About
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...
Known for
Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries • 1987
Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries • 1992
The SmurfsSeries • 1981
Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesSeries • 1987
The TransformersSeries • 1984
SlidersSeries • 1995
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1985
The Real GhostbustersSeries • 1986
GargoylesSeries • 1994
He-Man and the Masters of the UniverseSeries • 1983
Tiny Toon AdventuresSeries • 1990
MonstersSeries • 1988
The CenturionsSeries • 1986
My Little PonySeries • 1986
The FlashSeries • 1990
Godzilla: The SeriesSeries • 1998
Young HerculesSeries • 1998
Dungeons & DragonsSeries • 1983
Peter Pan & the PiratesSeries • 1990
Star Wars: DroidsSeries • 1985
Spiral ZoneSeries • 1987
Bionic SixSeries • 1987
Beast Machines: TransformersSeries • 1999
He-Man and the Masters of the UniverseSeries • 2002