Bruce Timm

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Harley Quinn (concept Paul Dini) was brought to life by Timm's acclaimed style

Bruce W. Timm (born on February 8 1961), is an American animator and producer. He is also a writer and artist working in comics, well known for his contributions building the modern DC Comics animated franchise.

Contents

1 Animation
2 Comics
3 References
4 External links

Animation

Timm's early career in animation was varied; he started at Filmation, working on the layout of Blackstar, Flash Gordon and The Lone Ranger. He also worked for numerous other employers, including Don Bluth Productions, and attempted to find work at Marvel Comics and DC Comics, but without luck. In 1989, Timm joined Warner Bros.

At Warner, Timm worked on Tiny Toon Adventures. However, he is best known for his subsequent work on the animated series based on various DC Comics superheroes. Timm was the co-creator and producer of ', which premiered in September 1992, and went on to co-create and produce ' (premiered in September 1996), The New Batman Adventures (premiered in September 1997), and Batman Beyond (premiered in January 1999). He also served as producer on the feature-length before taking the helm as creator and producer of the animated version of Justice League, which debuted in November 2001. This series continued in the form of Justice League Unlimited. Timm was also the executive producer of the Teen Titans animated series.

While Timm does not usually work as an actor, he has provided the voices for some characters in the animated series he has been involved in. His cameos include the episode of Batman: The Animated Series, "Beware the Gray Ghost", playing the toy shop owner; and also the leader of the Jokerz gang in Batman Beyond.

Comics

While Timm is primarily known for his work in animation, he has also worked in comics, a lifelong passion for him. He was involved with Batman Adventures and has also worked on Avengers and Vampirella. He is also a popular cover and pin-up artist.

In 1994, Timm and Paul Dini won the Eisner Award for Best Single Story for Batman Adventures: Mad Love. He won the same prize the next year as well, for Batman Adventures Holiday Special, with Dini, Ronnie del Carmen and others.

He also co- created Harley Quinn, (with writer Paul Dini) working from Dini's original design.

References

Nolen-Weathington, Eric & Timm, Bruce (2004). Modern Masters Volume 3: Bruce Timm. TwoMorrows Publishing. ISBN 1893905306.

External links

[Bruce Timm] at the Internet Movie Database
[The Bruce Timm Gallery] at PopCultureShock
[Timm's work]
[The Bruce Timm Artwork Archive]
[BruceTimm.com (Web.Archive.org)]
[A fairly lengthy interview with Bruce Timm] from Comicology #1
[An interview with Bruce Timm] primarily discussing the (then yet-to-be-aired) second season of Justice League

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