Biography
Leonard Norman Wein (/wiːn/; June 12, 1948 – September 10, 2017) was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men (including the co-creation of Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus). Additionally, he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons' influential DC miniseries Watchmen.
Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008.
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Filmography
all 59
TV Shows 30
Movies 29
Writer 18
self 13
Thanks
X-Men '97 (2024)
TV
Thanks
Blue Beetle (2023)
Movie
7
Characters
Justice League: Warworld (2023)
Movie
Thanks
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
TV
7.53
Thanks
Peacemaker (2022)
TV
9.25
Thanks
Loki (2021)
TV
8.56
Thanks
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
Movie
7.86
Thanks
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
Movie
6.86
Characters
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)
Movie
6.23
Thanks
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler (2019)
TV
6.6
Thanks
Dark Phoenix (2019)
Movie
6.03
Himself
Chris Claremont's X-Men (2018)
Movie
Helmut Frankenstein
Tales of Frankenstein (2018)
Movie
Thanks
Titans (2018)
TV
6.43
Characters
Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)
Movie
6.33
Thanks
Logan (2017)
Movie
6.2
Characters
Justice League Dark (2017)
Movie
5.74
Thanks
DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016)
TV
6.02
Characters
Batman: Bad Blood (2016)
Movie
5.51
Len Matheson
Savageland (2015)
Movie
Self
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop! (2014)
Movie
Thanks
The Flash (2014)
TV
6.73
Congresman Davis
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Movie
6.31
Self
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin (2013)
Movie
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle (2013)
TV
Writer
Beware the Batman (2013)
TV
Heart of Vengeance: Returning Batman to His Roots (2011)
Movie
Characters
Young Justice (2010)
TV
6.05
Self
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)
Movie
Self
Robin: The Story of Dick Grayson (2010)
Movie
Writer
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010)
TV
7.2
Characters
Human Target (2010)
TV
7
Self
The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with Stan Lee and Len Wein (2009)
Movie
Self
The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics (2009)
Movie
Self
Batman Tech (2008)
Movie
Self
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of 'The Dark Knight' (2008)
Movie
Writer
Ben 10: Alien Force (2008)
TV
5.86
Self
Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2007)
Movie
Self
Jack Kirby: Story Teller (2007)
Movie
Himself
Generation X: The Comic Book Origin of X-Men (2006)
Movie
Writer
Kappa Mikey (2006)
TV
Writer
Beast Machines: Transformers (1999)
TV
Writer
Godzilla: The Series (1998)
TV
9
Writer
The Incredible Hulk (1996)
TV
6
Writer
Beast Wars: Transformers (1996)
TV
6
Writer
Spider-Man (1994)
TV
6.17
Writer
Gargoyles (1994)
TV
5.83
Writer
Iron Man (1994)
TV
7.4
Writer / Story
ReBoot (1994)
TV
Writer
Conan and the Young Warriors (1994)
TV
Writer
X-Men (1992)
TV
6
Writer / Teleplay / Story
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
TV
5.56
Writer
Swamp Thing (1990)
TV
Self
Prisoners of Gravity (1989)
TV
Comic Book
The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)
Movie
6
Writer
The Transformers (1984)
TV
4.84
Characters
Swamp Thing (1982)
Movie
6
Characters
Suicide Squad ISEKAI
TV
Writer
Swamp Thing
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.96
Based on 4.53 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1982
1999
2010
2008
2024
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1948-06-12
Deathday2017-09-10 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsWill Eisner Hall of Fame, Inkpot Award
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