Mark Waid | |
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![]() Waid at the East Coast Comicon in Secaucus, New Jersey | |
Born | March 21, 1962 Hueytown, Alabama, U.S. | (age 62)
Nationality | American |
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 |
Awards | Inkpot Award (2012)[1] |
Mark Waid (/weɪd/; 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.