Born in Hueytown, Alabama,Mark Waid has earned his living as a lounge singer, a magician, a disc jockey, an accountant, and in many other ways, but none of them as eclectic or fun as writing comic books. Waid has written for every major comics publisher, including DC, Marvel Comics, Archie Comics (where he served briefly as their covergag editor), Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, and BOOM! Studios. His credits includeDaredevil, XMen,The Flash,JLA,Ruse,Fantastic Four, the bestsellerKingdom Come, and his creatorowned seriesEmpire.