Ben Edlund

The Tick‘s Creator Has Given Up on Finding the Show a New Home

Our hearts were broken recently when Amazon’s The Tick, a well-deserved revival of a classic franchise, was cancelled after only two seasons. The excellent series, detailing the comedic superheroic adventures of the Tick and his mangerie of super and not-so-super friends and enemies, deserved way better, and creator Ben Edlund has been trying to get…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy Jun 15

The Tick TV Show Doesn’t Give a Damn About Your Cynicism

Two years ago, a new version of The Tick premiered during Amazon’s Pilot Season promotion with a first episode that felt queasy, paranoid, and claustrophobic. It definitely wasn’t The Tick of years past. But, for the most part, any worries about Ben Edlund’s big, lovable crimefighter melted away as that first season spooled out in…

Books & Comics Evan Narcisse Apr 16

Some of The Tick‘s Classic Villains Might Show Up On the New Series

Sure, Amazon’s new Tick show is great and all, but will we ever get to see old friends like Chairface Chippendale, the Breadmaster or—please, please—the Evil Bomber What Bombs at Midnight? We went straight to The Tick creator Ben Edlund and demanded to know, and his firm, emphatic answer was… maybe. The entire first season…

Television Evan Narcisse Feb 28

The First Season of The Tick Wraps Up With a Super-Strong Hug for Your Brain and Your Heart

When we last left Arthur Everest and his indefatigable crimefighting partner the Tick, they were all abuzz with the tingles of life-threatening danger and possible dissociative fugue. The second part of the series’ first season sees the boys getting a much better grip on what’s real—just in time for reality to try and kill them.…

Television Evan Narcisse Feb 23

The Tick’s Going to Form a Wacky Superteam When His Show Comes Back in February

Arthur! Danger Boat! Tinfoil Hat Kevin! Overkill! Midnight! Dot! Shakira! The Wild Blue Yonder himself! I wonder what kind of name they’ll come up with! Why am I yelling?! After months of dry, dreary spoonlessness, Amazon’s finally unleashing new episodes of The Tick. The new trailer shows the Terror resuming his role as the biggest,…

Television Evan Narcisse Jan 9

The Tick Brilliantly Deconstructs Our Modern-Day Superhero Obsession

I thought I knew what to expect after seeing the pilot and, months later, the second episode of Amazon’s re-imagined Tick TV show. But, having now seen the initial six chapters of the series’ first season, the show still amazed me with how cleverly it cuts into the hyperdense muscle of superhero genre conventions. The…

io9 Evan Narcisse Aug 23

New Tick Clip Shows What Hurts the Big Blue Superhero

In past iterations, Ben Edlund’s imposing antennaed superhero has referred to himself as nigh-invulnerable. It generally seems like not very much can hurt him. But he’s feeling the pain in this fresh teaser for the upcoming Amazon series. This clip comes via Entertainment Weekly and features the Tick facing off against Overkill, the gruff, lethally…

io9 Evan Narcisse Aug 16

We Saw the Second Episode of The Tick and It’s Going to Be Your Favorite Superhero Show All Over Again

Folks who went the Tick panel at Comic-Con 2017 got to hear creator Ben Edlund and the show’s cast and producers talk about the upcoming series. Attendees also got a big surprise: a screening of the second episode of the Big Blue Superguy’s Amazon series. Fellow citizens, it was freaking great. (Caveat: I’m writing this…

io9 Evan Narcisse Jul 22

Amazon’s The Tick TV Show Premieres on August 25

Citizens of the world, I say to you: get hype! The new Tick TV show starring Peter Serafinowicz starts airing on Amazon Prime this summer. Originally floated last year as a prospect during Amazon’s Pilot Season, the newest live-action iteration of Ben Edlund’s superhero parody got picked up for a full season last September. This…

io9 Evan Narcisse Apr 26

Good News! Amazon’s Going to Make a Full Season of The Tick

Here’s your dose of happiness for the day: The Tick has survived Amazon’s ridiculous pilot process and is going to receive a full season’s worth of episodes. The most nerve-wracking part of Amazon’s “put a bunch of pilots online and then see what people like” pilot program is waiting to see if a show that…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Sep 27

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Different Reboot of The Tick

22 years ago, fans fell in love with a TV version of Ben Edlund’s The Tick, charmed by the show’s loopy self-aware superhero send-ups. 15 years ago, fans cheered for a live-action version of the Tick starring the too-perfect Patrick Warburton. Today, we get a new Tick for a new landscape, and I’m already hooked.…

io9 Evan Narcisse Aug 19

Here’s the First Look at the New Tick in Action

Fans everywhere have been wondering: how can anybody replace Patrick Warburton as Ben Edlund’s loopy big blue superhero? Now, we get a glimpse of what the guy inside the freaky new Tick suit can do. Entertainment Weekly has two exclusive clips of Amazon’s revival of The Tick, the latter of which features Peter Serafinowicz as…

io9 Evan Narcisse Aug 18

The Tick Shows Off More of Its Heroes, Villains, and the Main Character’s Weird-Ass New Outfit

We’ve seen a glimpse of Peter Serafinowicz in the weirdly textured super-suit. We’ve heard from creator Ben Edlund about why he’s coming back to his signature creation. Now, we’re getting a look at Arthur, the main villain and some other heroes in Amazon’s new Tick series. It all looks goofy as heck. Images released today…

io9 Evan Narcisse Aug 1

Why The New Version of The Tick Is Going to Be So Different

Ben Edlund has a great laugh. Several of them, actually. One of them sounds like the sarcastic giggle of a skinny kid who used to insult his tormentors in ways that they wouldn’t even understand. There’s another kind of tittering that rings with nostalgia, as he thinks about elements from previous adaptations of The Tick.…

Books & Comics Evan Narcisse Jul 26

Please Let the ‘Darker and More Grounded’ Tick Show Be a Joke

Hello friends, did you like The Tick? With its surreal parodies of superheroes? Well then do we have a quote from creator Ben Edlund for you! Amazon’s greenlit a new live-action version of The Tick, a reboot if you will. In what we can only hope is a parody of grim and gritty reboots, Edlund…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Mar 29

The Tick Live-Action Show Is Returning, But it Will Lack One Important Element

Ben Edlund’s blue-suited hero the Tick, previously seen on TV in both animated and live-action form, is returning to the latter format thanks to Amazon, which just ordered a pilot for a new version. But original star Patrick Warburton, who’s got another full-time TV gig at the moment, won’t be a part of it. Creator…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Mar 10

Gotham‘s Most Interesting Character Just Got Even Better

Sorry, Penguin fans — I still think the best character on Gotham is Harvey Bullock. And last night’s episode expanded his character massively, making him way more sympathetic and fascinating. But almost every character got a massive boost from “Spirit of the Goat.” Spoilers… Let’s just take this character by character, OK? Harvey Bullock Gordon’s…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Oct 28

Heads Up: The Next Gotham Was Written By The Tick Creator Ben Edlund

When Ben Edlund joined the writing staff of the Batman prequel show Gotham some months ago, it was an encouraging sign. Besides creating The Tick, Edlund wrote some of the best Firefly, Angel and Supernatural episodes. And his first credited Gotham script is also excellent. In fact, “Spirit of the Goat” is not just a…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 24

The Tick Is Being Revived, With Patrick Warburton To Star

The much-loved TV version of The Tick was axed by Fox in its first season, after just nine episodes. Now, it looks like the Big Blue Bug of Justice is back! According to People, the show is being revived by Amazon – and Patrick Warburton will star! And original creator Ben Edlund will write and…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Aug 31

Is Dean Winchester the worst hero ever? Or just one of the worst?

It’s official: Anything bad that happens to anybody on Supernatural from now on is Dean Winchester’s fault. Last night’s season finale was apparently aimed at those people who feel as though the “Dean is always right” stuff had gotten out of hand. Spoilers ahead… The eighth season of Supernatural had reached a creative high point…

Television Charlie Jane Anders May 16

Ben Edlund

The Tick‘s Creator Has Given Up on Finding the Show a New Home

The Tick TV Show Doesn’t Give a Damn About Your Cynicism

Some of The Tick‘s Classic Villains Might Show Up On the New Series

The First Season of The Tick Wraps Up With a Super-Strong Hug for Your Brain and Your Heart

The Tick’s Going to Form a Wacky Superteam When His Show Comes Back in February

The Tick Brilliantly Deconstructs Our Modern-Day Superhero Obsession

New Tick Clip Shows What Hurts the Big Blue Superhero

We Saw the Second Episode of The Tick and It’s Going to Be Your Favorite Superhero Show All Over Again

Amazon’s The Tick TV Show Premieres on August 25

Good News! Amazon’s Going to Make a Full Season of The Tick

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Different Reboot of The Tick

Here’s the First Look at the New Tick in Action

The Tick Shows Off More of Its Heroes, Villains, and the Main Character’s Weird-Ass New Outfit

Why The New Version of The Tick Is Going to Be So Different

Please Let the ‘Darker and More Grounded’ Tick Show Be a Joke

The Tick Live-Action Show Is Returning, But it Will Lack One Important Element

Gotham‘s Most Interesting Character Just Got Even Better

Heads Up: The Next Gotham Was Written By The Tick Creator Ben Edlund

The Tick Is Being Revived, With Patrick Warburton To Star

Is Dean Winchester the worst hero ever? Or just one of the worst?

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