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Len Wein

Len Wein

Writer and actor · Died September 10, 2017, aged 69 · New York City, New York, USA

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 of Alan Moore and  Dave Gibbons' influential DC miniseries Watchmen. Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008. Description above from the Wikipedia article Len Wein, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 12, 1948
Died
September 10, 2017 (aged 69)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Writer and actor
Titles
53 on MovieCove · 65 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 89% in 30 days

What are Len Wein's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Self
28%
Morality
20%
Society
7%
Power
7%
Survival
6%
Ideas
3%
Identity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
24
Tense
15
Absurd
8
Joyful
8
Dread
3
Other
25

How their films linger

Fun22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Len Wein's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 39 of their 53 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Len Wein's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

65 credits, 53 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Agatha All Along(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Batman: Caped Crusader(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · Characters

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Deadpool & Wolverine(2024)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Kite Man: Hell Yeah!(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · Characters

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • X-Men '97(2024)

    Show 19 episodes · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Beetle(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Justice League: Warworld(2023)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Midnight Suns: Prequel Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show Creator

  • She Hulk: Attorney at Law(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Peacemaker(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Loki(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Zack Snyder's Justice League(2021)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Superman & Lois(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Wonder Woman 1984(2020)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Justice League Dark: Apokolips War(2020)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Pennyworth(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • X-Men: Dark Phoenix(2019)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Tales of Frankenstein(2018)

    as Helmut Frankenstein

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Titans(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Batman and Harley Quinn(2017)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Logan(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Justice League Dark(2017)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Legends of Tomorrow(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Batman: Bad Blood(2016)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High(2016)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Justice League Action(2016)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Savageland(2015)

    as Len Matheson

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Flash(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014)

    as Congresman Davis

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Caper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Batman: Assault on Arkham(2014)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Beware the Batman(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Ben 10: Omniverse(2012)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Heart of Vengeance: Returning Batman to His Roots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Young Justice(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Characters

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Ben 10: Ultimate Alien(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Human Target(2010)

    Show 25 episodes · Characters

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Story Within a Story: The Books of Watchmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • The Super Hero Squad Show(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Superman/Batman: Public Enemies(2009)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ben 10: Alien Force(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Kappa Mikey(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Action Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Beast Machines: Transformers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Avengers: United They Stand(1999)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Shadow Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Godzilla: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Mummies Alive!(1997)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Incredible Hulk(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Beast Wars: Transformers(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Street Fighter: The Animated Series(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • UltraForce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Story

  • G.I. Joe Extreme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Spider-Man: The Animated Series(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Iron Man(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • ReBoot(1994)

    Show 5 episodes · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Conan and the Young Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Exosquad(1993)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • X-Men(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Batman: The Animated Series(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Swamp Thing(1990)

    Show 5 episodes · Characters · Creator

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • The Return of Swamp Thing(1989)

    Comic Book

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Transformers(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Swamp Thing(1982)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 57 titles from 1982 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

$1.3B worldwide

Highest rated

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 57: 7 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting34 of 57: 33 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdOther crew17 of 57: 16 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s15 · crew2000s6 · 2 acting · 4 crew2010s18 · 5 acting · 13 crew2020s15 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Len Wein's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 53 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved15
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · writer

DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High (2016)

88th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Batman: The Animated Series (1992)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Len Wein's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles38–94 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles16–50 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles5–91 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles8–58 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles33–64 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Len Wein work with?

People who share at least 2 of Len Wein's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marv Wolfman shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

  • Marv Wolfman10 titles · 9 as writer    See all 10 shared titles with Marv Wolfman
  • Bob Kane9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Bob Kane
  • Jack Kirby9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Jack Kirby
  • Bill Finger7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Bill Finger

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles