Mark Waid
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Awards | Inkpot Award (2012)[1] |
Mark Waid (
From August 2007 to December 2010, Waid served as Editor-in-Chief and later Chief Creative Officer of
In October 2018, Waid joined
Early life
Waid was born in Hueytown, Alabama.[3] He has stated that his comics work was heavily influenced by Adventure Comics #369–370 (1968), the two-part "Legion of Super-Heroes" story by Jim Shooter and Mort Weisinger that introduced the villain Mordru. Waid has stated that the story is "a blueprint for everything I write."[4]
Career
1980s–1990s
Waid entered the comics field during the mid-1980s as an editor and writer on
In 1987, Waid was hired as an editor for DC Comics[5] where he worked on such titles as Action Comics, Doom Patrol, Infinity, Inc., Legion of Super-Heroes, Secret Origins, and Wonder Woman, as well as various one-shots including Batman: Gotham by Gaslight.[8] With Gotham by Gaslight, and in tandem with writer Brian Augustyn, Waid co-created DC's Elseworlds imprint.[citation needed]
In 1989 Waid left editorial work for freelance writing assignments.
In 1992 Waid began the assignment which would bring him to wider recognition in the comics industry, when he was hired to write
His first major project for Marvel Comics was as one of the writers of the "Age of Apocalypse" crossover.[14] He later co-created the Onslaught character for the X-Men line.[15]
Marvel editors
In 1996, Waid and artist Alex Ross produced the graphic novel Kingdom Come.[16][20] 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. It was written in reaction to the "grim and gritty" comics of the 1980s and 1990s. DC Comics writer and executive Paul Levitz observed that "Waid's deep knowledge of the heroes' pasts served them well, and Ross' unique painted art style made a powerful statement about the reality of the world they built."[21] Many of the ideas introduced in Kingdom Come were later integrated into the present-day DC Universe, and Waid himself wrote a follow-up to the series, The Kingdom.[22]
Waid and writer Grant Morrison collaborated on a number of projects that would successfully reestablish DC's Justice League to prominence. Waid's contributions included JLA: Year One,[23] as well as work on the ongoing series. The two writers developed the concept of Hypertime to explain problems with continuity in the DC Universe, which was first introduced in The Kingdom.
2000s
Waid collaborated with artists Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary on JLA and the JLA: Heaven's Ladder (Oct. 2000) one-shot.[24][25]
In 2000, Waid co-wrote a series named
Waid began an acclaimed run[16][28][29] as writer of Marvel's Fantastic Four in 2002 with his former Flash artist Mike Wieringo, with Marvel releasing their debut issue, Fantastic Four vol. 3 #60 (Oct. 2002) at the promotional price of 9 cents U.S. By June 2003, Marvel publisher Bill Jemas tried to convince Waid to abandon his "high-adventure" approach to the series, and making the book into, in Waid's words, "a wacky suburban dramedy where Reed's a nutty professor who creates amazing but impractical inventions, Sue's the office-temp breadwinner, the cranky neighbor is their new 'arch-enemy,' etc." Waid, who felt that this was too much of a departure from what he had been hired to write, initially declined. After some discussion with editor Tom Brevoort, Waid found a way to make the requested changes, but by then, the decision had been made to fire Waid and Wieringo from the series.[30] The resulting fan backlash led to Waid and Wieringo's reinstatement on the title by that September.[31][32] Waid and Wieringo completed their run on Fantastic Four with issue #524 (May 2005), by which time the previously relaunched series had returned to its original numbering.[7]
In 2003 Waid wrote the origin of the "modern" Superman with
Waid returned to writing Legion of Super-Heroes in December 2004, teaming again with Barry Kitson.[34] He finished his run on the series with issue #30 (July 2007).[7] In 2005, Waid signed a two-year exclusive contract with DC Comics. He co-wrote the 52 limited series with Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, and Keith Giffen[35] that lasted for one year and covered the events that take place during the year in the DC Universe following Infinite Crisis. Another project for DC was a new launch of The Brave and the Bold with artist George Pérez,[36] and a brief return to The Flash.[7]
On July 27, 2007, at the
Waid was promoted to Chief Creative Officer of BOOM! Studios in August 2010. That December, Waid announced he would be leaving that role, and return to freelance work, though he would continue writing for the publisher.[38][39]
In the late 2000s Waid worked on the Spider-Man creative team, writing several issues of The Amazing Spider-Man, including a meeting between Spider-Man and Stephen Colbert in The Amazing Spider-Man #573 (Dec. 2008).[40]
2010s
Waid scripted the opening of "
In 2011, Waid established a free digital comics website Thrillbent, launching the site with the title Insufferable.[51] An essay posted on October 2, 2013, by Waid, titled "An Open Letter To Young Freelancers",[52] generated attention within the comics industry[53][54] with The Hollywood Reporter describing it as "an important commentary on business practices that are in a state of flux at publishers both large and small."[55] In 2014, Waid launched new series for Daredevil and The Hulk with artists Chris Samnee[56] and Mark Bagley[57] respectively. In December 2014, Waid's S.H.I.E.L.D. title began and it introduced several characters from the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. into the Marvel comics universe.[58] He later wrote All-New, All-Different Avengers, Black Widow, and The Avengers.
Waid and artist J. G. Jones produced Strange Fruit for Boom! Studios in July 2015.[59]
In 2016, Waid and artist Humberto Ramos co-created
At the 2018
On April 9, 2019, Marvel announced that Waid would write a five-issue miniseries featuring the Invisible Woman, her first solo series since her debut in 1961.[62]
2020s
In December 2021, it was announced that Waid would be writing a new ongoing for DC entitled
In April 2022, Waid was reported among the more than three dozen comics creators who contributed to
In November 2022, it was announced that Waid and Mora would be working on a new ongoing
In April 2023, it was announced that Waid would be writing two new projects for DC set to launch in July 2023. The first is a three-issue DC Black Label miniseries entitled Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor, illustrated by Bryan Hitch. It is a spiritual successor to Birthright.[70] The second is a six-issue miniseries entitled World's Finest: Teen Titans, illustrated by Emanuela Lupacchino.[71]
Legal issues
In September 2018 writer Richard Meyer, the creator of the YouTube channel Diversity & Comics, filed a civil lawsuit in Texas against Waid, claiming defamation and tortious interference on Waid's part. Meyer accused Waid of convincing Antarctic Press not to publish Meyer's graphic novel Jawbreakers. Waid launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to fight the suit, and denied having anything to do with Antarctic Press' decision, a statement verified in deposition by the publisher of Antarctic Press.[72][73] Waid's fellow comics creators Neil Gaiman, Kurt Busiek, Dan Slott and Yanick Paquette contributed to his campaign, while artist Ethan Van Sciver began a similar campaign for Meyer which quickly surpassed Waid's in funding.[74] Waid filed for the case to be dismissed.[75] In December 2020, Meyer voluntarily withdrew the lawsuit and reached a confidential agreement.[76]
Personal life
As of 2019, Waid lives in California.[72]
Bibliography
References
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Written by Mark Waid, with co-plotting and art chores handled by Graham Nolan, everyone's favorite walking chemistry set was in good hands.
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- ^ Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 270
- ^ Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 271: "The villains of the [DC Universe] underwent their own extreme makeovers in Underworld Unleashed, a three-issue miniseries by writer Mark Waid and artist Howard Porter."
- ISBN 978-0756641238.)
The story began in [the] X-Men Alpha special by writers Scott Lobdell and Mark Waid and pencillers Roger Cruz and Steve Epting.
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has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ Manning "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 279: "First appearing in this issue [X-Men (vol. 2) #53] by writer Mark Waid with pencils by Andy Kubert, Onslaught's emergence would spell doom for many of the Marvel heroes"
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- ^ Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 273: Under the limitless possibilities of DC's Elseworlds label, Ross and Waid crafted a tale of biblical proportions."
- ISBN 9783836519816.
- ^ Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 286: "Writer Mark Waid returned to the kingdom he helped envision with this series of specials designed as a sequel to the hit miniseries Kingdom Come."
- ^ Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 282: "It was up to writers Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn and artist Barry Kitson to fill in the blanks. With their twelve-issue maxiseries JLA: Year One, the trio examined the early days of the team...JLA: Year One proved a success, and cleaned up decades of convoluted comic history."
- ^ Cowsill, Alan "2000s" in Dolan, p. 297: "Artist Bryan Hitch made full use of the book's extra-large format... Written by Mark Waid, Heaven's Ladder dealt with religion and the afterlife."
- ^ JLA: Heaven's Ladder at the Grand Comics Database
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- ^ Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 318: "Top writer Mark Waid and artist Barry Kitson joined forces to relaunch one of DC's best-loved super-teams."
- ^ Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 325: "The title was masterminded by writers Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid, with Keith Giffen providing art breakdowns."
- ^ Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 329: "Writer Mark Waid and artist George Pérez teamed up to relaunch one of DC's best-loved titles, The Brave and the Bold."
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- ISBN 978-0756692360.)
The issue [#573] also saw TV star Stephen Colbert team up with Spider-Man in a back-up story written by Mark Waid and drawn by Patrick Olliffe.
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Yesterday, Mark Waid wrote a clarion call for comic book creators, warning of the dangers of being too submissive in the face of editorial dictat. It had quite the reaction.
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Mark Waid, from a lengthy 'Open Letter to Young Freelancers' that's a must-read not only for comics creators — of any age, and at any stage in their careers — but also for freelancers in other fields, to say nothing of editors, publishers and consumers.
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Marvel announced that Waid and artist Chris Samnee will be returning to helm the fourth volume of Daredevil.
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External links
- Official website
- Mark Waid at the Grand Comics Database
- Mark Waid at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)