Michael Reaves

James Michael Reaves (born September 14, 1950) is an American writer, known for his contributions as scriptwriter and story editor to a number of 1980s and 1990s animated television series, including Disney's Gargoyles and Batman: The Animated Series. He has also written media tie-in novels, children's books, and original fiction. He often collaborates with Steve Perry and won a 1993Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program in his work on Batman: The Animated Series.

Reaves has Parkinson's disease, and for a time maintained a blog concerning his experiences dealing with the disease and its effects. Typing is now difficult for him, and by his own account, he has lost the ability to speak coherently.Reaves has been working extensively with co-authors since 2004.

Novels

Anthologies and collections

• Darkworld Detective (1981)
• The Night People (2005)

Co-Editor

• Shadows Over Baker Street (2003) (co-editor and contributor)

• The Breath of Dragons (1973)
• Passion Play (1974)
• The Century Feeling (November 1974)
• The Sound of Something Dying (1976)
• Amber Day (1977)
• Love Among the Symbionts (1977)
• The Big Spell and The Maltese Vulcan (1977)
• Shadetree (1978)
• Werewind (1981)
• The Tearing Of Graymare House (1983)
• The Night People (1985)
• The Way Home (with Steve Perry) (1991)
• Catspaw (1992)
• Elvis Meets Godzilla (1994)
• Red Clay (2001) (in The Children of Cthulhu)
• House Of The Vampire (2003)
• The Adventure Of The Arab's Manuscript (2003) (in Shadows Over Baker Street)
• Keep Coming Back (2003)
• The Legend Of The Midnight Cruiser (2003)
• Undeadsville (2004)
• Spider Dream (2005) (in Lost on the Darkside)

Animated

• Shazam! (1976)
• Space Sentinels (1977)
• The New Shmoo (1979)
• Blackstar (1981)
• The Smurfs (1981)
• He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)
• The Biskitts (1983)
• Pole Position (1984, story editor)
• Mighty Orbots (1984)
• Dungeons and Dragons (1984-1985)
• Challenge of the GoBots (1985)
• Star Wars: Droids (1985)
• Ewoks (1986)
• Potato Head Kids (1986)
• Teen Wolf (1986)
• The Centurions (1986)
• The Transformers (1986)
• My Little Pony (1986-1987)
• The Real Ghostbusters (1986-1987, 1990)
• Bionic Six (1987)
• Jem (1987)
• Spiral Zone (1987)
• Starcom: The U.S. Space Force (1987)
• Superman (1988)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1988-1990)
• The New Adventures of He-Man (1990)
• Tiny Toon Adventures (1990)
• Peter Pan and the Pirates (1990-1991)
• Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995)
• Bobby’s World (1992)
• Conan and the Young Warriors (1994)
• Phantom 2040 (1994-1995)
• Gargoyles (1994-1996)
• Beast Machines: Transformers (1999-2000)
• Spider-Man Unlimited (1999-2001)
• Godzilla: The Series (2000)
• Masters of the Universe vs. The Snake Men (2002-2003)

Live-action

• The Secrets of Isis, one episode (1975)
• Shazam!, one episode (1976)
• The Twilight Zone, two episodes produced, and two stories (1986–89)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation, one episode (1987)
• Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future, two episodes produced, three episodes, and one story (1987–1988)
• Monsters, four episodes (1988–1990)
• Swamp Thing, one episode (1990)
• The Flash, one episode (1990)
• Father Dowling Mysteries, three episodes (1990–1991)
• Young Hercules, one episode (1999)
• Sliders, one episode (1999)
• Star Trek: New Voyages, one episode (2007)