hits ''[[Batman]]: [[The Long Halloween]]'' (one of three titles that were inspiration for ''[[Batman Begins]]''), ''[[Batman: Dark Victory|Batman: Batman: Dark Victory]]'' and ''[[Superman|Superman For All Seasons]]'', which he created with artist Tim Sale. Later, also with Sale, he wrote three mini-series for [[Marvel Comics]], ''[[Spider -Man|Spider-Man: Blue]]'', ''[[Daredevil|Daredevil: Yellow]]'', and ''[[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|Hulk: Gray]]'' each telling early stories of the title characters, centered around their relationships with now dead [[Love Interests]] (respectively [[The Gwen Stacy|Gwen Stacy]], Karen Page and Betty Banner).

One of Loeb's greatest successes was bringing his children -- Sam and Audrey -- into comics. Loeb was also a producer and writer for ''[[Smallville]]'', ''[[Lost]]'', and ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''. Back at DC, he created ''Batman: Hush'' with Jim Lee and started the latest ''Superman/Batman'' ongoing series. He got multiple awards, including the Eisner Award for a Batman and [[The Spirit]] crossover.

Jeph, who had already left ''Smallville'' to take care of Sam, finished his son's last comics story together with many writers and artists, and published it in ''Superman/Batman''. Then he decided to retire from comics. However, his friend, Marvel Editor-In-Chief [[Joe Quesada]], convinced him to come back and write for him.

But Jeph, understandably, wasn't the same man he was before. While his titles ''always'' had flaws -- [[Critical Research Failure]] and [[Continuity Snarl]] among others -- after coming to Marvel, his work was quickly criticized by many fans as some of the worst in current comics. ''[[Captain America (comics)|Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America]]'', where superheroes come to terms with [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|death of Captain America]] is considered the best of these recent works. His runs on ''[[Wolverine]]'' and ''[[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|Hulk]]'' are infamous among most fans for introducing two [[Villain Sue|Villain Sues]] who, confusingly, predate the origins and adventures of the main characters -- [[The Chessmaster|Romulus]] and [[Red Hulk]]. His run on ''[[The Ultimates]]'' has been labeled as full of [[Character Derailment]] and ''[[Ultimatum]]'' is generally considered to rival ''[[Countdown to Final Crisis]]'' and ''[[Amazons Attack|Amazons Attack!]]'' in terms of quality. He was also forced to leave ''Heroes'' because NBC didn't like the course of the story (and because according to some, Loeb was stealing series writers for [[Ultimate Marvel]]).

* [[Animation Age Ghetto]]: He admittedly believes in pandering Marvel cartoons to children, hence his efforts to invoke this with the single-episode storylines and comedic overtones of ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (Animationanimation)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'', and the rumor that ''[[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]]'' will get a similar [[Animated Adaptation]].<!-- If you dislike these ideas, please refrain from making overblown rants. -->

* [[Creator Breakdown]]: It's obvious he still hasn't come to terms with his son Sam's death. The title of ''Fallen Son'' hints it strongly. In ''Ultimatum'', Magneto is murdering people to avenge Quicksilver's death. The ending also has [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Ben Grimm]] {{spoiler|killing [[Doctor Doom]]}}, saying that "someone must pay..." It's pretty clear where this is coming from and why. Now Loeb is working on a new "color" miniseries -- ''Captain America: White'' -- which will feature [[Captain America (comics)|Captain America]] coping with the loss of his teenage sidekick, Bucky.

* ~[[Does This Remind You Ofof Anything?~]]: ''Our Worlds at War'' came out in the middle of 2001. By the end of the story, it is in many ways [[The DCU]]'s 9/11.

* [[Kill 'Em All]]: ''Ultimatum''.

** In ''Ultimates 3'', [[Captain America (comics)|Captain America]] disguises himself as [[Black Panther]] for no discernible reason.

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