Harley Quinn the Batman 2004 Arkham Asylum Harley Quinn Concept Art

American writer and comic creator

Paul Dini

Paul Dini.jpg

Dini at the 2007 Comic Con

Born

Paul McClaran Dini


(1957-08-07) August vii, 1957 (age 64)

New York City, New York, U.S.

Alma mater Emerson College
Occupation Comic creator, writer
Years active 1979–nowadays

Notable piece of work

Batman: The Blithe Series
Batman: Arkham Aviary
Batman: Arkham City
Freakazoid!
Batman: Streets of Gotham
Belfry Prep
Spouse(s)

Misty Lee

(thousand. 2005)

Awards Inkpot Award 2013

Paul McClaran Dini (; built-in August 7, 1957)[1] is an American screenwriter and comic creator. He has been a producer and writer for several Warner Bros. Blitheness/DC Comics animated series, including Tiny Toon Adventures, Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Serial, The New Batman/Superman Adventures, Batman Beyond, and Duck Dodgers. He adult and scripted Krypto the Superdog and contributed scripts to The Transformers, Animaniacs, Freakazoid!, and Static Shock. Afterwards leaving Warner Bros. Animation in early 2004, Dini went on to write and story edit the popular ABC adventure series Lost. He has written a number of comic books for DC Comics, including Harley Quinn and Superman: Peace on World. October 2010 saw the debut of Belfry Prep, a new live action/drama series Dini created for Cartoon Network. It was appear that after 2 decades of doing DC-related blithe projects, Paul Dini had gone over to Marvel Comics to serve as a writer and producer for Ultimate Spider-Man and Blob and the Agents of S.M.A.Southward.H..

Early life [edit]

Paul Dini was born in New York City, the son of Patricia (McClaran) and Robert Dini, an advertising executive. He attended Stevenson Schoolhouse in Pebble Beach, California on an art scholarship. He attended Emerson College in Boston, where he earned a BFA degree in creative writing.

During college, he began doing freelance animation scripts for Filmation,[2] and a number of other studios. In 1984, he was hired to piece of work for George Lucas on several of his blitheness projects. Dini subsequently returned to the Star Wars universe in 2007 to script several episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Career [edit]

1980s [edit]

Dini wrote a number of episodes of the 1983–85 animated Boob tube series, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe which years afterward became favorites amidst the evidence'south fans over the Net, likewise every bit contributing to interviews on the released box sets of the series, though Dini has made no hugger-mugger of his distaste for Filmation and the He-Man concept. He wrote an episode for the Dungeons & Dragons drawing in 1983; an episode of the Generation 1 Transformers cartoon serial, "The Dweller in The Depths," and an episode of the 1985 Thou.I. Joe cartoon called "Jungle Trap" and contributed to various episodes of the Star Wars: Ewoks blithe series,[iii] several of which included rare appearances from the Empire. He also wrote the Jem episode "Music Is Magic" for the show's second season.

1990s [edit]

In 1989, Dini was hired at Warner Bros. Animation to work on Tiny Toon Adventures. Later, he moved onto Batman: The Blithe Series, where he worked as a writer, producer and editor, later working on Batman Beyond. He continued working with WB animation, working on a number of internal projects, including Krypto the Superdog and Duck Dodgers, until 2004. In 1989 and 1990, he contributed scripts to the alive-activeness television horror album series Monsters: "One Wolf's Family" and "Talk Nice to Me". Along with Bruce Timm he created the blithe series Freakazoid!.

He has earned five Emmy awards for his animation work. In a related endeavour, Dini was the co-author with Chip Kidd of Batman Animated, a 1998 not-fiction coffee table book virtually the animated Batman franchise.

Dini and Bruce Timm introduced Harley Quinn in Batman: The Blithe Series as her get-go advent was the episode "Joker'due south Favor" and in 1994, they adapted the character into comics in The Batman Adventures: Mad Love one-shot.[4] Harley Quinn was integrated into the mainstream DC Comics continuity in the Batman: Harley Quinn i-shot published in 1999.[5] Dini has written several comics stories for DC Comics, including an oversized graphic novel serial illustrated by painter Alex Ross[vi] featuring Superman,[vii] Batman,[8] Captain Curiosity, Wonder Woman, and the Justice League. A hardcover collection of the Dini and Ross stories was published in 2005 under the title The World'south Greatest Super-Heroes.[ix]

2000s [edit]

Best known among Dini'south original creations is Jingle Belle, the rebellious teen-age daughter of Santa Claus. Dini created Sheriff Ida Blood-red, the super-powered cowgirl star of a series of books set in Dini'south mythical town of Mutant, Texas. He collaborated with Kevin Smith on Clerks: The Animated Series. In 2001 Dini fabricated a cameo advent in Smith's film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Dorsum during the scene in which Jay and Silent Bob vesture ridiculous looking costumes for a picture being directed by Chris Rock, in which Dini says to them "you guys expect pretty bad ass".

He and Bruce Timm collaborated on the Harley and Ivy express series for DC in 2004.[10] Dini became the author for DC Comics' Detective Comics as of issue #821 (Sept. 2006)[eleven] and created a new version of the Ventriloquist in #827 (March 2007).[12] While Grant Morrison was starting a vii-year Batman story on the Batman title equanimous of long, interlinking arcs, Dini wrote a number of washed-in-1 stories over the following year as well as two crossovers with Morrison's Batman, one focusing on the resurrection of Ra'due south al Ghul and some other on the render of Hush.[13] After Morrison's "Batman R.I.P." storyline in 2009, creators were moved effectually titles and Dini started writing two new Batman titles Batman: Streets of Gotham [xiv] [fifteen] and Gotham Urban center Sirens.[sixteen] [17] Streets of Gotham started and ended with story arcs almost Hush while Gotham City Sirens focused on the women of Gotham; he wrote the bulk of both titles during their existence including the first and last result of both.

In 2006 he announced that he was writing a hardcover graphic novel starring Zatanna and Black Canary. The post-obit year he was the head writer of DC's weekly series, Inaugural.[18] Dini co-wrote a draft script for the ill-blighted Science Ninja Team Gatchaman movie, which never saw the light of day, resulting in him leaving the project. Dini wrote a series for Top Moo-cow Productions, based in a character he created, Madame Mirage.

In July 2008, Dini started a partnership with GoAnimate to launch his Super Rica & Rashy series on the platform. Dini writes episodes released on the website on a regular basis. He lets anyone use his characters to create their own stories using the website's online animation creation application.

He returned to write the animated version of Batman in Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Legends of the Dark Mite". In the very same episode, he appeared in an animated form in a comic book convention parody scene, where he was wearing Harley Quinn's costume, forth with Bruce Timm wearing Joker's costume side by side to him. He would go on to write several additional episodes for the series, including "Chill of the Night!", which contained a team-up betwixt Batman and Zatanna, one of Dini's favorite characters. Dini penned the storyline for the Rocksteady Studios video game Batman: Arkham Aviary, released on August 25, 2009. He wrote 3 episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars: "Cloak of Darkness," "Holocron Heist," and "Voyage of Temptation."

On February fourteen, 2008 the first edition of Dini'due south column, "200 Words with Paul Dini" was released on the iFanboy site.[xix]

2010s [edit]

Dini is the main creator of the Belfry Prep series. On August 4, 2010, information technology was confirmed that Dini will be involved in Marvel Comics' upcoming animated serial Ultimate Spider-Man, which is set to air on Disney XD in 2012. He worked on Blob and the Agents of Due south.M.A.S.H., an blithe series centered around the Blob and his supporting cast.[20]

Dini worked with Rocksteady studios once once more to create Batman: Arkham City, which was a sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum. He wrote a five-issue comic series set in the game continuity. A building in Arkham City is named Dini Towers in tribute.

Dini wrote the script for Bloodspell, an original graphic novel starring Black Canary and Zatanna.[21] He also performed rewrites on Disney'due south dark fantasy film Maleficent.[22] [23]

Paul Dini and his wife, sorcerer Misty Lee, created an online interview feature called "Monkey Talk" on Kevin Smith's website, Quick Stop Entertainment.com.[24]

His graphic novel Dark Dark: A True Batman Story, based on a mugging he experienced in 1993, was published in June 2016.[25]

Dini and his wife Misty Lee appeared on Ken Reid'south Boob tube Guidance Advisor podcast on April six, 2016.

Dini wrote the "Actionland!" chapter in Action Comics #1000 (June 2018) which was drawn by José Luis García-López and Kevin Nowlan.[26]

2020s [edit]

In September 2020, DC Comics announced that Dini would be among the creators of a revived Batman: Black and White anthology series to debut on Dec 8, 2020.[27]

Personal life [edit]

Dini and his wife, magician and voiceover extra Misty Lee,[28] alive in Los Angeles.[29] Their ii Boston terriers, Mugsy and Deuce, were featured in "Acrimony Direction", a 2012 episode of The Dog Whisperer, in which they sought Cesar Millan's assist with their dogs' behavioral problems. Effectually this fourth dimension, Dini began an all-encompassing weight loss and exercise regimen, having reached a weight of 320 pounds.[thirty] [31]

Screenwriting credits [edit]

Bibliography [edit]

Awards [edit]

  • Five Emmy Awards for his writing on Tiny Toon Adventures, Batman: The Blithe Series, The New Batman/Superman Adventures and Batman Across
  • Emmy Awards as part of the creation team for diverse honor-winning programs:
    • 1995, Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)
    • 1991, Outstanding Animated Programme (For Programming Ane Hour or Less)[32]
  • Eisner and Harvey Award in 1994 for The Batman Adventures: Mad Dearest; an Eisner for Batman Adventures Holiday Special in 1995, a Harvey for Batman: War on Crime in 2000.[33]
  • He received the Writer's Guild Animation Writing honour in 2000 and a 2nd WGA award for dramatic television receiver writing in 2006 as a member of the writing squad for Lost.
  • Dini is a three-time winner of the animation industry'south Annie Awards and has won seven comics industry Eisner Awards and three Harvey Awards. Dini has received nominations for the Comics' Buyer's Guide Laurels for Favorite Author in 1999 and 2000.
  • In September 2006, Dini was awarded the Dragon*Con Julie Honor, bestowed for "universal accomplishment spanning multiple genres."
  • Dini received an Inkpot Award in 2013.[34]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer'southward Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February eighteen, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  2. ^ Contino, Jennifer M. (April 2000). "I'll Exist There With Belles On! Paul Dini". Sequentialtart.com. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  3. ^ "Ane on One with Paul Dini". Hobo Trash Can. January 3, 2006. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012.
  4. ^ Manning, Matthew Grand.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1990s". DC Comics Year Past Year A Visual Relate. London, United kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 265. ISBN978-0-7566-6742-9. Writer Paul Dini and artist Bruce Timm partnered for a special fix in the blithe world of the Dark Knight. Revealing the origin of the Joker'due south lover, popular fabricated-for-Idiot box graphic symbol Harley Quinn, the storytelling duo crafted a sweetly disturbing honor-winning tale.
  5. ^ Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 289: "Harley Quinn finally made her way into the DC Universe in her own one-shot prestige-format special past writer Paul Dini alongside artist Yvel Guichet."
  6. ^ Smith, Zack (December 2012). "Paul Dini & Alex Ross Discuss a Treasured Format". Back Result!. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing (61): 69–77. From 1998 to 2003, [Paul Dini and Alex Ross] produced a serial of fully painted oversized books featuring DC'southward biggest heroes.
  7. ^ Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 286: "Alex Ross teamed upwardly with writer Paul Dini...to tell a powerful story of the Homo of Steel. In this beautiful 60-four-page oversized one-shot...Superman fought a battle fifty-fifty he couldn't truly win: the war on poverty and hunger."
  8. ^ Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 289: "The 2nd in the oversized prestige-format tabloid collaborations between writer Paul Dini and painter Alex Ross, Batman: War on Crime was simply every bit successful as its predecessor, and just as beautiful."
  9. ^ Dini, Paul; Ross, Alex (2005). The World's Greatest Super-Heroes. DC Comics. p. 404. ISBN978-1401202545.
  10. ^ Manning, Matthew K.; Dougall, Alastair, ed. (2014). "2000s". Batman: A Visual History. London, United kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 274. ISBN978-1465424563. Writer Paul Dini and artist Bruce Timm crafted this tale set in the DC Blithe Universe and starring the odd couple of Harley Quinn and Toxicant Ivy.
  11. ^ Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 290: "Paul Dini came aboard Detective Comics as its new ongoing writer as of this consequence."
  12. ^ Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 293: "Paul Dini and artist Don Kramer introduced a new Ventriloquist in this self-contained issue."
  13. ^ Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 300: Detective Comics #846 "This issue began writer Paul Dini and artist Dustin Nguyen's 'Heart of Hush' story."
  14. ^ Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 305: "Paul Dini and artist Dustin Nguyen introduced this ongoing series."
  15. ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (June 17, 2009). "Dini Takes information technology to the Streets of Gotham". Comic Volume Resources. Archived from the original on Oct ix, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
  16. ^ Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 306: "The villainous version of the Birds of Prey premiered in this new ongoing 'Batman: Reborn' series past writer Paul Dini and artist Guillem March."
  17. ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (June xviii, 2009). "Dini's Sirens Blare in Gotham City". Comic Volume Resources. Archived from the original on Oct nine, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
  18. ^ Khouri, Andy (May 22, 2007). "Darkseid Rules: In-Depth with Paul Dini and Countdown". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008.
  19. ^ "200 Words with Paul Dini #1 – Sweethearts". iFanboy. Feb 14, 2008. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved January fifteen, 2011.
  20. ^ "Marvel Television Panel NYCC Highlights featuring Jeph Loeb". BadHaven.com. Oct sixteen, 2011. Archived from the original on Apr 25, 2012.
  21. ^ Bare-faced, Chris (May 12, 2011). "Paul Dini, Joe Quinones working on Zatanna/Blackness Canary squad-upward". Comic Volume Resources. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011.
  22. ^ https://world wide web.cbr.com/angelina-jolie-mystifies-in-new-maleficent-trailer/
  23. ^ https://scriptpdf.com/maleficent-script-pdf/
  24. ^ Tweedle, Sam (n.d.). "Everybody Has Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey: A Conversation with Paul Dini and RaSHy". Confessions of a Pop Culture Addict. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  25. ^ Kit, Borys (Dec 1, 2015). "Paul Dini Revisits His Traumatic Past With Dark Night: A True Batman Story (Sectional)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on Jan 24, 2016. Just similar Batman, who was born out of a tragic mugging that killed his parents, Dini also lived through a violent assault that altered his life.
  26. ^ Johnson, Jim (April eighteen, 2018). "Activity Comics #1000 Shows Superman Still Looks Good at 80 Years Old". Newsarama. Archived from the original on Apr 26, 2018. Paul Dini's whimsical 'Actionland' features the welcome render of José Luis García-López to the pages of Superman, evocative of the pre-Crisis era for those who miss it.
  27. ^ Adams, Tim (September 9, 2020). "DC's Batman: Black and White Album Series Returns in Late 2020". CBR.com. Archived from the original on September nine, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  28. ^ David, Peter (2009). More Digressions. Second Age, Inc. p. 96.
  29. ^ Krug, Kurt Anthony (October 22, 2016). "Mt. Clemens native Misty Lee hangs with Houdini, Princess Leia, Spidey". Detroit Gratuitous Press. Archived from the original on May 18, 2017.
  30. ^ "Anger Direction". Canis familiaris Whisperer. Season 9. Episode half-dozen. August 4, 2012. National Geographic Aqueduct.
  31. ^ National Geographic Channels (iv August 2012). "Dog Whisperer: Anger Management". Nat Geo Boob tube Blogs. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 27 Feb 2015.
  32. ^ "Outstanding Animated Plan (For Programming 1 Hr Or Less) 1991". Emmys.org. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved Jan xv, 2011.
  33. ^ "2000 Harvey Awards". HarveyAwards.org. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved September i, 2013.
  34. ^ "Inkpot Award". San Diego Comic-Con. 2016. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017.

External links [edit]

  • Paul Dini's Website
  • Paul Dini's Weblog
  • Paul Dini at IMDb
  • Paul Dini on Twitter Edit this at Wikidata
  • Paul Dini at ComicVine.com
  • Paul Dini at Mike's Amazing Globe of Comics
  • Paul Dini interviewed on nerdist.com podcast, July 2016
  • Write Now! event iv (June 2003) and issue 5 (July 2003), TwoMorrows Publishing
Preceded by

Kelley Puckett

The Batman & Robin Adventures writer
1995–1996
Succeeded by

Ty Templeton

Preceded past

James Robinson

Detective Comics writer
2006–2009
Succeeded past

Greg Rucka

Preceded past

due north/a

Gotham Urban center Sirens writer
2009–2010
Succeeded by

Tony Bedard

Preceded by

n/a

Zatanna writer
2010–2011
Succeeded by

Chris Roberson

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