Known For
Writing
Born
Sep 14, 1950
Died
Mar 20, 2023
Place of Birth
San Bernadino, California, USA
Credits
48 titles
Michael Reaves
Biography
James Michael Reaves (September 14, 1950 – March 20, 2023) was an American writer, known for his contributions as a script writer and story editor to a number of 1980s and 1990s animated television series, including Gargoyles and Batman: The Animated Series. He also wrote media tie-in novels, children's books, and original fiction, and was one of four credited screenwriters for the animated feature Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. His work was often done collaboratively, notably with his then-wife Brynne Stephens (for numerous TV episodes in the 1980s and 1990s), and with Steve Perry, Neil Gaiman, Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, and his daughter Mallory Reaves for various novels. Reaves won a 1993 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program for his work on Batman: The Animated Series. Reaves had Parkinson's disease, and for a time maintained a blog concerning his experiences dealing with the disease and its effects, which included difficulty typing and loss of coherent speech. In 2013, Reaves raised $85,000 in a Kickstarter campaign to fund the filming of a feature-length script he had written called Blood Kiss, with the picture set to star Neil Gaiman in his acting debut. Despite exceeding the stated fundraising goal, the film was never made. Reaves died in Los Angeles on March 20, 2023, at the age of 72. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Reaves, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Toy Masters
Self
40 Years of Star Trek
Self
Star Wars: Droids - Treasure of the Hidden Planet
Teleplay
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Writer
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Writer
Spider-Man Unlimited
Writer
Beast Machines: Transformers
Writer
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
Writer
Godzilla: The Series
Writer
Young Hercules
Writer
Invasion America
Writer
Sliders
Writer
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
Writer
Gargoyles
Writer
Conan and the Young Warriors
Writer
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Screenplay
Full Eclipse
Writer
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Writer
Batman: The Animated Series
Writer
The Flash
Teleplay
Tiny Toon Adventures
Writer
Peter Pan & the Pirates
Writer
The New Adventures of He-Man
Writer
Dink, the Little Dinosaur
Writer
Monsters
Writer
Ewoks 5: Wickett's Adventures
Writer
Ewoks 6: Battle for the Planet Endor
Writer
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Writer
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Writer
Spiral Zone
Writer
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
Writer
Bionic Six
Teleplay
My Little Pony
Writer
The Real Ghostbusters
Writer
The Centurions
Writer
The Twilight Zone
Writer
Star Wars: Droids
Teleplay
CBS Storybreak
Teleplay
The Transformers
Writer
Pole Position
Writer
Dungeons & Dragons
Writer
The Biskitts
Writer
Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince
Writer
The Littles
Writer
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Writer
Blackstar
Writer
The Smurfs
Writer
Isis
Writer