Paul McClaran Dini (; born August 7, 1957) is an American

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and comic creator. He has been a producer and writer for several Warner Bros. Animation/

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animated Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most ani ...

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

DC Animated Universe The DC Animated Universe (DCAU; also referred to as the Timmverse or Diniverse by fans referring to the creators and producers Bruce Timm and Paul Dini respectively) is a shared universe consisting primarily of superhero-based animated televisi ...

. Dini and

Bruce Timm Bruce Walter Timm (born February 5, 1961) is an American artist, animator, writer, and producer. He has contributed to building the modern DC Comics animated franchise, most notably ''Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995) and the subsequen ...

co-created the characters

Harley Quinn Harley Quinn is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Quinn was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a comic relief henchwoman for the supervillain Joker in '' Batman: The Animated Series'', and debuted in it ...

and Terry McGinnis. Dini began writing for Warner Bros. Animation on ''

Tiny Toon Adventures ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' is an American animated comedy television series that was broadcast from September 14, 1990, to December 6, 1992. It was the first collaborative effort of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation ...

''. In addition to ''Batman: The Animated Series'', Dini was a writer for '' Superman: The Animated Series'' (1996–2000), writer and co-creator for ''

The New Batman Adventures ''The New Batman Adventures'' (often shortened as ''TNBA'') is an American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, which aired on Kids' WB from September 13, 1997 to January 16, 1999. Produced by Warner Bro ...

'' (1997–1999), and writer and developer for ''

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 collaborati ...

'' (1999–2001). He also co-created ''

Freakazoid! ''Freakazoid!'' is an American superhero comedy animated television series created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini and developed by Tom Ruegger for the Kids' WB programming block of The WB. The series chronicles the adventures of the title char ...

'' (1995–1997) with Timm, produced ''

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'' (2003–2005), developed and scripted ''

Krypto the Superdog ''Krypto the Superdog'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation, based on Superman's canine companion Krypto, which premiered on Cartoon Network on March 25, 2005 (exactly 50 years after his comic debut), ...

'' (2005–2006). After leaving Warner Bros. Animation in early 2004, Dini went on to write and story edit the first season of the ABC adventure series '' Lost''. Dini wrote the storylines for the '' Batman: Arkham Asylum'' and '' Batman: Arkham City'' video games. In 2010, he created the live action drama series '' Tower Prep'' for Cartoon Network. He has written a number of comic books for

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

Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...

for Best Single Story in 1994. Dini and illustrator Alex Ross created the

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s '' Superman: Peace on Earth'', '' Batman: War on Crime'', '' Shazam! Power of Hope'', and '' Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth''. His original creations include Jingle Belle,

Sheriff Ida Red ''Mutant, Texas: Tales of Sheriff Ida Red'' is a four-issue comic book miniseries created and written by Paul Dini and illustrated by J. Bone, published by Oni Press in 2002. The stories take place in a mythical West Texas town changed by a release ...

, and Madame Mirage.

Early life

Paul Dini was born on August 7, 1957 in New York City to Patricia (McClaran) and Robert Dini, an advertising executive. He is of Italian descent through his father. Dini attended Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California on an art scholarship. He attended

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in Boston, where he earned a BFA degree in

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. During college, he began doing

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animation scripts for

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, and a number of other studios. In 1984, he was hired to work for

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on several of his animation projects. Dini later returned to the ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various film ...

'' universe in 2007 to script several episodes of '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars''.

Career

1980s

Dini wrote episodes for the 1983–1985 animated TV series, ''

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' is an American animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel's toy line '' Masters of the Universe''. The show, often referred to as simply ''He-Man'', was one of the most popular ...

'', as well as contributing to interviews on the released box sets of the series. He wrote an episode for the ''

Dungeons & Dragons ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (T ...

'' cartoon in 1983, an episode of the Generation One ''

Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms ...

'' cartoon series, "The Dweller in The Depths," an episode of the 1985 '' G.I. Joe'' cartoon called "Jungle Trap", and contributed to various episodes of the '' Star Wars: Ewoks'' animated series, several of which included rare appearances from the

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1990s

In 1989, Dini was hired at Warner Bros. Animation to work on ''

''. Later, he moved onto '' Batman: The Animated Series'', where he worked as a writer, producer and editor, later working on '' Superman: The Animated Series'', ''

'', and ''

''. Dini was the writer for the episode Heart of Ice, which redefined Mr. Freeze as a tragic character and won a

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for Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program. He continued working with WB animation, working on a number of internal projects, including ''

'' and ''

'', until 2004. In 1989 and 1990, he contributed scripts to the live-action television horror anthology series ''

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'': " One Wolf's Family" and " Talk Nice to Me". Along with

, he created the animated series ''

''. He has earned five Emmy awards for his animation work. In a related effort, Dini was the co-author with Chip Kidd of ''

Batman Animated ''Batman Animated'' is a coffee table book written by Paul Dini and designed by Chip Kidd, about the popular TV show '' Batman: The Animated Series''. It was first published in a hardcover edition in 1998 by Titan Books. A paperback edition of th ...

'', a 1998 non-fiction coffee table book about the animated Batman franchise. Dini and

introduced

in ''Batman: The Animated Series'' as her first appearance was the episode "Joker's Favor" and in 1994, they adapted the character into comics in '' The Batman Adventures: Mad Love'' one-shot. In 1994, Dini and Timm won both the

for Best Single Story and the

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for Best Single Issue or Story for ''Mad Love''. Dini won the same Eisner prize the next year as well, for ''Batman Adventures Holiday Special'', (a one-shot with several Christmas-themed stories) with Timm, Ronnie del Carmen, and others. Harley Quinn was integrated into the mainstream DC Comics continuity in the ''Batman: Harley Quinn'' one-shot published in 1999. In ''Batman Beyond'', Dini and Timm co-created Terry McGinnis, the teenage Batman of the future, and his supporting cast. Dini has written several comics stories for DC Comics, including an oversized

series illustrated by painter Alex Ross featuring Superman ('' Superman: Peace on Earth''),

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book '' Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939 ...

('' Batman: War on Crime''),

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('' Shazam! Power of Hope''),

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byrne, are credited as being ...

('' Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth''), and the

Justice League The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived ...

(''Secret Origins'' and ''Liberty and Justice''). A hardcover collection of the Dini and Ross stories was published in 2005 under the title ''

The World's Greatest Super-Heroes ''The World's Greatest Super-Heroes'' is a hardcover anthology collection of six oversized graphic novels published by DC Comics and created by artist Alex Ross and writer Paul Dini. The collection was released on July 6, 2005. Publication his ...

''. Among Dini's original creations is Jingle Belle, the rebellious teen-age daughter of

Santa Claus Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnigh ...

2000s

In 2002, Dini created

, the super-powered cowgirl star of a series of books set in Dini's mythical town of

Mutant, Texas ''Mutant, Texas: Tales of Sheriff Ida Red'' is a four-issue comic book miniseries created and written by Paul Dini and illustrated by J. Bone, published by Oni Press in 2002. The stories take place in a mythical West Texas town changed by a release ...

. He collaborated with

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on '' Clerks: The Animated Series''. He and Bruce Timm collaborated on the ''Harley and Ivy'' limited series for DC in 2004. Dini became the writer for DC Comics' ''

Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman ...

'' as of issue #821 (Sept. 2006) and created a new version of the

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in #827 (March 2007). While

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was starting a seven-year Batman story on the ''Batman'' title composed of long, interlinking arcs, Dini wrote a number of single-issue stories over the following year as well as two crossovers with Morrison's Batman, one focusing on the resurrection of Ra's al Ghul and another on the return of

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. After Morrison's "

Batman R.I.P. Batman R.I.P. is an American comic book story arc published in ''Batman'' #676–681 by DC Comics. Written by Grant Morrison, penciled by Tony Daniel, and with covers by Alex Ross, the story pits the superhero Batman against the Black Glove organ ...

" storyline in 2009, creators were moved around titles and Dini started writing two new Batman titles '' Batman: Streets of Gotham'' and ''

Gotham City Sirens ''Gotham City Sirens'' is an American comic book series that was written by Paul Dini with art by Guillem March and published by DC Comics. The term ''Gotham City Sirens'' refers to three of the most popular female villains inhabiting Gotham City ...

''. ''Streets of Gotham'' started and ended with story arcs about 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 issue of both. In 2006 he announced that he was writing a hardcover graphic novel starring

Zatanna Zatanna Zatara () is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson, and first appeared in '' Hawkman'' #4 (November 1964). Zatanna is a stage magician with ...

and

Black Canary The Black Canary is the name of two superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics: Dinah Drake and her daughter Dinah Laurel Lance. The original version was created by the writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and ...

. In 2006, Dini was on the writing staff for the first season of the ABC adventure series '' Lost''. The ''Lost'' writers were awarded at the 2006 Writers Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Writing for a Dramatic Television Series. The following year he was the head writer of DC's weekly series, ''

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''. Dini co-wrote a draft script for the ill-fated '' Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'' movie, which never saw the light of day and resulted in him leaving the project. Dini wrote a series for

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, 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 returned to Batman animated adaptations to write the '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "Legends of the Dark Mite". In the same episode, he appeared in an animated form wearing Harley Quinn's costume in a comic book convention parody scene, along with Bruce Timm wearing Joker's costume next to him. He would go on to write several additional episodes for the series, including "Chill of the Night!", which contained a team-up between Batman and

, one of Dini's favorite characters. Dini penned the storyline for the

Rocksteady Studios Rocksteady Studios Limited is a British video game developer based in London, England. The company is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and the studio is best known for its work in the '' Batman: Arkham'' series. History ...

video game '' Batman: Arkham Asylum'', released on August 25, 2009. He wrote three episodes of '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'': "Cloak of Darkness," "Holocron Heist," and "Voyage of Temptation." On February 14, 2008 the first edition of Dini's column, "200 Words with Paul Dini" was released on the iFanboy site.

2010s

Dini is the main creator of the live action drama '' Tower Prep'' Cartoon Network series. On August 4, 2010, it was confirmed that Dini will be involved in Marvel Comics' upcoming animated series ''

Ultimate Spider-Man ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2011. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of the company's Ultimate ...

'', which aired on Disney XD in 2012. He worked on ''

Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. ''Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.'' is an American animated television series based on the superhero character by Marvel Comics. The series premiered on August 11, 2013, on Disney XD as part of the ''Marvel Universe'' block, and ended on June 2 ...

'', an animated series centered around the Hulk and his supporting cast. Dini worked with Rocksteady studios once again 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. He did not write the storyline of the third Rocksteady game in the series, '' Batman: Arkham Knight'', due to the company not wanting to hire freelance writers for future games. Dini wrote the script for ''Bloodspell'', an original graphic novel starring

and

. He also performed rewrites on Disney's dark fantasy film ''

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''. His graphic novel '' Dark Night: A True Batman Story'', based on a mugging he experienced in 1993, was published in June 2016. Dini wrote the "Actionland!" chapter in ''Action Comics'' #1000 (June 2018) which was drawn by José Luis García-López and Kevin Nowlan. Paul Dini and his wife, magician Misty Lee, created an online interview feature called "Monkey Talk" on

's website, Quick Stop Entertainment.com. Dini and Misty Lee appeared on Ken Reid's ''TV Guidance Counselor'' podcast on April 6, 2016.

2020s

In September 2020,

announced that Dini would be among the creators of a revived ''Batman: Black and White'' anthology series to debut on December 8, 2020. Dini wrote the prequel to '' Scoob!'', ''Scoob! Holiday Haunt'', set to release through

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. It was canceled in August 2022 by

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Personal life

Dini and his wife Misty Lee, a magician and voiceover actress, live in Los Angeles. Their two Boston terriers, Mugsy and Deuce, were featured in "Anger Management", a 2012 episode of '' The Dog Whisperer'', in which they sought Cesar Millan's help with their dogs' behavioral problems. Around this time, Dini began an extensive weight loss and exercise regimen which combined dog obedience training.

Screenwriting credits

Television

Head writer credits are denoted in bold *''

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'' (1979) *'' Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle'' (1979) *''

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'' is an American animated television series created, produced, and hosted (in live action bookends) by comedian Bill Cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including Fat Albert and himself. Fi ...

'' (1980) *'' Sport Billy'' (1980) *'' The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!'' (1981–1982) *'' Gilligan%27s Planet'' (1982) *''

The Gary Coleman Show ''The Gary Coleman Show'' is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that originally aired on NBC during the 1982–1983 season. The series featured Gary Coleman as the voice of Andy LeBeau, an apprenti ...

'' (1982) *''

'' (1983) *'' Mister T'' (1983) *'' Saturday Supercade'' (1983) *''

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'' (1983) *''

'' (1983–1984) *'' The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show'' (1984) *'' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (1985) *'' Star Wars: Droids'' (1985) *'' Ewoks'' (1986) *'' The Transformers'' (1986) *'' Jem'' (1987) *'' Pound Puppies'' (1987) *''

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was first created and i ...

'' (1987) *'' Garbage Pail Kids'' (1988) *''

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'' (1988) *'' Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures'' (1990) *''

'' (1990) *''

'' (1990–1992, 1995) *''

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'' (1992) *'' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995) *''

Taz-Mania ''Taz-Mania'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Warner Bros. Animation from 1991 to 1995, broadcast in the United States on Fox Kids. The show follows the adventures of the ''Looney Tunes'' character Taz (the Tasmanian Devil) in the f ...

'' (1993) *''

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'' (1994) *''

'' (1995) *'' Superman: The Animated Series'' (1996–2000) *''

'' (1997–1999) *''

'' (1999–2001) *'' Clerks: The Animated Series'' (2000) *''

'' (2003) *'' Static Shock'' (2003) *''

'' (2003–2005) *'' Lost'' (2004) *'' Ozzy %26 Drix'' (2004) *''

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'' (2004) *''

'' (2005) *'' The Batman'' (2007) *'' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2008–2010) *'' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' (2009–2011) *'' Sym-Bionic Titan'' (2010) *'' Tower Prep'' (2010) *''

'' (2012–2015) *''

'' (2013–2015) *''

New Looney Tunes ''New Looney Tunes'', originally titled ''Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Production'' in the US and ''Bugs!'' in some markets for its first season, is an American animated television series from Warner Bros. Animation based on the characters from ''Loon ...

'' (2015) *'' Avengers Assemble'' (2016) *'' The 7D'' (2016) *''

Justice League Action ''Justice League Action'' is an American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero team Justice League. The series is produced by Jim Krieg, Butch Lukic, and Alan Burnett. The show debuted on Cartoon Network UK on ...

'' (2016–2017) *''

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'' (2019, 2021)

Films

*'' Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation'' (1992) *'' Batman: Mask of the Phantasm'' (1993) *''

Double Dragon is a beat 'em up video game series initially developed by Technōs Japan and released as an arcade game in 1987. The series features twin martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee, as they fight against various adversaries and rivals. The original ...

'' (1994) *'' Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker'' (2000) *''

Chase Me ''Chase Me'' is a 2003 American direct-to-video animated short film based on the animated series '' The New Batman Adventures''. The film was released as a bonus feature on the DVD for '' Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman'' in the U.S. on Oct ...

'' (2003) *'' Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo'' (2010) *'' DC Showcase: Catwoman'' (2011) *'' Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow'' (2013) *'' Tom and Jerry%27s Giant Adventure'' (2013) *''

'' (2014) (uncredited revisions) *'' Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz'' (2016) *''

Scoob! Holiday Haunt ''Scoob! Holiday Haunt'' is an unreleased American animated mystery comedy film based on Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo franchise, produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Animation Group. It was set to be a prequel to the 2020 film '' Scoob!'' ...

'' (unreleased)

Bibliography

Bongo Comics

* ''Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror'' #2, 9 (1996, 2003) * '' Simpsons Comics'' #52, 193 (2000, 2012) * ''Simpsons Comics Winter Wingding'' #1, 3 (2006, 2008)

Dark Horse

* '' Jingle Belle'' vol.2 #1–4 (2004–2005) * ''Jingle Belle: The Fight Before Christmas'' (2005) * ''The Bakers Meet Jingle Belle'' (2006)

DC Comics

* ''

Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/ magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics Publication ...

'' #975, 1000 (2017–2018) * '' Adventures in the DC Universe'' #3 backup story (1997) * ''Batgirl Adventures'' #1 (1998) * ''

'' vol.1 #685 (2009), vol.3 Annual #1 (2016) * '' Batman: Arkham City'' #1–4, 6–7 igital #1–5 rint(2011) * '' Batman Black and White'' vol. 2 (2002), vol. 4 #3 (2014), vol. 5 # 1 (2020) * '' Batman: Gotham Knights'' #14 backup story (2001) * ''Batman: Harley and Ivy'' #1–3 (2004) * ''Batman: Harley Quinn'' #1 (1999) * ''Batman: Mr. Freeze'' #1 (1998) * '' Batman: Streets of Gotham'' #1–4, 7, 10–14, 16–21 (2009–2011) * '' Batman: The Adventures Continue'' #1–14 igital #1–5 rint(2020–present) * '' Batman: War on Crime'' (1999) * ''

The Batman Adventures ''The Batman Adventures'' is a DC Comics comic book series featuring Batman. It is different from other ''Batman'' titles because it is set in the continuity (and style) of '' Batman: The Animated Series'', as opposed to the regular DC Universe. ...

'' Annual 1–2, ''Holiday Special'', ''

Mad Love __NOTOC__ Mad Love may refer to: Books *''Mad Love'' (French ''L'amour fou''), collection of poems by André Breton *'' The Batman Adventures: Mad Love'', an Eisner and Harvey award-winning comic by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm * Mad Love (publisher), ...

'' (1994–1995) * ''The Batman and Robin Adventures'' #1–3, 8, 17, Annual 1 (1995–1997) * ''Batman and Superman Adventures: World's Finest'' (1997) * ''Black Canary and Zatanna: Bloodspell'' (2015) * ''

Countdown to Final Crisis ''Countdown'', also known as ''Countdown to Final Crisis'' for its last 24 issues based on the cover, was a comic book limited series published by DC Comics. It debuted on May 9, 2007, directly following the conclusion of the last issue of '' 52' ...

'' #51–1 (2007–2008) * '' Dark Night: A True Batman Story'' (2016) * ''DC Infinite Halloween Special'' #1 (2007) * ''DC Nuclear Winter Special'' #1 (2018) * ''DCU Holiday Special'' #1 (2009) * ''

'' #821–828, 831, 833–834, 837–841, 843–850, 852, 1000 (2006–2009, 2019) * ''

'' #1–2, 4–7, 9–11 (2009–2010) * ''Harley Loves Joker'' #1–2 (2018) * ''Harley Quinn'' vol.3 #17–25 backup story (2017) * '' JLA: Liberty and Justice'' (2003) * ''JLA: Secret Origins'' (2002) * '' Shazam! Power of Hope'' (2000) * '' Superman: Peace on Earth'' (1998) * ''

Superman Adventures ''Superman Adventures'' is a DC Comics comic book series featuring Superman. It is set in the continuity (and style) of '' Superman: The Animated Series''. It ran for 66 issues between 1996 and 2002. Writers on the series included Paul Dini, Mark E ...

'' #1 (1996) * ''Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth'' (2001) * ''Young Monsters in Love'' (2019) * ''Zatanna'' #1–6, 8–11, 13 (2010–2011) * ''Zatanna: Everyday Magic'' (2003)

DC Comics/Archie Comics

* '' Harley & Ivy Meet Betty & Veronica'' #1–6 (2017–2018)

Eclipse Comics

* ''Elvira, Mistress of the Dark'' #1, 8, 61 (1993, 1998)

Image Comics

* ''Jingle Belle: Santa Claus vs. Frankenstein'' (2008) * '' Madame Mirage'' #1–6 (2007–2008) * ''Top Cow Holiday Special/Jingle Belle: Grounded'' (2010) * ''Witchblade Animated'' #1 (2003)

Marvel Comics

* ''Captain America: Red, White, & Blue'' (2002)

Oni Press

* ''Jingle Belle'' #1–2 (1999) * ''Jingle Belle: Jubilee'' (2001) * ''Jingle Belle: The Mighty Elves'' (2001) * ''Jingle Belle: Winter Wingding'' (2002) * ''Jingle Belle's All-Star Holiday Hullabaloo'' (2000) * '' Mutant, Texas: Tales of Sheriff Ida Red'' #1–4 (2002) * ''Oni Double Feature'' #13 (1999) * ''Oni Press Summer Vacation Supercolor Fun Special'' (2000)

Awards

* Two

Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...

nominations as part of the creation team: ** 1995, Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) ** 1991, Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) * Won seven comics industry Eisner Awards and two Harvey Awards. ** Eisner and

in 1994 for '' The Batman Adventures: Mad Love''; an Eisner for ''Batman Adventures Holiday Special'' in 1995, a Harvey for ''Batman: War on Crime'' in 2000. * He received the Writer's Guild Animation Writing award in 1999, and a second WGA award for Outstanding Achievement in Writing for a Dramatic Television Series in 2006 as a member of the writing team for '' Lost''. * Five-time nominee of the animation industry's

Annie Award The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in cinema and television. Originally d ...

s. *

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 co ...

in 2013.

References

External links

Paul Dini's Website

Paul Dini's Blog
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Paul Dini
at ComicVine.com
Paul Dini
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
Paul Dini
interviewed on nerdist.com podcast, July 2016 ()
''Write Now!'' issue 4 (June 2003) and issue 5 (July 2003), TwoMorrows Publishing
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