Zeb Wells

Zeb Wells
Zeb Wells
	Wells at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2011
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer
Notable works	SuperMansion, Robot Chicken, New Mutants Vol. 3
Spouse(s)	Heidi Gardner (m. 2010)

Michael Zeb Wells (born April 28, 1977) is an American comic book writer known for his work at Marvel Comics, a television writer/director known for his work on the animated TV series Robot Chicken, and the co-creator/showrunner of SuperMansion.

Career

Wells is an Emmy and Annie Award-winning writer^[1] and actor for the TV show Robot Chicken, including the Emmy-nominated Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II. He later directed the sixth and seventh seasons of Robot Chicken.

Wells has written numerous titles like Heroes for Hire and Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways and various Spider-Man titles^[2] and in 2006 signed an exclusive contract with Marvel.^[3] He then wrote Venom: Dark Origin telling the origin of Eddie Brock and the Symbiote,^[4] as well as the Dark Reign: Elektra tie-in series.^[5]

He wrote twenty of the first twenty-one issues of the third volume of New Mutants, a series he launched with artist Diogenes Neves, including the crossover with Necrosha.^[6] Being published in parallel with that series was Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Anti-Venom – New Ways To Live.^[7]

Wells launched the series Avenging Spider-Man with artist Joe Madureira in November 2011.^[8] He later wrote two Carnage miniseries with artist Clayton Crain: Carnage: Family Feud and Carnage: U.S.A.

In 2015 Wells co-created the stop-motion animated comedy television series SuperMansion and directed the first season.

Personal life

Wells has been married to Saturday Night Live cast member Heidi Gardner since 2010.^[9]

Bibliography

Marvel Comics

Spider-Man:
- Spider-Man's Tangled Web:
  - Volume 3 (tpb, 160 pages, 2002, ISBN 0-7851-0951-X) includes:
    - "I was a Teenage Frog-Man" (with Duncan Fegredo, in #12, 2002)
  - Volume 4 (tpb, 176 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-7851-1064-X) includes:
    - "Behind the Mustache" (with Dean Haspiel, in #20, 2003)
- Peter Parker: Spider-Man:
  - Spider-Man's Tangled Web Volume 4 (tpb, 176 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-7851-1064-X) includes:
    - "Fifteen Minutes of Shame" (with Jim Mahfood, in #42–43, 2002)
  - Senseless Violence (tpb, 160 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-7851-1171-9) collects:
    - "Just Another Manic Monday" (with Francisco Herrera, in #51–52, 2003)
    - "Rules of the Game" (with Michael O'Hare and Khary Randolph, in #53–55, 2003)
    - "Reborn" (with Sam Kieth, in #56–57, 2003)
- Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One #1–5 (with Kaare Andrews, 2004) collected as SM/DO: Year One (tpb, 120 pages, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1532-3)
- Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man #13–16 (with Patrick Scherberger, 2006) collected as MASM: Concrete Jungle (tpb, 96 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2005-X)
- Spider-Man Family #1: "A New Assassin from Beast Road" (with Akira Yamanaka, 2007) collected in SM: Japanese Knights (tpb, 128 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3212-0)
- The Amazing Spider-Man:
  - Brand New Day, Volume 1 (hc, 200 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2843-3; tpb, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2845-X) includes:
    - "Harry and the Hollisters" (with Mike Deodato Jr., in #546, 2008)
  - Brand New Day, Volume 2 (hc, 168 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2844-1; tpb, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2846-8) includes:
    - "Sometimes It Snows in April" (with Chris Bachalo, in #555–557, 2008)
  - Kraven's First Hunt (hc, 112 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3216-3; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3243-0) includes:
    - "Birthday Boy" (with Patrick Olliffe, in Extra! #1, 2008)
  - Crime and Punisher (hc, 136 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3393-3; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3417-4) includes:
    - "Old Huntin' Buddies" (with Paolo Rivera, in #577, 2009)
  - Election Day (hc, 184 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3395-X; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-3419-0) includes:
    - "Spidey Meets the President!" (with Todd Nauck, in #583, 2009)
  - 24/7 (hc, 176 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3396-8; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-3420-4) includes:
    - "Birthday Boy" (with Paolo Rivera, in Extra! #2, 2009)
  - Died in Your Arms Tonight (hc, 192 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4459-5; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4485-4) includes:
    - "Fight at the Museum" (with Derec Donovan, in #600, 2009)
  - The Gauntlet, Volume 5: Lizard (hc, 128 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4615-6; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4616-4) collects:
    - "Shed Prelude" (with Xurxo G. Penalta, in Web of Spider-Man #6, 2010)
    - "Shed" (with Chris Bachalo and Emma Rios, in #629–633, 2010)
  - Origin of the Species (hc, 232 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4621-0; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4622-9) includes:
    - "Honor Thy Father..." (with Mike del Mundo, in #647, 2010)
- Venom: Dark Origin #1–5 (with Angel Medina, 2008–2009) collected as V: Dark Origin (tpb, 120 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-2748-8)
- Anti-Venom – New Ways to Live #1–3 (with Paulo Siqueira, 2009–2010) collected as The ASM Presents: AV (tpb, 120 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4161-8)
- Carnage:
  - Carnage #1–5 (with Clayton Crain, 2011) collected as C: Family Feud (hc, 168 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5112-5; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5113-3)
  - Carnage U.S.A. #1–5 (with Clayton Crain, 2012) collected as C U.S.A. (hc, 120 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-6073-6)
- Avenging Spider-Man #1–5 (with Joe Madureira, Greg Land, and Leinil Francis Yu, 2012) collected in Spider-Man: My Friends Can Beat Up Your Friends (hc, 120 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5778-6)
New Warriors v3 #1–6 (with Skottie Young, 2005–2006) collected as NW: Reality Check (tpb, 144 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-1661-3)
Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan #1–4 (with Seth Fisher, 2005–2006) collected as FF/IM: Big in Japan (tpb, 120 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-1776-8)
Marvel Romance Redux: Guys & Dolls: "Formula for Love!" (with Gene Colan, 2006) collected in Marvel Romance Redux: Another Kind of Love (tpb, 168 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2090-4)
Doc Samson #4–5: "Living Totem" (with Frank Espinosa, co-feature, 2006)
Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways #1–4 (with Stefano Caselli, 2006) collected as Civil War: YA&R (tpb, 112 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2317-2)
Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four #17–20 (with Kano, 2006–2007) collected as MAFF: All 4 One, 4 for All (tpb, 96 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2209-5)
Heroes for Hire (with Al Rio, Clay Mann and others, 2007–2008) collected as:
- Ahead of the Curve (includes #8–10, tpb, 120 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2363-6)
- World War Hulk (collects #11–15, tpb, 120 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2800-X)
Daredevil: Battlin' Jack Murdock #1–4 (with Carmine Di Giandomenico, 2007) collected as D: Battlin' Jack Murdock (tpb, 104 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2534-5)
Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust?: "Marvel Boy: Master of the Cube" (with Steve Kurth, one-shot, 2008)
Elektra:
- Dark Reign: Elektra #1–5 (with Clay Mann, 2009) collected as Dark Reign: Elektra (tpb, 120 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3843-9)
- Shadowland: Elektra (with Emma Rios, one-shot, 2010) collected in Shadowland: Street Heroes (hc, 192 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4887-6; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4888-4)
X-Men:
- New Mutants vol. 3 (with Diogenes Neves, Paul Davidson and Leonard Kirk, 2009–2011) collected as:
  - Return of the Legion (collects #1–5, hc, 144 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3992-3; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4064-6)
  - Necrosha (includes #6–10, hc, 160 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-3993-1; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4065-4)
  - Second Coming (includes #12–14 and Second Coming #2, hc, 392 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4678-4; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5705-0)
  - Fall of the New Mutants (collects #15–21, hc, 168 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4583-4; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4584-2)
- X-Necrosha: "Binary" (with Ibraim Roberson, one-shot, 2009) collected in X-Necrosha (hc, 448 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4674-1; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4675-X)
- Hellions (with Stephen Segovia, 2020–ongoing)
Ant-Man vol. 2 #1-5 (with Dylan Burnett, 2020) collected as Ant-Man: Worldhive (tpb, 2020)

Virgin Comics

Snake Woman:
- Snake Woman (with Shekhar Kapur, Michael Gaydos, Dean Ruben Hyrapiet and Vivek Shinde, 2006–2007) collected as:
  - A Snake in the Grass (collects #1–5, tpb, 144 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-934413-01-1)
  - The Faithful (collects #6–10, tpb, 144 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-934413-07-0)
- Snake Woman: Tale of the Snake Charmer #1–6 (with Vivek Shinde, 2007) collected as SW: TotSC (tpb, 144 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-934413-20-8)
- Snake Woman: Curse of the 68 #1–4 (with Pradip Ingale, Manu P. K. and M Subramanian, 2008)

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II	Dengar / Imperial Officer / Youngling (voice)
2009–2016	Robot Chicken	Dean Koontz / The Riddler / Timmy Martin Crypt Keeper / Blowtorch / SpongeBob SquarePants Soldier Elf / Sagat / Fattest Fat Loser Announcer Pilot / Clown / Larry / Sam Handy Smurf / Tafas / Zwarte Piet Hammerman / Dr. Doom / Donatello / Shredder Boglin / Sinestro / Kit Cloudkicker Bop It / Abduwali Muse / Eulogist (voice)	12 Episodes
2009	Titan Maximum	Marine #3 / Tank Commander / Cadet #6 (voice)	2 Episodes
2010	Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III	Dengar (voice)
2012	Robot Chicken DC Comics Special	Sinestro / Swamp Thing (voice)
2014	Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise	Sinestro / Swamp Thing / Captain Cold (voice)
2015–2019	SuperMansion	Robobot / Jewbot / Groaner / Newscaster Robobot / Deathbots (voice)	25 Episodes
2015	Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship	Green Arrow / Swamp Thing (voice)
2019	Star Wars Detours	Dengar (voice)

References

^ Debruge, Peter (January 30, 2009). "Kung Fu Panda Rules At Annie Awards". Variety. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
^ Evans, Sam (October 11, 2002). "Zeb Wells: Tangled Web". Comics Bulletin. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
^ "Zeb Wells Exclusive". Marvel.com. March 20, 2006.
^ Ekstrom, Steve (June 20, 2008). "Behind the Symbiote: Zeb Wells on Venom: Dark Origins". Newsarama. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
^ Ekstrom, Steve (February 18, 2009). "Zeb Wells on Dark Reign: Elektra". Newsarama. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
^ Richards, Dave (July 24, 2009). "CCI: Kyle, Yost, Carey, and Wells Talk "Necrosha"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
^ Rogers, Vaneta (December 8, 2009). "WEEKLY WEBBING with WELLS: Anti-Venom, Punisher, Lizard". Newsarama. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
^ Manning, Shaun (June 13, 2011). "Zeb Wells and Joe Mad Talk "Avenging Spider-Man"". Comic Book Resources.
^ "In Conversation with Heidi Gardner".

External links

Zeb Wells at the Grand Comics Database
Zeb Wells at IMDb
Zeb Wells at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

[1] Debruge, Peter (January 30, 2009). "Kung Fu Panda Rules At Annie Awards". Variety. Retrieved April 9, 2010.

[2] Evans, Sam (October 11, 2002). "Zeb Wells: Tangled Web". Comics Bulletin. Retrieved March 15, 2008.

[3] "Zeb Wells Exclusive". Marvel.com. March 20, 2006.

[4] Ekstrom, Steve (June 20, 2008). "Behind the Symbiote: Zeb Wells on Venom: Dark Origins". Newsarama. Retrieved December 12, 2009.

[drkelectra-5] Ekstrom, Steve (February 18, 2009). "Zeb Wells on Dark Reign: Elektra". Newsarama. Retrieved May 6, 2009.

[6] Richards, Dave (July 24, 2009). "CCI: Kyle, Yost, Carey, and Wells Talk "Necrosha"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved December 7, 2009.

[asmpavnwtl-7] Rogers, Vaneta (December 8, 2009). "WEEKLY WEBBING with WELLS: Anti-Venom, Punisher, Lizard". Newsarama. Retrieved December 12, 2009.

[8] Manning, Shaun (June 13, 2011). "Zeb Wells and Joe Mad Talk "Avenging Spider-Man"". Comic Book Resources.

[9] "In Conversation with Heidi Gardner".

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