Editing Jeph Loeb (section)

==Reception==
===Awards and nominations===
====Eisner Awards====
*1998 Best Limited Series for ''Batman: The Long Halloween''<ref name=Eisner98>{{cite web|url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner98.php |title= 1998 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|date= n.d.|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150905200018/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner98.php|archive-date= September 5, 2015|url-status= live|access-date= October 14, 2010}}</ref>
*1999 Best Reprint Graphic Album for ''Batman: The Long Halloween''<ref name=Eisner99>{{cite web|url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner99.php|title= 1999 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|date= n.d.|access-date= October 14, 2010|archive-date= September 7, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150907135854/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner99.php|url-status= live}}</ref>
*2002 Best Reprint Graphic Album for ''Batman: Dark Victory''<ref name=Eisner02>{{cite web|url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner02.php |title= 2002 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|date= n.d.|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150712043938/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner02.php|archive-date= July 12, 2015|url-status= live|access-date=October 14, 2010}}</ref>
*2007 Best Single Issue or One-Shot for ''Batman/The Spirit'' #1<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007-eisner-award-winners/|title= 2007 Eisner Award Winners|publisher= The Beat|date=July 28, 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150907180013/http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007-eisner-award-winners/|archive-date= September 7, 2015|url-status= live}}</ref>

====Eisner Nominations====
*1999 Best Writer for ''Superman For All Seasons''
*1999 Best Limited Series for ''Superman For All Seasons''<ref name=Eisner99/>

====Wizard Fan Awards====
*1997 Favorite One Shot or Mini-Series for ''Batman: The Long Halloween''
*1998 Favorite One Shot or Mini-Series for ''Superman For All Seasons''
*2003 Favorite Ongoing Series for ''Batman''
*2003 Comics' Greatest Moment of the Year for [[Clayface]] returning as [[Jason Todd]] in ''Batman'' #617
*2003 Favorite Supporting Character 2003 for Catwoman (in ''Batman'')<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/wizard03.shtml|title= 11th Annual Wizard Fan Awards|publisher= Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080104165505/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/wizard03.shtml|archive-date= January 4, 2008|url-status= dead|access-date= March 18, 2012}} </ref>

===Critical reaction===
Many of Loeb's books, such as ''Batman: The Long Halloween'', ''Superman For All Seasons'', and the Marvel "color" books (''[[Daredevil: Yellow]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: Blue]]'', ''[[Hulk: Gray]]'') have garnered critical praise,<ref name=iFanboy>{{cite web|first=Brent |last=Hibbard |url=http://www.ifanboy.com/reviews/DJRustbucket/marvel_comics/ultimatum/4_(of_5) |title=Review of ''Ultimatum'' #4 |publisher=iFanboy.com |date=June 3, 2009|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713004750/http://www.ifanboy.com/reviews/DJRustbucket/marvel_comics/ultimatum/4_%28of_5%29 |archive-date=July 13, 2011}}</ref> and have been adapted into other media.<ref name=BatmanBegins/><ref name=PublicEnemies/>

''Hulk'' #1, in which Loeb introduced the [[Red Hulk]], was the #1 selling comic book for January 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/12096.html |title=Top 300 Comics for January 2008 |publisher=ICv2.com |date=March 4, 2008 |access-date=April 10, 2009 |archive-date=August 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812073336/http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/12096.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Subsequent issues sold well,<ref name="CBR1">{{cite news |author=CBR News Team |title="Hulk" #5 is red hot– second printing announced |url=https://www.cbr.com/hulk-5-is-red-hot-second-printing-announced/ |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=August 12, 2008 |access-date=June 13, 2020 |archive-date=June 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613164523/https://www.cbr.com/hulk-5-is-red-hot-second-printing-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/13519.html |title=Top 300 Comics Actual—September 2008 |publisher=ICv2.com |access-date=August 4, 2009 |archive-date=October 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015162236/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/13519.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/14518.html |title=Top 300 Comics Actual—February 2009 |date=March 17, 2009 |publisher=ICv2 |access-date=March 19, 2009 |archive-date=October 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015162410/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/14518.html |url-status=live }}</ref> but received mixed to negative reviews.<ref name="Augie">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/257317-2/ |title=Pipeline |last=De Blieck |first=Augie Jr. |date=January 6, 2009 |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |access-date=2020-06-13 |archive-date=June 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613162629/https://www.cbr.com/257317-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="IGNR4">{{cite news | last=Schedeen | first=Jesse | title=Hulk #4 Review | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/06/25/hulk-4-review | publisher=[[IGN]] | date=May 25, 2008 | access-date=August 28, 2008 | quote=Each issue provides about 30 seconds of plot development, which usually centers around heaping more layers of mystery atop the Red Hulk's identity. The rest involves smashing, being smashed, or a bit of both. | archive-date=September 10, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910235414/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/06/25/hulk-4-review | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="IGNR5">{{cite news |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |title=Hulk #5 Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/07/hulk-5-review |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=August 6, 2008 |access-date=2020-06-13 |archive-date=January 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127230159/https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/07/hulk-5-review |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=46252 |title=An Ultimatum of an Interview with Jeph Loeb |last=Cenac |first=Z. Julian |year=2009 |publisher=ComixFan.com |access-date=March 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215232017/http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=46252 |archive-date=February 15, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Issues #7–9 of the series, along with ''King-Size Hulk'' #1, were collected into a [[Trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]] volume, ''Hulk: Red and Green'', which made the [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Graphic Books Best Seller List]] in May 2009 (as did ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8]]'', Volume 4, on which Loeb collaborated).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/22/graphic-books-best-seller-list-may-16/ |title=Graphic Books Best Seller List: May 16 |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=George Gene |last=Gustines |date=May 22, 2009 |access-date=May 29, 2009 |archive-date=July 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725155257/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/22/graphic-books-best-seller-list-may-16/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The first issue of Loeb's ''[[The Ultimates 3]]'' continued the series' history of ranking at No. 1 in sales,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/11939.html |title=Top 300 Comics Actual—December 2007 |publisher=ICv2.com |access-date=March 7, 2008 |archive-date=August 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812050941/http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/11939.html |url-status=live }}</ref> though the series was much less well-received critically than its predecessors.<ref>Riesman, Abraham (May 25, 2015). [https://www.vulture.com/2015/05/secret-history-of-ultimate-marvel.html "The Secret History of Ultimate Marvel, the Experiment That Changed Superheroes Forever"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531064349/https://www.vulture.com/2015/05/secret-history-of-ultimate-marvel.html |date=May 31, 2020 }}. ''[[Vulture (website)|Website]]''.</ref><ref name=WeeklyComicReview>{{cite web|author1=Andrew C. Murphy |author2=Ben Berger |url=http://weeklycomicbookreview.com/2008/11/05/ultimatum-1-review/ |title=Ultimatum #1 – Review |publisher=Weekly Comic Book Review |date=November 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822143630/http://weeklycomicbookreview.com/2008/11/05/ultimatum-1-review/ |archive-date=August 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=George |first=Richard |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/12/05/ultimates-vol-3-1-review |title=Ultimates Vol. 3 #1 Review |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=5 December 2007 |access-date=June 13, 2020 |archive-date=June 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613164538/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/12/05/ultimates-vol-3-1-review |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last = Fuller| first = Kevin| url = https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/02/21/ultimates-3-3-review| title = Ultimates Vol. 3 #3 Review| date = February 21, 2008| publisher = [[IGN]]| access-date = June 13, 2020| archive-date = June 13, 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200613164527/https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/02/21/ultimates-3-3-review| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Shyminsky |first=Neil |url=http://www.comicboards.com/reviews.php?ReviewID=144 |title=Ultimates Vol. 3 #1 Review |publisher=Comic Boards |access-date=September 2, 2009 |archive-date=March 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306130340/http://www.comicboards.com/reviews.php?ReviewID=144 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The first issue of ''[[Ultimatum (Ultimate Marvel)|Ultimatum]]'' ranked No. 1 in sales for November 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/13915.html |title=Top 300 Comics for November 2008 |publisher=ICv2.com |date=December 16, 2008 |access-date=April 10, 2009 |archive-date=February 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215002641/http://icv2.com/articles/news/13915.html |url-status=live }}</ref> At [[Weekly Comic Book Review]], Andrew C. Murphy gave it a [[Academic grading in North America#United States|B+]], praising David Finch's art, while Ben Berger gave it a C, opining that there was too much [[Exposition (literary technique)|exposition]], but praising Finch's art.<ref name=WeeklyComicReview/> The rest of the series, however, received more negative reviews.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jason |last=Kerouac |url=http://panelsonpages.com/?p=9450 |title=Review of ''Ultimatum'' #5 |publisher=Panels on Pages |date=July 30, 2009 |access-date=August 19, 2009 |archive-date=November 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127172625/http://panelsonpages.com/?p=9450 |url-status=dead }} </ref> [[IGN]]'s Jesse Schedeen gave the series' final issue a scathing review, saying, "Ultimatum is one of the worst comics I have ever read," and called it "the ultimate nightmare."<ref>{{cite web |first=Jesse |last=Schedeen |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/07/30/ultimatum-5-review |title=Ultimatum #5 Review |date=July 29, 2009 |access-date=2020-06-13 |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122130052/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/07/30/ultimatum-5-review |url-status=live }}</ref> Points of criticism among these reviews included the level of graphic violence, which included [[Human cannibalism|cannibalism]], and the notion that the series was sold on the basis of its shock value,<ref>{{cite web |first=David |last=Wallace |url=http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/124399115869596.htm |title=Review of ''Ultimatum'' #4 |publisher=[[Comics Bulletin]] |date=June 2, 2009 |access-date=August 19, 2009 |archive-date=June 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613063253/http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/124399115869596.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> with some reviewers singling out Loeb's dialogue, characterization and storytelling,<ref name=iFanboy/><ref>{{cite web |first=James |last=Hunt |url=https://www.cbr.com/ultimatum-4/ |title=Review of ''Ultimatum'' #4 |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=June 9, 2009 |access-date=2020-06-13 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224195254/https://www.cbr.com/ultimatum-4/ |url-status=live }}</ref> others asserting the story's lack of originality,<ref>{{cite web |first=Rokk |last=Krinn |url=http://blog.comicbookrevolution.net/2008/11/comic-book-review-ultimatum-1.html |title=Comic Book Review: ''Ultimatum'' #1 |publisher=Comic Book Revolution |date=November 10, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330083648/http://blog.comicbookrevolution.net/2008/11/comic-book-review-ultimatum-1.html |archive-date=March 30, 2009 }} </ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Kevin |url=http://www.popcultureshock.com/comixup/reviews/comic-book-review-ultimatum-5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826194136/http://www.popcultureshock.com/comixup/reviews/comic-book-review-ultimatum-5 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=August 26, 2017 |title=Comic Book Review: ''Ultimatum'' #5 |publisher=ComixUp |date=August 1, 2009 }}</ref> or opining that the series would've been better suited to someone who had previously been more involved with the Ultimate line, such as [[Brian Michael Bendis]] or [[Mark Millar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bigshinyrobot.com/reviews/archives/6970 |title=''Ultimatum'' Review |publisher=Big Shiny Robot |date=July 31, 2009 |access-date=August 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525221520/http://www.bigshinyrobot.com/reviews/archives/6970 |archive-date=May 25, 2013 |url-status=dead }} </ref>

In 2009 ''Ultimates 3'' and ''Ultimatum'' were included on [[ComicsAlliance]]'s list of The 15 Worst Comics of the Decade.<ref>Hudson, Laura; various (December 18, 2009). [http://comicsalliance.com/the-worst-comics-of-the-decade-part-2/ "The 15 Worst Comics of the Decade, Part 2"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110232030/http://comicsalliance.com/the-worst-comics-of-the-decade-part-2/ |date=November 10, 2013}}.</ref>

Loeb was also awarded an [[honorary doctorate]] by [[St. Edward's University]] in [[Austin, Texas]], and an [[Inkpot Award]].<ref name="Inkpot Award"/>