“In Marvel Comics, the worst thing was always that your loved ones could be attacked, or you could be horribly beaten in a knock-down, drag-out fight, but in the Superman comics, you would be run out of town with people throwing rotten vegetables at you and waving a sign that said, 'Superman, Who Needs You?'”

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.