Mark MillarBorn: 24 December 1969
Coatbridge, Scotland
A brash, take-no-prisoners Scotsman - Mark Millar is currently one of the most high-profile and controversial writers working today. Never one to provide a lukewarm reaction: he's more divisive than Marmite with some people thinking that he provides a much needed breath of fresh-air with his extreme over-the-top storytelling and no punches pulled action whilst others loath everything about him and think he's puerile, crass and dumb. His first big break was with Warren's Ellis' The Authority which was big, explosive and fun. Then came Superman: Red Son - which is the only book even his haters seem to like. And from there he moved on to the Ultimate X-Men for Marvel and The Ultimates (a rebooted Avengers) which were both enormous succeess. Since then he started creator-owned line called Millarworld which has so far featured titles such as Wanted, Chosen and Kick-Ass all sharing a teenage-boy mentality and brutal bone-crunching, ball-bursting violence. While you might not like him - there are lots of people who do and provided he's to your taste: he's probably the best superhero writer currently working - stretching it into strange, new outlandish shapes.
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Links: AV Club Interview.
Selected works: The Authority, Superman: Red Son, Wolverine: Enemy of the State, The Ultimates, The Ultimates 2, Chosen, Spider-Man: Down Among The Dead Men / Venomous / The Last Stand, Ultimate X-Men, Wanted, Kick-Ass, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Civil War, Marvel 1985, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, Fantastic Four: World's Greatest / The Masters of Doom, Nemesis, Ultimate Comics: Avengers, Ultimate Comics: Avengers vs New Ultimates: Death of Spider-Man, Kick-Ass 2, Superior.
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