American artist, animator, creator, writer and producer, Bruce Timm is known majorly for his collaboration with the Dcau. He went on to create shows like Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League, Batman Beyond, Justice League Unlimited, etc. But before he was working on such superhit animations, Timm started his career with Filmnation.
Bruce Timm. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The animator dropped out of college early, before he started working on K-Mart. He then got into Filmnation in his second attempt in the late 1980s, and finally started working on animation.
Bruce Timm Started His Career With a Knock-off
Bruce Timm‘s career took a turn when he finally passed a layout test for Filmnation. It was his second attempt, but he could finally work on things he loved, even though the animation industry at the time was not the best place to be in. He revealed (via...
Bruce Timm. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The animator dropped out of college early, before he started working on K-Mart. He then got into Filmnation in his second attempt in the late 1980s, and finally started working on animation.
Bruce Timm Started His Career With a Knock-off
Bruce Timm‘s career took a turn when he finally passed a layout test for Filmnation. It was his second attempt, but he could finally work on things he loved, even though the animation industry at the time was not the best place to be in. He revealed (via...
- 3/30/2024
- by Swagata Das
- FandomWire
DC Legend Bruce Timm has always been in love with comics. The artist, animator, writer, producer, and director has been one of the masterminds behind the popularity of modern animated DC comic shows.
Bruce Timm. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker showrunner revealed some stunning details about his fellow DC comic book artist and animator, Russ Heath. Timm further revealed the actual reason behind the poor-looking animations including GI Joe.
The GI Joe Animation Problem A still from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. Credit: Hasbro/Yt
DC legend Bruce Timm who has an astounding legacy to his credit including Batman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, and Justice League Unlimited, revealed why old-school animation similar to G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero was not up to the mark. A few animators, including the late Russ Heath who was a Model Designer in the show,...
Bruce Timm. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker showrunner revealed some stunning details about his fellow DC comic book artist and animator, Russ Heath. Timm further revealed the actual reason behind the poor-looking animations including GI Joe.
The GI Joe Animation Problem A still from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. Credit: Hasbro/Yt
DC legend Bruce Timm who has an astounding legacy to his credit including Batman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, and Justice League Unlimited, revealed why old-school animation similar to G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero was not up to the mark. A few animators, including the late Russ Heath who was a Model Designer in the show,...
- 3/30/2024
- by Lachit Roy
- FandomWire
Just in time for Halloween reading, Fantagraphics will publish The Atlas Comics Library No. 1: Adventures Into Terror Vol. 1 on October 31st. A hardcover collection containing the first eight issues of pre-Code horror series Adventures Into Terror from Atlas/Marvel, this full-color volume contains scans taken directly from the original printings that have been meticulously restored and is a must-have for fans of EC and vintage horror art. Ahead of the book's Halloween release, we have an exclusive preview of "The Unknown Partner,” illustrated by Ed Winiarski, that you can read in its entirety below!
"Fantagraphics is embarking on a project to reprint Marvel Comics' 1950s genre titles — war, crime, supernatural, funny animal, Western — under its new Atlas series with the first eight issues of the pre-Code horror series Adventures Into Terror.
Atlas holds a special place among aficionados of the genre, producing more horror titles and issues by far,...
"Fantagraphics is embarking on a project to reprint Marvel Comics' 1950s genre titles — war, crime, supernatural, funny animal, Western — under its new Atlas series with the first eight issues of the pre-Code horror series Adventures Into Terror.
Atlas holds a special place among aficionados of the genre, producing more horror titles and issues by far,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
"Superman: The Animated Series" occupies a curious middle ground in the DC Animated Universe, the continuity built by artists including Bruce Timm and Paul Dini. It never earned the rapturous critical reception of "Batman: The Animated Series," which to this day generates oral histories extolling its greatness. It also lacked the epic scope of "Justice League," which told multi-part stories featuring a huge cast of characters across time and space. But "Superman" should not be underestimated. At its best, the show's staff reinvented and condensed comics canon as elegantly as "Batman" did. Crossover episodes united Superman with Batman, Lobo and even Green Lantern, paving the way for the widescreen action of "Justice League." Best of all, "Superman: The Animated Series" introduced characters from Jack Kirby's Fourth World, including the nefarious Darkseid.
The DC Animated Universe ended in the early 2000s, but continues to influence contemporary animated series based on the characters to this day.
The DC Animated Universe ended in the early 2000s, but continues to influence contemporary animated series based on the characters to this day.
- 1/14/2023
- by Adam Wescott
- Slash Film
We all love a good story. And a behind-the-scenes story can be even better than the story told in the book itself. “Heroic editor spends years of his life trying to assemble a massive, global collection with contributions by the best in the field, but the book never sees the light of day” is a great story. That’s the story Bob Levin told in a 2009 issue of The Comics Journal, about Michel Choquette and his massive book The Someday Funnies, which was almost published in the 1970s, and how all of the pages of completed art were still in storage, never seen but ready to go at a moment’s notice.
That was a wonderful story, and it led to the actual publication of The Someday Funnies in 2011, with those hundred-and-fifty pages of 1970s comics displayed on oversized pages and introduced with commentary by comics historian and critics Robert...
That was a wonderful story, and it led to the actual publication of The Someday Funnies in 2011, with those hundred-and-fifty pages of 1970s comics displayed on oversized pages and introduced with commentary by comics historian and critics Robert...
- 1/9/2018
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
Marc Buxton Mike Cecchini Jim Dandy Gavin Jasper Nov 17, 2018
These are the best episodes of the Justice League animated series and Justice League Unlimited!
It's tough to pick favorites when discussing the Justice League animated series and its follow up, Justice League Unlimited. It's also tough to really make a distinction between the two, despite the different titles and increased roster. A few tweaks aside, they're the same show, and the level of quality is consistent throughout.
The most important thing to remember about Justice League and Justice League Unlimited is that this is probably the single best introduction to the wider DC Universe that you can hope for. Just as Batman: The Animated Series perfectly distilled all of the essential elements of the Batman mythology into one perfect package, that's what these shows do with the spirit of the Dcu.
In any case, we're bound to have left some...
These are the best episodes of the Justice League animated series and Justice League Unlimited!
It's tough to pick favorites when discussing the Justice League animated series and its follow up, Justice League Unlimited. It's also tough to really make a distinction between the two, despite the different titles and increased roster. A few tweaks aside, they're the same show, and the level of quality is consistent throughout.
The most important thing to remember about Justice League and Justice League Unlimited is that this is probably the single best introduction to the wider DC Universe that you can hope for. Just as Batman: The Animated Series perfectly distilled all of the essential elements of the Batman mythology into one perfect package, that's what these shows do with the spirit of the Dcu.
In any case, we're bound to have left some...
- 11/12/2017
- Den of Geek
As a kid, I had book called Our Country’s Presidents by Frank Burt Freidal. It was an important looking book published by the National Geographic Society. This heavy tome devoted a few pages to each president along with a handful of gorgeous, colorful pictures. In retrospect, the model they used was a precursor to today’s magazines, complete with sidebars and sections-within-sections.
Way back when, the U.S. presidents were held in high regard.
I didn’t think I could ever read it all, but it was great fun to skim a few chapters now and then to get a perspective on all these great men and the times in which they lived.
During that same period, as you can imagine, I was also reading a fair amount of comic books. And in one comic series, The Justice League of America, each summer they’d have an adventure with their out-of-town “relatives,...
Way back when, the U.S. presidents were held in high regard.
I didn’t think I could ever read it all, but it was great fun to skim a few chapters now and then to get a perspective on all these great men and the times in which they lived.
During that same period, as you can imagine, I was also reading a fair amount of comic books. And in one comic series, The Justice League of America, each summer they’d have an adventure with their out-of-town “relatives,...
- 5/30/2016
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
The 1950s were a time of great experimentation for comic book publishers. Retail outlets were disappearing and post-war military scale-backs undermined Px sales. Superman was kept alive by its massive television exposure, but virtually all other superhero comics were either gone or in deep trouble.
Necessity being the mother of invention, comics publishers back then had no choice but to try new ideas and concepts. Western comics were hit-or-miss; those that featured top-line movie stars or characters were doing okay, the others were sort of meh. Romance comics, teevee tie-ins and some funny animal books were selling. The horror and crime comics that had been keeping publishers such as EC, Harvey and Gleason in the money were being condemned by the media, camera-hungry politicians and sanctimonious self-appointed “experts.”
So until DC and Marvel finally succeeded in rejuvenating the superhero genre, experimentation was the watchword of that decade. And that brings...
Necessity being the mother of invention, comics publishers back then had no choice but to try new ideas and concepts. Western comics were hit-or-miss; those that featured top-line movie stars or characters were doing okay, the others were sort of meh. Romance comics, teevee tie-ins and some funny animal books were selling. The horror and crime comics that had been keeping publishers such as EC, Harvey and Gleason in the money were being condemned by the media, camera-hungry politicians and sanctimonious self-appointed “experts.”
So until DC and Marvel finally succeeded in rejuvenating the superhero genre, experimentation was the watchword of that decade. And that brings...
- 4/6/2016
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
So, I wasn’t here last week. Some of you may have noticed. So, where was I? At the Baltimore Comic Con (Bcc), which was dandy, and I enjoyed it very much. Usually when I’m gone somewhere around the deadline for this column, I’m supposed to get it in earlier and most times I do. This time? Just screwed up the time. What can I say? I’m (mostly) human.
Lots of my fellow columnists here at ComicMix have already done their columns this week on the Bcc last week. Mike Gold, Emily Whitten, Martha Thomases, and Molly Jackson all contributed. Marc Allan Fishman wrote about an aspect of the Bcc and he wasn’t even there. Makes you wonder what I could add to the (comic)mix. I wondered too, but Mike has already speculated I would probably write about the Con and I wouldn’t want...
Lots of my fellow columnists here at ComicMix have already done their columns this week on the Bcc last week. Mike Gold, Emily Whitten, Martha Thomases, and Molly Jackson all contributed. Marc Allan Fishman wrote about an aspect of the Bcc and he wasn’t even there. Makes you wonder what I could add to the (comic)mix. I wondered too, but Mike has already speculated I would probably write about the Con and I wouldn’t want...
- 10/4/2015
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
Dark Horse's new Creepy has been proudly upholding the iconic comic magazine's legacy with new stories from today's top horror comic creators as well as favorite talents from the original incarnation of Creepy (under Warren Publishing). I recently interviewed writer-editor Dan Braun, the keeper of all things Creepy these days, and I asked him to name his favorite stories from the original Creepy. Find our which tales made Braun's list after the jump. When I asked Dan Braun to name his top Creepy stories, he replied, "My top stories of the moment (it changes weekly): 1.) Bruce Jones/Russ Heath's "Process of Elimination" from Creepy 83. 2.) Archie Goodwin/Frazetta's "Werewolf" from ...
- 1/9/2012
- FEARnet
We hold in our hands the covers for DC Comics this February. As a child of four can plainly see, these comics have been hermetically sealed in a Cgc 9.9 slab, and they’ve been kept in a #2 mayonnaise jar under a giant stack of returned copies of Holy Terror since noon today.
What do we have worth noting? The new look of Darkseid, and we’re far enough into the new 52 books that it’s time for Batman to start crossing over in all of them. Plus Mara Jade, the red-haired assassin who fell in love with her blond-haired man she was sent to kill– oh, I’m sorry, that’s from Star Wars. This is Mera in a jade outfit. Our mistake.
Shall we? Surely!
As usual, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Justice League #6
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams
1:...
What do we have worth noting? The new look of Darkseid, and we’re far enough into the new 52 books that it’s time for Batman to start crossing over in all of them. Plus Mara Jade, the red-haired assassin who fell in love with her blond-haired man she was sent to kill– oh, I’m sorry, that’s from Star Wars. This is Mera in a jade outfit. Our mistake.
Shall we? Surely!
As usual, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Justice League #6
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams
1:...
- 11/14/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
From Abrams ComicArts and The Manda Group, Sneak Peek author Jim Trombetta's scholarly "The Horror! The Horror! Comic Books the Government Didn't Want You To Read!", a 304-page anthology, featuring more than 200 rare covers and 1950's era comic book stories, illustrating 'horror' and 'crime' genres.
Trombetta, formerly an episodic writer for the 1980's TV series "Miami Vice", provides a detailed history for these stories and their creators, with his researched commentary and fascinating subtext, spinning a tale of horror and government censorship as scary as the stories themselves.
Artists featured include Johnny Craig, Reed Crandall, Jack Davis, Steve Ditko, Al Feldstein, Frank Kelly Freas, Russ Heath, Graham Ingels, Alex Toth, Wally Wood and Basil Wolverton.
Before the comic book industry's self-regulated 'Comic Books Code Authority' in the 1950's, companies would publish exploitation comic books, targeting readers (mainly kids) with lurid covers and interior art.
Themes showcased included "...gruesome depictions of murder,...
Trombetta, formerly an episodic writer for the 1980's TV series "Miami Vice", provides a detailed history for these stories and their creators, with his researched commentary and fascinating subtext, spinning a tale of horror and government censorship as scary as the stories themselves.
Artists featured include Johnny Craig, Reed Crandall, Jack Davis, Steve Ditko, Al Feldstein, Frank Kelly Freas, Russ Heath, Graham Ingels, Alex Toth, Wally Wood and Basil Wolverton.
Before the comic book industry's self-regulated 'Comic Books Code Authority' in the 1950's, companies would publish exploitation comic books, targeting readers (mainly kids) with lurid covers and interior art.
Themes showcased included "...gruesome depictions of murder,...
- 12/4/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Welcome to another edition of The Pull List Comic Reviews! This week, the Blackest Night event takes center stage, Bendis and Oeming make a triumphant comeback and Archie gets married (again). As always, Warning: Spoilers Ahead.
Pull Of The Week:
Blackest Night #5 [of 8]
DC Comics – $3.99 Us
Writer: Geoff Johns
Artist: Ivan Reis
Score: 9.0
The mastermind behind the dead rising stands revealed as the Blackest Night prophecy inches towards becoming true, but will the unified heroes of the world have enough to stop it? Not if a late dinner guest bearing gifts has anything to say about it.
Geoff Johns welcomes you all to hell. How could he not? In the thirty plus years that I’ve been reading comics, I can’t remember a time when things looked so grim in a story thanks to this issue. The big guns of the Justice League arrive in time to assist the Flashes...
Pull Of The Week:
Blackest Night #5 [of 8]
DC Comics – $3.99 Us
Writer: Geoff Johns
Artist: Ivan Reis
Score: 9.0
The mastermind behind the dead rising stands revealed as the Blackest Night prophecy inches towards becoming true, but will the unified heroes of the world have enough to stop it? Not if a late dinner guest bearing gifts has anything to say about it.
Geoff Johns welcomes you all to hell. How could he not? In the thirty plus years that I’ve been reading comics, I can’t remember a time when things looked so grim in a story thanks to this issue. The big guns of the Justice League arrive in time to assist the Flashes...
- 11/26/2009
- by Sal Loria
- The Flickcast
Comic Con 2009 is coming to the San Diego Convention Center and the preview starts July 22 then the main event continues until July 26. The event will host several artists including Sergio Aragones (Groo, Mad), Brom (Tsr), Gene Colan (Daredevil, Batman) and dozens more. Also, the convention center will house a film festival with horror films highlighted and the full film line-up will be announced here at a later date. Have a look at some other featured artists with the Comic Con 2009 location inside.
Comic Con 2009:
111 West Harbor Drive
San Diego, California
92101
Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Heavy Metal)
Russ Heath (Sgt. Rock)
Brian Herbert (Paul of Dune, Sandworms of Dune)
Dwayne McDuffie (Justice League of America)
Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan, The Boys)
Gail Simone (Wonder Woman, Secret Six)
Sources:
Comic Con Homepage...
Comic Con 2009:
111 West Harbor Drive
San Diego, California
92101
Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Heavy Metal)
Russ Heath (Sgt. Rock)
Brian Herbert (Paul of Dune, Sandworms of Dune)
Dwayne McDuffie (Justice League of America)
Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan, The Boys)
Gail Simone (Wonder Woman, Secret Six)
Sources:
Comic Con Homepage...
- 7/6/2009
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Sylvain White (Stomp the Yard) replaces Tim Story (Fantastic Four) as director on the Warner Bros. adaptation of Vertigo’s Losers.
He inherits a script from James Vanderbilt (Zodiac) as production responsibilities move from a Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures co-production to one managed by Joel Silver’s Dark Castle Entertainment. Production is expected to begin in early 2009 according to Variety. No casting or release date have been announced.
The Losers lasted 32 issues from 2003-2006 and was written by Andy Diggle and illustrated by Jock. The story told of “band of black ops commandos who are set up to be killed by their own government. They barely survive and set out to get even.” The title derives from a feature that ran in Our Fighting Forces from 1970-1985, mostly handled by writer Robert Kanigher and artists Russ Heath and John Severin although a memorable run was done by Jack Kirby.
White...
He inherits a script from James Vanderbilt (Zodiac) as production responsibilities move from a Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures co-production to one managed by Joel Silver’s Dark Castle Entertainment. Production is expected to begin in early 2009 according to Variety. No casting or release date have been announced.
The Losers lasted 32 issues from 2003-2006 and was written by Andy Diggle and illustrated by Jock. The story told of “band of black ops commandos who are set up to be killed by their own government. They barely survive and set out to get even.” The title derives from a feature that ran in Our Fighting Forces from 1970-1985, mostly handled by writer Robert Kanigher and artists Russ Heath and John Severin although a memorable run was done by Jack Kirby.
White...
- 11/7/2008
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
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