Announcements

John Semper Jr.
Writer Story-Editor Producer

Books and DVDs

Books

Click here to find out more about Semper's original book, Sherlock Whippet, a humorous parody written and illustrated in the style of Victorian dime novels.

Read a chapter about Semper's work on the Spider-Man animated television show in Spider-Man Confidential: From Comic Book Icon to Hollywood Hero, written by Edward Gross.

Check Amazon or eBay for books based on stories written by Semper for his animated series. Here are just a few:

Jay Jay the Jet Plane

Jay Jay's Christmas Adventure

Snuffy's Thanksgiving

Jay Jay's Supersonic Storybook

Static Shock

Soul Power

Semper History Trivia

Before moving to Los Angeles, Semper taught filmmaking and film history at the New England School of Art and Design.

DVDs

Fraggle Rock Release Date:
January 19, 2010!

Information at the link above; pre-order on Amazon.com at the link below.

Fraggle Rock:
The Complete Animated Series

This 13 episode cartoon series is just as charming as its muppet predecessor!

DVD Animated Features

Semper wrote the English language scripts for these features by Japanese master filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki.

Laputa (aka Castle in the Sky)

Kiki's Delivery Service

DVD Animated Television Shows

Spider-Man

The 65 episode hit series that aired on Fox TV.

Spider-Man vs Doc Ock

The Venom Saga

The Ultimate Villain Showdown

The Return of the Green Goblin

The Spider-Man Collection (Special Three-Disc Collector's Set)

Jay Jay the Jet Plane

The popular and long-running PBS series for pre-school children. These are just a few of the DVDs available on Amazon:

Jay Jay's Christmas Surprise

Jay Jay's Big Mystery

Jay Jay's Sensational Mystery

Jay Jay's Wing Wigglin' Mystery

Good Friends Forever

Learning Life's Little Lessons

Adventures in Learning

DVD Special:

Released on DVD in December 2008, The Little Soul and the Sun, was written by Semper and based on a children's book by Neale Donald Walshe, who is also the author of a series of best-selling books beginning with the well-known Conversations with God.

Also available: Search on Amazon.com for "John Semper" (be sure to use the quotes) to find DVDs and VHS tapes featuring some of the many other cartoons story-edited or written by Semper, including Alvin and the Chipmunks, Superfriends, Disney's Ducktales, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Scooby Doo and the PBS puppet show, The Puzzle Place.

You can also pick up a VHS copy of his live-action Warner Brothers feature film, Class Act, here on Amazon.