The film was atypical for the time, featuring a female comedic role for starring actress Whoopi Goldberg. His collaborators were Weisman and Hugh Wilson. The plot was based on the novels of Lawrence Block about fictional burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr. His next screen credit was the film Burglar, released on March 20, 1987. The film was released on Octoand starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. Loeb and Weisman then collaborated in writing the script of Commando. The film was released on Augand was a notable starring role for Michael J. Loeb’s debut in filmmaking was his collaboration with Matthew Weisman in authoring the script of Teen Wolf. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Master’s degree in Film. His stepfather was a vice-president at Brandeis University, where Jeph met one of his mentors and greatest influences in comic book writing, the writer Elliot Maggin.

He began collecting comic books during the summer of 1970. Jeph Loeb was raised in a Jewish family in Stamford, Connecticut. In 2010, Loeb became Executive Vice President of Marvel Television.Ī four-time Eisner Award winner and five-time Wizard Fan Awards winner, Loeb’s comic book work, which has appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list, includes work on many major characters, including Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, Hulk, Captain America, Cable, Iron Man, Daredevil, Supergirl, the Avengers, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, much of which he has produced in collaboration with artist Tim Sale. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series Smallville and Lost, writer for the films Commando and Teen Wolf, and a writer and co-executive producer on the NBC TV show Heroes from its premiere in 2006 to November 2008. Joseph “Jeph” Loeb III (/loʊb/) is an American film and television writer, producer and comic book writer.

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