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{{short description|American film director}}
{{short description|American film director}}
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| name = John Semper
| birth_name = John Semper Jr.
| occupation = {{hlist|Screenwriter|showrunner|director|producer}}
| education = [[Harvard University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| years_active = 1979–present
| known_for = Head writer of ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]''
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'''John Semper Jr.''' is an African-American screenwriter, producer and story editor with numerous credits in animation for television.
'''John Semper Jr.''' (born August 14) is an American screenwriter, producer and story editor with numerous credits in animation for television. He is best known for being both producer and head writer on the television series ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]''.

Semper is the creative originator of the "[[Spider-Verse]]", also known as the "Spiderman Multiverse", a storyline propagated in various Spider-Man comics, cartoons and films in the early 21st century.

==Education==

John Semper Jr. graduated from [[Harvard University]] in 1975 with a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[Visual arts|Visual]] and [[Environmental studies|Environmental Studies]].


==Career==
==Career==
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In 2016, he began writing a [[Cyborg (comics)|Cyborg]] series for [[DC Comics]] drawn by [[Brian Stelfreeze]].<ref>[https://www.newsarama.com/28779-cyborg-gets-philosophical-in-rebirth.html REBIRTH CYBORG's Greatest Danger: ‘Being a Black Man Living in Detroit’]</ref>
In 2016, he began writing a [[Cyborg (comics)|Cyborg]] series for [[DC Comics]] drawn by [[Brian Stelfreeze]].<ref>[https://www.newsarama.com/28779-cyborg-gets-philosophical-in-rebirth.html REBIRTH CYBORG's Greatest Danger: ‘Being a Black Man Living in Detroit’]</ref>

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===Spider-Verse===
{{main|Spider-Verse}}
Semper is the first Spider-man artist to involve the storyline of the "[[Spider-Verse]]", also known as the "Spiderman Multiverse". The penultimate and finale episodes of his animated Spiderman series, "Spider Wars, Chapter IV: I Really, Really Hate Clones" and "Spider Wars, Chapter V: Farewell, Spider-Man", respectively, involved [[Parallel universes in fiction|multiple parallel universe]] Spider-Man characters convening. This marked the first Spider-Man story involving parallel universes. The work later appeared in various Spider-Man comics, cartoons and [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|films]] in the early 21st century, such as the [[Spider-Verse (franchise)|''Spider-Verse'' movie franchise]], and ''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bacon |first1=Thomas |title=Spider-Man: The Animated Series Did Spider-Verse First |url=https://screenrant.com/spiderman-animated-spiderverse-tv-show/ |access-date=11 February 2022 |work=[[Screen Rant]] |date=6 April 2020}}</ref><ref>Staff, P. (2016, May 19). 'Spider-Man: The Animated Series' Team Remembers the '90s Classic and Opens Up About the New Show That Will Reunite the Cast. Peoplemag. https://people.com/tv/spider-man-the-animated-series-team-remembers-the-show/</ref><ref>Cronin, B. (2021). Spider-Man: The animated series producer would like credit for creating the Spider-Verse. CBR. https://www.cbr.com/spider-man-animated-series-john-semper-credit-spider-verse/</ref>


===''Creeporia''===
===''Creeporia''===
Semper's most recent creation is the family comedy-horror webseries ''Creeporia''. The character of Creeporia was first introduced in the webseries titled ''Crypt of Creeporia'', a live-action/animated blend of humor and horror. The title role in the original webseries was played by Kommerina DeYoung.
In 2014, Semper created the family comedy-horror webseries ''Creeporia'' (2014). The character of Creeporia was first introduced in the webseries titled ''Crypt of Creeporia'', a [[List of films with live action and animation|live-action/animated blend]] of humor and horror. The title role in the original webseries was played by Kommerina DeYoung.

==Spider-Man website==
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As of November 2014, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'', Semper started cartoonspiderman.com, which includes behind-the-scenes content, a Facebook page, podcasts about the show, and more information about his work related to the 1994 animated series.<ref name="cartoonspiderman">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXlNMM1aK1k&t=37m44s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/FXlNMM1aK1k |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=SPIDER-MAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES 20th ANNIVERSARY REUNION - Panel Discussion|date=19 November 2014 |publisher=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=2015-05-21}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


==Books==
==Books==
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* ''[[Shirt Tales]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Shirt Tales]]'' (1983)
* ''[[The Biskitts]]'' (1983)
* ''[[The Biskitts]]'' (1983)
* ''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show]]'' (1983-1984)
* ''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show]]'' (1983–1984)
* ''[[Pink Panther and Sons]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Pink Panther and Sons]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show]]'' (1984)
* ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]'' (1984)
* ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Snorks]]'' (1984-1985)
* ''[[Snorks]]'' (1984–1985)
* ''[[The Jetsons]]'' (1985)
* ''[[The Jetsons]]'' (1985)
* ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]'' (1985)
* ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]'' (1985)
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* ''[[MoonDreamers]]'' (1986)
* ''[[MoonDreamers]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Bionic Six]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Bionic Six]]'' (1987)
* ''[[DuckTales]]'' (1987)
* ''[[DuckTales (1987 TV series)|DuckTales]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series]]'' (1987)
* ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'' (1989)
* ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'' (1989)
* '''''[[Kid 'n Play (TV series)|Kid 'n Play]]''''' (1990)
* '''''[[Kid 'n Play (TV series)|Kid 'n Play]]''''' (1990)
* '''''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man]]''''' (1994-1998)
* '''''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man]]''''' (1994–1998)
* ''[[The Puzzle Place]]'' (1995)
* ''[[The Puzzle Place]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Rugrats]]'' (1996-1998)
* ''[[Rugrats]]'' (1996-1998)
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* ''[[Jay Jay the Jet Plane]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Jay Jay the Jet Plane]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Kong: The Animated Series]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Kong: The Animated Series]]'' (2001)
* '''''[[Static Shock]]''''' (2003-2004): season 3-4 head writer
* '''''[[Static Shock]]''''' (2003–2004): seasons 3–4 head writer
* ''[[Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Pink Panther and Pals]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Pink Panther and Pals]]'' (2010)
* ''[[The Adventures of Chuck and Friends]]'' (2010-2011)
* ''[[The Adventures of Chuck and Friends]]'' (2010–2011)
* ''Creeporia'' (2014)
* ''Creeporia'' (2014)
* ''[[Justice League Action]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Justice League Action]]'' (2017)
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===Films===
===Films===
* ''[[Class Act]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Class Act]]'' (1992)
* ''[[DC Universe Animated Original Movies#Upcoming|Green Lantern: Beware My Power]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Green Lantern: Beware My Power]]'' (2022)

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==Spider-Man website==
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As of November 2014, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'', Semper started cartoonspiderman.com, which includes behind-the-scenes content, a Facebook page, podcasts about the show, and more information about his work related to the 1994 animated series.<ref name="cartoonspiderman">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXlNMM1aK1k&t=37m44s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/FXlNMM1aK1k |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=SPIDER-MAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES 20th ANNIVERSARY REUNION - Panel Discussion|publisher=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=2015-05-21}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012063354/http://www.creeporia.com/index.html John Semper's Crypt of Creeporia]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012063354/http://www.creeporia.com/index.html John Semper's Crypt of Creeporia]
*[http://drg4.dancemania-ex.com/semper.html Interview with John Semper on ''Spider-Man'']
*[http://drg4.dancemania-ex.com/semper.html Interview with John Semper on ''Spider-Man'']
*[http://marvel.toonzone.net/spideytas/interviews/ Marvel Animation Age: John Semper interviews]
*[http://marvel.toonzone.net/spideytas/interviews/ Marvel Animation Age: John Semper interviews] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818080432/http://marvel.toonzone.net/spideytas/interviews/ |date=2019-08-18 }}
*[http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/staticshock/backstage/interviews/semper01.php John Semper Talks ''Static Shock'']
*[http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/staticshock/backstage/interviews/semper01.php John Semper Talks ''Static Shock'']
* [http://www.comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=52614 John Semper] at ComicBookDB.com
*[http://www.comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=52614 John Semper] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912153455/http://www.comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=52614 |date=2016-09-12 }} at ComicBookDB.com
*{{IMDb name|id=0783889|name=John Semper}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0783889|name=John Semper}}

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Latest revision as of 18:18, 26 November 2024

John Semper
Born
John Semper Jr.
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • showrunner
  • director
  • producer
Years active1979–present
Known forHead writer of Spider-Man: The Animated Series

John Semper Jr. (born August 14) is an American screenwriter, producer and story editor with numerous credits in animation for television. He is best known for being both producer and head writer on the television series Spider-Man: The Animated Series.

Semper is the creative originator of the "Spider-Verse", also known as the "Spiderman Multiverse", a storyline propagated in various Spider-Man comics, cartoons and films in the early 21st century.

Education

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John Semper Jr. graduated from Harvard University in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in Visual and Environmental Studies.

Career

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Semper has worked for miscellaneous companies as Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros. Animation and Hanna-Barbera Productions during a career which has involved the development of projects for Jim Henson, George Lucas, Stan Lee, Rob Minkoff and others.

Semper created the English-language dialogue for two of Hayao Miyazaki's anime feature films Castle in the Sky and Kiki's Delivery Service, and co-wrote the screenplay for the live-action comedy Class Act.

During the 1990s, Semper was producer/story editor of Spider-Man: The Animated Series. which ran from 1994 to 1998.

In 2016, he began writing a Cyborg series for DC Comics drawn by Brian Stelfreeze.[1]

Spider-Verse

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Main article: Spider-Verse

Semper is the first Spider-man artist to involve the storyline of the "Spider-Verse", also known as the "Spiderman Multiverse". The penultimate and finale episodes of his animated Spiderman series, "Spider Wars, Chapter IV: I Really, Really Hate Clones" and "Spider Wars, Chapter V: Farewell, Spider-Man", respectively, involved multiple parallel universe Spider-Man characters convening. This marked the first Spider-Man story involving parallel universes. The work later appeared in various Spider-Man comics, cartoons and films in the early 21st century, such as the Spider-Verse movie franchise, and Spider-Man: No Way Home.[2][3][4]

Creeporia

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In 2014, Semper created the family comedy-horror webseries Creeporia (2014). The character of Creeporia was first introduced in the webseries titled Crypt of Creeporia, a live-action/animated blend of humor and horror. The title role in the original webseries was played by Kommerina DeYoung.

Spider-Man website

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As of November 2014, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Semper started cartoonspiderman.com, which includes behind-the-scenes content, a Facebook page, podcasts about the show, and more information about his work related to the 1994 animated series.[5]

Books

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His books include The Singular Affair of the Missing Ball: A Sherlock Whippet Mystery (Lulu Press, 2005), as well as several books based on his scripts for the TLC/PBS Kids preschool series Jay Jay the Jet Plane, and Kids' WB action/adventure series Static Shock.

Awards

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"Day of the Chameleon", an episode Semper wrote for Spider-Man: The Animated Series, earned him a 1995 Annie Award nomination for Best Individual Achievement for Writing in the Field of Animation. In 1996, the series was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the category Outstanding Animated/Live Action/Dramatic Youth or Children's Series/Special. In 2004, Semper was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for his work on Static Shock.

Screenwriting credits

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  • series head writer denoted in bold

Television

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Films

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References

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  1. ^ REBIRTH CYBORG's Greatest Danger: ‘Being a Black Man Living in Detroit’
  2. ^ Bacon, Thomas (6 April 2020). "Spider-Man: The Animated Series Did Spider-Verse First". Screen Rant. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. ^ Staff, P. (2016, May 19). 'Spider-Man: The Animated Series' Team Remembers the '90s Classic and Opens Up About the New Show That Will Reunite the Cast. Peoplemag. https://people.com/tv/spider-man-the-animated-series-team-remembers-the-show/
  4. ^ Cronin, B. (2021). Spider-Man: The animated series producer would like credit for creating the Spider-Verse. CBR. https://www.cbr.com/spider-man-animated-series-john-semper-credit-spider-verse/
  5. ^ "SPIDER-MAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES 20th ANNIVERSARY REUNION - Panel Discussion". YouTube. 19 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
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