Mark Waid (born March 21, 1962) is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer, known for his work on titles for DC Comics such as The Flash, Kingdom Come and Superman: Birthright, and for his work on Captain America for Marvel Comics. From August 2007 to December 2010, Waid served as Editor-in-Chief, and later, Chief Creative Officer of Boom! Studios, where he wrote titles such as Irredeemable, Incorruptible, and The Traveler.
Known for including and referencing heroes and villains from the Golden and Silver age of comic books.
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His stories often deconstruct standards of Superhero mythos
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Often writes ''Elseworld'' stories that examine iconic heroes in unique, self-contained universes
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Often bases characters on famous pre-existing characters
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Fact
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His 1996 graphic novel ''Kingdom Come'' is considered to be the story that ended the Dark age of comic books.
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Friend and colleague Geoff Johns credit's Waid's eight year run on ''The Flash'' as making him love comic books.
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He has listed ''Adventure Comics 369-370'' as being a major influence on his writing.
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Many of the scenes of from Zack Snyder's ''Man Of Steel'' were based on Waid's critically acclaimed series ''Superman: Birthright''.
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He was one of the creators of DC's famous ''Elseworld'' series of comics.
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Grew up in Hueytown, Alabama.
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He has written for some of the most famous comic book characters in history such as Superman, The Flash, Captain America, Fantastic Four, Spider-man and Daredevil.
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He is known for having such extensive knowledge of DC Comics that fans often try to find questions to see what he doesn't know.
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Avengers Assemble
2016
TV Series creative consultant - 18 episodes
Young Justice
2012-2013
TV Series co-creator - 13 episodes
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Smallville
TV Series character: Bart Allen/Impulse - 2 episodes, 2007 - 2009 character: Bart Allen - 1 episode, 2004
Batman Beyond
1999
TV Series characters: Brain Trust - 1 episode
Kingdom Come
2013
Video short story
Young Justice
2012-2013
TV Series character created by: Impulse - 10 episodes
Justice League: Doom
2012
Video comic book story: "JLA: Tower of Babel" - uncredited
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
One-Dimensional Goodness: The Super Friends and the Good Old Days
2008
Video short
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Heroic Ambition
2010
Documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
COMIX: Beyond the Comic Book Pages
2016
Documentary
Himself
Creative Continuity
2014-2015
TV Series
Himself
Marvel Renaissance
2014
Documentary
Himself
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
2013
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself - Writer
Fantastic Forum
2013
TV Series
Himself
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010
Video documentary
Himself
Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods
2010
Documentary
Himself
A Comicbook Orange
2009
TV Series
Himself - Interviewee
The Write Environment: The Comic Book Series
2009
Video
Himself
B Cult
2009
TV Series
Himself
Super Heroes United!: The Complete Justice League History
2008
Video documentary short
Himself
Aquaman: Sovereign of the Seas
2007
Video documentary short
Himself
Super Friends Redux: Galactic Guardians Retrospective Featurette
2007
Video short
Himself
The Green Arrow: Legend of the Emerald Archer
2007
Video documentary short
Himself
Smallville: Big Fans
2007
Video documentary short
Himself
Evolution: New Heroes, Viler Villains, and Ethnic Additions
2007
Video documentary short
Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Comic Magazine
2007
Video documentary
Himself
The Science of Superman
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself, comic book writer
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Comic Book Writer and Historian
Countdown to Wednesday
2004
Video documentary
Himself
Batman: The Legacy Continues
2004
Video documentary short
Himself - Writer: Kingdom Come, JLA
Wizard World Chicago 2002
2002
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Anti Gravity Room
1996
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Replacement Gods
2012
Video documentary
Himself - Writer & Former Editor, DC Comics
Heroic Ambition
2010
Documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Young Justice (2012-2013) as Miscellaneous Crew
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (2006) as Himself - Comic Book Writer and Historian
Batman: The Legacy Continues (2004) as Himself - Writer: Kingdom Come, JLA
The Science of Superman (2006) as Himself, comic book writer
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