Background
Edlund was born and raised in Pembroke.
Edlund was born and raised in Pembroke.
He attended Silver Lake Regional High School and was voted by classmates as "Most Artistic" for both the 8th grade and 12th grade yearbook superlatives. Edlund graduated from high school in 1986 and continued to draw his popular character while majoring in film at Massachusetts College of Artist
Prior to his involvement in television, he was best known as the creator of the satirical superhero character The Tick. He serves as a producer and staff writer for Gotham on Fox. At the age of 17, without a driver"s license, Edlund was forced to ride with friends and frequent their favorite hangouts.
One particular destination, the New England Comics store, spawned Edlund"s interest in the comic book medium, which later launched his art and writing career.
Creation of The Tick While still in high school, he began developing his satirical superhero, The Tick, who became the mascot of the New England Comics newsletter. Edlund was invited to create a comic book series based on the character by New England Comics when, due to a production mix-up, the publisher needed a new title fast.
The debut issue of The Tick took a year and a half for Edlund to development While still in college, Edlund was approached by Kiscom, a New Jersey-based toy licensing and design company, who wanted to develop merchandising off The Tick.
Sunbow Entertainment, a New York-based animation company, paired Edlund up with writer Richard Libmann-Smith.
After having their premiere episode turned down by FOX, the duo got approval with a refined version. In 1994, The Tick debuted as an animated series on FOX and lasted three seasons. The program led to various toy and merchandising deals.
The limited scope of merchandising compared to other contemporaneous animated series led Edlund to express contentment in his character as a "much more sincere proposal." The Tick appeared on the FOX network in late 2001 with a short-lived live-action series.