# Zeb Wells
**Zeb Wells** (born 1977) is an [American comic book](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-comic-book) writer, screenwriter, and animation writer and director whose full name is Michael Zeb Wells. He is known for a long career at [Marvel Comics](https://www.edgepedia.org/marvel-comics), including a run as sole writer of *Amazing Spider-Man* from 2022 to 2024, for his work on the [Adult Swim](https://www.edgepedia.org/adult-swim) stop-motion comedy *Robot Chicken*, and for Marvel Studios projects including *Deadpool & Wolverine* (2024) and the animated series *Marvel Zombies*.[1](https://www.fandango.com/people/zeb-wells-756541/biography) • [2](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Zeb_Wells)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977, Littleton, Colorado, United States; full name Michael Zeb Wells[1](https://www.fandango.com/people/zeb-wells-756541/biography) • [2](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Zeb_Wells) |
| Entry into comics | Spoof videos for a Wizard Magazine contest caught Marvel editor Axel Alonso's attention; Alonso asked him to pitch a Spider-Man title in 2002, and he signed a Marvel contract in 2006[1](https://www.fandango.com/people/zeb-wells-756541/biography) |
| Signature comics | *Hellions* (2020), a Dawn of X X-Men series; sole writer of *Amazing Spider-Man* (Vol. 6), 2022–2024[3](https://aiptcomics.com/2020/03/23/x-men-monday-52-zeb-wells-answers-your-hellions-questions/) • [4](https://comicbook.com/comics/news/amazing-spiderman-60-review-marvel-comics/) |
| Animation | Joined *Robot Chicken* in 2007 as a writer, later directing every episode of its sixth season; co-created *SuperMansion* (2015)[5](https://archive.nerdist.com/talking-with-robot-chickens-matthew-senreich-and-zeb-wells/) • [1](https://www.fandango.com/people/zeb-wells-756541/biography) |
| Marvel Studios | Wrote an episode of *She-Hulk: Attorney at Law*, worked on *The Marvels*, co-wrote *Deadpool & Wolverine* (2024), and created and wrote *Marvel Zombies* (2025)[6](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-tv-shows/marvel-zombies-review-disney-plus-mcu/) |
| Marvel/DC crossover | Wrote the main *Deadpool/Batman* story with artist Greg Capullo, the Marvel half of the companies' first crossover in nearly 30 years, on sale September 17, 2025[7](https://www.gamesradar.com/comics/marvel-comics/deadpool-meets-batman-jeff-the-land-shark-and-krypto-the-super-dog-frolic-and-green-arrow-and-daredevil-are-locked-in-bloody-combat-in-first-look-at-new-marvel-dc-crossover/) |
| Awards | One Primetime Emmy win, with 3 wins and 9 nominations total across his television work[8](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2745845) |
## Early career at Marvel
Wells came to comic books through filmmaking. He directed two short videos, one spoofing Marvel's roster of heroes and one spoofing reality television, for a contest sponsored by *Wizard Magazine*. Marvel editor Axel Alonso noticed these videos, and in 2002 he invited Wells to propose concepts for a [Spider-Man](https://www.edgepedia.org/spider-man) comic. His work on *Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man* and related titles led to a contract with Marvel in 2006, after which he wrote issues of the relaunched *Amazing Spider-Man*, *Venom: Dark Origin*, *X-Men*, and *Elektra*.[1](https://www.fandango.com/people/zeb-wells-756541/biography)
His early Marvel work included an irreverent *New Warriors* limited series that, according to Marvel's own promotional material, provided inspiration for key story threads that later appeared in *Civil War*, and he wrote the *Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways* tie-in.[9](https://edelweiss-assets.abovethetreeline.com/TW/pdfs/SEPT-DEC-MARBKPREVIEW-1.pdf) He was one of the writers who contributed stories to the Brand New Day era of *Amazing Spider-Man*, notably the Lizard-focused arc titled "Shed," and he wrote *Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One* and issues of *Peter Parker: Spider-Man*.[2](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Zeb_Wells)
## Robot Chicken and animation
In 2008, former *Wizard* staffer Matthew Senreich brought Wells onto the satirical stop-motion series *Robot Chicken* (Adult Swim, 2005– ), where he wrote and directed numerous episodes and specials and voiced several of its comic book and action figure characters.[1](https://www.fandango.com/people/zeb-wells-756541/biography) Wells himself dates his start on the show to around 2007, and by the show's sixth season he had directed every episode of it.[5](https://archive.nerdist.com/talking-with-robot-chickens-matthew-senreich-and-zeb-wells/) He also wrote for and lent his voice to *Titan Maximum* (Adult Swim, 2009–2010), a spoof of Japanese giant-robot series from the *Robot Chicken* team.[1](https://www.fandango.com/people/zeb-wells-756541/biography)
Wells was among the creators of *SuperMansion*, which debuted on Crackle in 2015 and spoofs superhero teams through an animated format; [Bryan Cranston](https://www.edgepedia.org/bryan-cranston) supplied one of its voice performances while also working on the show as an executive producer. Wells produced the series and voiced one of its regular characters, a sentient and Orthodox android named JewBot. In 2015 he was one of three writers listed on the R-rated stop-motion feature *Hell and Back*, which had a brief theatrical run.[1](https://www.fandango.com/people/zeb-wells-756541/biography) His television work has earned one Primetime Emmy win, with 3 wins and 9 nominations in total.[8](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2745845)
## Hellions and the X-Men
After several years away from comics, Wells read *House of X* and pitched Marvel's Jonathan Hickman at a company summit, earning a place in the [Dawn of X](https://www.edgepedia.org/dawn-of-x) line. His series *Hellions* (2020) asked what the mutant nation of Krakoa would do with its antisocial and villainous members: [Mister Sinister](https://www.edgepedia.org/mister-sinister) assembles a team of Havok, Psylocke (Kwannon), Empath, Wild Child, Greycrow, Nanny, Orphan-Maker, and later Havok, with the return of [Madelyne Pryor](https://www.edgepedia.org/madelyne-pryor), the Goblin Queen, driving the first arc.[3](https://aiptcomics.com/2020/03/23/x-men-monday-52-zeb-wells-answers-your-hellions-questions/) Wells said he deliberately contrasted the team with his earlier *New Mutants* run, which had portrayed a close-knit family; the Hellions, he said, had no reason to like each other.[3](https://aiptcomics.com/2020/03/23/x-men-monday-52-zeb-wells-answers-your-hellions-questions/)
The series ran 18 issues and was collected in the 477-page *Hellions by Zeb Wells* trade paperback in 2022.[10](https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/97260/hellions_by_zeb_wells_trade_paperback) Critics responded strongly: AIPT's review of the first volume called it one of the best X-books published in the last decade, praising the balance of humor and tragedy and the art of Stephen Segovia and David Curiel,[11](https://aiptcomics.com/2020/11/18/hellions-by-zeb-wells-vol-1-review/) and individual issues scored critic averages around 8.4 on Comic Book RoundUp.[12](https://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/marvel-comics/hellions-%282020%29/4)
## Amazing Spider-Man (2022–2024)
After contributing to the "Beyond" storyline of *Amazing Spider-Man* (Vol. 5), Wells became the sole writer of *Amazing Spider-Man* (Vol. 6), launched in 2022 with artist [John Romita Jr.](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-romita-jr)[2](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Zeb_Wells) • [13](https://aiptcomics.com/2022/04/25/amazing-spider-man-1-review-2022/) The biweekly run ran for almost three years and included the "Dark Web" and "Gang War" storylines, both later collected in omnibus editions.[14](https://www.penguinrandomhouseretail.com/author/?authorid=2259672)
The run was met with major controversy for its story swings. ComicBook.com's review of the final issue lists the introduction of the character Paul, giving [Mary Jane Watson](https://www.edgepedia.org/mary-jane-watson) superpowers, elevating Tombstone, presenting the most villainous [Ben Reilly](https://www.edgepedia.org/ben-reilly) to date, and sending Spider-Man into the underworld among the run's defining moves, while noting that the final issue, *Amazing Spider-Man* #60 (October 2024), paid tribute to Peter Parker and closed out nearly every plot point Wells had introduced.[4](https://comicbook.com/comics/news/amazing-spiderman-60-review-marvel-comics/)
## Marvel Studios and recent work
Wells moved into [Marvel Studios](https://www.edgepedia.org/marvel-studios) projects, writing one episode of *She-Hulk: Attorney at Law*, contributing to *The Marvels*, and co-writing *Deadpool & Wolverine* (2024).[2](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Zeb_Wells) He created and wrote the animated *Marvel Zombies* series for Disney Plus, writing all four episodes from a story by Wells and Bryan Andrews; the TV-MA series premiered on September 27, 2025, a week earlier than originally scheduled.[6](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-tv-shows/marvel-zombies-review-disney-plus-mcu/) • [15](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-tv-shows/one-of-marvels-most-anticipated-new-shows-gets-an-earlier-release-date-as-marvel-zombies-will-gnaw-its-way-onto-disney-plus-sooner-than-expected/)
In comics, Wells wrote the main story of *Marvel/DC: Deadpool/Batman* #1 with artist Greg Capullo, published September 17, 2025 as the Marvel side of the first Marvel/DC crossover in nearly 30 years; the issue features Deadpool arriving in Gotham on a mysterious contract, with backup stories by [Kevin Smith](https://www.edgepedia.org/kevin-smith) and Adam Kubert and [Kelly Thompson](https://www.edgepedia.org/kelly-thompson) and Gurihiru.[7](https://www.gamesradar.com/comics/marvel-comics/deadpool-meets-batman-jeff-the-land-shark-and-krypto-the-super-dog-frolic-and-green-arrow-and-daredevil-are-locked-in-bloody-combat-in-first-look-at-new-marvel-dc-crossover/) In October 2025, Deadline reported that Wells, a co-writer of *Deadpool & Wolverine*, had become the writer of Legendary's *Buck Rogers* movie, a project in development since 2020.[16](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/sci-fi-movies/deadpool-and-wolverine-writer-rebooting-buck-rogers-for-dune-studio-legendary/)
## Personal life
Wells was previously married to actress and comedian [Heidi Gardner](https://www.edgepedia.org/heidi-gardner).[8](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2745845)
## References
1. [Zeb Wells Biography, Fandango](https://www.fandango.com/people/zeb-wells-756541/biography)
2. [Zeb Wells, Marvel Database](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Zeb_Wells)
3. [X-Men Monday #52 – Zeb Wells answers your Hellions questions, AIPT](https://aiptcomics.com/2020/03/23/x-men-monday-52-zeb-wells-answers-your-hellions-questions/)
4. [Amazing Spider-Man #60 Review: The End of an Era, ComicBook.com](https://comicbook.com/comics/news/amazing-spiderman-60-review-marvel-comics/)
5. [Talking With "Robot Chicken"'s Matthew Senreich and Zeb Wells, Nerdist](https://archive.nerdist.com/talking-with-robot-chickens-matthew-senreich-and-zeb-wells/)
6. [Marvel Zombies review, GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-tv-shows/marvel-zombies-review-disney-plus-mcu/)
7. [First look at new Marvel/DC crossover, GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/comics/marvel-comics/deadpool-meets-batman-jeff-the-land-shark-and-krypto-the-super-dog-frolic-and-green-arrow-and-daredevil-are-locked-in-bloody-combat-in-first-look-at-new-marvel-dc-crossover/)
8. [Zeb Wells, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2745845)
9. [Marvel November catalog, Edelweiss](https://edelweiss-assets.abovethetreeline.com/TW/pdfs/SEPT-DEC-MARBKPREVIEW-1.pdf)
10. [Hellions by Zeb Wells (Trade Paperback), Marvel](https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/97260/hellions_by_zeb_wells_trade_paperback)
11. ['Hellions by Zeb Wells' Vol. 1 review, AIPT](https://aiptcomics.com/2020/11/18/hellions-by-zeb-wells-vol-1-review/)
12. [Hellions #4 Reviews, Comic Book RoundUp](https://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/marvel-comics/hellions-%282020%29/4)
13. [Amazing Spider-Man #1 review, AIPT](https://aiptcomics.com/2022/04/25/amazing-spider-man-1-review-2022/)
14. [Zeb Wells author page, Penguin Random House Retail](https://www.penguinrandomhouseretail.com/author/?authorid=2259672)
15. [Marvel Zombies gets an earlier release date, GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-tv-shows/one-of-marvels-most-anticipated-new-shows-gets-an-earlier-release-date-as-marvel-zombies-will-gnaw-its-way-onto-disney-plus-sooner-than-expected/)
16. [Deadpool & Wolverine writer rebooting Buck Rogers for Legendary, GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/sci-fi-movies/deadpool-and-wolverine-writer-rebooting-buck-rogers-for-dune-studio-legendary/)
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