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Mark Waid (; born March 21, 1962) is an American comic book writer best known for his work on
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titles ''
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'', '' Kingdom Come'' and '' Superman: Birthright'' as well as his work on ''
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'', ''
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'' and '' Daredevil'' for
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. Other comics publishers he has done work for include
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, Event, Top Cow,
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, and
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. From August 2007 to December 2010, Waid served as Editor-in-Chief and later Chief Creative Officer of
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, where he also published his creator-owned series '' Irredeemable'' and '' Incorruptible''. In October 2018, Waid joined Humanoids Publishing as Director of Creative Development before being promoted to Publisher in February 2020. Waid left Humanoids to return to freelancing in 2022.


Early life

Waid was born in Hueytown, Alabama. He has stated that his comics work was heavily influenced by ''
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'' #369–370 (1968), the two-part "
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" story by Jim Shooter and
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that introduced the villain Mordru. Waid has stated that the story is "a blueprint for everything I write."


Career


1980s–1990s

Waid entered the comics field during the mid-1980s as an editor and writer on
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' comic book fan magazine, ''
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''. Waid's first comic book story "The Puzzle of the Purloined Fortress", an eight-page
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story, was published in ''
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'' #572 (Oct. 1985). In 1987, Waid was hired as an editor for
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where he worked on such titles as ''Action Comics'', '' Doom Patrol'', '' Infinity, Inc.'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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'', as well as various one-shots including '' Batman: Gotham by Gaslight''. With ''Gotham by Gaslight'', and in tandem with writer Brian Augustyn, Waid co-created DC's
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imprint. In 1989 Waid left editorial work for freelance writing assignments. He worked for DC's short-lived Impact Comics line where he wrote '' The Comet'' and scripted dialogue for '' Legend of the Shield''. In 1992 Waid began the assignment which would bring him to wider recognition in the comics industry, when he was hired to write ''
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'' by editor Brian Augustyn. Waid stayed on the title for an eight-year run. He wrote a Metamorpho limited series in 1993 and created the character known as Impulse in ''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #92 (July 1994). Impulse was launched into his own series in April 1995 by Waid and artist
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. In November of that same year, Waid and Howard Porter collaborated on the '' Underworld Unleashed'' limited series, which served as the center of a company-wide crossover storyline. His first major project for
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was as one of the writers of the " Age of Apocalypse" crossover. He later co-created the Onslaught character for the ''X-Men'' line. Marvel editors Ralph Macchio and Mark Gruenwald hired him as Gruenwald's successor as writer of ''
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'', during which Waid was paired with artist
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. Waid and Garney garnered critical praise for their run on the title, remaining on it until the title was relaunched with a different creative team as part of the 1996–1997 " Heroes Reborn" storyline.
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offered Waid the opportunity to script ''Captain America'' over plots and artwork by his studio, but Waid declined. That storyline ran a full year, after which Waid and Garney returned to the title for another relaunched series, ''Captain America'' volume 3, issues #1–23. Waid also wrote the short-lived spin-off series ''Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty'' from 1998 to 1999, having written 10 of the 12 issues (skipping issues #7 and 10). In 1996, Waid and artist
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produced the
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'' Kingdom Come''. This story, set in the future of the
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, depicted the fate of Superman,
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,
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, and other heroes as the world around them changed. It was written in reaction to the "grim and gritty" comics of the 1980s and 1990s. DC Comics writer and executive Paul Levitz observed that "Waid's deep knowledge of the heroes' pasts served them well, and Ross' unique painted art style made a powerful statement about the reality of the world they built." Many of the ideas introduced in ''Kingdom Come'' were later integrated into the present-day DC Universe, and Waid himself wrote a follow-up to the series, '' The Kingdom''. Waid and writer
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collaborated on a number of projects that would successfully reestablish DC's Justice League to prominence. Waid's contributions included ''JLA: Year One'', as well as work on the ongoing series. The two writers developed the concept of
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to explain problems with continuity in the DC Universe, which was first introduced in ''The Kingdom''.


2000s

Waid collaborated with artists Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary on '' JLA'' and the ''JLA: Heaven's Ladder'' (Oct. 2000) one-shot. In 2000, Waid co-wrote a series named ''
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'' with Barry Kitson, whose
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was a Doctor Doom-like
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named Golgoth who had defeated all superheroes and conquered the world. The series was originally published by Gorilla Comics, a company formed by Waid, Kurt Busiek and several others, but the company folded after only two issues were published. ''Empire'' was completed under the DC Comics label in 2003 and 2004. Waid wrote the first year of Crossgen's '' Ruse'' series. Waid began an acclaimed run as writer of Marvel's ''
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'' in 2002 with his former ''Flash'' artist Mike Wieringo, with Marvel releasing their debut issue, ''Fantastic Four'' vol. 3 #60 (Oct. 2002) at the promotional price of 9 cents U.S. By June 2003, Marvel publisher Bill Jemas tried to convince Waid to abandon his "high-adventure" approach to the series, and making the book into, in Waid's words, "a wacky suburban dramedy where Reed's a nutty professor who creates amazing but impractical inventions, Sue's the office-temp breadwinner, the cranky neighbor is their new 'arch-enemy,' etc." Waid, who felt that this was too much of a departure from what he had been hired to write, initially declined. After some discussion with editor
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, Waid found a way to make the requested changes, but by then, the decision had been made to fire Waid and Wieringo from the series. The resulting fan backlash led to Waid and Wieringo's reinstatement on the title by that September. Waid and Wieringo completed their run on ''Fantastic Four'' with issue #524 (May 2005), by which time the previously relaunched series had returned to its original numbering. In 2003 Waid wrote the origin of the "modern" Superman with '' Superman: Birthright'', a twelve-part limited series which was meant to be the new official origin story of the Man of Steel. ''Birthright'' contained several characters and elements from the
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and Modern Age Superman comic books and homages to '' Superman: The Movie'' and the ''
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'' television series. Waid returned to writing ''
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'' in December 2004, teaming again with Barry Kitson. He finished his run on the series with issue #30 (July 2007). In 2005, Waid signed a two-year exclusive contract with DC Comics. He co-wrote the '' 52'' limited series with Grant Morrison,
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, Greg Rucka, and
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that lasted for one year and covered the events that take place during the year in the DC Universe following ''Infinite Crisis''. Another project for DC was a new launch of '' The Brave and the Bold'' with artist
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, and a brief return to ''The Flash''. On July 27, 2007, at
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,
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announced that Waid would join Boom! as Editor-in-Chief the following month. As his non-creator assignments at DC lapsed, he stated that all his future creator-owned work will be with Boom!. Waid was promoted to Chief Creative Officer of BOOM! Studios in August 2010. That December, Waid announced he would be leaving that role, and return to freelance work, though he would continue writing for the publisher. In the late 2000s Waid worked on the
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creative team, writing several issues of ''
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'', including a meeting between Spider-Man and
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in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #573 (Dec. 2008).


2010s

Waid scripted the opening of " The Gauntlet" storyline in issue #612 (Jan. 2010). Waid wrote the
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mini-series ''Strange'', and several series for Boom! Studios, notably '' Irredeemable'' with artist Peter Krause and its spinoff '' Incorruptible''. In July 2011 Marvel relaunched a monthly '' Daredevil'' series with Waid on writing duties. Waid and artist Paolo Rivera garnered positive reviews for their work on the title, and earned multiple 2012 Eisner Awards, including Best Continuing Series and Best Single Issue for issue #7. In addition, Waid won Best Writer for his work on ''Daredevil'', as well as his work on ''Irredeemable'', and ''Incorruptible''. Waid received a "Best Writer"
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as well for his ''Daredevil'' work. In November 2012, Waid and artist
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launched ''The Indestructible Hulk'' series for Marvel. In 2011, Waid established a free digital comics website Thrillbent, launching the site with the title '' Insufferable''. An essay posted on October 2, 2013, by Waid, titled "An Open Letter To Young Freelancers", generated attention within the comics industry with ''
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'' describing it as "an important commentary on business practices that are in a state of flux at publishers both large and small." In 2014, Waid launched new series for ''Daredevil'' and ''The Hulk'' with artists Chris Samnee and
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respectively. In December 2014, Waid's '' S.H.I.E.L.D.'' title began and it introduced several characters from the television series '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' into the Marvel comics universe. He later wrote ''All-New, All-Different Avengers'', '' Black Widow'', and '' The Avengers''. Waid and artist J. G. Jones produced ''Strange Fruit'' for Boom! Studios in July 2015. In 2016, Waid and artist Humberto Ramos co-created ''The Champions'' for Marvel. The following year, Waid returned to the ''Captain America'' series beginning with issue #695 working with artist Chris Samnee. A new ''
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'' series was launched by Waid and Jesus Saiz in 2018. Waid also launched with artist Javier Garrón a '' Ant-Man and the Wasp'' miniseries to tie into the release of the 2019 film of the same name. At the 2018
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, Humanoids Publishing announced it was creating an imprint called H1 whose contributing creators included Waid. On April 9, 2019, Marvel announced that Waid would write a five-issue miniseries featuring the
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, her first solo series since her debut in 1961.


2020s

In December 2021, it was announced that Waid would be writing a new ongoing for DC entitled ''Batman/Superman: World's Finest'', with Dan Mora serving as artist and beginning publication in March 2022. The events of ''World's Finest'' would later set up the events of ''Batman vs Robin'' and " Lazarus Planet", also written by Waid. In April 2022, Waid was reported among the more than three dozen comics creators who contributed to Operation USA's benefit anthology book, ''Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds'', a project spearheaded by
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Special Projects Editor Scott Dunbier, whose profits would be donated to relief efforts for Ukrainian refugees resulting from the February
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. Waid teamed up with artist Gabriel Rodriguez (artist) to produce an original story with new characters created specifically for the anthology. In November 2022, it was announced that Waid and Mora would be working on a new ongoing ''Shazam!'' series, beginning publication in May 2023. Mora departed from interior work with issue 6, while Waid left writing duties with issue 9. In April 2023, it was announced that Waid would be writing two new projects for DC set to launch in July 2023. The first is a three-issue DC Black Label miniseries entitled ''Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor'', illustrated by Bryan Hitch. It is a spiritual successor to ''Birthright''. The second is a six-issue miniseries entitled ''World's Finest:
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,'' illustrated by Emanuela Lupacchino. In February 2024, it was announced that Waid would be writing ''Absolute Power'', a 4-issue event miniseries that would conclude the Dawn of DC publishing initiative and lead directly into the DC All-In initiative. The series reunites Waid with artist Dan Mora and follows Amanda Waller, having teamed up with Failsafe and the Brainiac Queen, as she seek to put an end to the metahuman population of the DC Universe, once and for all. In July 2024, it was announced Waid would be reuniting with Chris Samnee for ''Batman and Robin: Year One'', a 12-issue series set to begin publication in October 2024.


Legal issues

In September 2018 writer Richard Meyer, the creator of the
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channel Diversity & Comics, filed a civil lawsuit in Texas against Waid, claiming defamation and tortious interference on Waid's part. Meyer accused Waid of convincing Antarctic Press not to publish Meyer's graphic novel ''Jawbreakers''. Waid launched a
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campaign to raise money to fight the suit, and denied having anything to do with Antarctic Press' decision, a statement verified in deposition by the publisher of Antarctic Press. Waid's fellow comics creators
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, Kurt Busiek,
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and
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contributed to his campaign, while artist Ethan Van Sciver began a similar campaign for Meyer which quickly surpassed Waid's in funding. Waid filed for the case to be dismissed. In December 2020, Meyer voluntarily withdrew the lawsuit and reached a confidential agreement.


Personal life

As of 2019, Waid lives in California.


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References


External links

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