Michael Reaves

Writing

Michael Reaves

Born 1950-09-14 · San Bernadino, California, USA

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.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm poster
7.5

Andrea Beaumont leaves her father to return to Gotham, rekindling an old romance with Bruce Wayne. At the same time, a mysterious figure begins to hunt down Gotham's criminals, wrongly implicating Batman in the murders. Now on the run from the law, Batman must find and stop the culprit, while also navigating his relationship with Andrea.

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

1993

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman poster
6.7

As if the Penguin wasn't enough to contend with, a new vigilante has surfaced in Gotham City, and her strong-arm tactics give Batman cause for concern. Being the World's Greatest Detective and The Dark Knight, he sets out to uncover her identity while stopping a dangerous criminal plot.

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

2003

Ewoks 5: Wickett's Adventures poster
NR

Features "Home Is Where the Shrieks Are / Princess Latara", "Gone with the Mimphs / The First Apprentice", "Party Ewok / Malani the Warrior" and "Hard Sell / A Warrior and a Lurdo".

Ewoks 5: Wickett's Adventures

1988

Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken poster
7.0

After a magic spell in 10th century Scotland turns them to stone, a group of gargoyles that turn to flesh and blood when the sun goes down are resurrected by an opportunistic billionaire with sinister intentions.

Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken

1995

Full Eclipse poster
5.1

The LA police department have a special team of officers with a talent for reducing big-time crime. The team leader has an excellent track record for crime reduction in other big cities, but his methods are unconventional, and so is he - he's a werewolf.

Full Eclipse

1993

Ewoks 6: Battle for the Planet Endor poster
NR

Features "Battle for the Sunstar", "The Season Scepter", "The Raich" and "Night of the Stranger".

Ewoks 6: Battle for the Planet Endor

1988