Tick (character)

The Tick
1998 cover of The Tick: Comic Con Extravaganza #1
Publication information
PublisherNew England Comics
First appearanceNew England Comics Newsletter #14 (July/August 1986)
Created byBen Edlund
In-story information
Abilities

The Tick is a superhero created by cartoonist Ben Edlund[1] in 1986 as a newsletter mascot for the New England Comics chain of Boston-area comic book stores. The character is a parody of American comic book superheroes.

The character later spun off into an independent comic book series, multiple TV adaptations, a video game and various merchandise have also been based on the character. IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time ranked the Tick as No. 57.

  1. ^ "THE TICK CREATOR BEN EDLUND AND CO-SHOWRUNNER DAVID FURY ON MAKING A BINGE-WORTHY SUPERHERO". syfy.com.