Jump to content

Sam Liu

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 90.204.5.158 (talk) at 15:55, 31 July 2015. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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

  1. ^ http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sam-liu/16/196/661
  2. ^ http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_33rd_winners_creative.pdf
  3. ^ http://movies.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-contributor-network/interview-with-allstar-superman-director-sam-liu
  4. ^ "SDCC: TIMM ANNOUNCES "BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE" AS NEXT ANIMATED PROJECT". Comic Book Resources. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

Template:Persondata


Stub icon

This article relating to an animator is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sam_Liu&oldid=673951118"