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Sam Liu

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Sam Liu

26 films

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.

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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.

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Justice League vs. Teen Titans posterFirst watchJustice League vs. Teen Titans20167.3Robin is sent by Batman to work with the Teen Titans after his volatile behavior botches up a Justice League mission.View film

Essential films

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Batman: Year One poster7.3Batman: Year One2011Batman: The Killing Joke poster6.6Batman: The Killing Joke2016Teen Titans: The Judas Contract poster7.3Teen Titans: The Judas Contract2017Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths poster7.3Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths2010The Death of Superman poster7.5The Death of Superman2019Superman: Red Son poster7.1Superman: Red Son2020The Death and Return of Superman poster6.7The Death and Return of Superman2019Superman/Batman: Public Enemies poster7.1Superman/Batman: Public Enemies2009

Filmography

26 films as director
  1. 2023Batman: The Doom That Came to GothamDirector
  2. 2021Batman: Soul of the DragonDirector
  3. 2020Superman: Red SonDirector
  4. 2019DC Showcase: DeathDirector
  5. 2019Wonder Woman: BloodlinesDirector
  6. 2019The Death and Return of SupermanDirector
  7. 2019Justice League vs. the Fatal FiveDirector
  8. 2019The Death of SupermanDirector
  9. 2019Reign of the SupermenDirector
  10. 2018Suicide Squad: Hell to PayDirector
  11. 2018Batman: Gotham by GaslightDirector
  12. 2017Batman and Harley QuinnDirector
  13. 2017Teen Titans: The Judas ContractDirector
  14. 2016Batman: The Killing JokeDirector
  15. 2016Justice League vs. Teen TitansDirector
  16. 2015Justice League: Gods and MonstersDirector
  17. 2011Batman: Year OneDirector
  18. 2011Thor: Tales of AsgardDirector
  19. 2011All Star SupermanDirector
  20. 2010Justice League: Crisis on Two EarthsDirector
  21. 2010Planet HulkDirector
  22. 2009Superman/Batman: Public EnemiesDirector
  23. 2009Hulk vs. ThorDirector
  24. 2009Hulk Vs.Director
  25. 2001Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto CampaignDirector
  26. 1999Godzilla: The Series - Monster WarDirector