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Alias:
サム・リュー
Sam Liu is an American animation director and storyboard artist. He is best know for his directing on 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. After studying at Art Center College of Design as an Illustration major , 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 for his work on The Batman (TV series) in 2006. Sam has since worked on many animated movies for Marvel Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation and is currently directing on the upcoming Green Lantern animated series with Bruce Timm.
Art Direction:
2010 Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Assistant Director:
2005 The Batman vs. Dracula
2010 Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Director:
2005 The Batman vs. Dracula
2009 Hulk Vs.
2009 Hulk vs. Thor
2009 Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2010 Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
2010 Planet Hulk
2010 Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2011 All Star Superman
2011 Batman: Year One
2011 Thor: Tales of Asgard
2015 Justice League: Gods and Monsters
2016 Batman: The Killing Joke
2016 Justice League vs. Teen Titans
2017 Batman and Harley Quinn
2017 Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
2018 Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
2018 Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018 The Death of Superman
2019 DC Showcase: Death
2019 Justice League vs. the Fatal Five
2019 Reign of the Supermen
2019 The Death and Return of Superman
2019 Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
2020 Superman: Red Son
2021 Batman: Soul of the Dragon
2023 Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Producer:
2005 The Batman vs. Dracula
2009 Hulk Vs.
2009 Hulk vs. Thor
2009 Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2010 Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
2010 Planet Hulk
2010 Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2011 All Star Superman
2011 Batman: Year One
2011 Thor: Tales of Asgard
2015 Justice League: Gods and Monsters
2016 Batman: The Killing Joke
2016 Justice League vs. Teen Titans
2017 Batman and Harley Quinn
2017 Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
2018 Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
2018 Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018 The Death of Superman
2019 DC Showcase: Death
2019 Justice League vs. the Fatal Five
2019 Reign of the Supermen
2019 The Death and Return of Superman
2019 Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
2020 Superman: Red Son
2021 Batman: Soul of the Dragon
2023 Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Storyboard Artist:
2005 The Batman vs. Dracula
2009 Hulk Vs.
2009 Hulk vs. Thor
2009 Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009 Wonder Woman
2010 Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
2010 Planet Hulk
2010 Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2011 All Star Superman
2011 Batman: Year One
2011 Thor: Tales of Asgard
2015 Justice League: Gods and Monsters
2016 Batman: Bad Blood
2016 Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
2016 Batman: The Killing Joke
2016 Justice League vs. Teen Titans
2017 Batman and Harley Quinn
2017 Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
2018 Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
2018 Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018 The Death of Superman
2019 DC Showcase: Death
2019 Justice League vs. the Fatal Five
2019 Reign of the Supermen
2019 The Death and Return of Superman
2019 Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
2020 Superman: Red Son
2021 Batman: Soul of the Dragon
2023 Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
2024 Watchmen: Chapter I
2024 Watchmen: Chapter II
Storyboard Designer:
2005 The Batman vs. Dracula
2009 Hulk Vs.
2009 Hulk vs. Thor
2009 Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009 Wonder Woman
2010 Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
2010 Planet Hulk
2010 Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2011 All Star Superman
2011 Batman: Year One
2011 Thor: Tales of Asgard
2014 Batman: Assault on Arkham
2015 Batman vs. Robin
2015 Justice League: Gods and Monsters
2015 Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
2016 Batman: Bad Blood
2016 Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
2016 Batman: The Killing Joke
2016 Justice League vs. Teen Titans
2017 Batman and Harley Quinn
2017 Justice League Dark
2017 Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
2018 Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
2018 Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018 The Death of Superman
2019 DC Showcase: Death
2019 Justice League vs. the Fatal Five
2019 Reign of the Supermen
2019 The Death and Return of Superman
2019 Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
2020 Superman: Red Son
2021 Batman: Soul of the Dragon
2023 Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
2024 Watchmen: Chapter I
2024 Watchmen: Chapter II
Director:
1997 Extreme Ghostbusters
1998 Godzilla: The Series
1999 Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
2004 The Batman
2010 Young Justice
2011 Green Lantern: The Animated Series
2013 Beware the Batman
2015 Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles
2024 Creature Commandos
Other:
1997 Extreme Ghostbusters
1998 Godzilla: The Series
1999 Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
2004 The Batman
2010 Young Justice
2011 Green Lantern: The Animated Series
2013 Beware the Batman
2015 Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles
2024 Creature Commandos
Storyboard Artist:
1997 Extreme Ghostbusters
1998 Godzilla: The Series
1999 Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
2004 The Batman
2010 Young Justice
2011 Green Lantern: The Animated Series
2013 Beware the Batman
2015 Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles
2024 Creature Commandos
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