Mark Millar Says He's Planning Marvel Comics Return For A Project That Is "Way Bigger Than CIVIL WAR"

Mark Millar Says He's Planning Marvel Comics Return For A Project That Is "Way Bigger Than CIVIL WAR"

Veteran comic book writer Mark Millar has revealed that he's hoping to make his Marvel Comics return for a story which sounds like it would be even bigger in scale than Civil War. Find more details here...

By JoshWilding - Sep 27, 2024 08:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics
Source: Bleeding Cool

Mark Millar's Marvel Comics work helped shape the MCU as we know it. The Ultimates was a huge source of inspiration for The Avengers, right down to Captain America's costume, the team lineup, and even Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury. 

Then there's Civil War, the best-selling comic book event which reshaped the Marvel Universe and inspired Captain America: Civil War (let's not forget Old Man Logan's impact on Hugh Jackman's Wolverine either). 

In recent years, Millar has focused solely on his Millerworld creator-owned comics and a lucrative deal with Netflix. In 2022, he teased plans for a DC Comics return to tell a new Superman story and recently confirmed he'd spoken to the publisher about a six-part series. 

Now, though, it appears the prolific writer is eyeing a long-awaited Marvel Comics return. "I actually met C.B. Cebulski [Marvel Editor-In-Chief] for lunch last week in London," he told wordballoon (via Bleeding Cool). "He was over in London visiting the Fantastic Four [currently filming west of London], and he dropped me a line."

"Marvel and DC had both made an open offer to me years ago and every year, they check in with me and say, do you want to do something? I had an idea when I was in Dubai last year...this Superman story came to me: the beginning, middle, and end of the whole thing. I mentioned it on Twitter a few days later, and Marie Javins [DC Editor-In-Chief] got in touch and said, "If you want to do this, do it.'"

Now, though, Millar says he intends to wait for Superman to enter the public domain and will instead prioritise this mystery Marvel Comics project which, based on what he said in this interview, sounds like another game-changing event.

"I said to CB, I only want to do something at Marvel if I can make it bigger than Civil War or else what's the point? I'm not going to come in and do an Iceman series or something like that. I only want to come in and do something that's going to be bigger than Civil War, and the thing I have is way bigger than Civil War, and Civil War is the biggest-selling graphic novel Marvel's ever had."

"The biggest in history," he added. "I said this is the one thing that could top it and I haven't told him what it is. I'm going to hold off."

We're hoping this pans out because Millar's Marvel work is some of his best. If he is plotting a story even bigger than Civil War, then it could be another story that shakes up the Marvel Universe as we know it...assuming it gets the green light, of course. 

Let us know your thoughts on this news in the comments section.

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FinnishDude
FinnishDude - 9/27/2024, 8:35 AM
Even his best works have some of his "Millarisms" tainting the overall taste (Old Man Logan would probably be a masterpiece, if not for the final issue) and I feel he got worse, once he noticed that selling film rights makes more money than selling comics, so trying to be as controversial as possible is an easy way to get people talking about your work.

I will die on the hill that Civil War the movie is better than the comic in basically every regard.
Polaris
Polaris - 9/27/2024, 9:22 AM
@FinnishDude - I'm with you on that hill
LeBronStan
LeBronStan - 9/27/2024, 8:54 AM
Unless Millar and Hitch are doing a proper Ultimates 3, then I don't really have any interest. Civil War is one of the most overrated runs (the movie is soooo much better), and really kicked off the event craze that ruined Marvel in the mid 00's to early 10's.
AllsGood
AllsGood - 9/27/2024, 9:23 AM
Marvel Bigger Stronger Better Studios.

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Polaris
Polaris - 9/27/2024, 9:24 AM
I'm sooooo tired of everything having to be bigger. I'd settle for something good.
supermanrex
supermanrex - 9/27/2024, 10:08 AM
@Polaris - i assume the writer believes that his idea is good also as being bigger otherwise why waste your efforts. hence the reason he doesn't want to come in and just do non consequential little stories. we cant judge it yet because he hasn't even told marvel what his story is. i trust him.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 9/27/2024, 10:10 AM
@Polaris - User Comment Image

The hard truth. In order to accomplish something good, there must be division.

Example:
I just watched The Hunt[2020] for the first time last night.


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👏 😍 👍🏼 👍🏼
This movie was a breath of fresh air!!!

It gave the seemingly uncrackable "Badass Chick" vibes, without making me feel like she is incapable of her actions.

This IS how a female lead wins.

... I digress...

I believe if Millar wants to make something "great", he must create opposition that will offend.

That opposition should have brainpower strong enough to create Justification to their cause. If done right, it should leave the audience pondering their own sense of right and wrong.

That takes boldness. It also takes the understanding that reasonable controversy is key.

Make something uncontroversial... it may work, but will likely be bland.

Make something too controversial... it comes off like the nonsense IS the goal... too seasoned.

Put in the right about of reasonable contoversy... ya get that porrage that is consume-worthy to both Goldielocks, and 🐻 🐻‍❄ 🐻... 🪙🪙
PapaSpank54
PapaSpank54 - 9/27/2024, 9:36 AM
As said above I'm wary of this unless it's Millar and Hitch doing Ultimates 3, which will happen when monkeys fly out of my butt
grif
grif - 9/27/2024, 10:34 AM
just make your own stuff mark folks dont read new marvel things
HypotheticalMan
HypotheticalMan - 9/27/2024, 10:56 AM
His books were always misogynist, white male rage bait. I feel like his brand of shock content ran it's course when the industry opened up in the late 2000s to more diverse talent. [frick] this guy, can't wait to see how he shoehorns SA into a marvel book.
Razorface1
Razorface1 - 9/27/2024, 1:45 PM
Shouldnt the guy that hates superheroes stop doing superhero stuff slready?
SpiderBloke2099
SpiderBloke2099 - 9/27/2024, 1:58 PM
@Razorface1 - I thought that whatisname that did The Boys?
Razorface1
Razorface1 - 9/28/2024, 12:20 AM
@SpiderBloke2099 - im referring to kick-ass, civil war, wanted
SpiderBloke2099
SpiderBloke2099 - 9/28/2024, 2:08 AM
@Razorface1 - yeah, well, Garth Ennis reportedly doesn't like Superheroes either...
TheDpool
TheDpool - 9/27/2024, 3:08 PM
I still don't fully understand what happened in that big Millerverse event last year.

Still though, loved some of his Spider-Man stuff.
Batmangina
Batmangina - 9/27/2024, 6:51 PM
I'd settle for something that doesn't completely [frick]ing suck.

It's a big ask in 2024...

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