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Mark Waid

Born

in Hueytown, Alabama, The United States

March 21, 1962

Website

http://www.markwaid.com/

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Genre

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Mark Waid is an American comic book writer widely known for shaping modern superhero storytelling through influential runs on major characters at both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. Raised in Alabama, he developed an early fascination with comic books, particularly classic stories featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes, whose imaginative scope and sense of legacy would later inform his own writing. He first entered the comics industry during the mid 1980s as an editor and writer for the fan magazine Amazing Heroes, before publishing his first professional comic story in Action Comics. Soon afterward he joined DC Comics as an editor, contributing to numerous titles and helping shape projects across the company. After leaving editorial work to fo Mark Waid is an American comic book writer widely known for shaping modern superhero storytelling through influential runs on major characters at both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. Raised in Alabama, he developed an early fascination with comic books, particularly classic stories featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes, whose imaginative scope and sense of legacy would later inform his own writing. He first entered the comics industry during the mid 1980s as an editor and writer for the fan magazine Amazing Heroes, before publishing his first professional comic story in Action Comics. Soon afterward he joined DC Comics as an editor, contributing to numerous titles and helping shape projects across the company. After leaving editorial work to focus on writing, Waid gained widespread recognition with his long run on The Flash, where he expanded the mythology of the character and co-created the youthful speedster Impulse. His reputation grew further with the celebrated graphic novel Kingdom Come, created with artist Alex Ross, which imagined a future DC Universe shaped by generational conflict among superheroes. Over the years he has written many prominent series, including Captain America, Fantastic Four, Daredevil, and Superman: Birthright, bringing a balance of optimism, character depth, and respect for comic book history to each project. Waid has also collaborated with notable artists and writers on major ensemble titles such as Justice League and Avengers, while contributing ideas that helped clarify complex continuity within shared superhero universes. Beyond mainstream superhero work, he has supported creator owned projects and experimental publishing models, including the acclaimed series Irredeemable and Incorruptible, which explored moral ambiguity within the superhero genre. He later took on editorial leadership roles at Boom Studios, guiding creative direction while continuing to write extensively. In subsequent years he expanded his involvement in publishing and digital storytelling, helping launch online comics initiatives and advocating for new distribution methods for creators. His work has earned numerous industry awards, including Eisner and Harvey honors, reflecting both critical acclaim and enduring popularity among readers. Throughout his career Waid has remained a passionate student of comic book history, drawing on decades of storytelling tradition while continually encouraging innovation within the medium. His influence extends across generations of readers and creators, and his stories continue to shape the evolving language of superhero comics around the world today through enduring characters imaginative narratives and thoughtful reinventions of familiar myths within popular culture and modern graphic storytelling traditions. ...more

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So I’m Asking For Your Help.

I’m putting out an urgent public call to readers and fans, especially those who support the new and the innovative. I’m getting behind something I believe in, and I’m asking you to join me–and Brian K. Vaughan and Scott Snyder and Matt Fraction and Brian Bendis and Gail Simone and many, many other comics creators, all of whom have volunteered to talk to you about what we do and how we do it. We’re

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Average rating: 3.97 · 401,718 ratings · 31,739 reviews · 3,246 distinct works • Similar authors

	Kingdom Come by Mark Waid, Alex Ross (Artist), Todd Klein (Letterer) 4.26 avg rating — 68,863 ratings — published 1996 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Superman: Birthright by Mark Waid, Alfred Gough (Introduction), Miles Millar (Introduction) 4.18 avg rating — 14,546 ratings — published 2003 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kingdom Come #1: Strange Visitor by Mark Waid, Alex Ross (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 10,728 ratings — published 1996 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Archie, Vol. 1 3.95 avg rating — 10,139 ratings — published 2016 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daredevil, Volume 1 4.16 avg rating — 8,216 ratings — published 2012 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	JLA: Tower of Babel by Mark Waid, Howard Porter (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 7,391 ratings — published 2001 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Star Wars: Princess Leia 3.66 avg rating — 7,374 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Irredeemable, Vol. 1 by Mark Waid, Grant Morrison (Afterword), Peter Krause (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 5,322 ratings — published 2009 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Vol. 1: The Devil Nezha by Mark Waid, Dan Mora (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 3,482 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daredevil, Volume 2 by Mark Waid, Paolo Manuel Rivera (Artist), Emma Ríos (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 3,464 ratings — published 2012 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Mark Waid

Daredevil by Mark Waid (11 books)
by

Mark Waid,

Chris Samnee (Goodreads Author) (Artist),

Jason Copland (Illustrator),

Javier Rodriguez (Illustrator),

Álvaro López (Illustrator)

4.10 avg rating — 30,164 ratings

Daredevil (2011) (9 books)
by

Mark Waid,

Chris Samnee (Goodreads Author) (Artist),

Jason Copland (Illustrator),

Javier Rodriguez (Illustrator),

Álvaro López (Illustrator)

4.12 avg rating — 22,167 ratings

Black Widow (2016) (Single Issues) (12 books)
by

Mark Waid,

Chris Samnee (Goodreads Author)

3.98 avg rating — 6,787 ratings

Daredevil (2014) (5 books)
by

Mark Waid,

Chris Samnee (Goodreads Author) (Artist),

Marcus Guggenheim (Contributor),

Javier Rodriguez (Illustrator),

Matteo Scalera (Illustrator),

Peter Krause (Illustrator)

3.96 avg rating — 5,708 ratings

Incorruptible (7 books)
by

Mark Waid,

Marcio Takara (Illustrator)

3.69 avg rating — 4,921 ratings

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“Socrates should have written comics.”
― Mark Waid

tags: comics, philosophy, socrates

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“Does Batman ever NOT have a plan...?”
― Mark Waid, Kingdom Come #2: Truth and Justice

tags: batman, comic, comics, graphic-novel, plan, plot, superhero

23 likes

“...If you genuinely believe that only the death of a loved one can motivate a human being to take up a cause...then get your pathetic, cynical ass out of my way so I can do my job!”
― Mark Waid, Daredevil, Volume 3

tags: comic-books, commentary, literary-criticism

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Polls

Which of these books would you like to be our Seventh Group Read Discussion (July 2012)?

The winning pick will be our official Seventh Group Read Discussion. The 2nd place finisher will have an optional discussion thread.

by Jonathan Hickman

16 votes, 21.1%

by David Mazzucchelli

13 votes, 17.1%

by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale

10 votes, 13.2%

by Gail Simone

10 votes, 13.2%

Daredevil Legends, Vol. 2 Born Again by Frank Miller

by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli

8 votes, 10.5%

by Mark Waid and Alex Ross

8 votes, 10.5%

Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 1 The Assassin's Road by Kazuo Koike

by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima

6 votes, 7.9%

by Joe Sacco

4 votes, 5.3%

Green Arrow, Vol. 1 Quiver by Kevin Smith

by Kevin Smith, Phil Hester and Ande Parks

1 vote, 1.3%

by Emmanuel Guibert

0 votes, 0.0%

76 total votes

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