The Greatest Thing about Animation with Batman Animated Director Sam Liu

DC Animation Director Sam Liu has an astonishing list of credits but remains one of the most humble people we’ve ever had on the pod. Sam regales us with tales of working in comics near the end of “The Image Era”, and at Sony Animation when they were just getting started. He’s also worked with super producers like Bruce Timm of Batman The Animated Series as well as some of the greatest character designers, storyboard artists, and voice actors in the world. This one isn’t so much celebrating one particular work or character as “The Greatest something or other.” Instead, we examine the challenges of doing “feature” animation on a TV budget and excelling as a professional artist even when you don’t REALLY love drawing. Sam’s is a story of getting in where you fit and excelling as the leader of a team. His illustrious career shows us the ephemeral, transitive nature of childhood dreams, and how maturing can alter your perception of what connotes success.

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