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Sam Liu

Directing

Sam Liu

EN cinema · 37 credits

Also known as サム・リュー

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. 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.

Known for

Filmography

Watchmen: Chapter I poster

Watchmen: Chapter I

EN · 20247.4

Storyboard Artist

Watchmen: Chapter II poster

Watchmen: Chapter II

EN · 20247.3

Storyboard Artist

Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham poster

Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham

EN · 20236.7

Director, Producer

Batman: Soul of the Dragon poster

Batman: Soul of the Dragon

EN · 20216.7

Producer, Director

Superman: Red Son poster

Superman: Red Son

EN · 20207.1

Producer, Director

The Death of Superman poster

The Death of Superman

EN · 20197.5

Producer, Director

Reign of the Supermen poster

Reign of the Supermen

EN · 20197.0

Director, Producer

Justice League vs. the Fatal Five poster

Justice League vs. the Fatal Five

EN · 20196.7

Director, Producer

Wonder Woman: Bloodlines poster

Wonder Woman: Bloodlines

EN · 20196.9

Director, Producer

The Death and Return of Superman poster

The Death and Return of Superman

EN · 20196.7

Director, Producer

DC Showcase: Death poster

DC Showcase: Death

EN · 20198.4

Producer, Director

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay poster

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

EN · 20187.1

Director, Producer

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight poster

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

EN · 20186.7

Director, Producer

Teen Titans: The Judas Contract poster

Teen Titans: The Judas Contract

EN · 20177.3

Director

Justice League Dark poster

Justice League Dark

EN · 20177.3

Storyboard Designer

Batman and Harley Quinn poster

Batman and Harley Quinn

EN · 20176.2

Director

Justice League vs. Teen Titans poster

Justice League vs. Teen Titans

EN · 20167.3

Director

Batman: The Killing Joke poster

Batman: The Killing Joke

EN · 20166.6

Director

Batman: Bad Blood poster

Batman: Bad Blood

EN · 20167.0

Storyboard Artist

Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders poster

Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders

EN · 20166.5

Storyboard Artist

Justice League: Gods and Monsters poster

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

EN · 20157.1

Director

Batman vs. Robin poster

Batman vs. Robin

EN · 20157.2

Storyboard Designer

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis poster

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

EN · 20157.0

Storyboard Designer

Batman: Assault on Arkham poster

Batman: Assault on Arkham

EN · 20147.3

Storyboard Designer

Thor: Tales of Asgard poster

Thor: Tales of Asgard

EN · 20116.3

Director

Batman: Year One poster

Batman: Year One

EN · 20117.3

Director

All Star Superman poster

All Star Superman

EN · 20116.9

Director

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths poster

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

EN · 20107.3

Director

Planet Hulk poster

Planet Hulk

EN · 20107.1

Director

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse poster

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

EN · 20107.2

Art Direction

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies poster

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

EN · 20097.1

Director

Wonder Woman poster

Wonder Woman

EN · 20097.2

Storyboard Artist

Hulk vs. Thor poster

Hulk vs. Thor

EN · 20096.8

Director

Hulk Vs. poster

Hulk Vs.

EN · 20096.6

Director

The Batman vs. Dracula poster

The Batman vs. Dracula

EN · 20057.0

Assistant Director

Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign poster

Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign

EN · 20014.0

Director

Godzilla: The Series - Monster War poster

Godzilla: The Series - Monster War

EN · 199910.0

Director