Jeph Loeb

Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is a multi-award-winning comic book and television writer. He is arguably most famous for his work on Batman comics, including the Eisner award-winning Batman: The Long Halloween, which has been cited as one of the major inspirations behind the acclaimed film The Dark Knight. His television work has included working on such major hits as Smallville and Lost.

Loeb was set to become one of the executive producers and writers on the ultimately unproduced Buffy the Animated Series.

Loeb also wrote the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight comic book "After These Messages ... We'll Be Right Back!", which was inspired by the unproduced animated series.