Martin Elliot Isenberg (born 1963) is an American

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. He is best known for his role as co-story editor on ''

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'' and '' Transformers: Animated'', and for his work on the 2003 ''

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'' series. He also wrote or co-wrote scripts for ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Gargoyles'', '' Batman: The Animated Series'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Mask'', '' G.I. Joe: Renegades'', '' X-Men: The Animated Series'' and '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series''. From 1991–2003, he frequently collaborated with Robert N. Skir.

Personal life

Isenberg grew up in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. He graduated from

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in 1985 with a

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in speech and won the Agnes Nixon Playwriting Award for a full length play that year. He later graduated from the

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in 1989 with a master's degree in professional writing. Isenberg is married and has two children.

Screenwriting credits

Television

• series head writer denoted in bold *''

'' (1991) *'' Little Shop'' (1991) *'' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992, 1994) *''

Dog City ''Dog City'' is an animated television series that was produced by Nelvana Limited and Jim Henson Productions in association with Channel 4 and Global Television Network. The series ran for three seasons, airing on Fox Kids from September 26, 1 ...

'' (1992-1994) *'' The Legends of Treasure Island'' (1993) *''

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'' (1993) *''

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'' (1993-1994) *'' Red Planet'' (1994) *''

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'' (1994, 1996-1997) *'' BattleTech: The Animated Series'' (1995) *''

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'' (1995): eps 10-13 *'' Gargoyles'' (1996) *'' Superman: The Animated Series'' (1996) *'' The Mask: Animated Series'' (1996) *'' Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series'' (1996-1997) *''

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'' (1997) *'' The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police'' (1997-1998) *''

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'' (1998) *'' Godzilla: The Series'' (1998-2000) *'' Beast Machines: Transformers'' (1999-2000) *''

'' (2000-2001) *'' The Mummy'' (2001, 2003) *''

'' (2003-2006) *''

'' (2004-2006) *''

Jackie Chan Adventures ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' is an animated television series developed by John Rogers, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline, and produced by Columbia TriStar Television (now Sony Pictures Television), Adelaide Productions, The JC Group and Blue Trai ...

'' (2005) *'' A.T.O.M.'' (2005-2006) *''

Yin Yang Yo! ''Yin Yang Yo!'' is an animated television series created by Bob Boyle for Jetix. Produced by Walt Disney Television Animation as the third Jetix original series, it first aired on August 26, 2006, as a sneak peek and premiered on September 4, ...

'' (2006) *''

'' (2006-2007) *'' Legion of Super Heroes'' (2007) *'' The Replacements'' (2007) *'' Transformers: Animated'' (2007-2009) *'' Ben 10: Alien Force'' (2009) *''

Storm Hawks ''Storm Hawks'' is a Canadian animated television series created by Asaph Fipke and produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment. It premiered on YTV in Canada on September 8, 2007, and on Cartoon Network in the United States on May 25, 2007. Plot ...

'' (2009) *'' Ben 10: Ultimate Alien'' (2010) *''

Generator Rex ''Generator Rex'' is an American animated superhero television series created by Man of Action for Cartoon Network, with John Fang of Cartoon Network Studios as supervising producer. It is based on the comic '' M. Rex'', created by Aaron Sowd, ...

'' (2010) *'' G.I. Joe: Renegades'' (2010-2011) *'' Monsuno'' (2012) *'' Transformers: Prime'' (2012) *'' Transformers: Rescue Bots'' (2012, 2014-2015) *'' Kaijudo'' (2012-2013): season 2 head writer *'' Ben 10: Omniverse'' (2012-2014) *'' Imaginext Adventures'' (2014) *''

Max Steel ''Max Steel'' is a discontinued American media franchise produced and owned by the multinational company Mattel. Originally released as a line of action figures marketed from 1999 to 2022, the Max Steel name has expanded to live-action films, a ...

'' (2014) *'' Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.'' (2014-2015) *''

Ultimate Spider-Man ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2011. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of the company's Ultimate Ma ...

'' (2014-2016) *''

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'' (2015-2019) *''

Woody Woodpecker Woody Woodpecker is a cartoon character that appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz Productions, Walter Lantz Studio and Universal Animation Studios, Universal Animation Studio and distributed by Universal Pictures sinc ...

'' (2018) *''

'' (2020)

Film

*'' Atlantis: Milo’s Return'' (2003) *'' Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens'' (2012) *'' Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell'' (2016)

References

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* 1963 births Living people Screenwriters from New Jersey American television writers American male television writers People from Pompton Lakes, New Jersey Northwestern University School of Communication alumni University of Southern California alumni Writers from Passaic County, New Jersey {{US-tv-writer-stub