History Creator / MarkWaid

** ''ComicBook/TheFlash''

Waid came into his own in the mid-90's, a time when comics were obsessed with making things DarkerAndGrittier. Waid made his name by bucking this trend, penning light-hearted but emotionally gripping stories which hearkened back to the optimistic tales of the 60's, [[BreakthroughHit starting with]] his acclaimed runs on The Flash and ComicBook/CaptainAmerica. He also co-created ''ComicBook/{{Impulse}}'', a Flash spinoff which at the time was just about the only humor-based superhero book being published.[[note]]Its pre-publication history is an excellent example of just how ''pervasive'' UsefulNotes/{{the Dark Age|of Comic Books}} was; apparently one of the editors at DC was ''fuming'' at the fact that it was primarily humorous and SliceOfLife, rather than typical superhero fare.[[/note]] Its success helped inspire other humorous series such as ''ComicBook/YoungJustice'' and ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}''. He for a time wrote for ''Daredevil'' as well, leaving in 2015.

*** ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmericaTowerOfBabel''

Mark Waid (born March 21, 1962) is a well known comic book writer hailing from Alabama. His experience is mostly with Creator/DCComics, with some of his most popular runs being on Franchise/TheFlash and Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica (''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmericaTowerOfBabel Tower of Babel]]'') as well as many other series. However, he is known in most circles as the man that scripted the iconic ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' series, which has gone on to become one of the most classic templates for the superhero reconstruction story ever. He wrote an independent series, ''ComicBook/{{Irredeemable}}'', focusing on the Plutonian, a Superman-esque hero who out of the blue becomes a sheer psychopath towards his own ilk as well as the rest of the planet. He's launched a companion series, ''Incorruptible'', which stars a supervillain who decided to turn good after Plutonian went insane. He also wrote [[ComicBook/TheIncredibles an ongoing sequel comic]] to ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles''.

->''"It didn't matter that he wasn't real. What mattered was that [[AllLovingHero he cared about everyone in the world, without exception, without judgment]]."''

** ''ComicBook/SupermanTheLastDaysOfLexLuthor''

*** ComicBook/WorldsFinestTeenTitans