Mark Waid

Mark Waid
Waid seated, smiling
BornMarch 21, 1962 (1962-03-21) (age 62)
Hueytown, Alabama, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Editor
Notable works
The Flash
Captain America
Kingdom Come
JLA: Year One
JLA: Tower of Babel
Fantastic Four
Superman: Birthright
52
Irredeemable
Daredevil
Batman/Superman: World's Finest
AwardsInkpot Award (2012)[1]

Mark Waid (/wd/; born March 21, 1962)[2] is an American comic book writer best known for his work on DC Comics titles The Flash, Kingdom Come and Superman: Birthright as well as his work on Captain America, Fantastic Four and Daredevil for Marvel. Other comics publishers he has done work for include Fantagraphics, Event, Top Cow, Dynamite, and Archie Comics.

From August 2007 to December 2010, Waid served as Editor-in-Chief and later Chief Creative Officer of Boom! Studios, where he also published his creator-owned series Irredeemable and Incorruptible.

In October 2018, Waid joined Humanoids Publishing as Director of Creative Development before being promoted to Publisher in February 2020.

  1. ^ Inkpot Award
  2. ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011.