Bruce Walter Timm (born February 5, 1961) is an American artist, animator, writer, and producer. He has contributed to building the modern

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animated franchise, most notably '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995) and the subsequent

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(DCAU), for which Timm created most of the character designs. Timm and

Paul Dini Paul McClaran Dini (; born August 7, 1957) is an American screenwriter and comic creator. He has been a producer and writer for several Warner Bros. Animation/DC Comics animated series, most notably '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995) ...

co-created the characters

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and

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. Timm began his animation career as a layout artist for animation studios such as

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, and

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, before joining

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in 1989. In addition to ''Batman: The Animated Series'', Timm was a producer and writer for other DCAU series such as '' Superman: The Animated Series'' (1996–2000), ''

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'' (1997–1999), ''

Batman Beyond ''Batman Beyond'' (known as ''Batman of the Future'' outside the United States) is an American superhero animated television series developed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation in collaboration ...

'' (1999–2001), ''

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'' (2001–2004), and ''

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'' (2004–2006). He also co-created ''

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'' (1995–1997) with Dini and developed '' Green Lantern: The Animated Series'' (2012–2013). Following the conclusion of the DCAU, Timm went on to produce several DC animated films. Outside of animation, Timm has also drawn several

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s. Timm and Dini collaborated on '' The Batman Adventures: Mad Love'', which won the

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for Best Single Story in 1994. Timm has also released two art books showcasing his erotic drawings of women, ''Naughty and Nice: The Good Girl Art of Bruce Timm'' and ''The Big Tease: A Naughty and Nice Collection''.

Early life

Bruce Timm was born on February 5, 1961, in

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, the third of four brothers. His father was an engineer and his mother worked for the phone company. Timm's family first moved to

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when Timm was two years old, and then to

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when Timm was five or six. Timm began drawing from a young age and developed a serious interest in

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around age 12 or 13. His first exposure to

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media was the 1960s ''

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'' television series. Timm went to college for only one year before dropping out due to bad grades. After dropping out, he began working full-time at

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until he saw a

ad inviting new artists to take a layout test. Timm applied in mid-1980, but wasn't offered the job and went back to working for Kmart. The next year, Filmation began hiring again. Timm passed the layout test on his second try and from that point on began working in animation.

Career

Animation

Timm's early career in animation started at

, working on the layout of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', its spin-off '' She-Ra: Princess of Power'', and ''

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''. He also did background work on ''

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''. He also worked for numerous other employers, including

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and

, and attempted to find work at

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and DC Comics, but was unsuccessful. During an animators strike in 1982, Timm found himself out of work and went back to Kmart for about half a year, before being hired by

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to help work on ''

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''. In 1987, he was hired by

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to do layouts for '' Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'', which Timm called "artistically and creatively the most fulfilling job that I'd had in the animation business" up to that point. He worked at

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on ''

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'' for one season in 1988, then joined

in 1989. At Warner, Timm worked on ''

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''. Timm was one of the creators and producers of the animated series based on various DC Comics superheroes, known as the

. The DCAU has also named the "Timmverse" or "Diniverse", after both him and

, a writer and producer. Along with his ''Tiny Toons'' partner

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, Timm co-created and produced the

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-winning '' Batman: The Animated Series'', which premiered on September 5, 1992, through which he and Dini co-created the character of

, and went on to co-create and produce '' Superman: The Animated Series'' (premiered in September 1996), ''

'' (premiered in September 1997), and ''

'' (premiered in January 1999), through which he and Dini co-created

, the teenage Batman of the future, and his supporting cast. He also served as producer on the feature-length '' Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker'' (2000) before taking the helm as creator and producer of the animated version of ''

'', which debuted in November 2001; the series continued in the form of ''

'' in July 2004. Timm was also the producer and creator of '' Green Lantern: The Animated Series'' (premiered in November 2011). Along with Dini he created the animated series ''

'' (premiered in September 1995). Timm created virtually all the original character designs for ''Batman: The Animated Series'' himself, with the exceptions of

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and

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, who were designed by

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, and the characters

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and the

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, who were designed by

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. He shared character designer duties on ''Superman: The Animated Series'' and ''Justice League'' with James Tucker. The 2008 project '' Batman: Gotham Knight'' is a departure from the "Timmverse" style, with Timm in a producer role collaborating with Japanese animators on a

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anthology that takes place between the live-action ''

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'' (2005) and ''

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'' (2008) films. In 2013, following the release of ''

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'' animated feature, Timm stepped down as DC animation supervising producer; James Tucker was named as his replacement. Timm still works at Warner Brothers, and executive produced the

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'' Justice League: Gods and Monsters'' (2015) and '' Batman: The Killing Joke'' (2016), and series '' Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles'' (2015). He was a writer and executive producer for ''

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'' (2017). Timm worked with '' Man of Steel'' director

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in creating a 75th anniversary short of Superman in 2013. In 2014, he released '' Batman: Strange Days'', an animated short celebrating the 75th anniversary of Batman and an homage to one of

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's first appearances in the comic books. During

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2021, Timm was announced to be executive producing a new Batman animated series titled ''Batman: Caped Crusader'' alongside

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and

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. Comparing the new series to ''Batman: The Animated Series'', Timm stated, "There were certain limitations on what we could do in terms of adult content; in terms of violence and adult themes. My idea is basically to say, 'OK, it's 1990 again, I get to do what I want to do this time, and I got JJ and Matt backing me up.'"

Acting

Timm has played several characters in the animated series he has been involved in. His cameos include the 1992 episode of '' Batman: The Animated Series'', "

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", playing the toy shop owner, as himself in the 1997 episode of ''The New Batman Adventures'', "

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", and as the leader of the

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gang in ''

'', which he joked he did under duress and was "Emmy Award-winning material". He subsequently appeared in an animated form in the 2009 episode of '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', "Legends of the Dark Mite", in a comic book convention parody scene, in which he wore Joker's costume, alongside Paul Dini in Harley Quinn's costume. He played a guard in the 2000

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'' Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker''. – green check mark indicates roles that have been verified by BTVA through closing credits Timm made a cameo appearance in the 2009 film '' Green Lantern: First Flight'' as Bug Boy. He played The Riddler in the 2010 film '' Batman: Under the Red Hood'' and appeared as

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in the 2011 film '' Green Lantern: Emerald Knights''.

Comics

Outside of his work in animation, Timm's first ambition was to become a comic-book artist and has thus produced several one-shots and miniseries, mostly for DC Comics. His earliest comic book work was drawing He-Man and other

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mini-comics that would be packaged with

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toys in the 1980s. In 1994, Timm and writer Paul Dini won both the

for Best Single Story and the

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for Best Single Issue or Story for ''Batman Adventures: Mad Love''. Timm won the same Eisner prize the next year as well, for ''Batman Adventures Holiday Special'', (a one-shot with several Christmas-themed stories) with Dini,

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, and others. Later, Timm was involved with ''

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'' and has also worked on ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2000, he did the art for an issue of DC's

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imprint horror title, '' Flinch''. Timm co-created

(with Dini), working from Dini's original design. Harley's popularity on television led to her inclusion in the mainstream DC Universe. In 2004, Timm and Dini (assisted by Shane Glines as inker) released a three-issue ''Harley and Ivy'' miniseries, which was in the works for years. Timm also drew the 1999 ''Avengers 1½'' special for Marvel Comics, written by

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. In 2005, he contributed artwork for two comics. One was a short story in '' Conan'' #18, titled "Conan's Favorite Joke". The other was a

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short story in ''

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'' #86. Timm provided the art work for a short two-page Harley Quinn origin story for Dini's ''

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'' in 2008. Timm was featured in "Conan Gets Animated", a skit in the December 9, 2010, episode of the TBS late night talk show '' Conan'', in which host Conan O'Brien enlisted his help in designing a new superhero, based on O'Brien's specifications. The superhero, who was designed to resemble O'Brien, included a typically muscular superhero body and costume with chest insignia, as well as idiosyncrasies such as an oven mitt, a

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glove, golf shoes, sock garters, and fishnet stockings. One month later, O'Brien aired a clip on his show in which the character, named "The Flaming C", appears in ''

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''. In 2013, Timm provided the cover artwork for ''Adventures of Superman'' #4.

Art books

In 2012, Timm released a book of erotic art, "Naughty and Nice: The Good Girl Art of Bruce Timm," showcasing more than 300 pencil, line, and full color erotic drawings of women. In 2020, he released another book of erotic art, "The Big Tease: A Naughty and Nice Collection," showcasing more than 208 pencil, line, and full color erotic drawings of women.

Drawing style and influences

Timm's minimalist, аngular style is heavily based in his love of 1950s- and 1960s-era comics and

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architecture style. He is also self-taught, having never received any formal art schooling. Timm lists his artistic influences as

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, and

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Personal life

Timm is married to his wife Marta. They have one daughter.

Filmography

Film

Television

Writing

Bibliography

Dark Horse Comics

*'' Madman'' #6 (1995) *'' Adventures of the Mask'' #1–6 (1996) *He-Man & The Masters of the Universe: Minicomic Collection #1–2 (2015)

DC Comics

*''

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'' #12 (1993) *'' Batman: Mask of the Phantasm'' - The Animated Movie (1993) *'' The Batman Adventures: Mad Love'' (1994) *''The Batman Adventures Holiday Special'' #1 (1995) *''

Batman Black and White ''Batman Black and White'' refers to the comic book limited series published by DC Comics featuring 8-page black and white Batman stories. Volumes 1, 4 and 5 of the series feature all-new stories (published in 1996, 2013–14, and 2020–21, res ...

'' #1 (1996) *'' Superman Adventures'' #1 (1996) *'' DC animated universe (comics)#Adventures in the DC Universe'' #3 (1997) *''

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'' #18 (1998) *''

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'' #1, 5 (1999) *''Harley and Ivy'' #1–3 (2004) *''

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'' #15–16, 22 (2008) *'' Adventures of Superman'' #11–13 (2013) *''Harley Quinn'' #0, 14, 23 (2014–2016)

Art of Fiction

* ''All Crime Comics'' #1–2 (2013)

Eternity Comics

*''Ex-Mutants: The Shattered Earth Chronicles'' #4 (1988) * The Trouble with Girls #7, 11 (1988)

Flesk Publications

*''Naughty and Nice: The Good Girl Art Of Bruce Timm'' (2012) *''The Big Tease: A "Naughty and Nice" Collection'' (2020)

Image Comics

*''

Savage Dragon The Savage Dragon is a fictional superhero created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic features the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon. The character first appeared ...

'' #100 (2002)

Pied Paper

*''The New Humans'' #1, 5 (1987–1988)

Dynamite Entertainment

*'' Vampirella: Master Series'' #3–4 (2011)

Marvel Comics

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'' (Vol. 1) #1½ (penciler, inker and colorist) (1999) *''

Captain America Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...

'' (Vol. 3) #50 (penciler, with

John Romita Sr. John V. Romita (; born January 24, 1930) is an American comic book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and for co-creating characters including the Punisher and Wolverine. He was inducted into the Will Eis ...

, Tom Palmer,

Ron Frenz Ronald Wade Frenz (born February 1, 1960) is an American comics artist known for his work for Marvel Comics. He is well known for his 1980s work on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and later for his work on '' Spider-Girl'' whom he co-created with writ ...

Sal Buscema Sal Buscema (; ; born Silvio Buscema, January 26, 1936) is an American comics artist, primarily for Marvel Comics, where he enjoyed a ten-year run as artist of ''The Incredible Hulk'' and an eight-year run as artist of ''The Spectacular Spider-Ma ...

and

Rick Veitch Richard Veitch (born May 7, 1951) is an American comics artist and writer who has worked in mainstream, underground, and alternative comics. Early life Rick Veitch is a native of the small town of Bellows Falls, Vermont. One of six children, he w ...

) (2002) *'' Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Comics Magazine'' #1 (penciler and cover artist), #3-4, #7-9 (cover artist), #10 (writer and cover artist) (2001)

TwoMorrows Publishing

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Back Issue! ''Back Issue!'' is an American magazine published by TwoMorrows Publishing, based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 2003 and published eight times yearly, it features articles and art about comic books from the 1970s to the present. Edited ...

'' #17, 99 (2006–2017)

First Comics

*''Whisper'' #13–16, 22–23, 25 (1988–1989) *''Twilight Man'' #1–4 (1989)

H. H. Windsor

*''Masters of the Universe minicomic'' #25, 30, 32–35, 39, 42–44, 48–49 (1984–1986)

Awards

* Eisner and

in 1994 for '' The Batman Adventures: Mad Love''; an Eisner for ''Batman Adventures Holiday Special'' in 1995. *

Winsor McCay Award The Winsor McCay Award is given to individuals in recognition of lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation in producing, directing, animating, design, writing, voice acting, sound and sound effects, technical work, music, profession ...

in 2009. *

Inkpot Award The Inkpot Award is an honor bestowed annually since 1974 by Comic-Con International. It is given to professionals in the fields of comic books, comic strips, animation, science fiction, and related areas of popular culture, at CCI's annual c ...

in 2013.

References

Sources

External links

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An interview with Bruce Timm
primarily discussing the (then yet-to-be-aired) second season of ''Justice League'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Timm, Bruce 1961 births Living people American animators American comics artists American comics writers American animated film directors American animated film producers American television directors American television producers American storyboard artists Inkpot Award winners Pin-up artists