“Certainly, your characters - whether they are superheroes are not - should have foibles. They should have problems; they should have things that their powers can't solve. That's what makes them nuanced, interesting characters. They can have intense motivations. They should have intense motivations to do what they do.”

American comic book writer

Mark Waid is an American comic book writer best known for his work on DC Comics titles such as The Flash, Kingdom Come, and Superman: Birthright. He has also written for Marvel, including Captain America, Fantastic Four, and Daredevil. His career spans major publishers across the industry, among them Fantagraphics, Event, Top Cow, Dynamite, and Archie Comics. He is known for superhero stories and long-running series work, especially on some of the best-known characters in American comics.