#32 - Write What You Love: A Career in Animation & Comics | Adam Beechen

Adam Beechen is an Emmy-nominated writer and producer with over 200 produced episodes across live-action and animation, including MacGyver, Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Teen Titans, The Batman, and The Stinky And Dirty Show. A New York Times best-selling author (Batman Beyond: Hush Beyond), he has written comics for DC, Lion Forge, and Darby Pop, including the acclaimed graphic novel Hench, praised by Variety for its "black and comic strangeness." Beyond television, Adam's storytelling spans film, video games, and development for studios like DreamWorks, Starz, and NBC. 🎙️In this episode, we explore:  ✅ From Journalism to Animation – finding your real creative path ✅ Learning story by reading hundreds of scripts for Aaron Spelling ✅ What comics taught him about character, voice, and visual storytelling ✅ The secret to spotting a great script in the first 10 pages ✅ Why screenwriters get pigeonholed - and what to do about it 📌 Learn more about Adam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-beechen-b6320411/ 📬 Have you signed up for the newsletter yet? Each week I share reflections, favorite moments, and what stuck with me from the latest episode: https://www.storyseriespodcast.com 🎥 Prefer to watch this episode? Catch it on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@bviolette?feature=shared 🔔 Like what you hear? Subscribe to The Story Series Podcast, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it.