Mark Millar Archives

Friday Runaround – Millar Per Hour
WALK THIS WAY The Hollywood Reporter on Duncan Fegredo and Mark Millar's new creator owned comic, MPH; The new book follows four 19-year olds who get their hands on a street drug that gives them the ability to move at light-speed for seven days — all set in present-day Detroit. Millar promises no costumes and no code-names in what[...]
Comics Creators On… Syria (UPDATE)
But with the likes of Nancy Silberkleit, Mark Millar, Steve Geppi, Nick Spencer and others getting directly involved with politics – and President Obama being a comics fan – maybe it's worth asking what the comics creators-and-related folks think of it all Or maybe not You decide. UPDATED WITH MORE: Before anyone takes Paddy Ashdown's gung-ho comments[...]
Have The Unfunnies Been Excommunicated From Millarworld?
In November, Image is publishing The Art of Millarworld, featuring every Mark Millar creator owned title cover, regardless of publisher. In the '40s, it was DC In the '60s, it was Marvel Now Millarworld has reshaped comics in the 21st century and turned into a powerhouse force to be reckoned with Riding a wave of grand[...]
How The Cancellation Of CLiNT Will Help Batman Sales
So, this week sees the publication of the final issue of Mark Millar's CLiNT And it's the first such edition without a Mark Millar comic in it Instead, the magazine is filled with previews of upcoming Titan Comics publications, interviews with their creators and a feature on the Kick Ass 2 movie. But we also find[...]
Kick-Ass 2 — The Bleeding Cool Review
Always a worry, that. And I've seem some pretty brutal assessments of this film. This sequel to Matthew Vaughn's hyperkinetic adaptation of the Mark Millar comic book isn't, it's true, a patch on its predecessor But it isn't exactly an absolute stinker. Most of the old gang are reunited Nicolas Cage is, of course, only there in spirit[...]
Writer-Owned? Or Creator-Owned?
Mark Waid was, until fairly recently, editor-in-chief of Boom! Studios. Grant declined to comment, but encouraged people to speculate as they wish and invited Waid to contact him directly. A few years long back, Mark Millar said in an interview with Den Of Geek. "I want to set the standard by making it 50-50 in terms of cash[...]
Anatomy Lesson – Ultimate X-Men #15
Brandon Thomas writes for Bleeding Cool: "It Doesn't Have To Be This Way" by Mark Millar & Adam Kubert Ultimate X-Men #15 is my single favorite X-Men story of all time. Everything important and potentially progressive about the entire concept is contained within this 22-page story, titled "It Doesn't Have To Be This Way," and on top[...]
DC Comics Offers Superman To John Romita Jr – And He Might Well Take It
Initially, from a couple of corroborating reports on the show floor of San Diego Comic Con yesterday… and then all over the bars last night, where no less than eight people took me aside to tell me this top secret news that only they knew… John Romita Jr, son of the legendary Marvel artist John Romita[...]
Jim Carrey, Mark Millar, And Kick Ass 2 – Sunday Trending Topics
Comments from Jim Carrey and Mark Millar's response  As we draw in on the release date for Kick-Ass 2, the film's distributors, marketing teams and PRs will be starting to make plans for promotions and press junkets. Unfortunately for them, it doesn't look like they'll be able to count on their biggest marquee name to take part.   Most-Read Comic[...]
From YouTube To Hollywood – How One Teenager Became A Kick Ass 2 Superhero
Brontë Tierney, a nineteen year old from Scotland wrote a song about Hit Girl, filmed herself playing it, uploaded it to YouTube and sent a link to Mark Millar. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1TrWjJ3rvw[/youtube] At which point, her life suddenly changed… Back in October 2012, I received a message from Mark Millar saying that he had just had dinner with Jeff Wadlow,[...]
Image Comics To Make Things Black And White At Expo
Crossed fingers. Guests will include Robert Kirkman, Mark Millar, Ed Brubaker, J Michael Straczynski, Nick Dragotta and Kurtis J Wiebe All announcing new stuff Tickets available here…       This year's Image Expo is on July 2nd in San Francisco There will be five black-and-white variant cover exclusives for the show including a Sidekick ashcan[...]
Kick Ass 3 Raises $2800 For Children's Charities With eBay Auctions
And raises the question, why don't other people do what Mark Millar does?     Naming a major hero in Kick Ass 3 raised over $2000 towards and naming Kick Ass' superhero rival raised over $700 for children's charities with over 30 bids for each. It is a marked slump on previous promotions, Kick Ass raised a four[...]
The Page That Totally Turned Kick Ass 3 #1 Around For Me
I rather enjoyed the first Kick Ass series by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr from Marvel The second… not as much Nor the Hit Girl spinoff But Kick Ass 3? Is it Iron Man 3 or is it Godfather Part III? It all comes down to one page. The first series contrasted the mundane with attempts[...]
How Mark Millar Will Get You To Buy All Six Covers For Kick Ass 3 #1 Tomorrow
That Mark Millar, he's a card, isn't he? I want the AILS WHEN cover please.   That Mark Millar, he's a card, isn't he? I want the AILS WHEN cover please.   That Mark Millar, he's a card, isn't he? I want the AILS WHEN cover please.   That Mark Millar, he's a card, isn't he? I want the AILS WHEN cover[...]
Millarworld Kids Dissolved
Don't worry, no acid was involved. But the Companies House reports that the company Millarworld Kids has been dissolved. It was set up up by Mark Millar and Curtis Tiege to publish the All Ages comic Kindergarten Heroes in 2012; a superhero picture book created with artist Curtis Tiegs The kid-centric hybrid of comic book iconography and picture[...]
The Ridiculous Legal Challenges Against Jupiter's Legacy
Last year, the then-upcoming comic Jupiter's Children by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely changed its name to Jupiter's Legacy At the time, Millar said "We just preferred it when we were playing around with finished logos and decided to tweak the title while we still could" But it had probably more to do with a[...]
Jupiter's Legacy, The First Top Three Creator Owned Title Since… When Exactly?
It was placed third on the chart for the month of April, though it could be higher if Diamond's 10% statistical discount for returnable comics is taking into account. Mark Millar asks; As far as I recall, there hasn't been a creator-owned book charting this high since the 93-94 Image days Have any creator-owned launches charted HIGHER[...]
A Comic Show – Mark Millar's Legacy
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCeZ3OxhK-0[/youtube] Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando writes; Hey Fandom! This is Image Comics' week! Independence Day came a few months early! First we have Jupiter's Legacy #1 by Kick-Ass's Mark Millar and All Star Superman's Frank Quitely! I don't know why it's published by Image and not Marvel's Icon imprint, maybe Quietly doesn't do Marvel[...]
So How Did Jupiter's Legacy Get Those 150,000 Pre-Orders Anyway?
Yesterday, we reported Rob Liefeld's tweet that Jupiter's Legacy, the new comic from Mark Millar and Frank Quitely, has received over 150,000 preorders Which may well put it at the top of the chart. But how did it acheive such a high order, when the likes of equally high profile Saga, East Of West and and[...]
Mark Millar Talks About What He Wants To Do With His CLiNT
2, #8) in January for an April release… What gives? Mark Millar replied; We need more Kick-ass, etc Johnny needed a few months to get ahead on Kick-Ass 3 and Jup's Leg was delayed from Sept last year so our group decided to hold back, Kick-Ass being our main marketing hook, especially in mainstream corner stores etc It's[...]
Kick Ass 3 In May
Mark Millar has hinted that we may be getting all sorts of death finales in the final chapter of Kick Ass And we may be getting them sooner than we thought as well, according to this ad from today's final issue of Hit Girl, Kick Ass 3 by Millar and Romita Jr lined up for[...]