Editing Jeph Loeb (section)

===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.<ref name=Salisbury/>

Jeph Loeb's first comic work was ''[[Challengers of the Unknown]]'' vol. 2 #1 – #8 (March – October 1991), which was the first of many collaborations with Tim Sale.<ref>[http://www.comics.org/search/advanced/process/?target=issue&method=icontains&logic=False&order1=date&order2=series&order3=&start_date=&end_date=&title=&feature=&job_number=&pages=&script=Jeph+Loeb&pencils=Tim+Sale&inks=&colors=&letters=&story_editing=&genre=&characters=&synopsis=&reprint_notes=&notes=&pub_name=&country=us&pub_notes=&brand=&brand_notes=&indicia_publisher=&is_surrogate=None&ind_pub_notes=&series=&series_notes=&tracking_notes=&issue_count=&language=en&issues=&volume=&issue_title=&variant_name=&issue_date=&indicia_frequency=&price=&issue_pages=&format=&issue_editing=&isbn=&barcode=&issue_notes=&is_indexed=None Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale collaborations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153231/http://www.comics.org/search/advanced/process/?target=issue&method=icontains&logic=False&order1=date&order2=series&order3=&start_date=&end_date=&title=&feature=&job_number=&pages=&script=Jeph+Loeb&pencils=Tim+Sale&inks=&colors=&letters=&story_editing=&genre=&characters=&synopsis=&reprint_notes=&notes=&pub_name=&country=us&pub_notes=&brand=&brand_notes=&indicia_publisher=&is_surrogate=None&ind_pub_notes=&series=&series_notes=&tracking_notes=&issue_count=&language=en&issues=&volume=&issue_title=&variant_name=&issue_date=&indicia_frequency=&price=&issue_pages=&format=&issue_editing=&isbn=&barcode=&issue_notes=&is_indexed=None |date=September 24, 2015 }} at the [[Grand Comics Database]]</ref> Their later collaborations included the [[Batman: Year One|"Year 1"]]-centered ''[[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight|Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Specials]]'';<ref>{{cite book|last1=Manning|first1= Matthew K.|editor-last=Dolan|editor-first=Hannah|chapter= 1990s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 261 |quote = Editor Archie Goodwin was on to something when he paired Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale on the first holiday special of the popular ''Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' series.}}</ref> ''[[Batman: The Long Halloween]]'',<ref>Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 275: "The acclaimed team of writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale reunited to chronicle a dark year of the Dark Knight's past with ''Batman: The Long Halloween'', a thirteen-part limited series."</ref> a 13-issue [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]]; and ''[[Batman: Dark Victory]]'',<ref>Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 289: "The superstar team of writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale was back, and just as dark as ever. In this thirteen-issue [sic] sequel to the pair's acclaimed ''Batman: The Long Halloween'' maxiseries, the creative team picked up right where they left off during Batman's early years."</ref> 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 ''[[Batman Begins]]'', the others being ''[[Batman: The Man Who Falls]]'' and ''Batman: Year One''.<ref name=BatmanBegins>This is mentioned inside the front cover of the ''Batman Begins'' mini [[digest size|digest]] comic book that reprints portions of these three stories that comes with the DVD.</ref> Other Loeb-Sale collaborations at DC include the ''[[Superman for All Seasons]]'' limited series<ref>Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 284: "This four-issue prestige-format series was a bright counterpoint to Loeb and Sale's noir Batman collaborations."</ref> and ''[[Catwoman: When in Rome]]''.<ref>Cowsill, Alan "2000s" in Dolan, p. 315: "Writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale returned to the Batman universe for a six-issue murder mystery starring Catwoman."</ref>

At Marvel Comics, Loeb worked on the "[[Age of Apocalypse]]" crossover storyline in 1995<ref>{{cite book|last1 = Manning|first1 = Matthew K.|editor-last= Gilbert|editor-first= Laura|chapter= 1990s|title = Marvel Chronicle: A Year by Year History|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year = 2008|location= London, United Kingdom|page = 272|isbn =978-0-7566-4123-8|quote= Creatives working on this storyline included Warren Ellis, Jeph Loeb, Mark Waid, Joe Madureira, Chris Bachalo, and Andy and Adam Kubert.}}</ref> and co-created the character [[Nate Grey|X-Man]] with artist [[Steve Skroce]].<ref>Manning "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 273: "Created by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Steve Skroce, X-Man was perhaps the most popular character to emerge out of the 'Age of Apocalypse' event."</ref> Loeb wrote the "[[Heroes Reborn (1996 comic)|Heroes Reborn]]" version of [[Captain America]] in 1996–1997.<ref>Manning "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 280: "Steve Rogers earned a fresh start in the Heroes Reborn universe by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Rob Liefeld."</ref> He and Tim Sale crafted several limited series for Marvel including ''[[Daredevil: Yellow]]'',<ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 306: "The creative team of writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale...examined the early life of some of Marvel's iconic characters. First they tackled Daredevil in this six-issue miniseries."</ref> ''[[Spider-Man: Blue]]'',<ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 312: "Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale reunited for their second examination of the origins of Marvel's icons with this six-issue miniseries."</ref> and ''[[Hulk: Gray]]''.<ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 317: "The team of writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale united once again for this six-issue miniseries retelling the Hulk's origin."</ref>

Loeb became the writer of ''[[Superman vol. 2|Superman]]'' with issue #151 (Dec. 1999). His tenure on the title, largely drawn by [[Ed McGuinness]], included the "Emperor Joker"<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 296: "A nine-part saga that stretched over all the Superman titles, starting in ''Superman'' #160 with script by Jeph Loeb and art by Ed McGuinness."</ref> and "[[Our Worlds at War]]"<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 300: "The multipart story 'Our Worlds at War' dominated the Superman books for the August and September [2001] cover dates...The opening chapter, written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Ed McGuinness, began with Superman investigating the missing Pluto."</ref> crossovers. He left ''Superman'' with issue #183 (August 2002). At the end of 2002, Loeb teamed with artist [[Jim Lee]] to create the year-long story arc "Batman: Hush",<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 307: "The 'Hush' story arc [begun] in ''Batman'' #608 was artist Jim Lee's first major work since he joined DC...Written by Jeph Loeb, 'Hush' brought profound changes to the life of the Dark Knight."</ref> 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 ''[[Superman/Batman]]''.<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 311: "Writer Jeph Loeb and artist Ed McGuinness created a tale befitting such A-list characters in 'Public Enemies', the six-part story that launched the new series."</ref> Loeb's run on the title spawned a new ongoing ''[[Supergirl (comic book)|Supergirl]]'' series,<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 321: "Superman's cousin Kara Zor-El received her own title. Written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Ian Churchill, the fourth [ongoing] series featured a Supergirl still getting accustomed to her life on Earth."</ref> and an [[Superman/Batman: Public Enemies|animated film]] adapted from Loeb's "Public Enemies" story arc.<ref name="PublicEnemies">{{cite web |url=http://www.newsarama.com/tv/060929-PublicEnemies.html |title=Superman/Batman: Public Enemies Hits 9.29.09 |date=June 29, 2009 |publisher=[[Newsarama]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702014049/http://www.newsarama.com/tv/060929-PublicEnemies.html |archive-date=July 2, 2009 |url-status=dead  |access-date=March 18, 2012 }}</ref>

After signing an exclusive contract with Marvel in September 2005, Loeb launched ''[[The Incredible Hulk (comic book)#Relaunches|Hulk]]'' with artist Ed McGuinness, in which he introduced the [[Red Hulk]].<ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 340: "The Hulk's adventures began anew in this ongoing series by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Ed McGuinness."</ref>

In 2006, Loeb chose his hometown of [[Stamford, Connecticut]], to be subject to [[superhero]] destruction in the first issue of the 2006–2007 Marvel miniseries ''[[Civil War (comics)|Civil War]]'', the central title of the [[Fictional crossover|crossover]] storyline of the same name.<ref>{{Citation |last=Lockhart |first=Brian |title=An explosion of INK: Stamford comic shop destroyed in pages of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' |newspaper=[[The Advocate (Stamford)|The Advocate]] |pages=1, A4 |date=June 3, 2006 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-146579113.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518232436/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-146579113.html |archive-date=May 18, 2013 }} </ref><ref name="Cupo">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/wwla-cup-o-jeph/|last=Tabu|first=Hannibal|title=WWLA: Cup o' Jeph|publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=March 14, 2008|access-date=June 13, 2020|archive-date=June 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613162631/https://www.cbr.com/wwla-cup-o-jeph/|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, Marvel announced an untitled ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series by Loeb and [[J. Scott Campbell]], to be released "sometime in 2007".<ref>{{cite web|first= |last= |url=http://www.newsarama.com/WWLA06/Marvel/SoupMarvel.htm |title=J. Scott Campbell Signs Exclusive with Marvel |publisher=[[Newsarama]]|date=March 17, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060323213934/http://www.newsarama.com/WWLA06/Marvel/SoupMarvel.htm |archive-date=March 23, 2006 |url-status= dead}}</ref> The series was subsequently cancelled and then brought back on the schedule in 2010, with a 2011 article mentioning it was "still being worked on".<ref>{{cite web |first=Chris |last=Arrant |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=36059 |title=Comics' Most Notorious No-Shows, Part 1|publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=December 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104192722/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=36059 |archive-date=January 4, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2021, Campbell confirmed that the project has been cancelled despite having two fully pencilled issues.<ref>{{cite web|first=Rich |last=Johnston |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/j-scott-campbell-finished-two-issues-of-spider-man-with-jeph-loeb/ |title=J Scott Campbell Finished Two Issues Of Spider-Man With Jeph Loeb |publisher=[[Bleeding Cool]] |date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503140243/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/j-scott-campbell-finished-two-issues-of-spider-man-with-jeph-loeb/ |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |url-status= live}}</ref>

In 2007, Jeph wrote the [[miniseries]] ''[[Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America]]'', which used the [[five stages of grief]] as a motif to explore reactions of various characters of the Marvel Universe to the loss of the assassinated Captain America.<ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 336: Written by Jeph Loeb with art by Leinil Yu, Ed McGuinness, John Romita, Jr., David Finch, and John Cassady, the specials dealt with the five stages of grieving.</ref> The first issue ranked No. 1 in sales for April 2007,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/10618.html |title=Top 300 comic books for April 2007 icv2.com; May 22, 2007 |publisher=Icv2.com |date=May 22, 2007 |access-date=October 14, 2010 |archive-date=December 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201232454/http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/10618.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the fifth and final issue, dated July 4, 2007, was the "Funeral for Captain America", which was covered by the [[Associated Press]] and ''[[The Washington Post]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/30/AR2007063000511.html |title=Marvel Comics Buries Captain America |first=Colleen |last=Long |date=July 1, 2007 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107210338/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/30/AR2007063000511.html |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=March 18, 2012  }}</ref>

Loeb wrote two miniseries for the [[Ultimate Marvel|Ultimate Marvel Universe]]. His work on ''[[The Ultimates 3]]'' 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 ''[[Ultimatum (Ultimate Marvel comics)|Ultimatum]]''. Described in a 2015 [[Vulture.com|Vulture]] retrospective as "one of the biggest creative disasters in comics history", ''Ultimatum'''s 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."<ref>{{Citation |last=Reisman |first=Abraham |title=The Secret History of Ultimate Marvel, the Experiment That Changed Superheroes Forever |magazine=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]] |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/05/secret-history-of-ultimate-marvel.html |publisher=New York Magazine |date=May 25, 2015 |access-date=June 5, 2021 |archive-date=June 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607005240/https://www.vulture.com/2015/05/secret-history-of-ultimate-marvel.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/loeb-sales-long-delayed-captain-america-white-scheduled-for-september/|title= Loeb & Sale's Long-Delayed ''Captain America: White'' Scheduled for September|first= Albert|last= Ching|date= June 12, 2015|publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150725004702/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/long-delayed-captain-america-white-scheduled-for-september|archive-date= July 25, 2015|url-status= live|quote= Originally announced in 2008, ''Captain America: White'' is now officially on its way to readers. Marvel.com announced Friday that issues #1 and #2 of the long-awaited Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale collaboration are scheduled for release this September...A #0 issue came out later in 2008 and will be reprinted inside of September's issue #1, but the rest of the series had yet to be released.}}</ref>

Loeb shares his writing studio, The Empath Magic Tree House, with [[Geoff Johns]] and [[Allan Heinberg]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.brokenfrontier.com/lowdown/details.php?id=249|title= Jeph Loeb: When at Marvel – Part II|first= Frederik|last= Hautain|date= October 12, 2005|publisher= BrokenFrontier.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090108180700/http://www.brokenfrontier.com/lowdown/details.php?id=249|archive-date= January 8, 2009|url-status= dead|access-date= March 18, 2012}} </ref><ref>Rich Sands. "Future Tense" ''[[TV Guide]]''; January 12, 2009; Page 39.</ref>