Adam Beechen
Adam Beechen is an American comic book writer who wrote Countdown to Adventure and co-wrote Countdown for DC Comics.
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 Prime, The Batman, Edgar and Ellen, Littlest Pet Shop and the Ben 10 franchise. He was also the story editor on Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi for Cartoon Network. He was an executive producer on The Adventures of Chuck and Friends.He was also the head writer for the 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 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. Also at Wildstorm he took over writing Wildcats during the World's End storyline.
AiT/Planet Lar
- Hench
- Dugout
DC Comics
- Teen Titans Go! #8, "Naked City" collected in Heroes on Patrol
- Justice League Unlimited
- *United They Stand collects:
- ** "Divide & Conquer"
- ** "Pokerface"
- ** "Small Time"
- ** "Local Hero"
- ** "Monitor Duty"
- *World's Greatest Heroes collects:
- ** "In the Dimming Light"
- ** "Orphans"
- ** "The Island"
- ** "Castle Perilous"
- ** "Madness... Madness... They Call It Madness!"
- *Champions of Justice collects:
- ** "Postcard from the Edge"
- ** "Old School"
- ** "Nuts and Bolts"
- ** "Everybody Limbo!"
- ** "Urban Legend"
- *The Ties That Bind collects:
- ** "Smashing Through the Snow"
- ** "Let Freedom Ring"
- ** "Fare 48"
- ** "The Justice Rangers Ride Again!"
- ** "Just Us Girls"
- ** "Stormy Weather"
- ** "Outside Looking In"
- *Heroes collects:
- ** "Heroes"
- ** "Alone Among The Stars"
- ** "Devil May Care"
- ** "The Ghosts of Atlantis"
- ** "Climb the Mountain"
- ** "Season's Greetings, Justice League"
- ** "Untamed"
- * "One-Man Justice League"
- Robin vol. 4
- *Wanted collects:
- ** "Robin: Boy Wanted, Part One: Out Go the Lights"
- ** "Robin: Boy Wanted, Part Two: Assault on Precinct Nine"
- ** "Hard Answers"
- ** "Harder Questions"
- ** "It All Comes Back Around"
- ** "Run Through the Jungle"
- *Teenage Wasteland collects:
- ** "Ransom Demands"
- ** "Teenage Wasteland"
- ** "The High Dive"
- ** "Things That Go Bump in the Night"
- ** "Strange Brew"
- ** "First Date"
- ** "Freedom of the Press"
- ** "Little White Lies"
- ** "Paid in Full"
- *The Big Leagues collects:
- ** "Twelve Very Angry Men"
- ** "Making The Band"
- ** "The Other Hand"
- ** "The Big Leagues"
- ** "The Promise"
- ' #212, "A Legend of the Dark Knight"
- Teen Titans vol. 3
- *Volume 7: Titans East collectS:
- ** "Devil May Care"
- ** "Titans East"
- ** "Of Clowns and Clones"
- * "Flags of Our Mothers"
- * "Life During Wartime"
- Countdown
- * "Death from Above"
- * "Changes of Address"
- * "Another Fine Mess"
- * "Forbidden Fruit"
- * "Let's Make a Deal"
- * "Bedlam Below!"
- * "Loneliest Number"
- * "Gone Tomorrow"
- * "Outbreak"
- * "End Times"
- Countdown to Adventure
- *Countdown to Adventure collects:
- ** "The Home Front: New Kids on the Block"
- ** "The Home Front: Working Man's Blues"
- ** "The Home Front: In the Time of the Plague"
- ** "The Home Front: First, Do No Harm"
- ** "The Home Front: Patient Zero"
- ** "The Home Front: Rescue Parties"
- ** "The Home Front: To Serve Rann"
- ** "The Home Front: Heroic Measures"
- Countdown to Mystery
- * "More Pain Comics, Part VII: Untethered"
- * "More Pain Comics, Part VIII: Small Magic"
- Batgirl vol. 2
- *Redemption collects:
- ** "Redemption Road, Part I: Square One"
- ** "Redemption Road, Part II: Trust is a Ghost"
- ** "Redemption Road, Part III: Daughters"
- ** "Redemption Road, Part IV: Daddy Issues"
- ** "Redemption Road, Part V: My Father made me"
- ** "Redemption Road, Part VI: The Great Gray Dragon"
- Brave and the Bold vol. 3 #25, "System Compatibility" collected in Milestone
- Batman Beyond vol. 3
- *Hush Beyond collects:
- ** "Hush Beyond, Part I: History Repeats"
- ** "Hush Beyond, Part II: Past Crimes"
- ** "Hush Beyond, Part III: Close Encounters"
- ** "Hush Beyond, Part IV: The Other Side of the Mirror"
- ** "Hush Beyond, Part V: Blood in Black Alleys"
- ** "Hush Beyond, Part VI: Deep Down"
- ', "Gotham's Finest" collected in Batman: Bruce Wayne - The Road Home
- Nightmaster: Monsters of Rock
- Batman Beyond vol. 4
- *Industrial Revolution collects:
- ** "The Heart of the Matter, Part 1 of 3: Madness, Mayhem & Mentachem"
- ** "The Heart of the Matter, Part 2 of 3: Rough Justice"
- ** "The Heart of the Matter, Part 3 of 3: Collateral Damage"
- ** "Legends Of The Dark Knight: Max"
- ** "Industrial Revolution, Part One of Three: A Riot Going On"
- ** "Industrial Revolution, Part Two of Three: Industrial Disease"
- ** "Industrial Revolution, Part Three of Three: Bad for Business"
- ** "Legends of the Dark Knight: Inque"
- Zatanna vol. 3
- * "Shades"
- * "Brace Yourself"
- * "Wingman"
- * "The Sorceress' Apprentice"
- JSA 80-Page Giant 2011, "Duty, Honor, Country"
- Batman Beyond vol 5
- *10,000 Clowns collects:
- ** "10,000 Clowns "
- ** "The Trigger Man"
- ** "Legends of the Dark Knight"
- ** "10,000 Clowns"
- *Batgirl Beyond'' collects:
- ** "Legends of the Dark Knight: Dana"
- ** "Undercloud"
- ** "Batgirl Beyond"
Komikwerks
- What I Did on My Hypergalactic Interstellar Summer Vacation
WildStorm Productions
- Killapalooza
- *Killapalooza collects:
- ** "A-One-Two-Three-Four!"
- ** "...And Party Every Day!"
- ** "Everybody Wants You "
- ** "Untitled"
- ** "The Show Must Go On"
- ** "You've Been A Great Audience... Thank You. Good Night!"
- Gen 13 vol. 4, #33-34
- WildCats: World's End
- * "Red Blade"
- * "Foundations"
- * "The Protectorate"
- * "Desert Storms"
- * "Bad Medicine"
Screenwriting credits
Television
- Savannah
- The Wild Thornberrys
- Little Bill
- The Famous Jett Jackson
- Rocket Power
- Rugrats
- X-Men Evolution
- Totally Spies!
- Jackie Chan Adventures
- Static Shock
- Teen Titans
- The Batman
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
- Ben 10
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Johnny Test
- Edgar & Ellen
- The Secret Saturdays
- '
- '
- Gormiti
- Generator Rex
- Pink Panther and Pals
- The Adventures of Chuck and Friends
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
- '
- Voltron Force
- Hero Factory
- Teen Titans Go!
- Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
- Littlest Pet Shop
- Beware the Batman
- The Tom and Jerry Show
- ' : story editor
- The Stinky & Dirty Show
- Ninjago
- Miles from Tomorrowland
- '
- MacGyver
- '
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- T.O.T.S.
Film
- Dino Time