Mark Millar

Notable Works

• Kick Ass
• Civil War
• Wolverine Old Man Logan
• Superman: Red Son

Links

• Mark's Website
• Mark's Twitter
• Mark on IMDB

Award-winning writer Mark Millar has revamped the X-Men, brought The Avengers into the 21st century with The Ultimates (recently winning Comic-Book of the Decade in Time Magazine) and made Superman a communist in Superman: Red Son. His Civil War epic for Marvel is their highest-selling series in over ten years.

In 2004 Millar launched a line of creator-owned comics under the name of Millarworld. Wanted and Kick-Ass titles are the industry's biggest-selling creator-owned books since the millennium, both properties were sold as movies before the first issue hit the stands. Wanted starred Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy; and Kick-Ass starred actor Nicolas Cage. Millar's two latest creator-owned properties have also been acquired with a view to cinema release; Nemesis was recently be acquired by hot Hollywood director Tony Scott and Superior has been optioned by Kick-Ass and X-Men First Class director Matthew Vaughn with view to a 2012 cinema release.

Outside comics, Millar has been praised by Marvel Studios and screenwriter Zak Penn for creating the template for their 2008-2012 movies with his Ultimates monthly series. He and artist Bryan Hitch cast Samuel L Jackson as the leader of this team and their influence extends into every Marvel movie on their upcoming slate.