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Mark Millar (; born 24 December 1969) is a Scottish comic book writer and television producer who first came to prominence with a run on the
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series '' The Authority'', published by
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imprint. Millar has written extensively for
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, including runs on '' The Ultimates'', which has been called "the comic book of the decade" by ''
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'' magazine and described as a major inspiration for the 2012 film '' The Avengers'' by its screenwriter Zak Penn, ''
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'', '' Fantastic Four'' and '' Avengers'' for Marvel's
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imprint, as well as '' Marvel Knights Spider-Man'' and ''
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''. In 2006, Millar wrote the ''
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'' mini-series that served as the centrepiece for the eponymous company-wide crossover storyline and later inspired the
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film '' Captain America: Civil War''. The "
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" storyline, published as part of Millar's run on ''Wolverine'', served as the inspiration for the 2017 film ''
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''. Millar has written numerous creator-owned series which have been published under the unified Millarworld label, including ''
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'' with J. G. Jones, '' Kick-Ass'' with John Romita, Jr., '' Nemesis'' with Steve McNiven, ''
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'' and ''
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'' with Leinil Francis Yu, '' The Secret Service'' with
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and '' Jupiter's Legacy'' with Frank Quitely. Some of these series have been adapted into live action and animated series and feature films, such as ''
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'', '' Kick-Ass'', '' Kingsman: The Secret Service'', '' Jupiter's Legacy'' and ''
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''. In 2017, Millarworld was purchased by
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with the aim for Millar to continue developing original properties that would later be adapted by the studio into various formats. In addition to his work as a writer, Millar serves as an
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on all film and television adaptations of his comics. Between 2012 and 2016, he was employed by
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as a creative consultant for adaptations of Marvel properties. In 2013, Millar was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to film and literature.


Early life

Millar was born on 24 December 1969 in Coatbridge,
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. He spent the first half of his life in the town's Townhead area and attended St. Ambrose High School. Millar has four older brothers,"The Third Degree: Mark Millar". '' Jupiter's Legacy'' #1 (April 2013). p. 27
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and one older sister, who are 22, 20, 18, 16 and 14 years older than him, respectively. He was first introduced to comic books at age 4 by his brother Bobby, who at the time was attending university and, as of 2010, worked at a
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. The first comics that Millar read were the seminal 121st issue of ''
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'', which featured the death of Gwen Stacy, and a
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book purchased by Bobby that day. Millar's interest in the medium was further cemented with the black-and-white reprints of other comics, purchased for him by his brothers, so much that he drew a spider web across his face with an indelible marker that his parents were unable to scrub off in time for his First Communion photo a week later. Millar's mother died of a heart attack at age 64, when Millar was 14, and his father died four years later, aged 65. Although Millar enjoyed drawing comics, he was not permitted to go to art school because his family frowned upon such endeavours as a waste of time for the academic Millar, who studied subjects like chemistry, physics and advanced maths. He initially planned to be a doctor, and subsequently decided that becoming an economist would be a viable alternate plan, but later decided that he "couldn't quite hack it" in that occupation. He attended Glasgow University to study politics and economics, but dropped out after his father's death left him without the money to pay his living expenses.


Career


1980s–1990s work

Millar was first inspired to become a comic book creator after meeting Alan Moore at a con in the mid-1980s. Years later, when an 18-year-old Millar interviewed Scottish comic book writer Grant Morrison for a fanzine, he told Morrison that he wanted to create comics as both a writer and an artist. Morrison, who then-recently returned to comics after spending most of the decade touring with his band The Mixers and had limited experience both of writing and drawing stories earlier in his career, suggested that Millar focus on one of those career paths, as it was very hard to be successful at both, which Millar cites as the best advice he has ever received. Soon after, Millar sold his first script, ''
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'', to an independent
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-based publisher
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. Illustrated by
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, Morrison's former bandmate in The Mixers and, earlier, The Fauves, ''Saviour'' provided a mix of religious themes, satire and superhero action that quickly brought Millar to the attention of the wider British comics industry and resulted in several script commissions for the long-running anthology '' 2000 AD'' and its sister title '' Crisis''. In 1992, Trident's owner Neptune Distribution went bankrupt, leaving both ''Saviour'' and '' The Shadowmen'', Millar's second series at the publisher, unfinished. By that time, Millar already became a semi-regular contributor to ''2000AD'' and its adjacent titles, and his output included several '' Robo-Hunter'' serials, a six-part prison story "Insiders" for ''Crisis'', a '' Judge Dredd'' spin-off series '' Red Razors'', as well as numerous newspaper strips starring Dredd himself for '' Daily Star''. The following year, Millar, Morrison and writer John Smith were given editorial reins over ''2000AD'' for an eight-week run titled "The Summer Offensive". The controversial initiative resulted, among other things, in the first major story co-written by Millar and Morrison, '' Big Dave''. In 1994, Millar crossed over to the American comic book industry, taking over the long-running series '' Swamp Thing'', published under
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' Vertigo imprint. The first four issues of his run were again co-written with Morrison, who, according to Millar, "came on board <...> to make sure that DC selected me above anyone else pitching for the gig". Although Millar's further work on ''Swamp Thing'' brought some critical acclaim to the ailing title, the book's sales were still low enough to warrant cancellation by the publisher. For the next few years, Millar continued to write sporadically for ''2000AD'' and various American publishers, often co-scripting the stories with Morrison, with whom he shares the writing credit on the mini-series ''
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'' for Marvel, a short run on '' Vampirella'' for Harris, a year-long run on ''
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'' as well as '' Aztek: The Ultimate Man'' for DC. Several of Millar's unrealized projects of this period include a revamp of Marvel's 2099 imprint and an "end-of-the-world" storyline for '' Marvel Tales'', both co-created with Grant Morrison. In late 1998, Millar and Morrison, along with Mark Waid and
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, developed an extensive proposal for the
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titles that was scheduled to launch in January 2000. The proposal was greenlit, and the team's tenure as collaborative writers was scheduled to begin with upcoming editor Eddie Berganza's first issue. Upon returining from his vacation, then-current DC editor Mike Carlin was shocked to discover that big changes were being implemented to Superman without his knowledge and vetoed the project. In 1999, Millar also developed pitches for Phantom Stranger and Secret Society of Super-Villains as well as a revamp of his debut series ''Saviour''. In the late 1990s, Millar made the first attempt to branch out from comics into screenwriting with a vampire-themed black comedy-drama '' Sikeside''. The script was eventually picked up by
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with Millar as both writer and director, and, although it was initially written as a TV movie, the production company asked Millar to develop it into a six-episode series instead. Described as "'' Buffy'' meets '' Trainspotting''" and planned to be filmed in Millar's hometown of Coatbridge, ''Sikeside'' was ultimately cancelled during pre-production. In a 2010 interview, Millar mentioned that he has sold the rights to the script to producer Angus Lamont who wanted to turn it into a film for a theatrical release. In 1999 and 2000, Millar wrote a
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for '' The Evening Times''.


Marvel and DC career

Millar started gaining notice at DC Comics for his work on the all-ages comic book series ''
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'', which featured stories set in the continuity of '' Superman: The Animated Series''. Millar, a self-proclaimed
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fan, stayed on the title for two years and received two Eisner Award nominations while penning one-off stories featuring the version of the character from the mainline
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. Millar's best known Superman story, the three-issue
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mini-series '' Superman: Red Son'', was first announced in 1998, even though Millar finished most of the script two year prior. As the series' original artist Dave Johnson fell behind the schedule, Millar opposed the idea of using other artists for the remaining pages. DC eventually brought in artist
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to complete the book in 2002. ''Red Son'', which Millar first came up with as a child after reading ''
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'' #300, was published the following year and later adapted into an animated film of the same name. In August 1999, it was announced that Millar and Scottish artist Frank Quitely will be taking over '' The Authority'', an ongoing series published by DC Comics'
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imprint, on the recommendation of the outgoing writer and series' co-creator
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. Millar's trademark style of over-the-top violence mixed with satire, pop culture references and mature themes was met with critical and commercial success while the book itself suffered from censorship enacted by DC starting with the new creative team's very first issue and continuing into Millar-written spin-off mini-series focusing on the team's former leader Jenny Sparks. As a result, the creators repeatedly requested a "Suggested for Mature Readers" label for the series but the idea was vetoed by then-Publisher of DC Comics Paul Levitz. Meanwhile, DC published a "lost" ''
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'' script by Millar to capitalize on his newfound success, while Millar himself considered a move from his native Scotland to the
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, deliberating between staff position offers made by Wildstorm and DC Comics' main competitor Marvel. In June 2000, Marvel announced that Millar will join its then-upcoming "
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" line of comics as the writer on '' Ultimate X-Men'', since
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, who was previously attached to the series, decided to focus his attention on the inaugural "Ultimate" launch of the Spider-Man title. The line, designed to simplify and streamline the company's long-running fictional continuity for mainstream audiences, was met with instant critical and commercial success and, soon after the launch of ''Ultimate X-Men'', Millar announced that he had signed a two-year contract for a staff writing position at Marvel. As part of the deal, Millar and his family relocated to New York. In November 2000, Millar and Quitely announced their plans to leave ''The Authority'' after the third story arc, which was supposed to run in issues #22–25 (cover-dated March–June 2001) if the series was to maintain a monthly schedule. However, soon after the first issue of the arc was published, it was announced that Quitely had signed an exclusive contract with Marvel and would therefore leave the title earlier than planned. Wildstorm assigned Art Adams to finish the last issues and hired writer Tom Peyer and artist Dustin Nguyen to create another four-issue story arc that would fill the publishing gap while Adams worked on his portion of the series. Then, following the 11 September 2001 attacks, Wildstorm decided to postpone the release of the remaining three issues and further edit the completed but not yet released work for sensitive content, which eventually drove Adams away from the title. ''The Authority'' #29, Millar's last issue on the series, was published with art by Gary Erskine and the cover date of July 2002. Another Millar-written ''The Authority'' spin-off, a one-shot story tentatively titled ''
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/ Midnighter'', was announced for a 2000 release but never produced. In 2002, Millar and artist Bryan Hitch further expanded Marvel's Ultimate line with '' The Ultimates'', a reimagining of the company's Avengers team. The title also proved highly successful, although it suffered from delays in shipping due to Hitch's personal issues. ''The Ultimates'' was eventually cancelled after 13 issues and two years of publication with the aim of relaunching the title so that more issues could be produced in advance. '' The Ultimates 2'' launched shortly thereafter and also suffered from delays, this time due to Millar's newly-diagnosed chronic condition and increased workload at Marvel. The second volume as well as the creative team's run on the title ended in 2007 with another 13th issue. Millar and Hitch's work on ''The Ultimates'' inspired two
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titled ''Ultimate Avengers'' and the subsequent 2012
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feature film '' The Avengers'', directed by
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. Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who portrayed the character Quicksilver in the 2015 sequel film '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'', stated that it also drew inspiration from the Ultimate comics. In 2002 and 2003, Millar wrote a column for
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. Around the same time, Millar's website included a teaser for a 6-issue Punisher series with artist
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, although no official announcement was made by Marvel. In 2003, Millar and artist Terry Dodson launched ''
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'' at Marvel's newly-revived Epic imprint, a series meant to re-popularize romance comics that ended up both a sales and critical failure. That same year, Millar renewed his exclusive contract with Marvel for two more years. The following year, he penned two 12-issue runs for titles published under the Marvel Knights imprint, launching '' Marvel Knights Spider-Man'' again with Dodson and taking over the ''
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'' ongoing series with artist John Romita, Jr. Millar and ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' writer Brian Michael Bendis launched a new ongoing series for the Ultimate Marvel imprint, '' Ultimate Fantastic Four'' but left it after just six issues due to scheduling problems. Millar and artist Greg Land were announced as the creative team for a new ''
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'' ongoing series but the pair took over ''Ultimate Fantatic Four'' instead. Millar's return to the title introduced, among other things, the concept of Marvel Zombies. During this period, Millar was assigned to write a trilogy of mini-series that would introduce Galactus to the Ultimate Universe but he left the project due to other commitments at Marvel and health issues. In 2006, after renewing his exclusive contract with Marvel for two more years, Millar launched the most well-known and best-selling work of his career, the 7-issue mini-series ''
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'' with artist Steve McNiven that acted as the centrepiece of the company-wide crossover storyline of the same name. The story revolved around the passing of the
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in response to the death and destruction unintentionally caused by superheroes on a regular basis and the resultant schism in the superheroic community, with
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and
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taking opposing sides of the debacle. The storyline had lasting impact on the fictional
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and served as the inspiration for the 2016 Marvel Studios film '' Captain America: Civil War''. In 2007 and 2008, Millar attempted to pitch a new series of
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films to
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but the studio went with
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's pitch for '' Man of Steel'' instead. During that time, he also had two pitches rejected at Marvel, a Blade story with Richard Corben and a Ghost Rider story with John Romita, Jr., as both characters already had ongoing series at the time and Marvel did not believe either property could support more books. In 2008, Millar returned to the ''
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'' ongoing series for an extended
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storyline "
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", illustrated by his ''Civil War'' collaborator Steve McNiven. Elements of this story inspired the 2017
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film ''
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''. Also in 2008, Millar reteamed with ''The Ultimates'' co-creator Bryan Hitch for a run on the mainline '' Fantastic Four'' series and launched the mini-series ''
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'' with artist Tommy Lee Edwards. The three titles, running concurrently, are notable in that Millar purposefully wrote them as interlinked through the introduction of the character
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, who also appeared in Millar's creator-owned series '' Kick-Ass'' that was published under Marvel's
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imprint. In 2009, Millar returned to the Ultimate Universe with a number of limited series released under the '' Ultimate Comics: Avengers'' banner, his last Marvel work to date. In 2011, Millar abandoned work-for-hire in favor of working full-time on his creator-owned properties.


Millarworld

In 2003, Millar introduced Millarworld, a unified label for his future creator-owned comics. The initial line-up consisted of ''
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starring Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman), '' Chosen'' (published by
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), ''
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'' (published by
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) and the unreleased one-shot ''
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''. Another unreleased project was '' King and Country'', a political drama involving the British royal family repurposed from a TV series pitch Millar created in 2005. According to Millar, the book was supposed to be published in the form of a fully-painted graphic novel by a "big book publisher". In 2008, the Millarworld line expanded with two new releases, ''
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'' at
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and '' Kick-Ass'', which was published under Marvel's
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imprint and adapted into a feature film two years later. The ownership of the Millarworld series is split 50/50 between Millar and the collaborating artist. In 2010, Millar and British publisher
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launched a pop culture-themed magazine ''
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'' that featured serializations of Millar's creator-owned comics as well as a number of short stories by up-and-coming creators submitted via the Millarworld forum. Other magazine contributors include Frankie Boyle, Stewart Lee,
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and Jimmy Carr. In 2011 and 2012, Millar organized the Kapow! Comic Convention in London. The 2011 Kapow! event was notable for setting two
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, the "Fastest Production of a Comic Book" and "Most Contributors to a Comic Book". Millar began work at 9 a.m., plotting a 20-page ''
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'' story, followed by more than 60 comic book creators—including
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,
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, Frank Quitely, John Romita Jr., Jock,"Kapow! '11: Comic History Rewritten On The IGN Stage"
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, Ian Churchill, Olivier Coipel, Duncan Fegredo, Simon Furman, David Lafuente, John McCrea, Liam Sharp—who appeared on stage throughout the day to create a panel each. The black-and-white book was completed in 11 hours, 19 minutes and 38 seconds, then published through Marvel's
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imprint on 23 November 2011, with all royalties being donated to Yorkhill Children's Foundation. In 2015 and 2016, Millarworld held Talent Contest events where entrants had to write and/or draw short stories based on some of the company's properties. The winning entries were published as two anthology specials in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Most of the Millarworld series have enjoyed interest from Hollywood over the years. In 2008, Michael De Luca optioned ''
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'' for
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. In 2010, '' Nemesis'' was optioned by
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with Tony Scott attached to direct. Three years later, Fox optioned ''
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''. 2014 saw the release of '' Kingsman: The Secret Service'', directed by Matthew Vaughn. That same year, ''
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'' was optioned by Fox with Vaughn attached as producer. The following year, '' Huck'' was picked up by Studio 8, while an adaptation of ''
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'' was announced to be in development by
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. In 2016, Waypoint Entertainment optioned both ''
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'' and '' American Jesus'' (which had previously been optioned by Matthew Vaughn's Marv Films in 2009), while Lorenzo di Bonaventura began development on '' Jupiter's Legacy''. That same year, Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum signed on to produce '' Empress'' with '' XXX: Return of Xander Cage'' writer F. Scott Frazier set to pen the screenplay. In August 2017, it was announced that Millarworld has been purchased for an undisclosed sum by
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. Millar noted it was the third time in history a comic book company had been purchased by a production studio, comparing the buyout to the 1967 purchase of
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by Kinney National Company (subsequently renamed to Warner Communications) and the 2009 acquisition of
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by
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. As part of the deal, Millar and his wife Lucy continued to run Millarworld as President and CEO, respectively, developing new properties to be produced by Netflix. Comics adapted to film before the deal, such as ''Kick-Ass'' and ''Kingsman'', were not included in the package. The first of Millarworld properties to be adapted at Netfilx was '' Jupiter's Legacy'', which premiered in May 2021 with an eight-episode first season. It was followed by ''
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'', an animated spin-off series released in November 2021.


Public image

Over the years, Millar has earned a reputation as a controversial and outspoken writer. In interviews, he openly criticized the business practices of the American comics industry in the 90s, the comic book writing trend of decompression popularized in the early 00s, the tendency of Big Two publishers to oversaturate the market with tie-ins and spin-offs in the mid-00s as well as the
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' management of '' The Authority'' during his tenure as the title's writer. In his writing, Millar has incorporated the themes of domestic abuse ('' The Ultimates''),
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(''
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''), child molestation (''
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'') and
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, the latter sometimes for comedic effect. In August 2013, when asked by Abraham Riesman of ''
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'' about the use of rape as a plot device in more than one of his comics, Millar responded, "The ultimate ctthat would be the taboo, to show how bad some villain is, was to have somebody being raped, you know. I don't really think it matters. It's the same as, like, a decapitation. It's just a horrible act to show that somebody's a bad guy." The comment drew criticism from industry peers and comic book journalists. Similar incidents include Millar publicly expressing amazement at the fact that non-caucasians can get Down's syndrome and referring to all gamers as " pedos" in an interview. Millar frequently employs unusual tactics to promote himself and his work, such as the public bet with Harry Knowles regarding the casting of the lead actor in then-upcoming Superman film in 2004, which Millar used as a way to advertise his run on ''
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''. That same year, Millar claimed that rapper Eminem was in talks to take the lead role in the film adaptation of his creator-owned series ''
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'' which resulted in public denial by Eminem's management via '' Variety''. In 2006, Millar auctioned the right to name the protagonist of his then-upcoming creator-owned series '' Kick-Ass''. In 2016, he organized a "treasure hunt" for advance copies of '' Jupiter's Legacy'' hidden in ten cities around the world. In 2017, Millar established a charitable foundation and launched a multi-year campaign to promote it. Throughout the 90s and early 00s, Millar was close friends with fellow Scottish writer Grant Morrison. The pair frequently collaborated on works published by British and American publishers and appeared together at various events. Morrison was seen as the mentor figure in their relationship, as evidenced by a humorous strip created by Garth Ennis and
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for an anniversary issue of '' 2000 AD'' in which Millar appeared in the form of a small droid repeating a single phrase, "me and Gwant". The pair was also parodied in an issue of '' Simpsons Comics'' written by
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, shown fighting over whose then-ongoing
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series—Millar's ''
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'' or Morrison's ''
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''—is more important. Sometime around 2004, Millar and Morrison seemingly cut all communication and never interacted in public again, which, according to Morrison, happened because Millar wanted to break away from the image of Morrison's protégé after the success he had with ''The Authority'' and ''Ultimate X-Men''. When asked about the state of their relationship in a 2011 interview, Morrison responded thus, "I wish him well but, no, there is no good feeling between myself and Mark Millar for many reasons most of which are he destroyed my faith in human fucking nature."


Awards and accolades

In August 2011, Millar appeared in his native Coatbridge to unveil a superhero-themed steel archway beside the Monkland Canal, created by sculptor Andy Scott with the help from the students at St. Ambrose High School, Millar's alma mater. The six-metre-high archway, created as part of the efforts to reinvigorate the canal, was inspired by Millar's work, depicting a superhero named Captain Coatbridge and two superheroines. In June 2013, Millar was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to film and literature on the Queen's Honours Birthday list.


Award nominations

* 2000 Eisner Award for Best Title for a Younger Audience — ''
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'' (shared with Aluir Amâncio, Terry Austin, and others) * 2000 Eisner Award for Best Writer — ''Superman Adventures'' * 2001 Eisner Award for Best Writer — '' The Authority'' and '' Ultimate X-Men'' * 2001 Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story — ''The Authority'' #13–16: "The Nativity" (shared with Frank Quitely and
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) * 2004 Eagle Award for Favourite Comics Writer * 2005 Eagle Award for Favourite Comics Writer


Influences

Millar has cited Alan Moore and Frank Miller as the two biggest influences on his career, characterising them as "my Mum and Dad." Other comic book creators he names as influences include Dave Sim, Grant Morrison, Peter Milligan,
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and Garth Ennis. In 2013, Millar listed ''
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'', ''
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'', '' The Spy Who Loved Me'', ''
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'' and ''
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'' as his five favorite films.


Personal life

Millar is a practicing
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who abstains from using profanity in his personal life. He met his first girlfriend Gill, who lived nearby in Coatbridge and attended the same school as him, at the age of 17. The couple married in 1993 and divorced in early 2009. They have one daughter, Emily, who was born in 1998. Millar's second wife, Lucy Unwin, gave birth to their first child in November 2011 and the second in March 2014. Millar and Unwin married in May 2016. They reside in
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's West End. In 2005, Millar was diagnosed with
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.


Political views

Speaking about his political views, Millar has described himself thus, "I regard myself as traditionally left of centre and progressive, a Eurosceptic in the Bennite mould, and the policies espoused by the coalition formed under the Yes umbrella are the closest to my own particular ideology." Before the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, Millar was cited as a supporter of Scottish independence by groups such as the
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, and made comments interpreted in support of independence. However, in the run-up to the referendum, Millar stated that he was "genuinely undecided". In a January 2015 interview with '' The Herald'', he stated, "Originally I was ''Yes'' and then about six months before I started having doubts, and then I just went silent on it because I saw the country going mad. People who I love were falling out with each other." In 2020, Millar explained on
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that he is not a "tribalist" when it comes to Scottish independence, stating, "After the Blair era I was tempted for a year or two" regarding the matter, but questioned whether an independent Scotland could function economically. Millar supported
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and endorsed a ''Leave'' vote during the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum.


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, 1990) *'' The Shadowmen'' #1–2 (with Andrew Hope and Ben Dilworth (#2), 1990)


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*'' Crisis'' (anthology): ** "Her Parents" (with John McCrea, in #31, 1989) ** "Insiders" (with Paul Grist, in #54–59, 1991) *'' 2000 AD'' (anthology): **''
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'': *** ''All-Star Future Shocks'' (tpb, 192 pages,
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, in #643, 1989) **** "Self Awareness" (with Keith Page, in #648, 1989) *** "Nightmare on Ses*me Street " (with
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, in #785, 1992) *** "A Fete Worse Than Death" (with Brian Williamson, in #786, 1992) *** "The Night Santa Signed On" (with Ron Smith, in #868, 1994) **'' Silo'' (with Dave D'Antiquis, in #706–711, 1990) collected in ''Tharg's Creepy Chronicles'' (tpb, 144 pages, Simon & Schuster, 2012, ) **''
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'': "Tales of the Alternative Earth" (prose story, in ''Winter Special'' '90, 1990) collected in ''Zenith Phase Four'' (hc, 112 pages, Rebellion, 2015, ) **'' Judge Dredd'': *** "Christmas is Cancelled" (with
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, in ''Winter Special'' '90, 1990) collected in ''Judge Dredd: The Restricted Files Volume 3'' (tpb, 288 pages, Rebellion, 2011, ) *** "Happy Birthday Judge Dredd!" (with
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, in #829, 1993) collected in ''Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 18'' (tpb, 304 pages, Rebellion, 2011, ) *** ''Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 19'' (tpb, 320 pages, Rebellion, 2012, ) includes: **** "Great Brain Robbery" (with Ron Smith, in #835–836, 1993) **** "Tough Justice" (with Mick Austin, in #840, 1993) **** "Down Among the Dead Men" (with Brett Ewins, in #841, 1993) **** "War Games" (with Paul Marshall, in #854, 1993) **** "Judge Tyrannosaur" (with Ron Smith, in #855, 1993) *** ''Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 20'' (tpb, 320 pages, Rebellion, 2013, ) includes: **** "Book of the Dead" (co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison, art by
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, in #859–866, 1993) **** "I Hate Christmas" (with
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, in #867, 1993) **** "Frankenstein Division" (with Carlos Ezquerra, in #868–871, 1994) **** "Crime Prevention" (with
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, in #872, 1994) **** "Top Gun" (with Ron Smith, in #879, 1994) **** "Under Siege" (with
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, in #880, 1994) *** "Mr. Bennet Joins the Judges" (with Peter Doherty, in ''Sci-Fi Special'' '94, 1994) collected in ''Judge Dredd: The Restricted Files Volume 4'' (tpb, 272 pages, Rebellion, 2012, ) *** "Crusade" (co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison and Mick Austin, in #928–937, 1995) collected in ''Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 22'' (tpb, 304 pages, Rebellion, 2014, ) *** "Man Who Broke the Law" (with Steve Yeowell, in #968–969, 1995) collected in ''Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 24'' (tpb, 320 pages, Rebellion, 2015, ) *** "The Big Hit" (with Graham Stoddart, in #1029–1030, 1997) collected in ''Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 26'' (tpb, 320 pages, Rebellion, 2016, ) **'' Robo-Hunter'': *** "Sam Slade: Robo-Hunter" (with Jose Casanovas, in #723–734, 1991) *** "Return of the Puppet Master" (with Simon Jacob, in ''Sci-Fi Special'' '91, 1991) *** "Killer Grannies" (with
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, in ''Yearbook'' '92, 1991) *** "Escape from Bisleyland" (with Anthony Williams, in #750–759, 1991) *** "The Return to Verdus" (with Jose Casanovas, in #792–802, 1992) *** "Aces of Slades" (with Anthony Williams, in #813–816, 1992–1993) *** "The Succubus" (with Simon Jacob, in ''Yearbook'' '93, 1992) *** "Serial Stunners" (with Jose Casanovas, in #819–822, 1993) *** "Keith the Killer Robot" (with Ron Smith, in #825–827, 1993) *** "The Robotic Revenge of Dr. Robotski" (with Simon Jacob, in #881–884, 1994) **'' Red Razors'': *** ''Red Razors'' (tpb, 144 pages,
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, 2004, ) collects: **** '' Judge Dredd Megazine'' #8–15: "Red Razors" (with Steve Yeowell, 1991) **** "The Hunt for Red Razors" (with
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, in #908–917, 1994) *** "The Secret Origin of Comrade Ed" (with Steve Yeowell, in ''Judge Dredd Mega-Special'' #5, 1992) *** "Doctor's Orders" (with Steve Yeowell, in ''Judge Dredd Yearbook'' '93, 1992) *** "Rites of Passage" (with Nigel Dobbyn, in #971, 1995) **''
Judge Anderson Judge Cassandra Anderson is a fictional law enforcer and psychic appearing in the British science fiction comics '' 2000 AD'' and the ''Judge Dredd Megazine''. Created by writer John Wagner and artist Brian Bolland, Anderson made her debut as a ...
'': "The Most Dangerous Game" (with Dermot Power, in ''Judge Dredd Yearbook'' '92, 1991) collected in ''Judge Anderson: The Psi Files Volume 4'' (tpb, 304 pages, Rebellion, 2014, ) **''
Tales from Beyond Science This is a list of minor '' 2000 AD'' stories. Stories A Absalom ''Absalom'' is a horror story spin-off from '' Caballistics, Inc.'' by Gordon Rennie and Tiernen Trevallion. The stories were "Noblesse Obligie" in ''2000 AD'' #1732–1739 ( ...
'' (with
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, in #774, 776, ''Winter Special'' '92, ''Sci-Fi Special'' '94, 1992–1994) collected in ''Tales from Beyond Science'' (hc, 88 pages,
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, 2013, ) **'' Rogue Trooper'': "House of Pain" (with Brett Ewins and Jim McCarthy, in ''Sci-Fi Special'' '92, 1992) collected in ''Rogue Trooper: Tales of Nu-Earth Volume 4'' (tpb, 288 pages, 2014, ) **''
The Spider The Spider is an American pulp-magazine hero of the 1930s and 1940s. The character was created by editor Harry Steeger and written by a variety of authors for 118 monthly issues of '' The Spider'' from 1933 to 1943. A 119th Spider novel manuscr ...
'': "Vicious Games" (with John Higgins and David Hine, in ''Action Special'', 1992) **''
Purgatory Purgatory (, borrowed into English via Anglo-Norman and Old French) is, according to the belief of some Christian denominations (mostly Catholic), an intermediate state after physical death for expiatory purification. The process of purgatory ...
'' (with Carlos Ezquerra, in #834–841, 1993) **'' Tharg's Terror Tales'': *** "The Tooth Fairy" (with Greg Staples, in #839, 1993) *** "The Uncanny Dr. Doctor" (with
Shaky Kane Michael Coulthard is a British writer and psychedelic artist who best known for his work as a comic and graphic artist under the pseudonym Shaky Kane, as well as Shaky 2000. Biography After working for independent comics and magazines like Pss ...
, in #860, 1993) *** "Milk and Honey" (with Kevin Cullen, in #895, 1994) **'' Maniac 5'': *** "Maniac 5" (with Steve Yeowell, in #842–849, 1993) *** "War Journal" (with David Hine, in ''Sci-Fi Special'' '93, 1993) *** "Maniac 6 (prelude)" (with Richard Elson, in ''Winter Special'' '93, 1993) *** "Funeral for a Friend" (with Robert McCallum, in ''Winter Special'' '94, 1994) *** "Maniac 6" (with Steve Yeowell, in #956–963, 1995) **'' Big Dave'' (co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison): *** "Target: Baghdad" (with Steve Parkhouse, in #842–845, 1993) *** "Monarchy in the UK" (with Steve Parkhouse, in #846–849, 1993) *** "Young Dave" (with Steve Parkhouse, in ''Yearbook'' '94, 1993) *** "Costa del Chaos" (with Anthony Williams, in #869–872, 1994) *** "Wotta Lotta Balls" (with Steve Parkhouse, in #904–907, 1994) **'' Canon Fodder'' (with Chris Weston, in #861–867, 1993) **'' The Grudge-Father'' (with Jim McCarthy, in #878–883, 1994) **''
Babe Race 2000 This is a list of minor '' 2000 AD'' stories. Stories A Absalom ''Absalom'' is a horror story spin-off from '' Caballistics, Inc.'' by Gordon Rennie and Tiernen Trevallion. The stories were "Noblesse Obligie" in ''2000 AD'' #1732–1739 ( ...
'' (with Anthony Williams, in #883–888 and ''Yearbook'' '95, 1994–1995) **'' Rogue Trooper (Friday)'': "G.I. Blues" (with Chris Weston, in #901–903, 1994) ** '' Janus: Psi-Division'' (with Paul Johnson): *** "A New Star" (in #980–984, 1996) *** "Faustus" (co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison, in #1024–1031, 1997) *'' Revolver Horror Special'': "Mother's Day" (with Phil Winslade, anthology, 1990) *'' The Comic Relief Comic'' (among other writers and artists,
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, 1991) *'' Sonic the Comic'' (anthology): **'' Sonic the Hedgehog'': *** "Robofox" (with Woodrow Phoenix, in #2, 1993) *** "Mayhem in the Marble Hill Zone" (with Jose Casanovas, in #3, 1993) *** "Lost in the Labyrinth Zone" (with Woodrow Phoenix, in #5, 1993) *** "Time Racer" (with Ed Hillyer, in #11, 1993) *** "Hidden Danger!" (with
Carl Flint Carl may refer to: * Carl, Georgia, city in USA * Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name * Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of ...
, in #12, 1993) *** "Double Trouble" (with Mike Hadley, in #13, 1993) *** "The Green Eater" (with Mike Hadley, in #15, 1993) *** "Happy Christmas Doctor Robotnik!" (with Brian Williamson, in #16, 1993) *** "A Day in the Life of Doctor Robotnik" (with Mike Hadley, in #42, 1994) *** "Odour Zone" (with Mike Hadley, in #72, 1996) *** "Spinball Wizard" (with Keith Page, in #73, 1996) **''
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'' (with Peter Richardson, in #7–12 and 25–30, 1993–1994)


Other

*'' Daily Star'' ( daily newspaper strip featuring Judge Dredd, published by Reach plc): ** "Return of the Peeper" (with Mike Collins, episodes #1556–1598, published from 2 March to 20 April 1991) ** "How to be a... Monster" (with Mike Collins, episodes #1599–1640, published from 22 April to 8 June 1991) ** "Assault on Sector House 13" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #1641–1682, published from 10 June to 27 July 1991) ** "Reform School Reunion" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #1725–1766, published from 16 September to 2 November 1991) ** "Blood of Nosferatu" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #1767–1808, published from 4 November to 21 December 1991) ** "Death to the Judges" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #1851–1892, published from 12 February to 31 March 1992) ** "Vic Slaughter's Big Night Out" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #1935–1976, published from 20 May to 7 July 1992) ** "Hondo City Nightmare" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #1977–2018, published from 8 July to 24 August 1992) ** "Night of the Living Dredd" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2061–2102, published from 13 October to 1 December 1992) ** "Brute Force" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2103–2144, published from 2 December 1992 to 20 January 1993) ** "Mega-City Heat" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2145–2186, published from 21 January to 10 March 1993) ** "The Poverty Trap" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2229–2270, published from 29 April to 16 June 1993) ** "The Underworld Rises!" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2271–2312, published from 17 June to 4 August 1993) ** "Night of the Futant" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2355–2396, published from 23 September to 10 November 1993) ** "Corpulence, Inc." (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2397–2438, published from 11 November to 31 December 1993) ** "Pritzy's Honour" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2439–2480, published from 1 January to 18 February 1994) ** "Breakout" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2481–2522, published from 19 February to 8 April 1994) ** "The Big Hit" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2565–2606, published from 28 May to 15 July 1994) ** "Perp Watch" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2649–2690, published from 3 September to 21 October 1994) ** "Wanted: Judge Dredd" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2691–2732, published from 22 October to 9 December 1994) ** "Marked for Death" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2775–2816, published from 30 January to 18 March 1995) ** "Mean as Sin" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2817–2858, published from 30 March to 6 May 1995) ** "Nutty City One" (with Ron Smith, episodes #2859–2894, published from 8 May to 24 June 1995) ** "The Dead Judge's Society" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2895–2936, published from 26 June to 12 August 1995) ** "Muggable Willy" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2937–2978, published from 14 August to 30 September 1995) ** "Dead Man's Boots" (with Ron Smith, episodes #2979–2990, published from 2 October to 18 November 1995) ** "Block Law" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #3021–3061, published from 20 November 1995 to 11 January 1996) ** "Spirit of Vengeance" (with Ron Smith, episodes #3062–3102, published from 12 January to 27 March 1996) ** "Teutronic Knights" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #3103–3144, published from 28 March to 16 April 1996) ** "The Long Walk" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #3145–3186, published from 17 April to 4 June 1996) ** "Euroball 2118!" (with Ron Smith, episodes #3187–3228, published from 5 June to 23 July 1996) ** "Slugheads!" (with Ron Smith, episodes #3229–3270, published from 24 July to 10 September 1996) ** "Jimpy" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #3271–3312, published from 11 September to 29 October 1996) ** "Strangers on a Zoom Train" (with Ron Smith, episodes #3313–3354, published from 30 October to 17 December 1996) *''
CLiNT Clint is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Clint Alberta (1970–2002), Canadian filmmaker *Clint Albright (1926–1999), Canadian ice hockey player *Clint Alfino (born 1968), South African basebal ...
'' (as Editor-in-Chief, magazine featuring TV and film-related articles and interviews as well as comic strips and serials,
Titan Titan most often refers to: * Titan (moon), the largest moon of Saturn * Titans, a race of deities in Greek mythology Titan or Titans may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities Fictional locations * Titan in fiction, fictiona ...
): **''CLiNT'' #1–15 (featuring serializations '' Kick-Ass 2'' (#1–15), '' Nemesis'' (#1–5), '' American Jesus'' (#2–7) and ''
Superior Superior may refer to: *Superior (hierarchy), something which is higher in a hierarchical structure of any kind Places *Superior (proposed U.S. state), an unsuccessful proposal for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to form a separate state *Lake ...
'' (#6–15), 2010–2012) *** Original stories featured in the magazine: **** '' Space Oddities'' (self-contained strips by various creators): ***** "The Diner" (written and drawn by Manuel Bracchi, in #1) ***** "Emergency Pit-Stop" (written and drawn by
Mateus Santolouco Mateus may refer to: * Mateus (wine), a brand of wine produced in Portugal * Mateus (Vila Real), a civil parish in Portugal **Mateus Palace, a palace in the above civil parish * Mateus (name), Portuguese given name and surname * Jorge & Mateus, mus ...
, in #2) ***** "Fall of the Fortress" (written and drawn by Bruno Letizia, in #3) ***** "Best Man" (written by Muriel Grey, drawn by
Des Taylor Des is a masculine given name, mostly a short form (hypocorism) of Desmond. People named Des include: People * Des Buckingham, English football manager * Des Corcoran, (1928–2004), Australian politician * Des Dillon (disambiguation), sever ...
, in #4) ***** "Someone Got to Eddie" (written by Ian Rankin, drawn by Stephen Daly, in #5) ***** "The Battle of Dansroom" (written by Ryan Schrodt, drawn by Des Taylor, in #6) ***** "Treasure" (written and drawn by Stephen Baskerville, in #7) **** '' Rex Royd'' (co-written by Frankie Boyle and Jim Muir, drawn by Mike Dowling, in #1–4, 12–13 and ''Mark Millar's CLiNT'' #1) **** '' The Property'' (written by Stewart Lee, drawn by Steve Yeowell, in #4) **** '' Beat My Score'' (written by Jimmy Carr, drawn by Ryusuke Hamamoto, in #9) *** Reprints of previously published stories serialized in the magazine: **** '' Turf'' (written by
Jonathan Ross Jonathan Stephen Ross (born 17 November 1960) is an English broadcaster, film critic, comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He presented the BBC One chat show ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' during the 2000s, hosted his own radio show on ...
, drawn by Tommy Lee Edwards, in #1–10) **** '' The Pro'' (written by Garth Ennis, drawn by Amanda Conner, in #5–9) **** ''
Who is Jake Ellis? Nathan Edmondson is an American comic book writer, best known for his creator-owned series '' Who is Jake Ellis?'', published by Image Comics, as well as the runs on ''The Punisher'' and '' Black Widow'' for Marvel Comics. Edmondson is the co- ...
'' (written by Nathan Edmondson, drawn by
Tonči Zonjić Tonči Zonjić is a Croatian comic book artist. Career Zonjić started out as an illustrator at the age of 15 and got into comics by creating a fanzine called ''Pipci!'' (''Tentacles!'') in 2004.
, in #8–12) **** '' Officer Downe'' (written by
Joe Casey Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as '' Wildcats 3.0'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', '' The Intimates'', '' Adventures of Superman'', and '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' among others. As part of the comics creator grou ...
, drawn by
Chris Burnham Chris Burnham is a comic book artist known for his work on ''Batman Incorporated'' with Grant Morrison, as well as the creator-owned books such as Officer Downe and ''Nixon's Pals'', which were published by Image Comics. Early life Born in Connec ...
, in #10–11) **** '' Graveyard of Empires'' (written by
Mark Sable Mark A. Sable (born June 22, 1975) is an American writer for stage, screen, and comic books. Biography Mark Sable is a writer for comics, film and television, best known for such creator-owned comics as Image Comics "Graveyard of Empires" and B ...
, drawn by
Paul Azaceta Paul may refer to: * Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...
, in #12–15 and ''Mark Millar's CLiNT'' #3–4) **''Mark Millar's CLiNT'' #1–8 (featuring serializations of ''
Supercrooks ''Supercrooks'' is a four-issue comic book limited series by writer Mark Millar and artist Leinil Francis Yu. The series was published by the Icon Comics imprint of Marvel Comics from March–August 2012. Plot Johnny Bolt is a supervillain ...
'' (#1–5), '' The Secret Service'' (#1–7) and '' Hit-Girl'' (#2–7), 2012–2013) *** Original stories featured in the magazine: **** '' Death Sentence'' (written by Monty Nero, drawn by Mike Dowling, in #1–8) **** '' Homesick'' (written by J. P. Rutter, drawn by Martin Stiff, in #7) **** ''
Odyssey The ''Odyssey'' (; grc, Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia, ) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the '' Iliad'', ...
'' (written by Dave Elliott, drawn by Garrie Gastonny, in #8)


DC Comics

*'' Swamp Thing'' vol. 2 (with Phil Hester, Chris Weston (#153), Phil Jimenez (#156), Jill Thompson (#159); issues #140–143 are co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison, Vertigo, 1994–1996) collected as: **''The Root of All Evil'' (collects #140–150, tpb, 296 pages, 2015, ) **''Darker Genesis'' (collects #151–160, tpb, 256 pages, 2015, ) **''Trial by Fire'' (collects #161–171, tpb, 272 pages, 2016, ) *'' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #79: "Favorite Things" (with Steve Yeowell, anthology, 1996) collected in ''Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Volume 1'' (tpb, 192 pages, 2005, ) *'' Aztek, the Ultimate Man'' #1–10 (co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison, art by N. Steven Harris, 1996–1997) collected as ''Aztek, the Ultimate Man'' (tpb, 240 pages, 2008, ) * Justice League: **'' JLA Secret Files & Origins'': *** ''JLA: The Deluxe Edition Volume 1'' (tpb, 256 pages, 2011, ) includes: **** "Secret Origin: Star-Seed" (co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison, art by Howard Porter, in #1, 1997) **** "Lost Pages: The New Superman Meets the JLA" (with Don Hillsman, co-feature in #1, 1997) **** "A Day in the Life: Martian Manhunter" (with Don Hillsman, co-feature in #1, 1997) *** "Secrets of the JLA Trophy Room" (with Chris Jones, co-feature in #2, 1998) **'' JLA: Paradise Lost'' #1–3 (with Ariel Olivetti, 1998) **'' JLA 80-Page Giant'' #1: "The Secret Society of Super-Villains" (with Chris Jones, anthology, 1998) **'' JLA'' #27: "The Bigger They Come..." (with Mark Pajarillo, 1999) collected in ''JLA: The Deluxe Edition Volume 3'' (tpb, 344 pages, 2013, ) *''
The Flash The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date ...
'' vol. 2 (co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison, art by Paul Ryan, Ron Wagner (#137–138) and Pop Mhan (#139–141), 1997–1998) collected as: **''Emergency Stop'' (collects #130–135, tpb, 144 pages, 2009, ) **''The Human Race'' (collects #136–141, tpb, 160 pages, 2009, ) **''The Flash by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar'' (collects #130–141, tpb, 334 pages, 2016, ) *** Includes the "Your Life is My Business" short story (art by Ariel Olivetti) from '' The Flash 80-Page Giant'' #1 (anthology, 1998) *
Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book '' Action Comics'' #1 ( cover-dated June 1938 and pu ...
: **''
Superman Adventures ''Superman Adventures'' is a DC Comics comic book series featuring Superman. It is set in the continuity (and style) of '' Superman: The Animated Series''. It ran for 66 issues between 1996 and 2002. Writers on the series included Paul Dini, Mark E ...
'' (with Aluir Amâncio, Mike Manley (#25, 28, 34) and
Neil Vokes Neil is a masculine name of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Niall'' which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion".. ...
(#33), 1998–2000) collected as: *** ''Up, Up and Away!'' (collects #16, 19, 22–24, digest-sized tpb, 112 pages, 2004, ) *** ''The Never-Ending Battle'' (collects #25–29, digest-sized tpb, 112 pages, 2004, ) *** ''Last Son of Krypton'' (collects #30–31, 33–34, digest-sized tpb, 112 pages, 2006, ) *** ''The Man of Steel'' (collects #35–38, digest-sized tpb, 112 pages, 2006, ) *** ''Superman Adventures'' (includes #41, digest-sized tpb, 128 pages, 2013, ) *** ''Superman by Mark Millar'' (includes #52, tpb, 280 pages, 2018, ) **** Also collects the '' Tangent Comics: The Superman'' one-shot (art by
Butch Guice Jackson "Butch" Guice (born June 27, 1961) is an American comics artist who has worked in the comics industry since the 1980s. Biography Guice was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.. Retrieved March 21, 2008. Growing up in the 1960s, Guice was fond ...
, 1998) **** Also collects the '' Team Superman'' one-shot (art by Georges Jeanty, 1999) **** Also collects the "From Krypton with Love" short story (art by
Sean Phillips Sean Phillips (born 27 January 1965) is a British comic book artist, best known for his collaborations with Ed Brubaker on comics including '' Sleeper'', ''Incognito'', the ''Criminal'' series of comics, '' Fatale'', '' The Fade Out'', and '' ...
) from '' Superman 80-Page Giant'' #2 (anthology, 1999) **'' Action Comics'' #753–755, 758 (co-written by Millar and Stuart Immonen, art by Immonen and Shawn Martinbrough (#755), 1999) **'' Superman: Secret Files & Origins'' #2: "Big Belly Burgers" (with
Shannon Denton Shannon Eric Denton is an American veteran storyteller and artist with credits at Cartoon Network, Warner Bros., Jerry Bruckheimer Films, NBC, Disney, Sony, ToyBiz, Marvel Entertainment, Fox Kids, Paramount Pictures, CBS, Dimension Films, DC Co ...
, co-feature, 1999) **'' Adventures of Superman'' (co-written by Millar and Stuart Immonen): *** ''Superman: The City of Tomorrow Volume 1'' (tpb, 466 pages, 2019, ) includes: **** "Higher Ground" (art by Steve Epting, in #573, 1999) **** "Something Borrowed, Something Blue" (art by
Joe Phillips Joe Phillips is an American artist, known for his gay-themed illustration, erotic animation, and his earlier work on superhero comic books. Early life Phillips was born in Atlanta, Georgia in the 1960s. He attended Northside School of the Arts ...
, in #574, 2000) **** "A Night at the Opera" (art by Yanick Paquette, in #575, 2000) **** "AnarchY2Knowledge" (art by Stuart Immonen, in #576, 2000) **'' Superman: For the Animals'': "Dear Superman..." (with Tom Grummett, free one-shot polybagged with DC Comics publications with a ''March 2000'' cover date, 2000) **'' Superman: Red Son'' #1–3 (with Dave Johnson and
Kilian Plunkett Killian or Kilian, as a given name, is an Anglicized version of the Irish name Cillian. The name Cillian was borne by several early Irish saints including missionaries to Artois and Franconia and the author of the life of St Brigid. The name is s ...
, 2003) collected as ''Superman: Red Son'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2004, ; hc, 2009, ) *'' DC One Million 80-Page Giant'': "System's Finest" (with Mike Wieringo, anthology one-shot, 1999) collected in ''DC One Million Omnibus'' (hc, 1,080 pages, 2013, ) *'' DCU Heroes: Secret Files & Origins'': "Lost Pages: Above Top Secret" (with Matthew Clark, co-feature in one-shot, 1999) *'' The Books of Magic'' vol. 2 ''Annual'' #3: "The New Mystic Youth: Who is Tim Hunter?" (with Phil Jimenez, co-feature, 1999) collected in ''The Books of Magic Omnibus Volume 2'' (hc, 1,488 pages, 2022, ) *'' Day of Judgment Secret Files & Origins'': "Which Witch?" (with Yanick Paquette) and "One Enchanted Evening..." (with Phil Winslade, co-features, 1999) collected in ''Day of Judgment'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2013, ) *'' Silver Age: Justice League of America'': "The League without Justice!" (with Scott Kolins, one-shot, 2000) *''
Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byrne, are credited as bein ...
'' vol. 2 #153: "Mad About the Boy" (with Georges Jeanty, 2000) *''The Authority Omnibus'' (hc, 984 pages, 2019, ) includes: **'' The Authority'' #13–20, 22, 27–29 (with Frank Quitely, Chris Weston (#17–18), Art Adams (#27–28) and Gary Erskine (#29),
Wildstorm Wildstorm Productions, (stylized as WildStorm), is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee under the name "Aegis Entertainment" and expanded in subsequent years by other creators, Wild ...
, 2000–2002) *** In a 2003 interview, Grant Morrison stated he ghost-wrote issue #28, with Millar later adjusting the script to make the issue fit his storyline. *** Millar's run along with the fill-in issues was also collected as ''The Authority Volume 2'' (hc, 416 pages, 2013, ; tpb, 2014, ) *** Script and art in issues #13–14 and 27–28 were censored; the restored, uncensored pages were first printed in '' The Authority: Absolute Edition Volume 2'' (hc, 504 pages, 2018, ) **'' Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority'' #1–5 (with John McCrea, Wildstorm, 2000–2001) also collected as ''Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2001, ) *'' Tales of the New Gods'': "Infinetly Gentle Infinetly Suffering" (previously unpublished short story with art by Steve Ditko; tpb, 168 pages, 2008, )


Marvel Comics

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Skrull Kill Krew The Skrull Kill Krew are a fictional group appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They first appeared in their own miniseries published in 1995. They were created by Grant Morrison, Mark Millar and Steve Yeowell. The grou ...
'' #1–5 (co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison, art by Steve Yeowell, 1995) collected as ''Skrull Kill Krew'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2006, ) *'' Marvels Comics Group: Codename X-Men'': "How I Learned to Love the Bomb" (with Sean Phillips, one-shot, 2000) *'' 411'' #1: "Tit-for-Tat" (with Frank Quitely, anthology, 2003) *''
Trouble Trouble may refer to: Film and television * ''Trouble'' (1922 film), an American silent comedy-drama film directed by Albert Austin * ''Trouble'' (1933 film), a British comedy film * ''Trouble'' (1977 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Trouble'' ...
'' #1–5 (with Terry Dodson, Epic, 2003) collected as ''Trouble'' (hc, 120 pages, 2011, ) *'' Marvel Knights Spider-Man'' #1–12 (with Terry Dodson and Frank Cho (#5 and 8), Marvel Knights, 2004–2005) collected as ''Marvel Knights Spider-Man'' (hc, 304 pages, 2005, ; tpb, 2011, ) *''
Wolverine The wolverine (), (''Gulo gulo''; ''Gulo'' is Latin for " glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a musc ...
'' vol. 3 (with John Romita, Jr. and
Kaare Andrews Kaare Andrews is a comic book writer, artist and filmmaker from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. His work includes '' Spider-Man'', '' Iron Fist'', '' Renato Jones'', and '' Incredible Hulk''. Andrews has a diverse drawing style, which ranges from hype ...
(#32), Marvel Knights, 2004–2005; with Steve McNiven, 2008–2009) collected as: **''Enemy of the State: The Complete Edition'' (collects #20–32, hc, 352 pages, 2006, ; tpb, 2008, ) **''Old Man Logan'' (collects #66–72 and the '' Giant-Size Wolverine: Old Man Logan'' one-shot special, hc, 224 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2010, ) **''Wolverine by Mark Millar Omnibus'' (collects #20–32, 66–72 and the ''Giant-Size Wolverine: Old Man Logan'' one-shot special, hc, 576 pages, 2013, ) *'' Wha... Huh?'' (with Jim Mahfood, among other writers, one-shot, 2005) collected in ''Secret Wars Too'' (tpb, 208 pages, 2016, ) *''
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'' #1–7 (with Steve McNiven, 2006–2007) collected as ''Civil War'' (tpb, 208 pages, 2007, ; hc, 512 pages, 2008, ) *'' Fantastic Four'' (with Bryan Hitch, Neil Edwards (#568) and Stuart Immonen (#569); issues #568–569 are scripted by Joe Ahearne from Millar's plots, 2008–2009) collected as: **''World's Greatest'' (collects #554–561, hc, 200 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2009, ) **''The Master of Doom'' (collects #562–569, hc, 248 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2010, ) *''
Marvel 1985 ''Marvel 1985'' (written on the cover as simply ''1985'') is a six-issue American comic book limited series, published in 2008 by Marvel Comics. It was written by Mark Millar and illustrated by Tommy Lee Edwards. The comic's premise is that hero ...
'' #1–6 (with Tommy Lee Edwards, 2008) collected as ''Marvel 1985'' (hc, 176 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2009, )


Ultimate Comics

*'' Ultimate X-Men'' (with
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and
Andy Kubert Andrew Kubert (; born February 27, 1962) is an American comics artist, letterer and writer. He is the son of Joe Kubert and brother of Adam Kubert, both of whom are also artists, and the uncle of comics editor Katie Kubert. He is a graduate of an ...
,
Tom Raney Tom Raney is an American comic book artist known for illustrating titles as '' Annihilation: Conquest'', ''Alpha Flight'', '' Ultimate X-Men'' and ''Uncanny X-Men'' for Marvel Comics, ''DV8'' and '' Stormwatch'' for Image Comics, and '' Outside ...
(#9),
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(#12), Chris Bachalo (#18–19), Kaare Andrews (#23–24),
Ben Lai Ben Lai is a Canadian comic book penciler who worked on series such as ''Sigil'', ''Radix'', '' Thor'' and ''X-Men''. His brother, Ray Lai, often inks his work. In 2002, the Lai brothers were involved in a controversy when the Massachusetts Ins ...
(#26) and David Finch, 2001–2003) collected as: **''Ultimate Collection: Ultimate X-Men Volume 1'' (collects #1–12, hc, 352 pages, 2002, ; tpb, 2006, ) **''Ultimate Collection: Ultimate X-Men Volume 2'' (collects #15–25, hc, 336 pages, 2003, ; tpb, 2007, ) **''Ultimate Collection: Ultimate X-Men Volume 3'' (collects #26–33, hc, 312 pages, 2003, ; tpb, 2009, ) *** Includes the 4-issue spin-off limited series ''
Ultimate War ''Ultimate War'' is a comic book limited series produced by Marvel Comics featuring the Ultimates and the Ultimate X-Men. The series contains four books, released between December 8, 2002 and February 23, 2003. It was written by Scottish comics a ...
'' (written by Millar, art by Chris Bachalo, 2003) *'' The Ultimates Omnibus'' (hc, 896 pages, 2009, ) collects: **'' The Ultimates'' #1–13 (with Bryan Hitch, 2002–2004) also collected as ''Ultimate Collection: The Ultimates'' (hc, 400 pages, 2004, ; tpb, 2010, ) **'' The Ultimates 2'' #1–13, ''Annual'' #1 (with Bryan Hitch and
Steve Dillon Steve Dillon (22 March 1962 – 22 October 2016) was a British comic book artist, best known for his work with writer Garth Ennis on '' Hellblazer'', '' Preacher'' and ''The Punisher''. Early life Dillon was born in London in 1962 and raised ...
(''Annual''), 2005–2007) also collected as ''Ultimate Collection: The Ultimates 2'' (hc, 464 pages, 2007, ; tpb, 2010, ) *'' Ultimate Fantastic Four'' (with Adam Kubert, Jae Lee (''Annual''), Greg Land and Mitch Breitweiser (#29–32); issues #1–6 are co-written by Millar and
Brian Michael Bendis Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and artist. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books.Bendis, Brian Michael and Oeming, Michael Avon, ...
, 2004–2006) collected as: **''Volume 1'' (includes #1–6, hc, 320 pages, 2005, ) **''Volume 2'' (includes ''Annual'' #1, hc, 240 pages, 2006, ) **''Volume 3'' (collects #21–32, hc, 296 pages, 2007, ) *'' Ultimate Spider-Man'' #86–88 + '' Ultimate X-Men'' #65 + '' Ultimate Fantastic Four'' #25–26: " Visions" (with John Romita, Jr., co-feature, 2006) collected in ''Ultimate Vision'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2008, ) *'' Ultimate Comics: Avengers Omnibus'' (hc, 608 pages, 2012, ) collects: **''Ultimate Comics: Avengers'' #1–6 (with Carlos Pacheco, 2009–2010) also collected as ''Ultimate Avengers: The Next Generation'' (hc, 160 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2010, ) **''Ultimate Comics: Avengers 2'' #1–6 (with Leinil Francis Yu, 2010) also collected as ''Ultimate Avengers: Crime and Punishment'' (hc, 144 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2011, ) **''Ultimate Comics: Avengers 3'' #1–6 (with Steve Dillon, 2010–2011) also collected as ''Ultimate Avengers: Blade vs. the Avengers'' (hc, 152 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011, ) **''Ultimate Comics: Avengers vs. New Ultimates'' #1–6 (with Leinil Francis Yu, 2011) also collected as ''Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates'' (hc, 144 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2012, )


Icon Comics

* Hit-Girl & Kick-Ass (with John Romita, Jr.): **'' Kick-Ass'' #1–8 (2008–2010) collected as ''Kick-Ass'' (hc, 192 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2010, ) **'' Kick-Ass 2'' #1–7 (2010–2012) collected as ''Kick-Ass 2'' (hc, 208 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2013, ) **'' Hit-Girl'' #1–5 (2012–2013) collected as ''Kick-Ass 2 Prelude: Hit-Girl'' (hc, 136 pages, 2013, ; tpb, 2013, ) **'' Kick-Ass 3'' #1–8 (2013–2014) collected as ''Kick-Ass 3'' (hc, 232 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 2015, ) *'' Nemesis'' #1–4 (with Steve McNiven, 2010–2011) collected as ''Nemesis'' (hc, 112 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2012, ) ** A sequel series entitled ''Nemesis Returns'' was announced for September 2012 (later delayed to January, then March/April 2013). ** The sequel was eventually published in 2023 via
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under the title ''Nemesis Reloaded'' (with Jorge Jiménez replacing McNiven as the artist). *''
Superior Superior may refer to: *Superior (hierarchy), something which is higher in a hierarchical structure of any kind Places *Superior (proposed U.S. state), an unsuccessful proposal for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to form a separate state *Lake ...
'' #1–7 (with Leinil Francis Yu, 2010–2012) collected as ''Superior'' (hc, 192 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2012, ) *''
Supercrooks ''Supercrooks'' is a four-issue comic book limited series by writer Mark Millar and artist Leinil Francis Yu. The series was published by the Icon Comics imprint of Marvel Comics from March–August 2012. Plot Johnny Bolt is a supervillain ...
'' #1–4 (scripted by Millar from a plot by Millar and
Nacho Vigalondo Ignacio Vigalondo Palacios (born 6 April 1977), better known as Nacho Vigalondo, is a Spanish filmmaker. Career Vigalondo's first film was the 2003 Spanish-language short film '' 7:35 in the Morning'', about a suicide bomber who terrorizes a ca ...
, art by Leinil Francis Yu, 2012) collected as ''Supercrooks: The Heist'' (hc, 128 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2013, ) ** A sequel entitled ''Supercrooks: The Bounty Hunter'' was announced for 2017, along with the sequel for ''American Jesus''. While the latter was eventually published in 2020, ''Supercrooks: The Bounty Hunter'' remains unreleased. *'' The Secret Service'' #1–6 (scripted by Millar from a plot by Millar and Matthew Vaughn, art by
Dave Gibbons David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries ''Watchmen'' and the Superman story "For the Man ...
, 2012–2013) collected as ''The Secret Service: Kingsman'' (hc, 176 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 2014, ) ** Due to specifics of Millar's deal with
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, he is reportedly not allowed to write sequels to any of the titles that were adapted to screen before the deal, such as ''Wanted'', ''Kick-Ass'' or ''Kingsman'', despite still owning the rights to them. ** The next ''Kingsman'' release, a six-page short story subtitled " The Big Exit" and published in ''
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'' #2017–09/10, was written by Rob Williams and drawn by Ozgur Yildirim. It was followed by a sequel limited series: *** ''Kingsman: The Red Diamond'' #1–6 (written by Rob Williams, drawn by Simon Fraser,
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, 2017–2018) collected as ''Kingsman: The Red Diamond'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2018, ) *'' Empress'' #1–7 (with Stuart Immonen, 2016) collected as ''Empress'' (hc, 192 pages, 2017, ; tpb, 2017, )


Image Comics

*'' Witchblade: Demon'' (with Jae Lee, one-shot, Top Cow, 2003) *''
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'' (with Ashley Wood, unreleased one-shot connected to the other three inaugural Millarworld launches: ''
Wanted Wanted may refer to: Law enforcement * Fugitive, a person wanted by the authorities * Wanted poster, a poster put up to inform the public of one or more criminals whom authorities wish to apprehend Film * ''Wanted!'', a 1937 British comedy film ...
'', '' Chosen'' and ''
The Unfunnies ''The Unfunnies'' is a four-issue adult comedy horror comic book mini-series created by Mark Millar and Anthony Williams and published by Avatar Press. The comic uses cartoon characters drawn in a simple style similar to Hanna-Barbera and photo ...
'') *''
Wanted Wanted may refer to: Law enforcement * Fugitive, a person wanted by the authorities * Wanted poster, a poster put up to inform the public of one or more criminals whom authorities wish to apprehend Film * ''Wanted!'', a 1937 British comedy film ...
'' #1–6 (with J. G. Jones, Top Cow, 2003–2004) collected as ''Wanted'' (hc, 192 pages, 2005, ; tpb, 2005, ) *''
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'' #1: "The House of Dracula" (with John Paul Leon, anthology, 2008) collected in ''CBLDF Presents: Liberty'' (hc, 216 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 2016, ) *''
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'' #1–3 (of 6) (with Tony Harris, 2008–2009) *'' American Jesus'' (with Peter Gross): **''American Jesus: Chosen'' (collection of the 3-issue limited series ''Chosen'' — originally published by
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, tpb, 72 pages, 2009, ) **''American Jesus: The New Messiah'' #1–3 (2019–2020) collected as ''American Jesus: The New Messiah'' (tpb, 96 pages, 2020, ) **''American Jesus: Revelation'' #1–3 (with additional art by
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, 2022) collected as ''American Jesus: Revelation'' (tpb, 96 pages, 2023, ) *'' Jupiter's Legacy'': **''Jupiter's Legacy'' #1–5 (with Frank Quitely, 2013–2015) collected as ''Jupiter's Legacy Book One'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2015, ) **''Jupiter's Circle'' vol. 1 #1–6 (with Wilfredo Torres and Davide Gianfelice (#4–5), 2015) collected as ''Jupiter's Circle Book One'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2015, ) **''Jupiter's Circle'' vol. 2 #1–6 (with Wilfredo Torres,
Chris Sprouse Chris Sprouse (born July 30, 1966) is an American comics artist. Sprouse has worked for multiple publishers and has won two Eisner Awards for his work on ''Tom Strong'', a series he created with writer Alan Moore. Early life Chris Sprouse was bo ...
(#3–5) and Ty Templeton (#5), 2015–2016) collected as ''Jupiter's Circle Book Two'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2016, ) **''Jupiter's Legacy 2'' #1–5 (with Frank Quitely, 2016–2017) collected as ''Jupiter's Legacy Book Two'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2017, ) **''Jupiter's Legacy: Requiem'' #1–12 (with Tommy Lee Edwards, 2021–2023) *** Issues #1–6 are collected as ''Jupiter's Legacy Volume 5'' (tpb, 192 pages, 2022, ) *''
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'' #1–6 (with
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, 2014) collected as ''Starlight: The Return of Duke McQueen'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2015, ) *'' MPH'' #1–5 (with Duncan Fegredo, 2014–2015) collected as ''MPH'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2015, ) *''
Chrononauts ''Chrononauts'' is a family of card games that simulates popular fictional ideas about how time travellers might alter history, drawing on sources like ''Back to the Future'' and the short stories collection ''Travels Through Time''. The game was ...
'': **''Chrononauts'' #1–4 (with
Sean Gordon Murphy Sean Gordon Murphy (born 1980) is an American comic book creator known for work on books such as '' Joe the Barbarian'' with Grant Morrison, ''Chrononauts'' with Mark Millar, '' American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest'' and ''The Wake'' with Sc ...
, 2015) collected as ''Chrononauts'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2015, ) **''Chrononauts: Futureshock'' #1-4 (with
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, 2020) collected as ''Chrononauts Volume 2'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2020, ) *'' Huck'' #1–6 (with Rafael Albuquerque, 2015–2016) collected as ''Huck: All-American'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2016, ) *''
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'' #1–6 (with
Greg Capullo Gregory Capullo (; born March 30, 1962) is an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on ''Quasar'' (1991–1992), ''X-Force'' (1992–1993), ''Angela'' (1994), '' Spawn'' (1993–2000, 2003–2004) and ''Batman'' (2011 ...
, 2016–2017) collected as ''Reborn'' (hc, 176 pages, 2015, ; tpb, 2018, ) *'' Millarworld Annual'' (one-shot specials containing winning entries from the online contest for up-and-coming creators held by Millar in 2015 and 2016): **''Millarworld Annual 2016'': *** "Chrononauts: Prom Night" (written by Shaun Brill, drawn by Conor Hughes) *** "Kick-Ass: Blindsided" (written by Ricardo Mo, drawn by Ifesinachi Orkiekwe) *** "American Jesus: Undeath" (written by Cliff Bumgardner, drawn by Steve Beach) *** "Kingsman: Mum's the Word" (written by Phillip Huxley, drawn by Myron Macklin) *** "Starlight: Duke McQueen's Greatest Adventure" (written by Deniz Camp, drawn by Pracheta Banerjee) *** "Hit-Girl: Mindy's ABCs" (written by Mark Abnett, drawn by Ozgur Yildirim) **''Millarworld New Talent Annual 2017'': *** "Kick-Ass: Trick or Cheat" (written by Emma Sayle, drawn by Edgy Ziane) *** "Empress: Rulebook" (written by Will McLaren, drawn by Luana Vecchio) *** "Nemesis: We are Nemesis" (written by Steve Lawrence, drawn by Marcelo Salazo) *** "Superior: Symptoms" (written by Simon James, drawn by Alex Aguilar) *** "Supercrooks: The Anniversary" (written by Martin Renart, drawn by Robert Carey) *** "Huck: Home Sweet Huck" (written by Stephanie Cooke, drawn by Jake Elphick) * Hit-Girl & Kick-Ass: **'' Kick-Ass'' vol. 2 #1–6 (with John Romita, Jr., 2018) collected as ''Kick-Ass: The New Girl Book One'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2018, ) *** The rest of the series, written by Steve Niles and drawn by
Marcelo Frusin Marcelo Frusin (born 27 December 1967 in Rosario) is an international Argentine comic book artist. His notable works include a run on ''Hellblazer''. Biography Frusin started his career working for the Argentine Columba Publishing house in 1993. ...
, is collected as: **** ''Kick-Ass: The New Girl Book Two'' (collects #7–12, tpb, 152 pages, 2019, ) **** ''Kick-Ass: The New Girl Book Three'' (collects #13–18, tpb, 152 pages, 2019, ) **** ''Kick-Ass: The New Girl Book Four'' (collects '' Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl'' #1–5, tpb, 128 pages, 2021, ) **'' Hit-Girl'' vol. 2 #1–4: "Colombia" (with Ricardo López Ortiz, 2018) collected as ''Hit-Girl in Colombia'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2018, ) *** Issues #5–8, written by Jeff Lemire and drawn by Eduardo Risso, are collected as ''Hit-Girl in Canada'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2018, ) *** Issues #9–12, co-written by Rafael Albuquerque with Rafael Scavone and drawn by Albuquerque, are collected as ''Hit-Girl in Rome'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2019, ) **** Issues #1–4 of ''Hit-Girl: Season Two'', written by Kevin Smith and drawn by Pernille Ørum, are collected as ''Hit-Girl in Hollywood'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2019, ) **** Issues #5–8 of ''Hit-Girl: Season Two'', written by Daniel Way and drawn by Goran Parlov, are collected as ''Hit-Girl in Hong Kong'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2019, ) **** Issues #9–12 of ''Hit-Girl: Season Two'', written by Peter Milligan and drawn by Alison Sampson, are collected as ''Hit-Girl in India'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2020, ) *'' Where We Live: A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas'': "Why Here?" (with Alex Sheikman, anthology
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, 336 pages, 2018, ) *''
The Magic Order ''The Magic Order'' is a comic book series written by Mark Millar and illustrated by Olivier Coipel (volume one), Stuart Immonen (volume two) and Gigi Cavenago (volume 3). The first comic in the series was published on 13 June 2018. It is publish ...
'': **''The Magic Order'' #1–6 (with Olivier Coipel, 2018–2019) collected as ''The Magic Order'' (tpb, 176 pages, 2019, ) **''The Magic Order 2'' #1–6 (with Stuart Immonen, 2021–2022) collected as ''The Magic Order Volume 2'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2022, ) **''The Magic Order 3'' #1–6 (with Gigi Cavenago, 2022) collected as ''The Magic Order Volume 3'' (tpb, 176 pages, 2023, ) **''The Magic Order 4'' #1–6 (with
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, 2023) *''
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'': **''Prodigy'' #1–6 (with Rafael Albuquerque, 2018–2019) collected as ''Prodigy: The Evil Earth'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2019, ) **''Prodigy: The Icarus Society'' #1–5 (with Matteo Buffagni, 2022) collected as ''Prodigy: The Icarus Society'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2023, ) *''
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'' #1–6 (with Simone Bianchi, 2019) collected as ''Sharkey the Bounty Hunter'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2019, ) *'' Space Bandits'' #1–5 (with Matteo Scalera, 2019) collected as ''Space Bandits'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2020, ) *'' King of Spies'' #1–5 (with Matteo Scalera, 2021–2022) collected as ''King of Spies'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2022, ) *'' Night Club'' #1–6 (with Juanan Ramírez, 2022–2023) collected as ''Night Club'' (tpb, 176 pages, 2023, ) *'' Nemesis Reloaded'' #1–5 (with Jorge Jiménez, 2023) collected as ''Nemesis Reloaded'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2023, ) *'' Big Game'' (with
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, 2023)


Other US publishers

* Vampirella ( Harris): **''Vampirella: The Morrison/Millar Collection'' (tpb, 176 pages, 2006, ) collects: *** ''Vampirella Strikes'' #6: "A Cold Day in Hell!" (with Louis Small, Jr., anthology, 1996) *** "Ascending Evil" (co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison, art by Amanda Conner, in ''Vampirella Monthly'' #1–3, 1997) *** "Holy War" (co-plotted by Millar and Grant Morrison; written by
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, drawn by Louis Small, Jr., in ''Vampirella Monthly'' #4–6, 1997) ** "The Queen's Gambit" (co-plotted by Millar and Grant Morrison; written by Steven Grant, drawn by Amanda Conner, in ''Vampirella Monthly'' #7–9, 1997) **''Vampirella vs. Pantha'' (with Mark Texeira,
one-shot One shot may refer to: Film and television * One-shot film, a feature film shot in one long take with no edits, or manufactured to look like so * ''One Shot'' (2005 film), a Sri Lankan action film directed by Ranjan Ramanayake * ''One Shot'' (2 ...
, 1997) collected in ''Vampirella Presents: Tales of Pantha'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2006, ) **''Vampirella'' vol. 2 #1–3: "Nowheresville" (with Mike Mayhew, 2001) collected as ''Vampirella: Nowheresville'' (tpb, 96 pages, 2002, ) *'' Youngblood: Bloodsport'' #1 (of 3/4) (with Rob Liefeld, Arcade, 2003; issue #2 was partially released as ''Bootleg'' at Wizard World Los Angeles 2005) *'' Chosen'' #1–3 (with Peter Gross,
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, 2004) collected as ''Chosen'' (tpb, 96 pages, 2005, ) ** Between 2019 and 2022, two sequel limited series were published via
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under the title ''American Jesus''. *''
The Unfunnies ''The Unfunnies'' is a four-issue adult comedy horror comic book mini-series created by Mark Millar and Anthony Williams and published by Avatar Press. The comic uses cartoon characters drawn in a simple style similar to Hanna-Barbera and photo ...
'' #1–4 (with Anthony Williams,
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, 2004–2007) *'' Love is Love'' (untitled two-page story, with Piotr Kowalski, anthology graphic novel, 144 pages,
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, 2016, )


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