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Mark Millar MBE (/ˈmɪlər/; born 24 December 1969) is a Scottish comic book writer and producer who first came to prominence with a run on the superhero series The Authority, published by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. Millar has written extensively for Marvel Comics, including runs on The Ultimates, which has been called "the comic book of the decade" by Time magazine and described as a major inspiration for the 2012 film The Avengers by its screenwriter Zak Penn,[1] X-Men, Fantastic Four and Avengers for Marvel's Ultimate imprint, as well as Marvel Knights Spider-Man and Wolverine. In 2006, Millar wrote the Civil War mini-series that served as the centrepiece for the eponymous company-wide crossover storyline and later inspired the Marvel Studios film Captain America: Civil War.[2] The "Old Man Logan" storyline, published as part of Millar's run on Wolverine, served as the inspiration for the 2017 film Logan.[3][4]
Millar has written numerous creator-owned series which have been published under the unified Millarworld label, including Wanted with J. G. Jones, Kick-Ass with John Romita, Jr., Nemesis with Steve McNiven, Superior and Supercrooks with Leinil Francis Yu, The Secret Service with Dave Gibbons and Jupiter's Legacy with Frank Quitely. Some of these series have been adapted into live action and animated series and feature films, such as Wanted, Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Jupiter's Legacy and Super Crooks. In 2017, Millarworld was purchased by Netflix with the aim for Millar to continue developing original properties that would later be adapted by the studio into various formats.
In 1992, Trident's owner Neptune Distribution went bankrupt,[16] leaving both Saviour and The Shadowmen, Millar's second series at the publisher, unfinished. By that time, Millar already became a semi-regular contributor to 2000AD and its adjacent titles, and his output included several Robo-Hunter serials, a six-part prison story "Insiders" for Crisis, a Judge Dredd spin-off series Red Razors, as well as numerous newspaper strips starring Dredd himself for Daily Star. The following year, Millar, Morrison and writer John Smith were given editorial reins over 2000AD for an eight-week run titled "The Summer Offensive".[17] The controversial initiative resulted, among other things, in the first major story co-written by Millar and Morrison, Big Dave.[18]
In 1994, Millar crossed over to the American comic book industry, taking over the long-running series Swamp Thing, published under DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. The first four issues of his run were again co-written with Morrison, who, according to Millar, "came on board to make sure that DC selected me above anyone else pitching for the gig".[15] Although Millar's further work on Swamp Thing brought some critical acclaim to the ailing title, the book's sales were still low enough to warrant cancellation by the publisher. For the next few years, Millar continued to write sporadically for 2000AD and various American publishers, often co-scripting the stories with Morrison, with whom he shares the writing credit on the mini-series Skrull Kill Krew for Marvel, a short run on Vampirella for Harris, a year-long run on The Flash as well as Aztek: The Ultimate Man for DC.[19][20]
Several of Millar's unrealized projects of this period include a revamp of Marvel's 2099 imprint[21] and an "end-of-the-world" storyline for Marvel Tales,[22] both co-created with Grant Morrison. In late 1998, Millar and Morrison, along with Mark Waid and Tom Peyer, developed an extensive proposal for the Superman titles that was scheduled to launch in January 2000.[23] The proposal was greenlit, and the team's tenure as collaborative writers was scheduled to begin with upcoming editor Eddie Berganza's first issue. Upon returining from his vacation, then-current DC editor Mike Carlin was shocked to discover that big changes were being implemented to Superman without his knowledge and vetoed the project.[24][25] In 1999, Millar also developed pitches for Phantom Stranger and Secret Society of Super-Villains[26] as well as a revamp of his debut series Saviour.[15][27]
In the late 1990s, Millar made the first attempt to branch out from comics into screenwriting with a vampire-themed black comedy-drama Sikeside.[28][15] The script was eventually picked up by Channel 4 with Millar as both writer and director, and, although it was initially written as a TV movie, the production company asked Millar to develop it into a six-episode series instead.[29] Described as "Buffy meets Trainspotting" and planned to be filmed in Millar's hometown of Coatbridge,[30] Sikeside was ultimately cancelled during pre-production. In a 2010 interview, Millar mentioned that he has sold the rights to the script to producer Angus Lamont who wanted to turn it into a film for a theatrical release.[31]
Millar started gaining notice at DC Comics for his work on the all-ages comic book series Superman Adventures, which featured stories set in the continuity of Superman: The Animated Series. Millar, a self-proclaimed Superman fan,[13][33] stayed on the title for two years and received two Eisner Award nominations[34] while penning one-off stories featuring the version of the character from the mainline DC Universe. Millar's best known Superman story, the three-issue Elseworlds mini-series Superman: Red Son, was first announced in 1998,[35] even though Millar finished most of the script two-year prior.[13] As the series' original artist Dave Johnson fell behind the schedule, Millar opposed the idea of using other artists for the remaining pages.[25] DC eventually brought in artist Kilian Plunkett to complete the book in 2002.[36] Red Son, which Millar first came up with as a child after reading Superman #300,[35][36] was published the following year and later adapted into an animated film of the same name.
In August 1999, it was announced that Millar and Scottish artist Frank Quitely will be taking over The Authority,[37][38][39] an ongoing series published by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint, on the recommendation of the outgoing writer and series' co-creator Warren Ellis.[40][41][27] Millar's trademark style of over-the-top violence mixed with satire, pop culture references and mature themes was met with critical and commercial success[42] while the book itself suffered from censorship enacted by DC starting with the new creative team's very first issue[43] and continuing into Millar-written spin-off mini-series focusing on the team's former leader Jenny Sparks.[44] As a result, the creators repeatedly requested a "Suggested for Mature Readers" label for the series but the idea was vetoed by then-Publisher of DC Comics Paul Levitz.[45] Meanwhile, DC published a "lost" Superman Adventures script by Millar to capitalize on his newfound success,[46] while Millar himself considered a move from his native Scotland to the United States,[47] deliberating between staff position offers made by Wildstorm and DC Comics' main competitor Marvel.[48]
In June 2000, Marvel announced that Millar will join its then-upcoming "Ultimate" line of comics as the writer on Ultimate X-Men,[49][50] since Brian Michael Bendis, who was previously attached to the series, decided to focus his attention on the inaugural "Ultimate" launch of the Spider-Man title.[51] The line, designed to simplify and streamline the company's long-running fictional continuity for mainstream audiences, was met with instant critical and commercial success[52] and, soon after the launch of Ultimate X-Men, Millar announced that he had signed a two-year contract for a staff writing position at Marvel.[48] As part of the deal, Millar and his family relocated to New York City.
In 2002 and 2003, Millar wrote a column for Comic Book Resources.[72] Around the same time, Millar's website included a teaser for a 6-issue Punisher series with artist Steve Dillon,[73] although no official announcement was made by Marvel. In 2003, Millar and artist Terry Dodson launched Trouble at Marvel's newly-revived Epic imprint,[74][75] a series meant to re-popularize romance comics that ended up both a sales and critical failure.[76][77] That same year, Millar renewed his exclusive contract with Marvel for two more years.[78][79] The following year, he penned two 12-issue runs for titles published under the Marvel Knights imprint, launching Marvel Knights Spider-Man again with Dodson[80] and taking over the Wolverine ongoing series with artist John Romita, Jr.[81] Millar and Ultimate Spider-Man writer Brian Michael Bendis launched a new ongoing series for the Ultimate Marvel imprint, Ultimate Fantastic Four[82] but left it after just six issues due to scheduling problems.[83] Millar and artist Greg Land were announced as the creative team for a new Thor ongoing series but the pair took over Ultimate Fantatic Four instead.[84] Millar's return to the title introduced, among other things, the concept of Marvel Zombies.[85] During this period, Millar was assigned to write a trilogy of mini-series that would introduce Galactus to the Ultimate Universe but he left the project due to other commitments at Marvel[86] and health issues.[87]
In 2006, after renewing his exclusive contract with Marvel for two more years,[66] Millar launched the most well-known and best-selling work of his career, the 7-issue mini-series Civil War with artist Steve McNiven that acted as the centrepiece of the company-wide crossover storyline of the same name.[88][67] The story revolved around the passing of the Superhuman Registration Act in response to the death and destruction unintentionally caused by superheroes on a regular basis and the resultant schism in the superheroic community, with Captain America and Iron Man taking opposing sides of the debacle.[89] The storyline had lasting impact on the fictional Marvel Universe[90][91] and served as the inspiration for the 2016 Marvel Studios film Captain America: Civil War.[2]
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