Michael Reaves

The name or term "Michael" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Michael (disambiguation).

Favorite pastime: Putting Cthulhu in cartoons geared toward 7 year-olds.

James Michael Reaves (September 14, 1950 - March 20, 2023) was an American writer. In addition to The Transformers, he has also written for damn near every action cartoon on TV. Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, Dungeons & Dragons, Spiral Zone, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Real Ghostbusters, Gargoyles, Batman: The Animated Series... You name it.

Most prominently, he wrote the theatrically-released Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.

Episode scripts

The Transformers

• The Big Broadcast of 2006

Beast Machines

• Mercenary Pursuits
• Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search
• Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral

External links

• Michael Reaves at the Internet Movie Database