Mark Waid

Mark Waid is, to me, one of the last great true believers in superheroes. In an industry that often defaults to cynicism and grimdark reinvention, he writes characters like Superman and the Flash as if their decency genuinely matters, and Kingdom Come remains a high-water mark for that conviction. Coming out of Hueytown, Alabama, he turned a fan's love into a craft, racking up Eisner and Harvey awards along the way. I admire the awards less than the sincerity beneath them. Waid reminds you that earnestness, written well, hits harder than irony ever could.

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Name (English)

Mark Waid

Name (Japanese)

マーク・ウェイド

Reading

まーく・うぇいど

Born

March 21, 1962 (age 64)

Origin

Hueytown, Alabama, United States

Occupation

comics writer / screenwriter / novelist / editing staff

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Tiger

Awards & achievements

• 2012 Eisner Award for Best Writer
• 2012 Inkpot Award
• 2012 Harvey Award for Best Writer
• 2015 Harvey Award for Best Writer

• Official sitehttps://www.markwaid.com
• Xhttps://x.com/MarkWaid
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Waid
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q594438

Tags

• Alabama
• comics writer
• screenwriter
• novelist

Last updated

September 28, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.