Len Wein

Leonard Norman Wein (/wiːn/; June 12, 1948 – September 10, 2017) was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men (including the co-creation of Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus). Additionally, he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons' influential DC miniseries Watchmen. Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008.

Works

X-Men: Days of Future Past

The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.

Release Date2014-05-15

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Vote Count15899

Generation X: The Comic Book Origin of X-Men

This documentary is a fascinating journey through the world of comics, with particular attention paid to the X-Men, that should satisfy both fans and newcomers alike.

Release Date2006-10-25

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Vote Count1

The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with Stan Lee and Len Wein

Stan Lee and Len Wein talk about X-Men & Wolverine.

Release Date2009-09-15

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Vote Count1

Chris Claremont's X-Men

Chris Claremont’s X-Men takes an in-depth look at Claremont’s monumental run. Using high-profile interviews, the film explores the behind-the-scenes development of notable characters like Wolverine, Storm, and Phoenix, as well as the challenges of creating art within a corporate system.

Release Date2018-10-26

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Vote Count10

Tales of Frankenstein

An anthology featuring four tales inspired by the Frankenstein legend.

Release Date2018-10-19

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Vote Count7

Savageland

When a small town near the Arizona-Mexico border is wiped out overnight, suspicion falls on the lone survivor. But a roll of photos the survivor took that night tells a different story.

Release Date2015-11-01

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Vote Count117

Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

In celebration of the publisher's 75th anniversary, the hour-long special will take a detailed look at the company's journey from fledgling comics publisher to multi-media juggernaut. Hosted by Emily VanCamp (S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Sharon Carter), the documentary-style feature will include interviews with comic book icons, pop culture authorities, and Hollywood stars. The special also promises an "extraordinary peek into Marvel's future!" Might Marvel release the first official footage from next year's Avengers: Age of Ultron or Ant-Man? If they do, you'll know about it here.

Release Date2014-11-04

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Vote Count77

The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin

A nice exploration of the samurai-ninja aspect of the story, including its roots in the actual Marvel comic books. There are the requisite interviews with the principal cast and crew along with copious clips from the film as well as some behind the scenes footage (including a look at that supercool metallic bed that the elderly Yashida lies on in the lab in his fortress).

Release Date2013-12-03

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Vote Count25

The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics

The history and impact of the graphic novel Watchmen.

Release Date2009-07-21

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Vote Count2

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

Release Date2010-11-09

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Vote Count47

Prisoners of Gravity

Prisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that explored speculative fiction — science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic books — and its relation to various thematic and social issues. Produced by TVOntario, the show was the brainchild of former comic retail manager Mark Askwith and writer Daniel Richler, and was hosted by Rick Green. The series aired 139 episodes over 5 seasons from 1989 to 1994.

Release Date1989-08-21

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Episode Count5

Vote Count6

Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight

Delve into the world of Batman and the vigilante justice that he brought to the city of Gotham. Batman is a man who, after experiencing great tragedy, devotes his life to an ideal--but what happens when one man takes on the evil underworld alone? Examine why Batman is who he is--and explore how a boy scarred by tragedy becomes a symbol of hope to everyone else.

Release Date2008-07-15

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Vote Count51

Jack Kirby: Story Teller

A documentary on the life of Jack Kirby, co-creator of Captain America, The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Thor, The Avengers, The Hulk, The X-Men and the New Gods, among other classic comic book superheroes.

Release Date2007-06-05

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Vote Count6

Superpowered: The DC Story

This docuseries takes an unprecedented look at the enduring and influential legacy of DC, allowing fans to rediscover the universe of characters, as well as the iconic comic book company’s origins, its evolution and its nearly nine-decade cultural impact across every artistic medium.

Release Date2023-07-20

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Episode Count1

Vote Count25

Batman Tech

He's caped, cowled and the coolest superhero of them all, because underneath that Batsuit, Batman only has his human strength and intellect to rely on. That and the greatest arsenal of crime fighting weaponry ever devised. But just where does comic book science fiction end and scientific fact begin? What technologies are behind the gadgets in Batman's utility belt? And just how plausible is the Batmobile? Get ready for a real life trip to the Batcave as we reveal the secrets behind Batman Tech.

Release Date2008-07-21

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Vote Count24

Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle

Examines the dawn of the comic book genre and its powerful legacy, as well as the evolution of the characters who leapt from the pages over the last 75 years and their ongoing worldwide cultural impact. It chronicles how these disposable diversions were subject to intense government scrutiny for their influence on American children and how they were created in large part by the children of immigrants whose fierce loyalty to a new homeland laid the foundation for a multi-billion-dollar industry that is an influential part of our national identity.

Release Date2013-10-15

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Episode Count3

Vote Count14

Robin: The Story of Dick Grayson

The origins of the Dark Knight's sidekick, Dick Grayson.

Release Date2010-07-27

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Vote Count5

The Flash

After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to discover he has been granted the gift of super speed. Teaming up with S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry takes on the persona of The Flash, the Fastest Man Alive, to protect his city.

Release Date2014-10-07

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Episode Count1

Vote Count11438

Peacemaker

The continuing story of Peacemaker, a vainglorious superhero/supervillain who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill. After a miraculous recovery from his duel with Bloodsport, Peacemaker soon discovers that his freedom comes at a price.

Release Date2022-01-13

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Episode Count1

Vote Count3203

Deadpool & Wolverine

A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.

Release Date2024-07-24

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count8004

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat — one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?

Release Date2016-01-21

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Episode Count1

Vote Count2393

Young Justice

Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.

Release Date2010-11-26

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Episode Count2

Vote Count1176

Batman: The Animated Series

Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".

Release Date1992-09-05

DepartmentWriting

JobTeleplay

Episode Count2

Vote Count1737

Wonder Woman 1984

A botched store robbery places Wonder Woman in a global battle against a powerful and mysterious ancient force that puts her powers in jeopardy.

Release Date2020-12-16

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Vote Count8850

Superman & Lois

After years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent and Lois Lane come face to face with one of their greatest challenges ever: dealing with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today's society.

Release Date2021-02-23

DepartmentCrew

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Episode Count1

Vote Count2612

Titans

A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman's first Robin) form to combat evil and other perils.

Release Date2018-10-12

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Episode Count1

Vote Count2772

Ben 10: Alien Force

Five years later, 15-year-old Ben Tennyson chooses to once again put on the Omnitrix and discovers that it has recalibrated and can now transform him into 10 brand new aliens. Joined by his super-powered cousin Gwen Tennyson and his equally powerful former enemy Kevin Levin, Ben is on a mission to find his missing Grandpa Max. In order to save his Grandpa, Ben must defeat the evil DNAliens, a powerful alien race intent on destroying the galaxy, starting with planet Earth.

Release Date2008-04-18

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count1142

Loki

After stealing the Tesseract during the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” an alternate version of Loki is brought to the mysterious Time Variance Authority, a bureaucratic organization that exists outside of time and space and monitors the timeline. They give Loki a choice: face being erased from existence due to being a “time variant” or help fix the timeline and stop a greater threat.

Release Date2021-06-09

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Episode Count1

Vote Count12114

Spider-Man

Bitten by a neogenetic spider, Peter Parker develops spider-like superpowers. He uses these to fight crime while trying to balance it with the struggles of his personal life.

Release Date1994-11-19

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count1084

Zack Snyder's Justice League

Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.

Release Date2021-03-18

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Vote Count10509

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

With his secret identity now revealed to the world, Ben Tennyson continues to fight evil as a superhero with the help of the newly acquired Ultimatrix.

Release Date2010-04-23

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count865

The Transformers

The Transformers is the first animated television series in the Transformers franchise. The series depicts a war among giant robots that can transform into vehicles and other objects.

Release Date1984-10-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count405

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

Earth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes. Now the remaining bastions of good – the Justice League, Teen Titans, Suicide Squad and assorted others – must regroup, strategize and take the war to Darkseid in order to save the planet and its surviving inhabitants.

Release Date2020-05-05

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count1524

Logan

In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.

Release Date2017-02-28

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Vote Count19980

Agatha All Along

Agatha Harkness gathers a coven of witches and sets off down, down, down The Witches' Road.

Release Date2024-09-18

DepartmentCrew

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Episode Count4

Vote Count867

Batman: Caped Crusader

Welcome to Gotham City, where the corrupt outnumber the good, criminals run rampant and law-abiding citizens live in a constant state of fear. Forged in the fire of tragedy, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human—the Batman. His one-man crusade for justice attracts unexpected allies within the GCPD and City Hall, but his heroic actions spawn deadly, unforeseen ramifications.

Release Date2024-08-01

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Episode Count3

Vote Count222

X-Men

The X-Men are an elite team of mutants, genetically gifted human beings with superpowers, sworn to fight for mutant rights against hostile Government agencies, whilst at the same time protecting mankind from mutant supremacist Magneto who seeks to destroy the human race in return for the atrocities committed against mutant kind.

Release Date1992-10-31

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count3

Vote Count1285

X-Men '97

The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future.

Release Date2024-03-20

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Episode Count10

Vote Count599

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

The origin story of Bruce Wayne's legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth, a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company in 1960s London and goes to work with young billionaire Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha, before they become Bruce Wayne’s parents.

Release Date2019-07-28

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Episode Count1

Vote Count361

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Jennifer Walters navigates the complicated life of a single, 30-something attorney who also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered hulk.

Release Date2022-08-18

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Episode Count2

Vote Count2402

The Return of Swamp Thing

The Swamp Thing returns to battle the evil Dr. Arcane, who has a new science lab full of creatures transformed by genetic mutation, and chooses Heather Locklear as his new object of affection.

Release Date1989-05-11

DepartmentWriting

JobComic Book

Vote Count255

The Super Hero Squad Show

The Super Hero Squad Show is an American cartoon series by Marvel Animation. It is based on the Marvel Super Hero Squad action figure line from Hasbro, which portray the Avengers, the X-Men, and various other characters of the Marvel Universe in a cartoonish super-deformed-style. It is also a self-aware parody of the Marvel characters, with influences taken from on the comedic Mini Marvels series of parody comic books, in that the heroes tend to find themselves in comedic situations, and have cartoonish bents in comparison to their usually serious personalities, and is an overall comedic take on the Avengers. The series' animation was produced by Film Roman and Marvel Animation.

Release Date2009-09-14

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count126

Dark Phoenix

The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.

Release Date2019-06-05

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Vote Count6861

Justice League Dark

When innocent civilians begin committing unthinkable crimes across Metropolis, Gotham City and beyond, Batman must call upon mystical counterparts to eradicate this demonic threat to the planet; enter Justice League Dark. This team of Dark Arts specialists must unravel the mystery of Earth's supernatural plague and contend with the rising, powerful villainous forces behind the siege—before it's too late for all of mankind.

Release Date2017-01-24

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count1107

Blue Beetle

Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.

Release Date2023-08-16

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Vote Count2967

Beast Wars: Transformers

Two spaceships, one manned by benevolent Maximals, the other by evil Predacons, crash-land on a pre-humanoid planet while en route to Earth. Their crews assume indigenous animal forms to protect themselves from an overabundance of natural energy, transforming into robots to do battle. Thus, the Beast Wars have begun...

Release Date1996-04-22

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count310

Human Target

It takes a brave, selfless man to make himself a "human target" in order to save the lives of those in danger. Based on the popular DC Comics comic book and graphic novel, Human Target is a full-throttle action drama centered on Christopher Chance, a unique private contractor/security expert/bodyguard hired to protect.

Release Date2010-01-15

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Episode Count25

Vote Count159

ReBoot

Bob, a guardian from the Super Computer, helped by his friends Dot, Enzo, and dog Frisket, defend the digital city of Mainframe from evil computer viruses that seek to dominate the city and infect the entire net.

Release Date1994-09-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count3

Vote Count65

Beware the Batman

Set during Bruce Wayne's early years as the Batman, following his initial period of battling organized crime. He hones his skills with the assistance of his butler, Alfred Pennyworth. Bruce is introduced to Alfred's goddaughter, Tatsu Yamashiro. Tatsu is a martial arts swordsmaster hired to act as Bruce's bodyguard, but also recruited to act as a superhero partner to Batman.

Release Date2013-07-13

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count92

Justice League: Warworld

Until now, the Justice League has been a loose association of superpowered individuals. But when they are swept away to Warworld, a place of unending brutal gladiatorial combat, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the others must somehow unite to form an unbeatable resistance able to lead an entire planet to freedom.

Release Date2023-07-25

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count283

Iron Man

Industrialist Tony Stark leads a private team of superheroes as Iron Man against the forces of evil.

Release Date1994-09-24

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count109

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

Lovable loser Kite Man and his new squeeze Golden Glider moonlight as criminals to support their foolish purchase of Noonan's, Gotham's seediest dive bar, where everybody knows your name, but not necessarily your secret identity!

Release Date2024-07-18

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Episode Count2

Vote Count31

The Incredible Hulk

When research scientist Bruce Banner is blasted with a gamma ray bomb during an experiment gone wrong, he develops a dangerous alter ego -- a mean, green monster known as the Incredible Hulk -- who emerges when he gets angry.

Release Date1996-09-08

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count78

Godzilla: The Series

Picking up where the blockbuster motion picture left off, Godzilla: The Series is a fast-paced animated adventure series that pits humanity against a new generation of giant monsters.

Release Date1998-09-12

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count145

Beast Machines: Transformers

After the end of the Beast Wars, the Maximals awaken on their home planet of Cybertron and are chased by mindless Vehicons created by Megatron. The Maximals must free the planet from Megatron and restore it to its real way of living.

Release Date1999-09-18

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count32

Swamp Thing

Mutated by his own secret formula, Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing; a half-human, half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue government agent Alice Cable and defeat his evil arch nemesis...Even if it costs him his life.

Release Date1982-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count441

Batman: Bad Blood

Bruce Wayne is missing. Alfred covers for him while Nightwing and Robin patrol Gotham City in his stead and a new player, Batwoman, investigates Batman's disappearance.

Release Date2016-01-19

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count958

Street Fighter

A new challenger approaches in Street Fighter II: The Animated Series! Discipline! Justice! Commitment! That's the code that the secret international peacekeeping force "Street Fighter" adheres to! Made up of the top martial artists from around the world, Street Fighter opposes criminal activities anywhere, at any time. William F. Guile, the leader of Street Fighter, conducts himself with honor even as he blows away bad guys at the speed of sound with his "Sonic Boom"! Meanwhile, the bestial Blanka shocks his opponents all too literally, and Chun-Li's furiously flying fleet feet take down anything that gets between her and justice! They'll need all the help they can get against the villainous Shadaloo, whose leader M.Bison is one of the strongest, most vile criminals around! Fortunately for Street Fighter, they've got Ryu and Ken to back them up.

Release Date1995-10-21

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count3

Vote Count18

Batman and Harley Quinn

Batman and Nightwing are forced to team with the Joker's sometimes-girlfriend Harley Quinn to stop a global threat brought about by Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man.

Release Date2017-08-14

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count634

Kappa Mikey

Kappa Mikey is an American animated sitcom created by Larry Schwarz, who chose 4Kids Entertainment as the worldwide licensing, marketing and official promotional agent of the series. The show is Nicktoons's first original half-hour series, bought during the same period as other Animation Collective series such as Three Delivery and Speed Racer: The Next Generation, as well as Flash shows from other studios, such as Edgar & Ellen and The Secret Show, though the latter was made from BBC. The series premiered on January 6, 2006, as Nickelodeon aired several reruns and premieres as a promotional movement from August 20, 2006 to January 2007. The series is MTV's first global acquisition, and is currently available on iTunes.

Release Date2006-02-25

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count14

Conan and the Young Warriors

Conan and the Young Warriors is a 1994 television cartoon series produced by Sunbow Entertainment and aired by CBS aired as a sequel to the animated series Conan the Adventurer, but featuring a different set of characters. The series was developed by Michael Reaves and directed by John Grusd. It lasted only for one season of 13 episodes.

Release Date1994-03-05

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count7

Shadow Raiders

Despite the history of their warring past, the four planets of Ice, Rock, Fire, and Bone must set aside their differences and feuds to work together and form an alliance: their only hope of defeating a common enemy. The powerful Beast Planet, whose only purpose is the total destruction and annihilation of other worlds, has now entered their universe from the darkest reaches of space.

Release Date1998-09-16

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count17

UltraForce

Superheroes are commissioned by the U.S. government to protect the world from their terrorist counterparts, who have evil plans to take over.

Release Date1995-09-24

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Episode Count1

Vote Count8

G.I. Joe Extreme

In the near future, a new G.I. Joe Team fights to stop a rising terrorist organization called SKAR and their leader, a mysterious, shrewd, and incredibly powerful military leader only known as Iron Klaw.

Release Date1995-09-23

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count8

Swamp Thing

Scientist Alec Holland invents a growth substance that could end world hunger, but a plantation owner obsessed with immortality tries to steal it and causes an accident that turns Alec into a human-plant mutant, protector of the bayou.

Release Date1990-10-31

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Episode Count5

Vote Count12

Swamp Thing

A film set within the Chapter One: Gods and Monsters phase of the DC Universe (DCU) focusing on the titular character of Swamp Thing and explores the mud-water creature's dark origins.

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Midnight Suns: Prequel Shorts

Midnight Suns: Prequel Shorts

A series of prequel shorts that tied in with Midnight Suns.

Release Date2022-10-31

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Heart of Vengeance: Returning Batman to His Roots

The story of bringing Batman back to his darker roots.

Release Date2011-10-18

Vote Count3

Caper

With no financial reward for their heroics, four superheroes are forced into a secret life of crime.

Release Date2014-02-12

Episode Count1

Vote Count1