
Birthday:
06-12-1948
Deathday:
09-10-2017 (69 years)
Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008.
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Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight
Act like Self
event2008 star_border 7.5
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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.
Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Comic Magazine
Act like Self
event2007
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This documentary we learn a little about Marvel Comics in the early Sixties and the development of the Fantastic Four and its characters. We hear about the work of Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the addition of new characters like the Silver Surfer, Kirby's departure from Marvel in 1970 and the influence of other writers and artists on the series, and changes over the decades.
Batman Tech
Act like Self
event2008 star_border 7.3
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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.
Jack Kirby: Story Teller
Act like Self
event2007 star_border 6.5
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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.
Robin: The Story of Dick Grayson
Act like Self
event2010 star_border 6.2
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The origins of the Dark Knight's sidekick, Dick Grayson.
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
Act like Self
event2014 star_border 6.8
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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.
Chris Claremont's X-Men
Act like Himself
event2018 star_border 6.6
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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.
The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics
Act like Self
event2009 star_border 7.5
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The history and impact of the graphic novel Watchmen.
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Act like Congresman Davis
event2014 star_border 7.5
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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.
Generation X: The Comic Book Origin of X-Men
Act like Himself
event2006 star_border 10
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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.
The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with Stan Lee and Len Wein
Act like Himself
event2009 star_border 10
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Stan Lee and Len Wein talk about X-Men & Wolverine.
Tales of Frankenstein
Act like Helmut Frankenstein
event2018 star_border 7.4
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An anthology featuring four tales inspired by the Frankenstein legend.
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
Act like Self
event2013 star_border 6.8
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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).
Savageland
Act like Len Matheson
event2015 star_border 6.7
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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.
Heart of Vengeance: Returning Batman to His Roots
event2011 star_border 6.3
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The story of bringing Batman back to his darker roots.
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Act like Self
event2010 star_border 7
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A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.
Prisoners of Gravity
Act like Self (5 ep.)
event1989 star_border 5.7
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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.
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
Act like Self (3 ep.)
event2013 star_border 7.6
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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.
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Thanks (3 ep.)
event2021 star_border 8.1
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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.
Blue Beetle
Thanks (3 ep.)
event2023 star_border 6.7
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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.
Dark Phoenix
Thanks (3 ep.)
event2019 star_border 6
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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.
Logan
Thanks (3 ep.)
event2017 star_border 7.8
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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.
Batman and Harley Quinn
Characters (3 ep.)
event2017 star_border 6.1
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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.
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
Characters (3 ep.)
event2020 star_border 8.2
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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.
Swamp Thing
Characters (3 ep.)
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A film set within the Chapter One: Gods and Monsters phase of the DC Universe (DCU) focusing on the titular character of Swamp Thing.
Justice League Dark
Characters (3 ep.)
event2017 star_border 7.3
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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.
Swamp Thing
Characters (3 ep.)
event1982 star_border 5.4
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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.
Deadpool & Wolverine
Characters (3 ep.)
event2024 star_border 7.6
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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.
Batman: Bad Blood
Characters (3 ep.)
event2016 star_border 7
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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.
Justice League: Warworld
Characters (3 ep.)
event2023 star_border 7
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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.
The Return of Swamp Thing
Comic Book (3 ep.)
event1989 star_border 5.5
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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.
Wonder Woman 1984
Thanks (3 ep.)
event2020 star_border 6.4
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A botched store robbery places Wonder Woman in a global battle against a powerful and mysterious ancient force that puts her powers in jeopardy.
Gargoyles
Writer (1 ep.)
event1994 star_border 8.1
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In Scotland, 994 A.D. Goliath and his clan of gargoyles defend a medieval castle. In present day, David Xanatos buys the castle and moves it to New York City. When the castle is attacked the gargoyles are awakened from a 1000 year curse.
Iron Man
Writer (1 ep.)
event1994 star_border 6.6
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Industrialist Tony Stark leads a private team of superheroes as Iron Man against the forces of evil.
Ben 10: Alien Force
Writer (2 ep.)
event2008 star_border 8.3
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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.
The Incredible Hulk
Writer (1 ep.)
event1996 star_border 6.1
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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.
Spider-Man
Writer (2 ep.)
event1994 star_border 8.3
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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.
Beast Machines: Transformers
Writer (1 ep.)
event1999 star_border 8.3
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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.
Beast Wars: Transformers
Writer (1 ep.)
event1996 star_border 8.2
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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...
ReBoot
Writer (3 ep.)
event1994 star_border 7.4
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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.
Godzilla: The Series
Writer (1 ep.)
event1998 star_border 7.9
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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.
X-Men
Writer (3 ep.)
event1992 star_border 8.2
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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.
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Writer (1 ep.)
event2010 star_border 8.2
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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.
Batman: The Animated Series
Teleplay (2 ep.)
event1992 star_border 8.5
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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".
Beware the Batman
Writer (1 ep.)
event2013 star_border 7.2
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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.
Human Target
Characters (25 ep.)
event2010 star_border 7.2
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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.
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Thanks (1 ep.)
event2019 star_border 7.9
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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.
Loki
Thanks (1 ep.)
event2021 star_border 8.2
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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.
Titans
Thanks (1 ep.)
event2018 star_border 7.9
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A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman's first Robin) form to combat evil and other perils.
Young Justice
Characters (2 ep.)
event2010 star_border 8.4
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Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Thanks (1 ep.)
event2016 star_border 7.3
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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?
Conan and the Young Warriors
Writer (1 ep.)
event1994 star_border 6.7
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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.
Peacemaker
Thanks (1 ep.)
event2022 star_border 8.3
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The continuing story of Peacemaker – a compellingly vainglorious man who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it – in the aftermath of the events of “The Suicide Squad.”
The Flash
Thanks (1 ep.)
event2014 star_border 7.8
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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.
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Thanks (2 ep.)
event2022 star_border 6.2
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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.
Swamp Thing
Characters (5 ep.)
event1990 star_border 5.9
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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.
The Transformers
Writer (1 ep.)
event1984 star_border 7.8
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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.
Kappa Mikey
Writer (1 ep.)
event2006 star_border 6.4
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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.
The Super Hero Squad Show
Writer (1 ep.)
event2009 star_border 7.4
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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.
X-Men '97
Thanks (10 ep.)
event2024 star_border 8.6
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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.
Superman & Lois
Thanks (1 ep.)
event2021 star_border 8.1
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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.
Shadow Raiders
Writer (1 ep.)
event1998 star_border 8.6
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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.
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Characters (2 ep.)
event2024 star_border 6.8
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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!
Batman: Caped Crusader
Characters (3 ep.)
event2024 star_border 7.4
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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.
Agatha All Along
Thanks (4 ep.)
event2024 star_border 7.7
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Agatha Harkness gathers a coven of witches and sets off down, down, down The Witches' Road.
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