Ben Edlund is a comic book artist and writer and television screenwriter. He created his signature character The Tick when he was 17, and was given the chance to do a full comic based on the character by New England Comics, when the publisher needed a new title fast, based on a production mix-up. Edlund drew the popular character while majoring in film at Massachusetts College of Art. The Tick has since been featured in animation on Fox TV and Comedy Central, which naturally lead to various toy and merchandising deals. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The Tick is a comedic superhero created by Ben Edlund in 1986. ... New England Comics is a comic book retail chain and publisher headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. They are known for publishing The Tick comic books. ... MassArt, August 2005 Massachusetts College of Art (also known as MassArt) is a publicly funded college of visual and applied art, founded in 1873. ... The Tick is a comedic superhero created by Ben Edlund in 1986. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... Comedy Central is a cable television channel in the United States. ...

In the late '90s, Edlund collaborated with indie German Expressionist film-maker Lisa Hammer and her husband E.A. "Doc" Hammer on the film Crawley. In the early '00s he was employed by Joss Whedon at Mutant Enemy, first on Firefly and then later on the final season of Angel, writing and directing the Hugo Award nominated episode Smile Time. Edlund has recently completed a script for the new season of the animated series The Venture Bros. on Cartoon Network, whose show runners are Eric "Doc" Hammer and Chris "Jackson Publick" McCulloch, the latter having formerly written for The Tick animated series. An independent film (or indie film) is a film initially produced without financing or distribution from a major movie studio. ... On White II by Wassily Kandinsky, 1923. ... Lisa Hammer creates no-budget movies in a German Expressionist (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) style that appeals to goths. ... Doc Hammer with more recent work. ... Joss Hill Whedon (born Joseph Hill Whedon on June 23, 1964 in New York) is an American writer, director, executive producer, and creator of the well-known television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly. ... Mutant Enemy is the name of the television production company set up by Joss Whedon to oversee production of his television shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and later Firefly. ... Firefly is a science fiction television series that premiered on television in the United States and Canada on September 20, 2002. ... Angel is a spin-off from the American television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... The 2005 Hugo Award with base designed by Deb Kosiba. ... Smile Time is episode 14 of season 5 in the television show Angel. ... The Venture Bros. ... Cartoon Network is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. ... Doc Hammer with more recent work. ... Christopher McCulloch is the creator, director, and co-writer (with Doc Hammer) of The Venture Bros. ...

Ben is now a consulting producer and writer on the tv series Supernatural Supernatural is an American paranormal drama television series that debuted on September 13, 2005 on the WB Television Network, and is now part of The CWs lineup, where the second season premiered on September 28, 2006. ...

See also

• The Tick
• The Venture Bros.
• Mutant Enemy Productions

The Tick is a comedic superhero created by Ben Edlund in 1986. ... The Venture Bros. ... Mutant Enemy, Inc. ...

External links

• IMDb.com Entry