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| - The Tick is a fictional character, an absurdist spoof of comic book superheroes. Created by cartoonist Ben Edlund, the character debuted as a newsletter mascot in 1986, was spun off into an independent comic-book series in 1988, and gained mainstream popularity through an animated TV series on Fox Broadcasting in 1994. A short-lived live-action TV series, video game and various merchandise have also been based on the character. The Tick was named the twenty-eighth greatest comic book character by Empire Magazine. __TOC__
- In 1986, 18-year-old cartoonist Ben Edlund|]] created The Tick as a mascot for a newsletter of the Norwood, Massachusetts|]] store New England Comics, where he was a customer. Edlund expanded this into stories, beginning with the three-page tale "The Tick" in New England Comics Newsletter #14–15 (July/August – September/October 1986), in which the hero escapes from a mental institution|]]. The character became popular and the store financed a black-and-white comic book series, with the first issue released in June, 1988, and subsequently reprinted at least nine times through the next decade, including later editions with additional content. The Tick's sidekick|]], Arthur (The Tick)|Arthur|]], was introduced in The Tick #4 (April 1989).
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| - The Tick is a fictional character, an absurdist spoof of comic book superheroes. Created by cartoonist Ben Edlund, the character debuted as a newsletter mascot in 1986, was spun off into an independent comic-book series in 1988, and gained mainstream popularity through an animated TV series on Fox Broadcasting in 1994. A short-lived live-action TV series, video game and various merchandise have also been based on the character. The Tick was named the twenty-eighth greatest comic book character by Empire Magazine. __TOC__
- In 1986, 18-year-old cartoonist Ben Edlund|]] created The Tick as a mascot for a newsletter of the Norwood, Massachusetts|]] store New England Comics, where he was a customer. Edlund expanded this into stories, beginning with the three-page tale "The Tick" in New England Comics Newsletter #14–15 (July/August – September/October 1986), in which the hero escapes from a mental institution|]]. The character became popular and the store financed a black-and-white comic book series, with the first issue released in June, 1988, and subsequently reprinted at least nine times through the next decade, including later editions with additional content. The Tick's sidekick|]], Arthur (The Tick)|Arthur|]], was introduced in The Tick #4 (April 1989). Spin-off (media)|Spin-off|]]s followed featuring characters such as Paul the Samurai|]], Man-Eating Cow, and Chainsaw Vigilante|]]. Edlund continued to write and illustrate these projects initially through his years as an undergraduate film student at the Massachusetts College of Art|]]. The Chainsaw Vigilante spin-off, which was never completed, was written and illustrated by Zander Cannon|]]. Other series, such as the second Paul the Samurai series and the Man-Eating Cow series, were written by North Carolina|]] writer Clay Griffith. In 1994, the Fox network introduced The Tick as a Saturday morning cartoon|]] series, which Edlund wrote and co-produced. Lasting three seasons, the animated series would provide The Tick's greatest mainstream fame. Townsend Coleman|]] voiced the title character, and Micky Dolenz|]] played his sidekick, Arthur, in season 1. Rob Paulsen|]] took over the Arthur role during seasons 2 and 3. The series also featured Die Fledermaus (The Tick)|Die Fledermaus|]] as a shallow, self-absorbed Batman|]] parody; Sewer Urchin|]], a Rain Man|]]-like version of Aquaman|]]; and American Maid|]], a more noble superheroine featuring aspects of Wonder Woman|]] and Captain America|]]. Reruns on Comedy Central helped make the series a cult following|cult hit|]] with adults. The 1997 book The Tick: Mighty Blue Justice! by Greg Hyland (creator of Lethargic Lad|]]) was published as a tie-in with the animated series. In 2001, Fox introduced a live-action TV series (produced by Sony Pictures Television|Columbia-TriStar Television|]]), written and executive produced by Edlund. The series starred Patrick Warburton|]] as The Tick, David Burke (American actor)|David Burke|]] as Arthur, Nestor Carbonell|]] as Batmanuel|]] (a Latino|]] version of Die Fledermaus), and Liz Vassey|]] as Captain Liberty|]] (a shallow and self-absorbed version of American Maid|]]). The series was short-lived, however, and it only lasted nine episodes. Nevertheless, it was well-praised and revered by cast and crew. A DVD release of the complete series (including several unaired episodes) was released on September 30, 2003. In June 2005, the Toon Disney|]] network began airing The Tick animated series at midnight (Eastern Time|]]). The series also occasionally aired on ABC Family as part of the Jetix cartoon block. The following year, Buena Vista Home Entertainment|]] released the first season of The Tick animated series on DVD. The second season was released on August 7, 2007; however, both collections were missing an episode for different reasons.
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