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Ben Edlund

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Created the comic book "The Tick". He wrote and illustrated 12 issues before moving on to other projects. He's been working on the 13th installment for several years. All other issues of the comic (with the exception of a few covers) have been done by other artists and writers. See more trivia »

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in Pembroke, Massachusetts, USA
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Supernatural (TV series) (consulting producer - 60 episodes, 2006-2013) (executive producer - 44 episodes, 2009-2011) (co-executive producer - 38 episodes, 2007-2009)
– Freaks and Geeks (2013) (consulting producer)
– Remember the Titans (2013) (consulting producer)
– Trial and Error (2013) (consulting producer)
– As Time Goes By (2013) (consulting producer)
– LARP and the Real Girl (2013) (consulting producer)
See all 142 episodes »
 
2005-2006 Point Pleasant (TV series) (co-executive producer - 12 episodes)
– Let the War Commence (2006) (co-executive producer)
– Mother's Day (2006) (co-executive producer)
– Missing (2005) (co-executive producer)
– Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Choked (2005) (co-executive producer)
– Waking the Dead (2005) (co-executive producer)
See all 12 episodes »
 
Angel (TV series) (supervising producer - 22 episodes, 2003-2004) (producer - 7 episodes, 2003)
– Not Fade Away (2004) (supervising producer)
– Power Play (2004) (supervising producer)
– The Girl in Question (2004) (supervising producer)
– Time Bomb (2004) (supervising producer)
– Origin (2004) (supervising producer)
See all 29 episodes »
 
2002-2003 Firefly (TV series) (producer - 13 episodes)
– The Message (2003) (producer)
– Trash (2003) (producer)
– Heart of Gold (2003) (producer)
– Objects in Space (2002) (producer)
– War Stories (2002) (producer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
2001-2002 The Tick (TV series) (executive producer - 9 episodes)
– The Terror (2002) (executive producer)
– Arthur, Interrupted (2002) (executive producer)
– The Tick vs. Justice (2002) (executive producer)
– The Big Leagues (2001) (executive producer)
– Arthur Needs Space (2001) (executive producer)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1994-1996 The Tick (TV series) (co-producer - 4 episodes)
– The Tick vs. Prehistory (1996) (co-producer)
– The Tick vs. Filth (1996) (co-producer)
– Grandpa Wore Tights (1996) (co-producer)
– The Tick vs. the Idea Men (1994) (co-producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (13 titles)
2006-2013 Supernatural (TV series)
– The Great Escapist (2013) (written by)
– Everybody Hates Hitler (2013) (written by)
– Blood Brother (2012) (written by)
– Reading is Fundamental (2012) (written by)
– Repo Man (2012) (written by)
See all 24 episodes »
 
2011 Pox (story)
 
2010 Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV series)
– Grievous Intrigue (2010) (written by)
 
2004-2006 The Venture Bros. (TV series)
– ¡Viva los muertos! (2006) (written by / as Benjamin Edlund)
– Guess Who's Coming to State Dinner? (2006) (story)
– Careers in Science (2004) (story)
 
2005 Point Pleasant (TV series)
– Waking the Dead (2005) (teleplay)
– Who's Your Daddy? (2005) (written by)
 
2005 The Inside (TV series)
– The Perfect Couple (2005) (written by)
 
2003-2004 Angel (TV series)
– Time Bomb (2004) (written by)
– Smile Time (2004) (story / teleplay)
– Life of the Party (2003) (written by)
– Just Rewards (2003) (teleplay)
– Sacrifice (2003) (written by)
 
2002-2003 Firefly (TV series)
– Trash (2003) (written by)
– Jaynestown (2002) (written by)
 
2001-2002 The Tick (TV series)
– The Terror (2002) (writer)
– The Tick vs. Justice (2002) (writer)
– Pilot (2001) (writer)
 
2000 Titan A.E. (screenplay)
 
1999 Crawley (short) (written by)
 
1997 A, B, C... Manhattan
 
1994-1996 The Tick (TV series)
– The Tick vs. Filth (1996) (characters / creator)
– That Mustache Feeling (1996) (written by)
– Grandpa Wore Tights (1996) (creator / written by)
– The Tick vs. the Breadmaster (1994) (co-story)
– The Tick vs. the Idea Men (1994) (characters created by / written by)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
2011-2012 Supernatural (TV series)
– Reading is Fundamental (2012)
– The Man Who Would Be King (2011)
 
2004 Angel (TV series)
– Smile Time (2004)
 
1999 Crawley (short)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
2000 Titan A.E. (creative consultant)
 
1996 The Tick (TV series) (story editor - 1 episode)
– Grandpa Wore Tights (1996) (story editor)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (2 titles)
1999 Crawley (short) (visual effects)
 
1994 The Tick (TV series) (model designer)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2006 The Venture Bros. (TV series)
Venturestein
– ¡Viva los muertos! (2006) … Venturestein (voice) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
1996 The Tick (TV series) (model designer - 1 episode)
– Grandpa Wore Tights (1996) (model designer)
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (1 title)
1994 The Tick (TV series) (layout designer - 1 episode, 1994) (model designer - 1 episode, 1994) (storyboard supervisor - 1 episode, 1994)
– The Tick vs. the Idea Men (1994) (layout designer, model designer, storyboard supervisor)
 
Show ShowArt Director (1 title)
Show ShowSpecial Effects (1 title)
1991 Puss Bucket (special effects)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2008 Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (TV mini-series) (very special thanks - 3 episodes)
– Act III (2008) (very special thanks)
– Act II (2008) (very special thanks)
– Act I (2008) (very special thanks)
 
1998 I'll Be Home for Christmas (acknowledgment: The "Tick" characters TM and © 1995. All Rights Reserved.)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
2011 Supernatural and the Quest for the Soul (video documentary short)
Himself
 

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Trivia:

Created the comic book "The Tick". He wrote and illustrated 12 issues before moving on to other projects. He's been working on the 13th installment for several years. All other issues of the comic (with the exception of a few covers) have been done by other artists and writers. See more »

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