American comic book writer
Adam Beechen (born December 21, 1968) is an American
screen and
comic book writer.
Career
Animation
Beechen has written scripts for various cartoons, such as
Teen Titans,
The Wild Thornberrys,
Rugrats,
Pink Panther and Pals,
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated,
Transformers: Power of the Primes,
The Batman,
Edgar and Ellen,
Littlest Pet Shop,
Little Bill,
The VeggieTales Show,
Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go and the
Ben 10 franchise.
[1] He was also the story editor on
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi for
Cartoon Network.
[2] He was an executive producer on
The Adventures of Chuck and Friends.
He was also the
head writer for the
Transformers: Robots in Disguise robot superhero TV series which ended in 2017.
Beechen has written for the
Nickelodeon live-action series,
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, and for the short-lived drama
Savannah.
Comics
Beechen wrote several Rugrats, The Wild Thornberrys and
Rocket Power comic strips for
Nickelodeon Magazine.
Beechen's first credited published work was a graphic novel named
Hench, with artist Manny Bello, was published by
AiT/Planet Lar in 2004. He's also written scripts for
Teen Titans Go! and
Justice League Unlimited for
DC Comics.
Currently, Beechen freelances for DC. He wrote issues of DC's weekly mini-series
Countdown to Final Crisis
[3] and the mini-series
Countdown to Adventure, featuring
Animal Man,
Starfire and
Adam Strange, for DC. He wrote a
Batgirl mini-series that detailed why she acted out of character in previous appearances written by Beechen.
His follow-up original graphic novel with Bello,
Dugout, was released by
AiT/Planet Lar in 2008. At the
New York Comic Con,
Wildstorm announced he would be writing a new series,
Killapalooza, with
Trevor Hairsine on art duties.
[4]
[5] Also at Wildstorm he took over writing
Wildcats during the
World's End storyline.
[6]
Bibliography
AiT/Planet Lar
DC Comics
-
Teen Titans Go! #8, "Naked City" (with
Eric Vedder, June 2004) collected in Heroes on Patrol (tpb, 112 pages, 2004,
ISBN
1-4012-0334-5)
-
Justice League Unlimited (September 2004-March 2007)
- United They Stand (tpb, 104 pages, 2005,
ISBN
1-4012-0512-7) collects:
- "Divide & Conquer" (with
Carlo Barberi, in #1, 2004)
- "Pokerface" (with
Ethen Beavers, in #2, 2004)
- "Small Time" (with Carlo Barberi, in #3, 2004)
- "Local Hero" (with Carlo Barberi, in #4, 2004)
- "Monitor Duty" (with Carlo Barberi, in #5, 2005)
- World's Greatest Heroes (tpb, 104 pages, 2006,
ISBN
1-4012-1014-7) collects:
- "In the Dimming Light" (with Carlo Barberi, in #6, 2005)
- "Orphans" (with Ethen Beavers, in #7, 2005)
- "The Island" (with Carlo Barberi, in #8, 2005)
- "Castle Perilous" (with Carlo Barberi, in #9, 2005)
- "Madness... Madness... They Call It Madness!" (with Carlo Barberi, in #10, 2005)
- Champions of Justice (tpb, 104 pages, 2006,
ISBN
1-4012-1015-5) collects:
- "Postcard from the Edge" (with Carlo Barberi, in #11, 2005)
- "Old School" (with Carlo Barberi, in #12, 2005)
- "Nuts and Bolts" (with Carlo Barberi, in #13, 2005)
- "Everybody Limbo!" (with Carlo Barberi, in #14, 2005)
- "Urban Legend" (with Carlo Barberi, in #15, 2005)
- The Ties That Bind (tpb, 144 pages, 2008,
ISBN
1-4012-1691-9) collects:
- "Smashing Through the Snow" (with Carlo Barberi, in #16, 2005)
- "Let Freedom Ring" (with Carlo Barberi, in #17, 2006)
- "Fare 48" (with Ethen Beavers, in #18, 2006)
- "The Justice Rangers Ride Again!" (with
Gordon Purcell, in #19, 2006)
- "Just Us Girls" (written by
Paul Storrie and drawn by
Rick Burchett, in #20, 2006)
- "Stormy Weather" (with Carlo Barberi, in #21, 2006)
- "Outside Looking In" (with Rick Burchett, in #22, 2006)
- Heroes (tpb, 144 pages, 2008,
ISBN
1-4012-2202-1) collects:
- "Heroes" (written by
Mike McAvennie and drawn by
Leigh Gallagher, in #23, 2006)
- "Alone Among The Stars" (with Carlo Barberi, in #24, 2006)
- "Devil May Care" (with Rick Burchett, in #25, 2006)
- "The Ghosts of Atlantis" (written by
Bill Williams and drawn by Carlo Barberi, in #26, 2006)
- "Climb the Mountain" (with Carlo Barberi, in #27, 2006)
- "Season's Greetings, Justice League" (written by Mike McAvennie and drawn by
Sanford Greene, in #28, 2006)
- "Untamed" (with Carlo Barberi, in #29, 2007)
- "One-Man Justice League" (with
Dave Santana, in #31, 2007)
-
Robin vol. 4 (March 2006-September 2008)
- Wanted (tpb, 144 pages, 2007,
ISBN
1-4012-1225-5) collects:
- "Robin: Boy Wanted, Part One: Out Go the Lights" (with
Karl Kerschl, in #148, 2006)
- "Robin: Boy Wanted, Part Two: Assault on Precinct Nine" (with
Freddie E. Williams II, in #149, 2006)
- "Hard Answers" (with Freddie E. Williams II, in #150, 2006)
- "Harder Questions" (with Freddie E. Williams II, in #151, 2006)
- "It All Comes Back Around" (with Freddie E. Williams II, in #152, 2006)
- "Run Through the Jungle" (with Freddie E. Williams II, in #153, 2006)
- Teenage Wasteland (tpb, 208 pages, 2007,
ISBN
1-4012-1480-0) collects:
- "Ransom Demands" (with Freddie E. Williams II, in #154, 2006)
- "Teenage Wasteland" (with Freddie E. Williams II, in #155, 2006)
- "The High Dive" (with Freddie E. Williams II, in #156, 2006)
- "Things That Go Bump in the Night" (with
Frazer Irving, in #157, 2006)
- "Strange Brew" (with Frazer Irving, in #158, 2007)
- "First Date" (with Freddie E. Williams II, in #159, 2007)
- "Freedom of the Press" (with Freddie E. Williams II, in #160, 2007)
- "Little White Lies" (with Freddie E. Williams II, in #161, 2007)
- "Paid in Full" (with Freddie E. Williams II, in #162, 2007)
- The Big Leagues (tpb, 128 pages, 2008,
ISBN
1-4012-1673-0) collects:
- "Twelve Very Angry Men" (with Freddie E. Williams II, in #163, 2007)
- "Making The Band" (with Freddie E. Williams II, in #164, 2007)
- "The Other Hand" (with Freddie E. Williams II, in #165, 2007)
- "The Big Leagues" (with Freddie E. Williams II, in #166, 2007)
- "The Promise" (written by
Brandon Thormas and drawn by Freddie E. Williams II, in #167, 2007)
-
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #212, "A Legend of the Dark Knight" (with
Steve Scott, November 2006)
-
Teen Titans vol. 3 (March 2007-July 2007)
- Volume 7: Titans East (tpb, 144 pages, 2007,
ISBN
1-4012-1447-9) collectS:
- "Flags of Our Mothers" (with Al Barrionuevo, in #48, 2007)
- "Life During Wartime" (with Al Barrionuevo, in #49, 2007)
-
Countdown (March 2007-January 2008)
- "Death from Above" (with
Paul Dini and
David López, in #48, 2007)
- "Changes of Address" (with Paul Dini and
Carlos Magno, in #44, 2007)
- "Another Fine Mess" (with Paul Dini and
Dennis Calero, in #41, 2007)
- "Forbidden Fruit" (with Paul Dini,
Keith Giffen, David López and
Mike Norton, in #37, 2007)
- "Let's Make a Deal" (with Paul Dini, Keith Giffen and Carlos Magno, in #33, 2007)
- "Bedlam Below!" (with Paul Dini, Keith Giffen and
Ron Lim, in #25, 2007)
- "Loneliest Number" (with Paul Dini, Keith Giffen and
Howard Porter, in #20, 2007)
- "Gone Tomorrow" (with Paul Dini and
Tom Derenick, in #7, 2008)
- "Outbreak" (with Paul Dini and Mike Norton, in #6, 2008)
- "End Times" (with Paul Dini and
Jim Starlin, in #5, 2008)
-
Countdown to Adventure (mini-series) (August 2007-March 2008)
- Countdown to Adventure (tpb, 192 pages, 2008,
ISBN
1-4012-1823-7) collects:
- "The Home Front: New Kids on the Block" (with
Eddy Barrows, in #1, 2007)
- "The Home Front: Working Man's Blues" (with Eddy Barrows, in #2, 2007)
- "The Home Front: In the Time of the Plague" (with Eddy Barrows, in #3, 2007)
- "The Home Front: First, Do No Harm" (with Allan Goldman, in #4, 2007)
- "The Home Front: Patient Zero" (with Allan Goldman, in #5, 2007)
- "The Home Front: Rescue Parties" (with Allan Goldman, in #6, 2008)
- "The Home Front: To Serve Rann" (with Allan Goldman, in #7, 2008)
- "The Home Front: Heroic Measures" (with Allan Goldman, in #8, 2008)
-
Countdown to Mystery (March 2008-April 2008)
-
Batgirl vol. 2 (July 2008-December 2008)
- Redemption (tpb, 144 pages, 2009,
ISBN
1-4012-2275-7) collects:
- "Redemption Road, Part I: Square One" (with
Jim Calafiore, in #1, 2008)
- "Redemption Road, Part II: Trust is a Ghost" (with Jim Calafiore, in #2, 2008)
- "Redemption Road, Part III: Daughters" (with Jim Calafiore, in #3, 2008)
- "Redemption Road, Part IV: Daddy Issues" (with Jim Calafiore, in #4, 2008)
- "Redemption Road, Part V: My Father made me" (with Jim Calafiore, in #5, 2008)
- "Redemption Road, Part VI: The Great Gray Dragon" (with Jim Calafiore, in #6, 2008)
-
Brave and the Bold vol. 3 #25, "System Compatibility" (with
Roger Robinson, July 2009) collected in Milestone (tpb, 160 pages, 2010,
ISBN
1-4012-2654-X)
-
Batman Beyond vol. 3 (mini-series) (June 2010-November 2010)
- Hush Beyond (tpb, 144 pages, 2011,
ISBN
1-4012-2988-3) collects:
- "Hush Beyond, Part I: History Repeats" (with
Ryan Benjamin, in #1, 2010)
- "Hush Beyond, Part II: Past Crimes" (with Ryan Benjamin, in #2, 2010)
- "Hush Beyond, Part III: Close Encounters" (with Ryan Benjamin, in #3, 2010)
- "Hush Beyond, Part IV: The Other Side of the Mirror" (with Ryan Benjamin, in #4, 2010)
- "Hush Beyond, Part V: Blood in Black Alleys" (with Ryan Benjamin, in #5, 2010)
- "Hush Beyond, Part VI: Deep Down" (with Ryan Benjamin, in #6, 2010)
-
Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Commissioner Gordon (one-shot), "Gotham's Finest" (with
Szymon Kudranski, October 2010) collected in Batman: Bruce Wayne - The Road Home (hc, 200 pages, 2011,
ISBN
1-4012-3081-4)
-
Nightmaster: Monsters of Rock (one-shot) (with
Kieron Dwyer, November 2010)
-
Batman Beyond vol. 4 (January 2011-August 2011)
- Industrial Revolution (tpb, 176 pages, 2012,
ISBN
1-4012-3374-0) collects:
- "The Heart of the Matter, Part 1 of 3: Madness, Mayhem & Mentachem" (with Ryan Benjamin, in #1, 2011)
- "The Heart of the Matter, Part 2 of 3: Rough Justice" (with Ryan Benjamin, in #2, 2011)
- "The Heart of the Matter, Part 3 of 3: Collateral Damage" (with Ryan Benjamin, in #3, 2011)
- "Legends Of The Dark Knight: Max" (with
Eduardo Pansica, in #4, 2011)
- "Industrial Revolution, Part One of Three: A Riot Going On" (with Ryan Benjamin, in #5, 2011)
- "Industrial Revolution, Part Two of Three: Industrial Disease" (with Ryan Benjamin, in #6, 2011)
- "Industrial Revolution, Part Three of Three: Bad for Business" (with Ryan Benjamin, in #7, 2011)
- "Legends of the Dark Knight: Inque" (with
Chris Batista, in #8, 2011)
-
Zatanna vol. 3 (January 2011-August 2011)
-
JSA 80-Page Giant 2011 (one-shot), "Duty, Honor, Country" (with
Howard Chaykin, June 2011)
-
Batman Beyond vol 5 (February 2012-July 2013)
- 10,000 Clowns (tpb, 200 pages, 2013,
ISBN
1-4012-4034-8) collects:
- "10,000 Clowns (Prelude)" (with
Norm Breyfogle, in #1-2, 2012)
- "The Trigger Man" (with Norm Breyfogle, in #3-6, 2012)
- "Legends of the Dark Knight" (with Norm Breyfogle, in #7-8, 2012)
- "10,000 Clowns" (with Norm Breyfogle, in #9-18, 2012-2013)
- Batgirl Beyond (tpb, 168 pages, 2014,
ISBN
1-4012-4753-9) collects:
- "Legends of the Dark Knight: Dana" (with
Peter Nguyen, in #19-20, 2013)
- "Undercloud" (with Norm Breyfogle and
Adam Archer, in #21-26, 2013)
- "Batgirl Beyond" (with
Annie Wu, in #27-29, 2013)
Komikwerks
WildStorm Productions
-
Killapalooza (mini-series) (May 2009-October 2009)
- Killapalooza (tpb, 144 pages, 2010,
ISBN
1-4012-2758-9) collects:
- "A-One-Two-Three-Four!" (with
Trevor Hairsine, in #1, 2009)
- "...And Party Every Day!" (with Trevor Hairsine, in #2, 2009)
- "Everybody Wants You (Dead)" (with Trevor Hairsine, in #3, 2009)
- "Untitled" (with Trevor Hairsine, in #4, 2009)
- "The Show Must Go On" (with Trevor Hairsine, in #5, 2009)
- "You've Been A Great Audience... Thank You. Good Night!" (with Trevor Hairsine, in #6, 2009)
-
Gen 13 vol. 4, #33-34 (with
Cruddie Torian, December 2009-February 2010)
-
WildCats: World's End (January 2010-December 2010)
- "Red Blade" (with
Tim Seeley, in #19-21, 2010)
- "Foundations" (with Tim Seeley, in #22, 2010)
- "The Protectorate" (with Tim Seeley, in #23-25, 2010)
- "Desert Storms" (with Tim Seeley, in #26, 2010)
- "Bad Medicine" (with Tim Seeley and
Mike S. Miller, in #27-30, 2010)
Screenwriting
- series head writer denoted in bold
Television
Film
References
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^
"Adam Beechen Interview". Archived from
the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
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^
What I did on my... Interstellar Summer Vacation - Bios - Adam Beechen
Archived June 23, 2007, at the
Wayback Machine
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^
Countdown Interview with Paul Dini
Archived June 21, 2007, at the
Wayback Machine
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^
NYCC '09 - Wildstorm Panel with Jim Lee,
Newsarama, February 7, 2009
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^
NYCC | Adam Beechen on Killapalooza,
Comic Book Resources, February 8, 2009
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^ Adler, Matt (October 27, 2009).
"WildStorm-Berries: Adam Beechen Talks WildCats". Broken Frontier. Archived from
the original on October 31, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
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Robin writer 2006–2007
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Teen Titans writer 2007
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Batgirl writer 2008–2009
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Batman Beyond writer 2010–2013
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