Sam Liu

Sam Liu

Known for
Directing

Biography

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

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Filmography

2026
GET JIRO poster

GET JIRO

TV · Director · 2 eps

2024
Creature Commandos poster

Creature Commandos

TV · Director · 3 eps

2023
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham poster

Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham

Movie · Director

2021
Batman: Soul of the Dragon poster

Batman: Soul of the Dragon

Movie · Director

2020
Superman: Red Son poster

Superman: Red Son

Movie · Director

2019
The Death of Superman poster

The Death of Superman

Movie · Director

2019
Reign of the Supermen poster

Reign of the Supermen

Movie · Director

2019
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five poster

Justice League vs. the Fatal Five

Movie · Director

2019
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines poster

Wonder Woman: Bloodlines

Movie · Director

2019
The Death and Return of Superman poster

The Death and Return of Superman

Movie · Director

2019
DC Showcase: Death poster

DC Showcase: Death

Movie · Director

2018
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay poster

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

Movie · Director

2018
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight poster

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

Movie · Director

2017
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract poster

Teen Titans: The Judas Contract

Movie · Director

2017
Batman and Harley Quinn poster

Batman and Harley Quinn

Movie · Director

2016
Justice League vs. Teen Titans poster

Justice League vs. Teen Titans

Movie · Director

2016
Batman: The Killing Joke poster

Batman: The Killing Joke

Movie · Director

2015
Justice League: Gods and Monsters poster

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

Movie · Director

2015
Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles poster

Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles

TV · Director · 3 eps

2013
Beware the Batman poster

Beware the Batman

TV · Director · 9 eps

2011
Thor: Tales of Asgard poster

Thor: Tales of Asgard

Movie · Director

2011
Batman: Year One poster

Batman: Year One

Movie · Director

2011
All Star Superman poster

All Star Superman

Movie · Director

2011
Green Lantern: The Animated Series poster

Green Lantern: The Animated Series

TV · Director · 14 eps

2010
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths poster

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

Movie · Director

2010
Planet Hulk poster

Planet Hulk

Movie · Director

2010
Young Justice poster

Young Justice

TV · Director · 1 ep

2009
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies poster

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

Movie · Director

2009
Hulk vs. Thor poster

Hulk vs. Thor

Movie · Director

2009
Hulk Vs. poster

Hulk Vs.

Movie · Director

2005
The Batman vs. Dracula poster

The Batman vs. Dracula

Movie · Assistant Director

2004
The Batman poster

The Batman

TV · Director · 8 eps

2001
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign poster

Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign

Movie · Director

1999
Godzilla: The Series - Monster War poster

Godzilla: The Series - Monster War

Movie · Director

1999
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles poster

Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles

TV · Director · 3 eps

1998
Godzilla: The Series poster

Godzilla: The Series

TV · Director · 6 eps

1997
Extreme Ghostbusters poster

Extreme Ghostbusters

TV · Director · 2 eps