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  1. The Tick: Created by Ben Edlund. With Peter Serafinowicz, Griffin Newman, Valorie Curry, Brendan Hines. In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, an accountant with no superpowers comes to realize his city is owned by a super villain.

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  2. The Tick is an American comedy superhero series based on Ben Edlund's comic book character. It follows the adventures of the Tick, a blue-suited hero, and his sidekick Arthur, who investigate a conspiracy involving the supervillain The Terror.

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    "Pilot"
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    "Where's My Mind"
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    "Secret / Identity"
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    "Party Crashers"
  3. 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.

  4. Aug 29, 2019 · The Tick is a parody of superheroes created by Ben Edlund in 1986, which was adapted into an animated and live-action TV series. The latest version, starring Peter Serafinowicz, was canceled by Amazon after two seasons in 2019, possibly due to low viewership.

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    In the comic series, the Tick is a wacky hero who escaped from a mental hospital and started fighting crime in the City. Not much is known about The Tick's past because he is amnesiac. However, in one comic it is revealed that The Tick had a wife Cloris. He was a married man who became obsessed with trying to figure out what he wants to do most in ...

    In the 1994 cartoon, the Tick's origin was considerably changed to be more appropriate for children. In an interview, the Tick recalls crashing the National Super Institutein Reno by demonstrating his nigh invulnerability in a dangerous device which explodes, destroying the entire building and leaving the judges astonished. The Tick is then assigne...

    In the Live Action series, the Tick is found patrolling a bus station. After receiving a bus ticket to the city, it is suggested he leave because he defeated his archenemy, the coffee machine. Doing so, he meets Arthur and inadvertently causes the activation of a killer robot.

    Learn about The Tick, the main protagonist of the Tick franchise, a wacky superhero who fights crime in the City. Find out his origin, powers, weaknesses, influences, and appearances in comics, animated and live action series.

  5. In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, an accountant with mental health issues and zero powers comes to suspect his city is owned by a global super villain long-thought dead. As he struggles to uncover the conspiracy, he falls in league with a strange blue superhero.

  6. One person who believes Arthur is a mysterious new ally, The Tick, who is a bizarre blue superhero who may just be a figment of Arthur's imagination.