Len Wein
Writing

Len Wein

Born 1948-06-12 · New York City, New York, USA · Died 2017-09-10

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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Known for

Blue Beetle★ 6.9Viewing moment
Blue Beetle
2023
Zack Snyder's Justice League★ 8.2Viewing moment
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
Logan★ 7.8Viewing moment
Logan
2017
X-Men: Days of Future Past★ 7.5Viewing moment
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
Wonder Woman 1984★ 6.5Viewing moment
Wonder Woman 1984
2020
Dark Phoenix★ 6Viewing moment
Dark Phoenix
2019
The New Mutants★ 6.1Viewing moment
The New Mutants
2020
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War★ 8.3Viewing moment
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
2020
Swamp Thing★ 5.4Viewing moment
Swamp Thing
1982
Batman and Harley Quinn★ 6.1Viewing moment
Batman and Harley Quinn
2017
Ben 10: Alien Force★ 8.3Viewing moment
Ben 10: Alien Force
2008 · Series
The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with X-Men Creators Stan Lee and Len Wein★ 6Viewing moment
The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with X-Men Creators Stan Lee and Len Wein
2009
Batman: Bad Blood★ 7Viewing moment
Batman: Bad Blood
2016
Justice League: WarworldViewing moment
Justice League: Warworld
2023
Justice League Dark★ 7.3Viewing moment
Justice League Dark
2017
The Return of Swamp Thing★ 5.6Viewing moment
The Return of Swamp Thing
1989
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!★ 6.8Viewing moment
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
2014
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin★ 6.8Viewing moment
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
2013
The Wolverine★ 6.4Viewing moment
The Wolverine
2013
Beware the Batman★ 7.2Viewing moment
Beware the Batman
2013 · Series
Batman Tech★ 7Viewing moment
Batman Tech
2008
Chris Claremont's X-Men★ 6.6Viewing moment
Chris Claremont's X-Men
2018
Mutant vs. Machine: The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'★ 7Viewing moment
Mutant vs. Machine: The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'
2015
Beast Machines: Transformers★ 8.1Viewing moment
Beast Machines: Transformers
1999 · Series
The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with Stan Lee and Len WeinViewing moment
The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with Stan Lee and Len Wein
2009
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of 'The Dark Knight'★ 7.5Viewing moment
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of 'The Dark Knight'
2008
Savageland★ 6.4Viewing moment
Savageland
2015
X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men★ 6.6Viewing moment
X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men
1989
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics★ 7Viewing moment
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010
Street Fighter★ 6.8Viewing moment
Street Fighter
1995 · Series
The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics★ 7.5Viewing moment
The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics
2009
Jack Kirby: Story Teller★ 6.5Viewing moment
Jack Kirby: Story Teller
2007
UltraForce★ 7.2Viewing moment
UltraForce
1995 · Series
G.I. Joe Extreme★ 7.7Viewing moment
G.I. Joe Extreme
1995 · Series
X-Men★ 7Viewing moment
X-Men
2000
Conan and the Young Warriors★ 6Viewing moment
Conan and the Young Warriors
Shadow Raiders★ 8.8Viewing moment
Shadow Raiders
1998 · Series
Conan and the Young Warriors★ 6.3Viewing moment
Conan and the Young Warriors
1994 · Series
Generation X: The Comic Book Origin of X-Men★ 10Viewing moment
Generation X: The Comic Book Origin of X-Men
2006
Swamp ThingViewing moment
Swamp Thing
2020

Frequent collaborators

Stan LeeStan LeeMarv WolfmanMarv WolfmanSam RegisterSam RegisterJack KirbyJack KirbyGeorge PérezGeorge PérezJohn DiMaggioJohn DiMaggioGarry ChalkGarry ChalkJim ByrnesJim Byrnes