Sam Liu
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Sam Liu is a Chinese American animation director, storyboard artist, and character designer. He is best known for directing animated superhero films at both Marvel Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. Titles include All-Star Superman, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, Hulk Vs, Planet Hulk, Thor: Son of Asgard and co-directing with Lauren Montgomery on Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths and Batman:Year One. Liu was also the primary character designer on Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, the art style based on that of Michael Turner, who penciled the Superman/Batman comic book arc.
After studying at Art Center College of Design as an Illustration major,[1] Sam went into comic books drawing for Image Comics. He then moved to animation, directing on Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles and Godzilla: The Series for Sony Animation. He later went to Sony Computer Entertainment of America to design characters for PlayStation then came back to animation, winning an Emmy[2] for his work on The Batman (TV series) in 2006.[3]
Sam has since worked on many animated movies for Marvel Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. Most recently directing on the Green Lantern: The Animated Series with Bruce Timm. Currently directed the animated series Beware the Batman with Glen Murakami.
He is the director of the animated movie Justice League: Gods and Monsters and its companion series Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles, written by Bruce Timm. He will direct the upcoming animated adaptation of Batman: The Killing Joke, executive produced by Bruce Timm and set to be released in 2016.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sam-liu/16/196/661
- ^ http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_33rd_winners_creative.pdf
- ^ http://movies.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-contributor-network/interview-with-allstar-superman-director-sam-liu
- ^ "SDCC: TIMM ANNOUNCES "BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE" AS NEXT ANIMATED PROJECT". Comic Book Resources. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
External links
- Sam Liu at IMDb
- Artist Blog
- Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Interview
- All-Star Superman Interview