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Mark Millar MBE (/ ˈ m ɪ l ər /; born 24 December 1969) is a Scottish comic book writer who first came to prominence with a run on the superhero series The Authority, published by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint.
- Writer
- 24 December 1969 (age 53), Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mark Millar is a New York Times best-selling comic-book writer, Hollywood producer and President of Netflix’s Millarworld Division in Los Angeles. He is known for creating and writing popular series such as KINGSMAN, KICK-ASS, WANTED, Jupiter’s Legacy and SUPERMAN: RED SON, and for producing and developing them into films and TV shows.
Mark Millar is a Scottish comic-book creator and writer who has worked for Marvel, DC and his own Millarworld. He is known for his best-selling and adapted works such as Kick-Ass, Kingsman, Superman: Red Son and Jupiter's Legacy.
- Writer, Producer, Actor
- December 24, 1969
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In Summer 2000, Marvel brought Millar in as part of a new team to revitalise their comic-book line. He worked with the best artists in the industry and launched his X-Men revamp at number one with Ultimate X-Men, re-thinking The Avengers next and shattering his own sales numbers with The Ultimates before creating the Marvel Civil War storyline in 2...
On the advice of Stan Lee, Mark decided to branch out from Marvel and create his own franchises while still working at the company. Wanted was his first comic-book under the Millarworld banner, a huge hit that spawned the 2008 movie starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy. Wanted grossed $342 million on a $70 million budget and paved the way for t...
Netflix bought Millarworld in August, 2017 and now owns the full rights to all 17 properties purchased, later hiring Mark and his wife Lucy to act as President and CEO of their Millarworld line and help develop these comic-books into big-budget movies, shows and animated series. He has also been hard at work creating new franchises in-house, some o...
Mark has received or been nominated for numerous industry honours over the years including Eagles, Eisners, UKCAC, Speakeasy and Wizard awards. Outside of comics, he has won the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland award for writing, the Scottish Press Awards Hall of Fame, the SFX Award for Best Comic, Time Magazine’s Comic-Book of the Decade (for The Ul...
Mark was born in Coatbridge, Scotland, on December 24th 1969. He is the youngest of six children and married to Lucy Millar, CEO of Netflix’s Millarworld Division. He has three daughters.
May 7, 2021 · The comic book legend talks to Inverse about his ambitious TV adaptation of his epic superhero saga, his deal with Netflix, and his ethical questions about power and responsibility.
May 6, 2021 · The comic book creator and Netflix's Chief Creative Officer shares his vision for the superhero series Jupiter's Legacy and other adaptations in the works. Learn about the cast, the story, the spin-offs, the comics and the films he is working on.
Jul 19, 2013 · May 24, 2023. Multi award-winning writer Mark Millar is the writer of JUPITER'S LEGACY from Image Comics, which he co-created with artist Frank Quitely. Also at Image, his WANTED comic series was the industry's biggest-selling creator-owned book of the last ten years until he smashed his own record with….
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