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Mark Waid

Mark Waid signing an issue of Superman: Birthright. Superman Birthright is a twelve-issue Comic book Limited series published by DC Comics in 2003 and 2004, written by
Born March 21, 1962 (1962-03-21) (age 46)
Hueytown, Alabama
Nationality American
Area(s) Writer, Editor
Notable works The Flash, Captain America, Superman: Birthright, 52, Kingdom Come

Mark Waid (born March 21, 1962 in Hueytown, Alabama) is an American comic book writer. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hueytown is a City in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States and a suburb of Birmingham near Bessemer. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hueytown is a City in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States and a suburb of Birmingham near Bessemer. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms

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Career

Entering the field during the mid-1980s as an editor and writer with Fantagraphics Books' comic book fan magazine, Amazing Heroes, Waid was soon hired to serve as an editor for DC Comics where he worked on titles such as Secret Origins and Legion of Super-Heroes. Fantagraphics Books is an American publisher of Alternative comics, classic Comic strip anthologies Magazines Graphic novels DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Secret Origins was an American Comic book series published by DC Comics. This is about the DC Comics superhero team For the animated television series based on this see Legion of Super Heroes (TV series. He has stated that his comics work was heavily influenced by Adventure Comics #369-370 (1968), a Legion story by Jim Shooter & Mort Weisinger: "It's a blueprint for everything I write. James Shooter (born September 27 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American Writer, occasional fill-in artist editor, and Mortimer Weisinger ( April 25, 1915 - May 7, 1978) was an American Jewish Magazine and Comic book " [1]

In 1990 Waid left editorial work for freelance writing assignments. He worked for DC's short-lived Impact Comics line where he wrote The Comet and wrote dialogue for Legend of the Shield. Impact Comics was an Imprint of DC Comics that was aimed at younger audiences The Comet is a Fictional character, a Superhero that first appeared in the DC Comics ' Impact Comics series The Comet. The Shield is the name of several fictional Patriotic Superheroes created by MLJ (now known as Archie Comics)

In 1992 Waid began the assignment which would bring him to wider recognition in the comics industry, when he was hired to write The Flash by then editor Brian Augustyn. Brian Augustyn (born November 2, 1954) is an award-winning Comic book editor and Writer. The comic starred one of DCs flagship characters, and in an acclaimed eight-year run, Waid and a number of artists, most notably Greg LaRocque and Mike Wieringo and in the final year with Augustyn as co-writer, brought the modern Flash out from the shadow of his predecessors and increased his powers dramatically. Greg LaRocque is an American Comic book illustrator His career began in the mid-1980s with the Marvel Comics series Marvel Team-Up starring Michael Lance "Mike" Wieringo ( June 24, 1963 &ndash August 12, 2007) who sometimes signed his work under the name ' Ringo Wally West is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics Universe, the first Kid Flash and the

Waid's initial success on Flash was acknowledged by DCs competitor Marvel Comics when Marvel editors Matt Idelson and Mark Gruenwald hired him as Gruenwald's successor as writer on Captain America. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Mark E Gruenwald ( June 18 1953 - August 12 1996) was an American Comic book writer and editor Waid's first run on the title, with artist Ron Garney, met with positive critical and fan reaction, which grew stronger when the stint was ended prematurely after less than a year by Marvel executives to make way for Heroes Reborn, a reinvention of the character by Rob Liefeld. Ron Garney is a Comic book artist Biography He has worked on JLA, The Amazing Spider-Man, Captain America Heroes Reborn was a 1996 - 1997 crossover story arc among Comic-book series published Rob Liefeld, (born October 3 1967) is an American Comic book writer illustrator and publisher

Although his second run on the character was not as universally praised as his first, Waid's prestige had been boosted by the whole affair and he went on to be one of the most prolific comic writers of the late 1990s.

In 1996, Waid, with artist Alex Ross, released his best-known work, the graphic novel Kingdom Come. Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American Comic book painter, Illustrator and A This story, set in the future of the DC Universe, depicted the fate of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and other heroes as the world around them changed. The future is commonly understood to contain all events that have yet to occur The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created It was written in reaction to the "grim and gritty" comics of the 1980s and 1990s, and while many of the events in the story were intense, a steady optimism filled the series. Many of the ideas introduced here have been integrated into the present-day DC universe, and Waid himself wrote a less successful follow-up to the series, The Kingdom.

Waid also had acclaimed runs on DC's JLA, the Flash spinoff series Impulse and Crossgen's Ruse. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. Bartholomew "Bart" Allen is a superhero in the. Allen first appeared as the superhero Impulse. Cross Generation Entertainment, or CrossGen, was an American comic book publisher that operated from 1998 to 2004. Ruse was a CrossGen Comic book title It ran for twenty-six issues from November 2001 to January 2004 before it was forced to

Among the projects he served as editor for was Grant Morrison's critically acclaimed run on Doom Patrol. Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist The Doom Patrol is a Fictional Superhero team appearing in publications from DC Comics. Waid and Morrison later tag-teamed on a number of projects that would successfully reestablish DC's JLA to prominence. Waid's contributions included JLA: Year One, as well as work on the ongoing series. The two writers also helped develop the concept of Hypertime to help explain problems with continuity in the DC Universe. Hypertime is a Fictional concept presented in the 1999 DC comic book series The Kingdom, both a catch-all explanation for any continuity The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place

In 2003, Waid re-released a series named Empire (with Barry Kitson), whose protagonist was a Doctor Doom-like supervillain named Golgoth who had successfully defeated all superheroes and conquered the world. Empire is a Comic book Limited series produced by DC Comics, created by Mark Waid and Barry Kitson Overview Barry Kitson is a British comics artist best known as a Penciler of major Superhero comic books published by Marvel and DC. The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. Dr Doom redirects here For other uses see Dr Doom (disambiguation. A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the Villain character type commonly found in Comic books, Action movies and 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 produced. Gorilla Comics was a short-lived American comic book Imprint launched in 2000 by creators Kurt Busiek, Tom Grummett, Stuart Immonen Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a Comic book Writer. Empire was completed under the DC Comics label but is in its own distinct universe. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company

Waid began an acclaimed run as writer of Fantastic Four in 2002 and by the next year, Waid's fan-favorite run on the Fantastic Four was threatened when Marvel executives sought to reinvent aspects of the series. The Fantastic Four is a fictional Superhero team appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. When Waid and artist Mike Wieringo were replaced on the title after refusing to acquiesce to the editiorial changes, the resulting fan backlash led to Waid and Wieringo's reinstatement on the title within weeks. Michael Lance "Mike" Wieringo ( June 24, 1963 &ndash August 12, 2007) who sometimes signed his work under the name ' Ringo The FF backlash was also a contributing factor to then Marvel Publisher Bill Jemas leaving his position. Bill Jemas (born 1958 in Princeton New Jersey) is an American media entrepreneur and writer Waid and Wieringo have since completed their run on Fantastic Four.

In 2003 Waid wrote the origin of the "modern" Superman with "Superman: Birthright", a 12 part limited series, which is considered as the new official origin story of the Man of Steel. "Birthright" contains lots of characters and elements from Silver- and Modern Age Superman-comics and homages to "Superman: The Movie" and the television show "Smallville". The Silver Age of Comic Books was a period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream American comic books predominantly those featuring the Superhero The Modern Age of Comic Books is an informal name for the period in the history of mainstream American comic books generally considered to last from the mid-1980s until Superman (also known as Superman The Movie) is a 1978 Superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the

Waid returned to writing Legion of Super-Heroes in December 2004, teaming again with Barry Kitson. This is about the DC Comics superhero team For the animated television series based on this see Legion of Super Heroes (TV series. He wrapped up his run on the book in mid-2007, with issue 30.

Waid, along with past collaborator Grant Morrison, and other prominent DC Universe creators Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, and Keith Giffen played an editorial role in guiding the DC Universe after the events of the company's Infinite Crisis event. Geoff Johns (born 25 Jan 1973 in Detroit Michigan) is an American Comic book Writer, best known for his work for Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American Writer of novels and Comic books He is married to fellow comic writer Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comic book illustrator and writer Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue Limited series of Comic books written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Together, they wrote a weekly series named 52 that lasted for one year and covered the events that take place during the year in the DC Universe following Infinite Crisis.

In 2005, Waid signed a two-year exclusive contract with DC Comics. Among the projects covered by that contract were a new launch of The Brave and the Bold with artist George Pérez and a brief return to The Flash. For the Tortoise and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy album see The Brave and the Bold (album. George Pérez (born June 9, 1954) is an illustrator and writer of Comic books born of Latin-American (Puerto-Rican descent

On July 27, 2007, at the San Diego Comic Con, Boom! Studios announced that in August of that year Waid would join Boom! as Editor-in-Chief. Events January January 10: Superman & Batman vs Aliens & Predator released Comic-Con International San Diego, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, is an annual multigenre Fan convention founded as the Golden BOOM! Studios is an independent comic book Company. It was founded in June 2005 with Zombie Tales #1 As his non-creator assignments at DC lapse, he has stated that all his future creator-owned work will be with Boom!. [1]

Awards

His work in comics has won him several awards, including the Comics Buyer's Guide Award for Favorite Writer in 1997.

Selected bibliography

Regular writer

Fill-in writer

Editor

Associate editor

References

  1. ^ Mark Waid Named EiC of Boom! Studios, July 27, 2007, Comic Book Resources

External links

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None		 The Comet writer
1991–1992
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None
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None		 The Legend of the Shield writer
1991–1992
(with Grant Miehm)		 Succeeded by
Grant Miehm & Adam Blaustein
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William Messner-Loebs		 Flash writer
1992–1997
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Grant Morrison & Mark Millar
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Barry Kitson		 L.E.G.I.O.N. '93 writer
1993
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Tom Peyer
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Robert Loren Fleming		 Valor writer
1993–1994		 Succeeded by
Kurt Busiek
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Michael Jan Friedman		 Justice League Task Force writer
1994–1995
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Christopher Priest
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Tom McCraw		 Legion of Super-Heroes writer
1994–1995
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Tom Peyer & Tom McCraw
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Tom Bierbaum & Mary Bierbaum		 Legionnaires writer
1994
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Tom Peyer
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None		 Impulse writer
1995–1997		 Succeeded by
William Messner-Loebs
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Mark Gruenwald		 Captain America writer
1995–1996		 Succeeded by
Rob Liefeld & Jeph Loeb
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Scott Lobdell		 X-Men (vol. 2) writer
1996		 Succeeded by
Scott Lobdell
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Terry Kavanagh		 The Avengers writer
1996		 Succeeded by
Rob Liefeld & Jeph Loeb
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Bob Layton		 X-O Manowar (vol. 2) writer
1997–1998
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Brian Augustyn
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Mike Carlin
(in 1985)		 Ka-Zar writer
1997–1998		 Succeeded by
Christopher Priest
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James Robinson		 Captain America (vol. The Comet is a Fictional character, a Superhero that first appeared in the DC Comics ' Impact Comics series The Comet. Thomas "Tom" Lyle (born November 2, 1953)is a Comic book Artist and Penciller. The Shield is the name of several fictional Patriotic Superheroes created by MLJ (now known as Archie Comics) Grant Miehm is a Canadian illustrator who has worked for a number of different American comics publishers Grant Miehm is a Canadian illustrator who has worked for a number of different American comics publishers Madeleine Joan Blaustein (commonly credited as Maddie Blaustein, formerly credited as Addie Blaustein and Adam Blaustein, born October 9, William Francis Messner-Loebs Jr (born February 19, 1949) is an American comic book writer and artist from Michigan, also known as Brian Augustyn (born November 2, 1954) is an award-winning Comic book editor and Writer. Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Mark Millar (born December 24 1969 is an award-winning Scottish Graphic novelist born in Coatbridge. Barry Kitson is a British comics artist best known as a Penciler of major Superhero comic books published by Marvel and DC. LEGION was a DC Comics Science fiction Comic book created by Keith Giffen which chronicled the formation and activity of an Barry Kitson is a British comics artist best known as a Penciler of major Superhero comic books published by Marvel and DC. Robert Loren Fleming (born 1956 is an American comic book writer Lar Gand, known variously as Mon-El, Valor and M'Onel, is a Fictional character in DC Comics ' universe who is affiliated Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a Comic book Writer. Michael Jan Friedman (born 1955 is an Author of nearly sixty books of Fiction and Nonfiction, more than half of which are This is about the DC Comics superhero team For the animated television series based on this see Legion of Super Heroes (TV series. This is about the DC Comics superhero team For the animated television series based on this see Legion of Super Heroes (TV series. Bartholomew "Bart" Allen is a superhero in the. Allen first appeared as the superhero Impulse. William Francis Messner-Loebs Jr (born February 19, 1949) is an American comic book writer and artist from Michigan, also known as Mark E Gruenwald ( June 18 1953 - August 12 1996) was an American Comic book writer and editor Rob Liefeld, (born October 3 1967) is an American Comic book writer illustrator and publisher Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an Emmy and WGA nominated American Film and Television Writer, producer and award-winning Scott Lobdell (born 1963 is an American Comic book writer He is mostly known for his work throughout the 1990s on Marvel Comics ' X-Men-related titles X-Men Legacy is a Marvel Comics series featuring the eponymous group of mutant Superheroes The title began its publication Scott Lobdell (born 1963 is an American Comic book writer He is mostly known for his work throughout the 1990s on Marvel Comics ' X-Men-related titles Terrence "Terry" Kavanagh is an American Comic book editor and Writer. The Avengers is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Rob Liefeld, (born October 3 1967) is an American Comic book writer illustrator and publisher Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an Emmy and WGA nominated American Film and Television Writer, producer and award-winning Bob Layton is an American Comic book Artist, who has worked for Marvel Comics, Valiant Comics, DC Comics, Future X-O Manowar ( Aric Dacia) is a fictional Valiant Comics Superhero created by writer and former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Brian Augustyn (born November 2, 1954) is an award-winning Comic book editor and Writer. Brian Augustyn (born November 2, 1954) is an award-winning Comic book editor and Writer. Michael Carlin (b October 6, 1958) is a Comic book Writer and editor. Ka-Zar is the name of two Jungle -dwelling Fictional characters The first appeared in Pulp magazines of the 1930s and was adapted for his second iteration 3) writer
1998–1999		 Succeeded by
Dan Jurgens
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Joe Kelly		 JLA writer
1998		 Succeeded by
Grant Morrison
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Mark Millar		 Flash writer
1998–2000
(with Brian Augustyn)		 Succeeded by
Pat McGreal
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Grant Morrison		 JLA writer
2000–2001		 Succeeded by
Joe Kelly
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None		 Crux writer
2001–2002		 Succeeded by
Chuck Dixon
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Barbara Kesel		 Sigil writer
2001–2002		 Succeeded by
Chuck Dixon
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None		 Ruse writer
2001–2002		 Succeeded by
Scott Beatty
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None		 Negation writer
2002
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Tony Bedard
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Adam Warren		 Fantastic Four writer
2002–2005		 Succeeded by
Karl Kesel
Dan Jurgens (born June 27, 1959) is an American Comic book Writer and Artist. Joe Kelly may refer to Joe Kelly (author Joe Kelly (comics, comic book and animation writer Joe Kelly (racing driver Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Mark Millar (born December 24 1969 is an award-winning Scottish Graphic novelist born in Coatbridge. Brian Augustyn (born November 2, 1954) is an award-winning Comic book editor and Writer. Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Joseph "Joey" Kelly is an American Comic book Writer who has written such titles as Uncanny X-Men, Action Comics For the Marvel Comics character see Cerebro's X-Men. Crux is an American comic book published by CrossGen Charles "Chuck" Dixon (b 1954 is an American Comic book Writer, perhaps best-known for long runs on Batman titles in the Barbara Randall Kesel is a Writer and editor of Comic books her bibliography includes work for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Crossgen Sigil is an American Comic book series published by CrossGen Entertainment from July 2000 to December 2003, Charles "Chuck" Dixon (b 1954 is an American Comic book Writer, perhaps best-known for long runs on Batman titles in the Ruse was a CrossGen Comic book title It ran for twenty-six issues from November 2001 to January 2004 before it was forced to Scott Beatty is an American author who has written comic books and encyclopaedias based on DC Comics characters Negation was a Comic book series published from CrossGen. Tony Bedard served as the writer for all its run Antony "Tony" J L Bedard is a writer and editor who has worked in the Comic book industry from the early 90's up until the present Antony "Tony" J L Bedard is a writer and editor who has worked in the Comic book industry from the early 90's up until the present Adam Warren (born 1967) is an American comic book illustrator and writer who is most famous for his adaptation of the characters known as Dirty Pair The Fantastic Four is a fictional Superhero team appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Karl Kesel (born 1959 is an American comics writer and inker whose works have primarily been under contract for DC Comics.
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