Mark Millar

This article is about the comic book writer. For the footballer (born 1988), see Mark Millar (footballer).
Not to be confused with Mark Miller.

Mark Millar
MBE
Millar smiling
Millar at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan, 2 October 2010
Born (1969-12-24) 24 December 1969 (age 54)
Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Area(s)Writer
Notable works

Mark Millar MBE (/ˈmɪlər/; 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. 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 co-story creator 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 addition to his work as a writer, Millar serves as an executive producer on all film and television adaptations of his comics. Between 2012 and 2016, he was employed by 20th Century Fox as a creative consultant for adaptations of Marvel properties.

In 2013, Millar was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to film and literature.

  1. ^ "Assembling The Avengers for the Big Screen: Interview with co-story creator Zak Penn". Script Magazine. New York City: F+W. 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. The Ultimates run by Mark Millar was very influential on The Avengers.
  2. ^ Hood, Cooper (19 December 2016). "Civil War Comic Writer Thinks Captain America 3 Was Too 'Bleak'". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ Yehl, Joshua (25 September 2015). "Mark Millar Explains How a Wolverine: Old Man Logan Movie Could Work Without Marvel Studios Characters". IGN. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. ^ Riesman, Abraham (1 March 2017). "The History of the Comic That Inspired Logan and Revolutionized the Marvel Brand". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2021.