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Mid-Western Highway

Mid-Western Highway, sometimes Mid Western Highway, is a 518 km state highway located in the central western and northern Riverina regions of New South Wales, Australia. The highway services rural communities and links the Great Western, Mitchell, Olympic, Newell, Cobb and Sturt highways. Mid-Western Highway forms part of the most direct route road link between Sydney and Adelaide, with its eastern terminus in  and western terminus in. It is designated part of route A41 between Bathurst and, and route B64 between Cowra and Hay.

During 2014 the Roads & Maritime Services in conjunction with the NSW Geographical Names Board commenced a consultation process to change the name of the highway to the Wiradjuri Highway, as the only state highway to lie fully within the Wiradjuri cultural area.

Route
Mid-Western Highway runs generally west-east, roughly aligned along the Lachlan River in New South Wales, then stretching across the Hay Plain, generally towards the south-western corner of New South Wales. The highway is a single carriageway along its entire length, and shares a concurrency with Newell Highway between Marsden and.

Mid-Western Highway commences at the intersection with the Great Western and Mitchell Highways in the city of Bathurst. Heading west by southwest, the highway carries the A41 shield and passes through, where the village is bypassed in 1975, and to Cowra where the highway crosses the Lachlan River, forms the northern terminus of Olympic Highway and provides access to Lachlan Valley Way. At Cowra the highway heads west, now designated route B64 to, with a link to Henry Lawson Way as the highway heads further west to its junction with Newell Highway at Marsden. From Mardsen to West Wyalong, Newell Highway is concurrently signed as routes A39 and B64. Mid-Western Highway recommences west of West Wyalong and continues further west through Weethalle, and then southwest to Rankins Springs and Goolgowi, before reaching its western terminus in Hay at the intersection with Cobb Highway.

Following the upgrade of Hume Highway to a dual carriageway along the vast majority of its length in New South Wales, and the declaration of Sturt Highway as a national highway - despite Mid-Western Highway being the most direct route between Sydney and Adelaide - the route via the Hume and Sturt Highways through Wagga Wagga offers motorists a quicker route, despite being approximately 20 km longer.

The only major river crossing is the Lachlan River at Cowra.

History
The passing of the Main Roads Act of 1924 through the Parliament of New South Wales provided for the declaration of Main Roads, roads partially funded by the State government through the Main Roads Board (later the Department of Main Roads, and eventually Transport for NSW). Mid-Western Highway was declared (as Main Road No. 6) on 8 August 1928, from the interchange with Great Western Highway and North-Western Highway (today Mitchell Highway) in Bathurst, via Blayney, Cowra, Wyalong, Rankins Springs, Gunbar, Booligal, Oxley, Balranald, Euston, and Wentworth, to the border with South Australia beyond Lake Victoria; with the passing of the Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929 to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, this was amended to State Highway 6 on 8 April 1929. The highway was rerouted between Gunbar and Balranald to pass through Hay on 24 September 1929.

The Department of Main Roads, which had succeeded the MRB in the previous year, proclaimed the portion of the highway between Hay via Euston and Wentworth to the South Australian border to be part of Sturt Highway on 8 August 1933; the highway's western end was truncated at its own junction with Sturt Highway at Hay instead. This was further altered when State Highway 21 (later Cobb Highway) was altered to run through Hay on 12 January 1944; Mid-Western Highway was further truncated to the intersection with State Highway 21 in Hay as a result. Newell Highway was declared a National Highway in 1992, and was re-declared to form one continuous highway on 15 January 1993: as a consequence, Mid-Western Highway was re-declared to run from Hay to West Wyalong, and then from Marsden to Bathurst.

The passing of the Roads Act of 1993 updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, Mid-Western Highway today retains its declaration as Highway 6, from Hay via Goolgowi and Rankin Springs to the intersection with Newell Highway at West Wyalong, then from the intersection of Newell Highway at Marsden via Grenfell and Cowra to Bathurst.

Mid-Western Highway was signed National Route 24 across its entire length in 1955. With the conversion to the newer alphanumeric system in 2013, this was replaced with route A41 between Bathurst and Cowra, and route B64 between Cowra and Hay.

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Michael Saso

Michael R. Saso (born December 7, 1930) is an American Catholic priest and professor emeritus of the Department of Religion at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He is a scholar of the religious practices of Japan and China, with a particular emphasis on Taoism.

Biography
He was born in Portland, Oregon, to Andrew Saso and Beatrice Saso, née Huth. He earned the following degrees: B.A., Literature, St. Clara University, 1952; M.A., Philosophy/Anthropology, Gonzaga University, 1955; M.A., Chinese Studies, Yale University, 1964; Ph.D., Classical Chinese/Anthropology, University of London 1971. He joined the University of Hawaiʻi as an associate professor in 1974, later becoming a professor of Chinese religion.

Saso has translated Japanese and Chinese religious texts and related works and has written several books on Asian religion. His knowledge of Taoism and Buddhism comes from within those communities. He is an initiated Taoist priest of the Zhengyi school as well as an ordained Tendai Buddhist priest.

His first ordination, however, was as a Jesuit. He left the order in the 1960s, and in 1968 married Nariko Akimoto, with whom he had two daughters. The marriage was later annulled. Saso requested reinstatement to the Catholic priesthood in 1998 and is now connected with the New Life Center in Carmel, California, as a priest in the Diocese of San Jose.

Publications

 * Taiwan Feasts and Customs; a Handbook of the Principal Feasts and Customs of the Lunar Calendar on Taiwan (1966)
 * Taoism and the Rite of Cosmic Renewal (1972)
 * Zhuang-Lin xu daozang (Supplement to the Taoist Canon of the Zhuangchen and Lin families) (editor) (1975)
 * Buddhist and Taoist Studies (Asian Studies at Hawaii, No. 18) (editor) (1977)
 * Dôkyô hiketsu shûsei: A Collection of Taiost Esoterica (editor) (1978)
 * Teachings of Taoist Master Chuang (1978)
 * Blue Dragon, White Tiger: Taoist Rites of Passage (1990)
 * Homa Rites and Mandala Meditation in Tendai Buddhism (1991)
 * Tantric Art and Meditation: The Tendai Tradition (1991)
 * Buddhist Studies in the People's Republic of China, 1990–1991 (trans. & editor) (1992)
 * Christian Education in China: 1921–1991 (1992)
 * A Taoist Cookbook: with Meditations Taken From the Laozi Daode Jing (1994)
 * The Gold Pavilion: Taoist Ways to Peace, Healing, and Long life (1995)
 * Velvet Bonds: The Chinese Family (1999)
 * Mystic, Shaman, Oracle, Priest (MYSHOP): Prayers Without Words (2015)

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Mark Millar

Mark Millar (born 24 December 1969) is a Scottish comic book writer who first came to prominence with a run on the superhero series The Authority, published by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. Millar has written extensively for Marvel Comics, including runs on The Ultimates, which has been called "the comic book of the decade" by Time magazine and described as a major inspiration for the 2012 film The Avengers by its screenwriter Zak Penn, X-Men, Fantastic Four and Avengers for Marvel's Ultimate imprint, as well as Marvel Knights Spider-Man and Wolverine. In 2006, Millar wrote the Civil War mini-series that served as the centrepiece for the eponymous company-wide crossover storyline and later inspired the Marvel Studios film Captain America: Civil War. The "Old Man Logan" storyline, published as part of Millar's run on Wolverine, served as the inspiration for the 2017 film Logan.

Millar has written numerous creator-owned series which have been published under the unified Millarworld label, including Wanted with J. G. Jones, Kick-Ass with John Romita, Jr., Nemesis with Steve McNiven, Superior and Supercrooks with Leinil Francis Yu, The Secret Service with Dave Gibbons and Jupiter's Legacy with Frank Quitely. Some of these series have been adapted into live-action and animated series and feature films, such as Wanted, Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Jupiter's Legacy and Super Crooks. In 2017, Millarworld was purchased by Netflix with the aim for Millar to continue developing original properties that would later be adapted by the studio into various formats.

In addition to his work as a writer, Millar serves as an executive producer on all film and television adaptations of his comics. Between 2012 and 2016, he was employed by 20th Century Fox as a creative consultant for adaptations of Marvel properties.

In 2013, Millar was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to film and literature.

Early life
Millar was born on 24 December 1969 in Coatbridge, Scotland. He spent the first half of his life in the town's Townhead area and attended St. Ambrose High School.

Millar has four older brothers, and one older sister, who are 22, 20, 18, 16 and 14 years older than him, respectively. He was first introduced to comic books at age 4 by his brother Bobby, who at the time was attending university and, as of 2010, worked at a special needs school. The first comics that Millar read were the seminal The Amazing Spider-Man #121, which featured the death of Gwen Stacy, and a Superman book purchased by Bobby that day. Millar's interest in the medium was further cemented with the black-and-white reprints of other comics that his brothers purchased for him, which he enjoyed so much that he drew a spider web across his face with an indelible marker that his parents were unable to scrub off in time for his First Communion photo a week later.

In the mid-late 1970s, Millar frequently appeared as a guest on the long-running Scottish kids TV programme Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade, which he was a regular fan of at the time. On one occasion, he was invited onto the show to talk about the history of comics and, in a 2010 interview with the Scottish newspaper Daily Record, Millar has stated that Glen Michael's TV programme was where he first discovered superheroes.

Millar's mother died of a heart attack at age 64, when Millar was 14, and his father died four years later, aged 65. Although Millar enjoyed drawing comics, he was not permitted to go to art school because his family frowned upon such endeavours as a waste of time for the academic Millar, who studied subjects like chemistry, physics and advanced maths. He initially planned to be a doctor, and subsequently decided that becoming an economist would be a viable alternate plan, but later decided that he "couldn't quite hack it" in that occupation. He attended Glasgow University to study politics and economics, but dropped out after his father's death left him without the money to pay his living expenses.

1980s–1990s work
Millar was first inspired to become a comic book creator after meeting Alan Moore at a con in the mid-1980s. Years later, when an 18-year-old Millar interviewed Scottish comic book writer Grant Morrison for a fanzine, he told Morrison that he wanted to create comics as both a writer and an artist. Morrison, who then-recently returned to comics after spending most of the decade touring with their band The Mixers and had limited experience with both writing and drawing stories earlier in their career, suggested that Millar focus on one of those career paths, as it was very hard to be successful at both, which Millar cites as the best advice he has ever received. Soon after, Millar sold his first script, Saviour, to an independent Leicester-based publisher Trident. Illustrated by Daniel Vallely, Morrison's former bandmate in The Mixers and, earlier, The Fauves, Saviour provided a mix of religious themes, satire and superhero action that quickly brought Millar to the attention of the wider British comics industry and resulted in several script commissions for the long-running anthology 2000 AD and its sister title Crisis.

In 1992, Trident's owner Neptune Distribution went bankrupt, leaving both Saviour and The Shadowmen, Millar's second series at the publisher, unfinished. By that time, Millar already became a semi-regular contributor to 2000AD and its adjacent titles, and his output included several Robo-Hunter serials, a six-part prison story "Insiders" for Crisis, a Judge Dredd spin-off series Red Razors, as well as numerous newspaper strips starring Dredd himself for Daily Star. The following year, Millar, Morrison and writer John Smith were given editorial reins over 2000AD for an eight-week run titled "The Summer Offensive". The controversial initiative resulted, among other things, in the first major story co-written by Millar and Morrison, Big Dave.

In 1994, Millar crossed over to the American comic book industry, taking over the long-running series Swamp Thing, published under DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. The first four issues of his run were again co-written with Morrison, who, according to Millar, "came on board <...> to make sure that DC selected me above anyone else pitching for the gig". Although Millar's further work on Swamp Thing brought some critical acclaim to the ailing title, the book's sales were still low enough to warrant cancellation by the publisher. For the next few years, Millar continued to write sporadically for 2000AD and various American publishers, often co-scripting the stories with Morrison, with whom he shares the writing credit on the mini-series Skrull Kill Krew for Marvel, a short run on Vampirella for Harris, a year-long run on The Flash as well as Aztek: The Ultimate Man for DC.

Several of Millar's unrealized projects of this period include a revamp of Marvel's 2099 imprint and an "end-of-the-world" storyline for Marvel Tales, both co-created with Grant Morrison. In late 1998, Millar and Morrison, along with Mark Waid and Tom Peyer, developed an extensive proposal for the Superman titles that was scheduled to launch in January 2000. The proposal was greenlit, and the team's tenure as collaborative writers was scheduled to begin with upcoming editor Eddie Berganza's first issue. Upon returining from his vacation, then-current DC editor Mike Carlin was shocked to discover that big changes were being implemented to Superman without his knowledge and vetoed the project. In 1999, Millar also developed pitches for Phantom Stranger and Secret Society of Super-Villains as well as a revamp of his debut series Saviour.

In the late 1990s, Millar made the first attempt to branch out from comics into screenwriting with a vampire-themed black comedy-drama Sikeside. The script was eventually picked up by Channel 4 with Millar as both writer and director, and, although it was initially written as a TV movie, the production company asked Millar to develop it into a six-episode series instead. Described as "Buffy meets Trainspotting" and planned to be filmed in Millar's hometown of Coatbridge, Sikeside was ultimately cancelled during pre-production. In a 2010 interview, Millar mentioned that he has sold the rights to the script to producer Angus Lamont who wanted to turn it into a film for a theatrical release.

In 1999 and 2000, Millar wrote a newspaper column for The Evening Times.

Marvel and DC career
Millar started gaining notice at DC Comics for his work on the all-ages comic book series Superman Adventures, which featured stories set in the continuity of Superman: The Animated Series. Millar, a self-proclaimed Superman fan, stayed on the title for two years and received two Eisner Award nominations while penning one-off stories featuring the version of the character from the mainline DC Universe. Millar's best known Superman story, the three-issue Elseworlds mini-series Superman: Red Son, was first announced in 1998, even though Millar finished most of the script two-year prior. As the series' original artist Dave Johnson fell behind the schedule, Millar opposed the idea of using other artists for the remaining pages. DC eventually brought in artist Kilian Plunkett to complete the book in 2002. Red Son, which Millar first came up with as a child after reading Superman #300, was published the following year and later adapted into an animated film of the same name.

In August 1999, it was announced that Millar and Scottish artist Frank Quitely will be taking over The Authority,  an ongoing series published by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint, on the recommendation of the outgoing writer and series' co-creator Warren Ellis. Millar's trademark style of over-the-top violence mixed with satire, pop culture references and mature themes was met with critical and commercial success while the book itself suffered from censorship enacted by DC starting with the new creative team's very first issue and continuing into Millar-written spin-off mini-series focusing on the team's former leader Jenny Sparks. As a result, the creators repeatedly requested a "Suggested for Mature Readers" label for the series but the idea was vetoed by then-Publisher of DC Comics Paul Levitz. Meanwhile, DC published a "lost" Superman Adventures script by Millar to capitalize on his newfound success, while Millar himself considered a move from his native Scotland to the United States, deliberating between staff position offers made by Wildstorm and DC Comics' main competitor Marvel.

In June 2000, Marvel announced that Millar will join its then-upcoming "Ultimate" line of comics as the writer on Ultimate X-Men, since Brian Michael Bendis, who was previously attached to the series, decided to focus his attention on the inaugural "Ultimate" launch of the Spider-Man title. The line, designed to simplify and streamline the company's long-running fictional continuity for mainstream audiences, was met with instant critical and commercial success and, soon after the launch of Ultimate X-Men, Millar announced that he had signed a two-year contract for a staff writing position at Marvel. As part of the deal, Millar and his family relocated to New York City.

In November 2000, Millar and Quitely announced their plans to leave The Authority after the third story arc, which was supposed to run in issues #22–25 (cover-dated March–June 2001) if the series was to maintain a monthly schedule. However, soon after the first issue of the arc was published, it was announced that Quitely had signed an exclusive contract with Marvel and would therefore leave the title earlier than planned. Wildstorm assigned Art Adams to finish the last issues and hired writer Tom Peyer and artist Dustin Nguyen to create another four-issue story arc that would fill the publishing gap while Adams worked on his portion of the series. Then, following the 11 September 2001 attacks, Wildstorm decided to postpone the release of the remaining three issues and further edit the completed but not yet released work for sensitive content, which eventually drove Adams away from the title. The Authority #29, Millar's last issue on the series, was published with art by Gary Erskine and the cover date of July 2002. Another Millar-written The Authority spin-off, a one-shot story tentatively titled Apollo/Midnighter, was announced for a 2000 release but never produced.

In 2002, Millar and artist Bryan Hitch further expanded Marvel's Ultimate line with The Ultimates, a reimagining of the company's Avengers team. The title also proved highly successful, although it suffered from delays in shipping due to Hitch's personal issues. The Ultimates was eventually cancelled after 13 issues and two years of publication with the aim of relaunching the title so that more issues could be produced in advance. The Ultimates 2 launched shortly thereafter and also suffered from delays, this time due to Millar's newly-diagnosed chronic condition and increased workload at Marvel. The second volume as well as the creative team's run on the title ended in 2007 with another 13th issue. Millar and Hitch's work on The Ultimates inspired two Marvel Animated Features titled Ultimate Avengers and the subsequent 2012 Marvel Studios feature film The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon. Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who portrayed the character Quicksilver in the 2015 sequel film Avengers: Age of Ultron, stated that it also drew inspiration from the Ultimate comics.

In 2002 and 2003, Millar wrote a column for Comic Book Resources. Around the same time, Millar's website included a teaser for a 6-issue Punisher series with artist Steve Dillon, although no official announcement was made by Marvel. In 2003, Millar and artist Terry Dodson launched Trouble at Marvel's newly-revived Epic imprint, a series meant to re-popularize romance comics that ended up both a sales and critical failure. That same year, Millar renewed his exclusive contract with Marvel for two more years. The following year, he penned two 12-issue runs for titles published under the Marvel Knights imprint, launching Marvel Knights Spider-Man again with Dodson and taking over the Wolverine ongoing series with artist John Romita, Jr. Millar and Ultimate Spider-Man writer Brian Michael Bendis launched a new ongoing series for the Ultimate Marvel imprint, Ultimate Fantastic Four but left it after just six issues due to scheduling problems. Millar and artist Greg Land were announced as the creative team for a new Thor ongoing series but the pair took over Ultimate Fantatic Four instead. Millar's return to the title introduced, among other things, the concept of Marvel Zombies. During this period, Millar was assigned to write a trilogy of mini-series that would introduce Galactus to the Ultimate Universe but he left the project due to other commitments at Marvel and health issues.

In 2006, after renewing his exclusive contract with Marvel for two more years, Millar launched the most well-known and best-selling work of his career, the 7-issue mini-series Civil War with artist Steve McNiven that acted as the centrepiece of the company-wide crossover storyline of the same name. The story revolved around the passing of the Superhuman Registration Act in response to the death and destruction unintentionally caused by superheroes on a regular basis and the resultant schism in the superheroic community, with Captain America and Iron Man taking opposing sides of the debacle. The storyline had lasting impact on the fictional Marvel Universe and served as the inspiration for the 2016 Marvel Studios film Captain America: Civil War.

In 2007 and 2008, Millar attempted to pitch a new series of Superman films to Warner Brothers but the studio went with David S. Goyer's pitch for Man of Steel instead. During that time, he also had two pitches rejected at Marvel, a Blade story with Richard Corben and a Ghost Rider story with John Romita, Jr., as both characters already had ongoing series at the time and Marvel did not believe either property could support more books. In 2008, Millar returned to the Wolverine ongoing series for an extended dystopian storyline "Old Man Logan", illustrated by his Civil War collaborator Steve McNiven. Elements of this story inspired the 2017 20th Century Fox film Logan. Also in 2008, Millar reteamed with The Ultimates co-creator Bryan Hitch for a run on the mainline Fantastic Four series and launched the mini-series Marvel 1985 with artist Tommy Lee Edwards. The three titles, running concurrently, are notable in that Millar purposefully wrote them as interlinked through the introduction of the character Clyde Wyncham, who also appeared in Millar's creator-owned series Kick-Ass that was published under Marvel's Icon imprint. In 2009, Millar returned to the Ultimate Universe with a number of limited series released under the Ultimate Comics: Avengers banner, his last Marvel work to date.

In 2011, Millar abandoned work-for-hire in favor of working full-time on his creator-owned properties.

Millarworld
In 2003, Millar introduced Millarworld, a unified label for his future creator-owned comics, set in a shared fictional universe. The initial line-up consisted of Wanted (published by Top Cow and subsequently adapted into a feature film starring Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman), Chosen (published by Dark Horse), The Unfunnies (published by Avatar) and the unreleased one-shot Run. Another unreleased project was King and Country, a political drama involving the British royal family repurposed from a TV series pitch Millar created in 2005. According to Millar, the book was supposed to be published in the form of a fully-painted graphic novel by a "big book publisher". In 2008, the Millarworld line expanded with two new releases, War Heroes at Image, and Kick-Ass, published under Marvel's Icon imprint and adapted into a feature film two years later. The ownership of the Millarworld series is split 50/50 between Millar and the collaborating artist.

In 2010, Millar and British publisher Titan launched a pop culture-themed magazine CLiNT that featured serializations of Millar's creator-owned comics as well as a number of short stories by up-and-coming creators submitted via the Millarworld forum. Other magazine contributors include Frankie Boyle, Stewart Lee, Jonathan Ross and Jimmy Carr. In 2011 and 2012, Millar organized the Kapow! Comic Convention in London. The 2011 Kapow! event was notable for setting two Guinness World Records, the "Fastest Production of a Comic Book" and "Most Contributors to a Comic Book". Millar began work at 9 am, plotting a 20-page Superior story, followed by more than 60 comic book creators—including Sean Phillips, Dave Gibbons, Frank Quitely, John Romita Jr., Jock, Doug Braithwaite, Ian Churchill, Olivier Coipel, Duncan Fegredo, Simon Furman, David Lafuente, John McCrea, Liam Sharp —who appeared on stage throughout the day to create a panel each. The black-and-white book was completed in 11 hours, 19 minutes and 38 seconds, then published through Marvel's Icon imprint on 23 November 2011, with all royalties being donated to Yorkhill Children's Foundation. In 2015 and 2016, Millarworld held Talent Contest events where entrants had to write and/or draw short stories based on some of the company's properties. The winning entries were published as two anthology specials in 2016 and 2017, respectively.

Most of the Millarworld series have enjoyed interest from Hollywood over the years. In 2008, Michael De Luca optioned War Heroes for Columbia Pictures. In 2010, Nemesis was optioned by 20th Century Fox with Tony Scott attached to direct. Three years later, Fox optioned Starlight. 2014 saw the release of Kingsman: The Secret Service, directed by Matthew Vaughn. That same year, Superior was optioned by Fox with Vaughn attached as producer. The following year, Huck was picked up by Studio 8, while an adaptation of Chrononauts was announced to be in development by Universal. In 2016, Waypoint Entertainment optioned both Supercrooks and American Jesus (which had previously been optioned by Matthew Vaughn's Marv Films in 2009), while Lorenzo di Bonaventura began development on Jupiter's Legacy. That same year, Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum signed on to produce Empress with XXX: Return of Xander Cage writer F. Scott Frazier set to pen the screenplay.

In August 2017, it was announced that Millarworld has been purchased for an undisclosed sum by Netflix. Millar noted it was the third time in history a comic book company had been purchased by a production studio, comparing the buyout to the 1967 purchase of DC Comics by Kinney National Company (subsequently renamed to Warner Communications) and the 2009 acquisition of Marvel Comics by The Walt Disney Company. As part of the deal, Millar and his wife Lucy continued to run Millarworld as President and CEO, respectively, developing new properties to be produced by Netflix. Comics adapted to film before the deal, such as Kick-Ass and Kingsman, were not included in the package. The first of Millarworld properties to be adapted at Netflix was Jupiter's Legacy, which premiered in May 2021 with an eight-episode first season. It was followed by Super Crooks, an animated spin-off series released in November 2021.

Public image
Over the years, Millar has earned a reputation as a controversial and outspoken writer. In interviews, he openly criticized the business practices of the American comics industry in the 90s, the comic book writing trend of decompression popularized in the early 00s, the tendency of Big Two publishers to oversaturate the market with tie-ins and spin-offs in the mid-00s as well as the DC Comics' management of The Authority during his tenure as the title's writer. In his writing, Millar has incorporated the themes of domestic abuse (The Ultimates), teenage pregnancy (Trouble), child molestation (The Unfunnies) and rape, the latter sometimes for comedic effect. In August 2013, when asked by Abraham Josephine Riesman of The New Republic about the use of rape as a plot device in more than one of his comics, Millar responded, "The ultimate [act] that would be the taboo, to show how bad some villain is, was to have somebody being raped, you know. I don't really think it matters. It's the same as, like, a decapitation. It's just a horrible act to show that somebody's a bad guy." The comment drew criticism from industry peers and comic book journalists. Similar incidents include Millar publicly expressing amazement at the fact that non-caucasians can get Down's syndrome and referring to all gamers as "pedos" in an interview.

Millar frequently employs unusual tactics to promote himself and his work, such as the public bet with Harry Knowles regarding the casting of the lead actor in then-upcoming Superman film in 2004, which Millar used as a way to advertise his run on Wolverine. That same year, Millar claimed that rapper Eminem was in talks to take the lead role of Wesley Gibson in the film adaptation of his creator-owned series Wanted, which resulted in public denial by Eminem's management via Variety. In 2006, Millar auctioned the right to name the protagonist of his then-upcoming creator-owned series Kick-Ass. In 2016, he organized a "treasure hunt" for advance copies of Jupiter's Legacy hidden in ten cities around the world. In 2017, Millar established a charitable foundation and launched a multi-year campaign to promote it.

Throughout the 90s and early 00s, Millar was close friends with fellow Scottish writer Grant Morrison. The pair frequently collaborated on works published by British and American publishers and appeared together at various events. Morrison was seen as the mentor figure in their relationship, as evidenced by a humorous strip created by Garth Ennis and Dave Gibbons for an anniversary issue of 2000 AD in which Millar appeared in the form of a small droid repeating a single phrase, "me and Gwant". The pair was also parodied in an issue of Simpsons Comics written by Gail Simone, shown fighting over whose then-ongoing X-Men series—Millar's Ultimate or Morrison's New—is more important. Sometime around 2004, Millar and Morrison seemingly cut all communication and never interacted in public again, which, according to Morrison, happened because Millar wanted to break away from the image of Morrison's protégé after the success he had with The Authority and Ultimate X-Men. When asked about the state of their relationship in a 2011 interview, Morrison responded thus, "I wish him well but, no, there is no good feeling between myself and Mark Millar for many reasons most of which are he destroyed my faith in human fucking nature."

Awards and accolades
In August 2011, Millar appeared in his native Coatbridge to unveil a superhero-themed steel archway beside the Monkland Canal, created by sculptor Andy Scott with the help from the students at St. Ambrose High School, Millar's alma mater. The six-metre-high archway, created as part of the efforts to reinvigorate the canal, was inspired by Millar's work, depicting a superhero named Captain Coatbridge and two superheroines.

In June 2013, Millar was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to film and literature on the Queen's Honours Birthday list.

Award nominations

 * 2000 Eisner Award for Best Title for a Younger Audience — Superman Adventures (shared with Aluir Amâncio, Terry Austin, and others)
 * 2000 Eisner Award for Best Writer — Superman Adventures
 * 2001 Eisner Award for Best Writer — The Authority and Ultimate X-Men
 * 2001 Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story — The Authority #13–16: "The Nativity" (shared with Frank Quitely and Trevor Scott)
 * 2004 Eagle Award for Favourite Comics Writer
 * 2005 Eagle Award for Favourite Comics Writer

Award wins

 * 2007 Harvey Award for Best Single Issue or Story for Marvel's Civil War #1 with Steve McNiven

Influences
Millar has cited Alan Moore and Frank Miller as the two biggest influences on his career, characterising them as "my Mum and Dad." Other comic book creators he names as influences include Dave Sim, Grant Morrison, Peter Milligan, Warren Ellis and Garth Ennis.

In 2013, Millar listed Superman, Flash Gordon, The Spy Who Loved Me, Star Wars and The Incredibles as his five favorite films.

Personal life
Millar is a practicing Catholic who abstains from using profanity in his personal life. He met his first girlfriend Gill, who lived nearby in Coatbridge and attended the same school as him, at the age of 17. The couple married in 1993 and divorced in early 2009. They have one daughter, Emily, who was born in 1998. Millar's second wife, Lucy Unwin, gave birth to their first child in November 2011, and the second in March 2014. Millar and Unwin married in May 2016. As of 2010, they reside in Glasgow's West End.

In 2005, Millar was diagnosed with Crohn's disease.

Political views
Speaking about his political views, Millar has described himself thus, "I regard myself as traditionally left of centre and progressive, a Eurosceptic in the Bennite mould, and the policies espoused by the coalition formed under the Yes umbrella are the closest to my own particular ideology."

Before the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, Millar was cited as a supporter of Scottish independence by groups such as the National Collective, and made comments interpreted in support of independence. However, in the run-up to the referendum, Millar stated that he was "genuinely undecided". In a January 2015 interview with The Herald, he stated, "Originally I was Yes and then about six months before I started having doubts, and then I just went silent on it because I saw the country going mad. People who I love were falling out with each other." In 2020, Millar explained on Twitter that he is not a "tribalist" when it comes to Scottish independence, stating, "After the Blair era I was tempted for a year or two" regarding the matter, but questioned whether an independent Scotland could function economically.

Millar supported British withdrawal from the European Union and endorsed a Leave vote during the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, stating that it would be a path towards Scottish independence.

Trident

 * Saviour #1–6 (with Daniel Vallely and Nigel Kitching, 1989–1990)
 * Issues #1–5 are collected as Saviour Book One (tpb, 128 pages, 1990, ISBN 1-8728-2901-5)
 * A "Saviour" short story (drawn by Nigel Kitching) has also appeared in Trident #5 (anthology, 1990)
 * The Shadowmen #1–2 (with Andrew Hope and Ben Dilworth (#2), 1990)

Fleetway

 * Crisis (anthology):
 * "Her Parents" (with John McCrea, in #31, 1989)
 * "Insiders" (with Paul Grist, in #54–59, 1991)
 * 2000 AD (anthology):
 * Tharg's Future Shocks:
 * All-Star Future Shocks (tpb, 192 pages, Simon & Schuster, 2013, ISBN 1-7810-8074-7) includes:
 * "The Foreign Model" (with Dave D'Antiquis, in #643, 1989)
 * "Self Awareness" (with Keith Page, in #648, 1989)
 * "Nightmare on Ses*me Street " (with Brian Williamson, in #785, 1992)
 * "A Fete Worse Than Death" (with Brian Williamson, in #786, 1992)
 * "The Night Santa Signed On" (with Ron Smith, in #868, 1994)
 * Silo (with Dave D'Antiquis, in #706–711, 1990) collected in Tharg's Creepy Chronicles (tpb, 144 pages, Simon & Schuster, 2012, ISBN 1-7810-8065-8)
 * Zenith: "Tales of the Alternative Earth" (prose story, in Winter Special '90, 1990) collected in Zenith Phase Four (hc, 112 pages, Rebellion, 2015, ISBN 1-7810-8346-0)
 * Judge Dredd:
 * "Christmas is Cancelled" (with Brett Ewins, in Winter Special '90, 1990) collected in Judge Dredd: The Restricted Files Volume 3 (tpb, 288 pages, Rebellion, 2011, ISBN 1-9079-9221-9)
 * "Happy Birthday Judge Dredd!" (with Carl Critchlow, in #829, 1993) collected in Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 18 (tpb, 304 pages, Rebellion, 2011, ISBN 1-9079-9225-1)
 * Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 19 (tpb, 320 pages, Rebellion, 2012, ISBN 1-9079-9296-0) includes:
 * "Great Brain Robbery" (with Ron Smith, in #835–836, 1993)
 * "Tough Justice" (with Mick Austin, in #840, 1993)
 * "Down Among the Dead Men" (with Brett Ewins, in #841, 1993)
 * "War Games" (with Paul Marshall, in #854, 1993)
 * "Judge Tyrannosaur" (with Ron Smith, in #855, 1993)
 * Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 20 (tpb, 320 pages, Rebellion, 2013, ISBN 1-7810-8141-7) includes:
 * "Book of the Dead" (co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison, art by Dermot Power, in #859–866, 1993)
 * "I Hate Christmas" (with Carlos Ezquerra, in #867, 1993)
 * "Frankenstein Division" (with Carlos Ezquerra, in #868–871, 1994)
 * "Crime Prevention" (with Nick Percival, in #872, 1994)
 * "Top Gun" (with Ron Smith, in #879, 1994)
 * "Under Siege" (with Paul Peart, in #880, 1994)
 * "Mr. Bennet Joins the Judges" (with Peter Doherty, in Sci-Fi Special '94, 1994) collected in Judge Dredd: The Restricted Files Volume 4 (tpb, 272 pages, Rebellion, 2012, ISBN 1-7810-8046-1)
 * "Crusade" (co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison and Mick Austin, in #928–937, 1995) collected in Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 22 (tpb, 304 pages, Rebellion, 2014, ISBN 1-7810-8227-8)
 * "Man Who Broke the Law" (with Steve Yeowell, in #968–969, 1995) collected in Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 24 (tpb, 320 pages, Rebellion, 2015, ISBN 1-7810-8339-8)
 * "The Big Hit" (with Graham Stoddart, in #1029–1030, 1997) collected in Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 26 (tpb, 320 pages, Rebellion, 2016, ISBN 1-7810-8431-9)
 * Robo-Hunter:
 * "Sam Slade: Robo-Hunter" (with Jose Casanovas, in #723–734, 1991)
 * "Return of the Puppet Master" (with Simon Jacob, in Sci-Fi Special '91, 1991)
 * "Killer Grannies" (with Graham Higgins, in Yearbook '92, 1991)
 * "Escape from Bisleyland" (with Anthony Williams, in #750–759, 1991)
 * "The Return to Verdus" (with Jose Casanovas, in #792–802, 1992)
 * "Aces of Slades" (with Anthony Williams, in #813–816, 1992–1993)
 * "The Succubus" (with Simon Jacob, in Yearbook '93, 1992)
 * "Serial Stunners" (with Jose Casanovas, in #819–822, 1993)
 * "Keith the Killer Robot" (with Ron Smith, in #825–827, 1993)
 * "The Robotic Revenge of Dr. Robotski" (with Simon Jacob, in #881–884, 1994)
 * Red Razors:
 * Red Razors (tpb, 144 pages, DC Comics, 2004, ISBN 1-904265-18-9) collects:
 * Judge Dredd Megazine #8–15: "Red Razors" (with Steve Yeowell, 1991)
 * "The Hunt for Red Razors" (with Nigel Dobbyn, in #908–917, 1994)
 * "The Secret Origin of Comrade Ed" (with Steve Yeowell, in Judge Dredd Mega-Special #5, 1992)
 * "Doctor's Orders" (with Steve Yeowell, in Judge Dredd Yearbook '93, 1992)
 * "Rites of Passage" (with Nigel Dobbyn, in #971, 1995)
 * Judge Anderson: "The Most Dangerous Game" (with Dermot Power, in Judge Dredd Yearbook '92, 1991) collected in Judge Anderson: The Psi Files Volume 4 (tpb, 304 pages, Rebellion, 2014, ISBN 1-7810-8236-7)
 * Tales from Beyond Science (with Rian Hughes, in #774, 776, Winter Special '92, Sci-Fi Special '94, 1992–1994) collected in Tales from Beyond Science (hc, 88 pages, Image, 2013, ISBN 1-60706-471-5)
 * Rogue Trooper: "House of Pain" (with Brett Ewins and Jim McCarthy, in Sci-Fi Special '92, 1992) collected in Rogue Trooper: Tales of Nu-Earth Volume 4 (tpb, 288 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-781-08230-8)
 * The Spider: "Vicious Games" (with John Higgins and David Hine, in Action Special, 1992)
 * Purgatory (with Carlos Ezquerra, in #834–841, 1993)
 * Tharg's Terror Tales:
 * "The Tooth Fairy" (with Greg Staples, in #839, 1993)
 * "The Uncanny Dr. Doctor" (with Shaky Kane, in #860, 1993)
 * "Milk and Honey" (with Kevin Cullen, in #895, 1994)
 * Maniac 5:
 * "Maniac 5" (with Steve Yeowell, in #842–849, 1993)
 * "War Journal" (with David Hine, in Sci-Fi Special '93, 1993)
 * "Maniac 6 (prelude)" (with Richard Elson, in Winter Special '93, 1993)
 * "Funeral for a Friend" (with Robert McCallum, in Winter Special '94, 1994)
 * "Maniac 6" (with Steve Yeowell, in #956–963, 1995)
 * Big Dave (co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison):
 * "Target: Baghdad" (with Steve Parkhouse, in #842–845, 1993)
 * "Monarchy in the UK" (with Steve Parkhouse, in #846–849, 1993)
 * "Young Dave" (with Steve Parkhouse, in Yearbook '94, 1993)
 * "Costa del Chaos" (with Anthony Williams, in #869–872, 1994)
 * "Wotta Lotta Balls" (with Steve Parkhouse, in #904–907, 1994)
 * Canon Fodder (with Chris Weston, in #861–867, 1993)
 * The Grudge-Father (with Jim McCarthy, in #878–883, 1994)
 * Babe Race 2000 (with Anthony Williams, in #883–888 and Yearbook '95, 1994–1995)
 * Rogue Trooper (Friday): "G.I. Blues" (with Chris Weston, in #901–903, 1994)
 * Janus: Psi-Division (with Paul Johnson):
 * "A New Star" (in #980–984, 1996)
 * "Faustus" (co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison, in #1024–1031, 1997)
 * Revolver Horror Special: "Mother's Day" (with Phil Winslade, anthology, 1990)
 * The Comic Relief Comic (among other writers and artists, one-shot, 1991)
 * Sonic the Comic (anthology):
 * Sonic the Hedgehog:
 * "Robofox" (with Woodrow Phoenix, in #2, 1993)
 * "Mayhem in the Marble Hill Zone" (with Jose Casanovas, in #3, 1993)
 * "Lost in the Labyrinth Zone" (with Woodrow Phoenix, in #5, 1993)
 * "Time Racer" (with Ed Hillyer, in #11, 1993)
 * "Hidden Danger!" (with Carl Flint, in #12, 1993)
 * "Double Trouble" (with Mike Hadley, in #13, 1993)
 * "The Green Eater" (with Mike Hadley, in #15, 1993)
 * "Happy Christmas Doctor Robotnik!" (with Brian Williamson, in #16, 1993)
 * "A Day in the Life of Doctor Robotnik" (with Mike Hadley, in #42, 1994)
 * "Odour Zone" (with Mike Hadley, in #72, 1996)
 * "Spinball Wizard" (with Keith Page, in #73, 1996)
 * Streets of Rage (with Peter Richardson, in #7–12 and 25–30, 1993–1994)

Other

 * Daily Star (daily newspaper strip featuring Judge Dredd, published by Reach plc):
 * "Return of the Peeper" (with Mike Collins, episodes #1556–1598, published from 2 March to 20 April 1991)
 * "How to be a... Monster" (with Mike Collins, episodes #1599–1640, published from 22 April to 8 June 1991)
 * "Assault on Sector House 13" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #1641–1682, published from 10 June to 27 July 1991)
 * "Reform School Reunion" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #1725–1766, published from 16 September to 2 November 1991)
 * "Blood of Nosferatu" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #1767–1808, published from 4 November to 21 December 1991)
 * "Death to the Judges" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #1851–1892, published from 12 February to 31 March 1992)
 * "Vic Slaughter's Big Night Out" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #1935–1976, published from 20 May to 7 July 1992)
 * "Hondo City Nightmare" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #1977–2018, published from 8 July to 24 August 1992)
 * "Night of the Living Dredd" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2061–2102, published from 13 October to 1 December 1992)
 * "Brute Force" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2103–2144, published from 2 December 1992 to 20 January 1993)
 * "Mega-City Heat" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2145–2186, published from 21 January to 10 March 1993)
 * "The Poverty Trap" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2229–2270, published from 29 April to 16 June 1993)
 * "The Underworld Rises!" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2271–2312, published from 17 June to 4 August 1993)
 * "Night of the Futant" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2355–2396, published from 23 September to 10 November 1993)
 * "Corpulence, Inc." (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2397–2438, published from 11 November to 31 December 1993)
 * "Pritzy's Honour" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2439–2480, published from 1 January to 18 February 1994)
 * "Breakout" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2481–2522, published from 19 February to 8 April 1994)
 * "The Big Hit" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2565–2606, published from 28 May to 15 July 1994)
 * "Perp Watch" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2649–2690, published from 3 September to 21 October 1994)
 * "Wanted: Judge Dredd" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2691–2732, published from 22 October to 9 December 1994)
 * "Marked for Death" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2775–2816, published from 30 January to 18 March 1995)
 * "Mean as Sin" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2817–2858, published from 30 March to 6 May 1995)
 * "Nutty City One" (with Ron Smith, episodes #2859–2894, published from 8 May to 24 June 1995)
 * "The Dead Judge's Society" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2895–2936, published from 26 June to 12 August 1995)
 * "Muggable Willy" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #2937–2978, published from 14 August to 30 September 1995)
 * "Dead Man's Boots" (with Ron Smith, episodes #2979–2990, published from 2 October to 18 November 1995)
 * "Block Law" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #3021–3061, published from 20 November 1995 to 11 January 1996)
 * "Spirit of Vengeance" (with Ron Smith, episodes #3062–3102, published from 12 January to 27 March 1996)
 * "Teutronic Knights" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #3103–3144, published from 28 March to 16 April 1996)
 * "The Long Walk" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #3145–3186, published from 17 April to 4 June 1996)
 * "Euroball 2118!" (with Ron Smith, episodes #3187–3228, published from 5 June to 23 July 1996)
 * "Slugheads!" (with Ron Smith, episodes #3229–3270, published from 24 July to 10 September 1996)
 * "Jimpy" (with Carlos Pino, episodes #3271–3312, published from 11 September to 29 October 1996)
 * "Strangers on a Zoom Train" (with Ron Smith, episodes #3313–3354, published from 30 October to 17 December 1996)
 * CLiNT (as Editor-in-Chief, magazine featuring TV and film-related articles and interviews as well as comic strips and serials, Titan):
 * CLiNT #1–15 (featuring serializations Kick-Ass 2 (#1–15), Nemesis (#1–5), American Jesus (#2–7) and Superior (#6–15), 2010–2012)
 * Original stories featured in the magazine:
 * Space Oddities (self-contained strips by various creators):
 * "The Diner" (written and drawn by Manuel Bracchi, in #1)
 * "Emergency Pit-Stop" (written and drawn by Mateus Santolouco, in #2)
 * "Fall of the Fortress" (written and drawn by Bruno Letizia, in #3)
 * "Best Man" (written by Muriel Grey, drawn by Des Taylor, in #4)
 * "Someone Got to Eddie" (written by Ian Rankin, drawn by Stephen Daly, in #5)
 * "The Battle of Dansroom" (written by Ryan Schrodt, drawn by Des Taylor, in #6)
 * "Treasure" (written and drawn by Stephen Baskerville, in #7)
 * Rex Royd (co-written by Frankie Boyle and Jim Muir, drawn by Mike Dowling, in #1–4, 12–13 and Mark Millar's CLiNT #1)
 * The Property (written by Stewart Lee, drawn by Steve Yeowell, in #4)
 * Beat My Score (written by Jimmy Carr, drawn by Ryusuke Hamamoto, in #9)
 * Reprints of previously published stories serialized in the magazine:
 * Turf (written by Jonathan Ross, drawn by Tommy Lee Edwards, in #1–10)
 * The Pro (written by Garth Ennis, drawn by Amanda Conner, in #5–9)
 * Who is Jake Ellis? (written by Nathan Edmondson, drawn by Tonči Zonjić, in #8–12)
 * Officer Downe (written by Joe Casey, drawn by Chris Burnham, in #10–11)
 * Graveyard of Empires (written by Mark Sable, drawn by Paul Azaceta, in #12–15 and Mark Millar's CLiNT #3–4)
 * Mark Millar's CLiNT #1–8 (featuring serializations of Supercrooks (#1–5), The Secret Service (#1–7) and Hit-Girl (#2–7), 2012–2013)
 * Original stories featured in the magazine:
 * Death Sentence (written by Monty Nero, drawn by Mike Dowling, in #1–8)
 * Homesick (written by J. P. Rutter, drawn by Martin Stiff, in #7)
 * Odyssey (written by Dave Elliott, drawn by Garrie Gastonny, in #8)

DC Comics

 * Swamp Thing vol. 2 (with Phil Hester, Chris Weston (#153), Phil Jimenez (#156), Jill Thompson (#159); issues #140–143 are co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison, Vertigo, 1994–1996) collected as:
 * The Root of All Evil (collects #140–150, tpb, 296 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-4012-5241-9)
 * Darker Genesis (collects #151–160, tpb, 256 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-4012-5828-X)
 * Trial by Fire (collects #161–171, tpb, 272 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-4012-6337-2)
 * Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #79: "Favorite Things" (with Steve Yeowell, anthology, 1996) collected in Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Volume 1 (tpb, 192 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-4012-0444-9)
 * Aztek, the Ultimate Man #1–10 (co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison, art by N. Steven Harris, 1996–1997) collected as Aztek, the Ultimate Man (tpb, 240 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1688-9)
 * Justice League:
 * JLA Secret Files & Origins:
 * JLA: The Deluxe Edition Volume 1 (tpb, 256 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3314-7) includes:
 * "Secret Origin: Star-Seed" (co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison, art by Howard Porter, in #1, 1997)
 * "Lost Pages: The New Superman Meets the JLA" (with Don Hillsman, co-feature in #1, 1997)
 * "A Day in the Life: Martian Manhunter" (with Don Hillsman, co-feature in #1, 1997)
 * "Secrets of the JLA Trophy Room" (with Chris Jones, co-feature in #2, 1998)
 * JLA: Paradise Lost #1–3 (with Ariel Olivetti, 1998)
 * JLA 80-Page Giant #1: "The Secret Society of Super-Villains" (with Chris Jones, anthology, 1998)
 * JLA #27: "The Bigger They Come..." (with Mark Pajarillo, 1999) collected in JLA: The Deluxe Edition Volume 3 (tpb, 344 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-3832-7)
 * The Flash vol. 2 (co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison, art by Paul Ryan, Ron Wagner (#137–138) and Pop Mhan (#139–141), 1997–1998) collected as:
 * Emergency Stop (collects #130–135, tpb, 144 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2177-7)
 * The Human Race (collects #136–141, tpb, 160 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2239-0)
 * The Flash by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar (collects #130–141, tpb, 334 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-4012-6102-7)
 * Includes the "Your Life is My Business" short story (art by Ariel Olivetti) from The Flash 80-Page Giant #1 (anthology, 1998)
 * Superman:
 * Superman Adventures (with Aluir Amâncio, Mike Manley (#25, 28, 34) and Neil Vokes (#33), 1998–2000) collected as:
 * Up, Up and Away! (collects #16, 19, 22–24, digest-sized tpb, 112 pages, 2004, ISBN 1-4012-0331-0)
 * The Never-Ending Battle (collects #25–29, digest-sized tpb, 112 pages, 2004, ISBN 1-4012-0332-9)
 * Last Son of Krypton (collects #30–31, 33–34, digest-sized tpb, 112 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-4012-1037-6)
 * The Man of Steel (collects #35–38, digest-sized tpb, 112 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-4012-1038-4)
 * Superman Adventures (includes 15 of the 22 one-page stories from #41, digest-sized tpb, 128 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-4706-7)
 * Superman by Mark Millar (includes #52, tpb, 280 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-4012-7874-4)
 * Also collects the Tangent Comics: The Superman one-shot (art by Butch Guice, 1998)
 * Also collects the Team Superman one-shot (art by Georges Jeanty, 1999)
 * Also collects the "From Krypton with Love" short story (art by Sean Phillips) from Superman 80-Page Giant #2 (anthology, 1999)
 * Action Comics #753–755, 758 (co-written by Millar and Stuart Immonen, art by Immonen and Shawn Martinbrough (#755), 1999)
 * Superman: Secret Files & Origins #2: "Big Belly Burgers" (with Shannon Denton, co-feature, 1999)
 * Adventures of Superman (co-written by Millar and Stuart Immonen):
 * Superman: The City of Tomorrow Volume 1 (tpb, 466 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-4012-9508-8) includes:
 * "Higher Ground" (art by Steve Epting, in #573, 1999)
 * "Something Borrowed, Something Blue" (art by Joe Phillips, in #574, 2000)
 * "A Night at the Opera" (art by Yanick Paquette, in #575, 2000)
 * "AnarchY2Knowledge" (art by Stuart Immonen, in #576, 2000)
 * Superman: For the Animals: "Dear Superman..." (with Tom Grummett, free one-shot polybagged with DC Comics publications with a March 2000 cover date, 2000)
 * Superman: Red Son #1–3 (with Dave Johnson and Kilian Plunkett, 2003) collected as Superman: Red Son (tpb, 160 pages, 2004, ISBN 1-4012-0191-1; hc, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2425-3)
 * DC One Million 80-Page Giant: "System's Finest" (with Mike Wieringo, anthology one-shot, 1999) collected in DC One Million Omnibus (hc, 1,080 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-4243-X)
 * DCU Heroes: Secret Files & Origins: "Lost Pages: Above Top Secret" (with Matthew Clark, co-feature in one-shot, 1999)
 * The Books of Magic vol. 2 Annual #3: "The New Mystic Youth: Who is Tim Hunter?" (with Phil Jimenez, co-feature, 1999) collected in The Books of Magic Omnibus Volume 2 (hc, 1,488 pages, 2022, ISBN 1-7795-1320-8)
 * Day of Judgment Secret Files & Origins: "Which Witch?" (with Yanick Paquette) and "One Enchanted Evening..." (with Phil Winslade, co-features, 1999) collected in Day of Judgment (tpb, 160 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-3795-9)
 * Silver Age: Justice League of America: "The League without Justice!" (with Scott Kolins, one-shot, 2000)
 * Wonder Woman vol. 2 #153: "Mad About the Boy" (with Georges Jeanty, 2000)
 * The Authority Omnibus (hc, 984 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-4012-9231-3) includes:
 * The Authority #13–20, 22, 27–29 (with Frank Quitely, Chris Weston (#17–18), Art Adams (#27–28) and Gary Erskine (#29), Wildstorm, 2000–2002)
 * In a 2003 interview, Grant Morrison stated he ghost-wrote issue #28, with Millar later adjusting the script to make the issue fit his storyline.
 * Millar's run along with the fill-in issues was also collected as The Authority Volume 2 (hc, 416 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-4275-8; tpb, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-5080-7)
 * Script and art in issues #13–14 and 27–28 were censored; the restored, uncensored pages were first printed in The Authority: Absolute Edition Volume 2 (hc, 504 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-4012-8115-X)
 * Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority #1–5 (with John McCrea, Wildstorm, 2000–2001) also collected as Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority (tpb, 128 pages, 2001, ISBN 1-56389-769-5)
 * Tales of the New Gods: "Infinetly Gentle Infinetly Suffering" (previously unpublished short story with art by Steve Ditko; tpb, 168 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1637-4)

Marvel Comics

 * Skrull Kill Krew #1–5 (co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison, art by Steve Yeowell, 1995) collected as Skrull Kill Krew (tpb, 128 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2120-X)
 * Marvels Comics Group: Codename X-Men: "How I Learned to Love the Bomb" (with Sean Phillips, one-shot, 2000)
 * 411 #1: "Tit-for-Tat" (with Frank Quitely, anthology, 2003)
 * Trouble #1–5 (with Terry Dodson, Epic, 2003) collected as Trouble (hc, 120 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5086-2)
 * Marvel Knights Spider-Man #1–12 (with Terry Dodson and Frank Cho (#5 and 8), Marvel Knights, 2004–2005) collected as Marvel Knights Spider-Man (hc, 304 pages, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1842-X; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5640-2)
 * Wolverine vol. 3 (with John Romita, Jr. and Kaare Andrews (#32), Marvel Knights, 2004–2005; with Steve McNiven, 2008–2009) collected as:
 * Enemy of the State: The Complete Edition (collects #20–32, hc, 352 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2206-0; tpb, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3301-1)
 * Old Man Logan (collects #66–72 and the Giant-Size Wolverine: Old Man Logan one-shot special, hc, 224 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3159-0; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-3172-8)
 * Wolverine by Mark Millar Omnibus (collects #20–32, 66–72 and the Giant-Size Wolverine: Old Man Logan one-shot special, hc, 576 pages, 2013, ISBN 0-7851-6796-X)
 * Wha... Huh? (with Jim Mahfood, among other writers, one-shot, 2005) collected in Secret Wars Too (tpb, 208 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-3029-0211-3)
 * Civil War #1–7 (with Steve McNiven, 2006–2007) collected as Civil War (tpb, 208 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2179-X; hc, 512 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2178-1)
 * Fantastic Four (with Bryan Hitch, Neil Edwards (#568) and Stuart Immonen (#569); issues #568–569 are scripted by Joe Ahearne from Millar's plots, 2008–2009) collected as:
 * World's Greatest (collects #554–561, hc, 200 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3225-2; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-2555-8)
 * The Master of Doom (collects #562–569, hc, 248 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3370-4; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-2967-7)
 * Marvel 1985 #1–6 (with Tommy Lee Edwards, 2008) collected as Marvel 1985 (hc, 176 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-2158-7; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-2159-5)

Ultimate Comics

 * Ultimate X-Men (with Adam and Andy Kubert, Tom Raney (#9), Tom Derenick (#12), Chris Bachalo (#18–19), Kaare Andrews (#23–24), Ben Lai (#26) and David Finch, 2001–2003) collected as:
 * Ultimate Collection: Ultimate X-Men Volume 1 (collects #1–12, hc, 352 pages, 2002, ISBN 0-7851-1008-9; tpb, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2187-0)
 * Ultimate Collection: Ultimate X-Men Volume 2 (collects #15–25, hc, 336 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-7851-1130-1; tpb, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2856-5)
 * Ultimate Collection: Ultimate X-Men Volume 3 (collects #26–33, hc, 312 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-7851-1131-X; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4187-1)
 * Includes the 4-issue spin-off limited series Ultimate War (written by Millar, art by Chris Bachalo, 2003)
 * The Ultimates Omnibus (hc, 896 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3780-7) collects:
 * The Ultimates #1–13 (with Bryan Hitch, 2002–2004) also collected as Ultimate Collection: The Ultimates (hc, 400 pages, 2004, ISBN 0-7851-1082-8; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4387-4)
 * The Ultimates 2 #1–13, Annual #1 (with Bryan Hitch and Steve Dillon (Annual), 2005–2007) also collected as Ultimate Collection: The Ultimates 2 (hc, 464 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2138-2; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4916-3)
 * Ultimate Fantastic Four (with Adam Kubert, Jae Lee (Annual), Greg Land and Mitch Breitweiser (#29–32); issues #1–6 are co-written by Millar and Brian Michael Bendis, 2004–2006) collected as:
 * Volume 1 (includes #1–6, hc, 320 pages, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1458-0)
 * Volume 2 (includes Annual #1, hc, 240 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2058-0)
 * Volume 3 (collects #21–32, hc, 296 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2603-1)
 * Ultimate Spider-Man #86–88 + Ultimate X-Men #65 + Ultimate Fantastic Four #25–26: "Visions" (with John Romita, Jr., co-feature, 2006) collected in Ultimate Vision (tpb, 160 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2173-0)
 * Ultimate Comics: Avengers Omnibus (hc, 608 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-6132-5) collects:
 * Ultimate Comics: Avengers #1–6 (with Carlos Pacheco, 2009–2010) also collected as Ultimate Avengers: The Next Generation (hc, 160 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4010-7; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4097-2)
 * Ultimate Comics: Avengers 2 #1–6 (with Leinil Francis Yu, 2010) also collected as Ultimate Avengers: Crime and Punishment (hc, 144 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-3670-3; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-3671-1)
 * Ultimate Comics: Avengers 3 #1–6 (with Steve Dillon, 2010–2011) also collected as Ultimate Avengers: Blade vs. the Avengers (hc, 152 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4009-3; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4096-4)
 * Ultimate Comics: Avengers vs. New Ultimates #1–6 (with Leinil Francis Yu, 2011) also collected as Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates (hc, 144 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5272-5; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5273-3)

Icon Comics

 * Hit-Girl & Kick-Ass (with John Romita, Jr.):
 * Kick-Ass #1–8 (2008–2010) collected as Kick-Ass (hc, 192 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-3435-2; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-3261-9)
 * Kick-Ass 2 #1–7 (2010–2012) collected as Kick-Ass 2 (hc, 208 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5245-8; tpb, 2013, ISBN 0-7851-5246-6)
 * Hit-Girl #1–5 (2012–2013) collected as Kick-Ass 2 Prelude: Hit-Girl (hc, 136 pages, 2013, ISBN 0-7851-6597-5; tpb, 2013, ISBN 0-7851-6598-3)
 * Kick-Ass 3 #1–8 (2013–2014) collected as Kick-Ass 3 (hc, 232 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-8488-0; tpb, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-8489-9)
 * Nemesis #1–4 (with Steve McNiven, 2010–2011) collected as Nemesis (hc, 112 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4865-5; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-4866-3)
 * A sequel series entitled Nemesis Returns was announced for September 2012 (later delayed to January, then March/April 2013).
 * The sequel was eventually published in 2023 via Image under the title Nemesis Reloaded (with Jorge Jiménez replacing McNiven as the artist).
 * Superior #1–7 (with Leinil Francis Yu, 2010–2012) collected as Superior (hc, 192 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-3618-5; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5317-9)
 * Supercrooks #1–4 (scripted by Millar from a plot by Millar and Nacho Vigalondo, art by Leinil Francis Yu, 2012) collected as Supercrooks: The Heist (hc, 128 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-6610-6; tpb, 2013, ISBN 0-7851-6544-4)
 * A sequel entitled Supercrooks: The Bounty Hunter was announced for 2017, along with the sequel for American Jesus. While the latter was eventually published in 2020, Supercrooks: The Bounty Hunter remains unreleased.
 * The Secret Service #1–6 (scripted by Millar from a plot by Millar and Matthew Vaughn, art by Dave Gibbons, 2012–2013) collected as The Secret Service: Kingsman (hc, 176 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-6545-2; tpb, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-6546-0)
 * Due to specifics of Millar's deal with Netflix, he is reportedly not allowed to write sequels to any of the titles that were adapted to screen before the deal, such as Wanted, Kick-Ass or Kingsman, despite still owning the rights to them.
 * The next Kingsman release, a six-page short story subtitled "The Big Exit" and published in Playboy #2017–09/10, was written by Rob Williams and drawn by Ozgur Yildirim. It was followed by a sequel limited series:
 * Kingsman: The Red Diamond #1–6 (written by Rob Williams, drawn by Simon Fraser, Image, 2017–2018) collected as Kingsman: The Red Diamond (tpb, 144 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5343-0509-2)
 * Empress #1–7 (with Stuart Immonen, 2016) collected as Empress (hc, 192 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0206-7; tpb, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0207-5)

Image Comics

 * Witchblade: Demon (with Jae Lee, one-shot, Top Cow, 2003)
 * Run (with Ashley Wood, unreleased one-shot connected to the other three inaugural Millarworld launches: Wanted, Chosen and The Unfunnies)
 * Wanted #1–6 (with J. G. Jones, Top Cow, 2003–2004) collected as Wanted (hc, 192 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-58240-480-1; tpb, 2005, ISBN 1-58240-497-6)
 * Liberty Comics #1: "The House of Dracula" (with John Paul Leon, anthology, 2008) collected in CBLDF Presents: Liberty (hc, 216 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-6070-6937-7; tpb, 2016, ISBN 1-6070-6996-2)
 * War Heroes #1–3 (of 6) (with Tony Harris, 2008–2009)
 * American Jesus (with Peter Gross):
 * American Jesus: Chosen (collection of the 3-issue limited series Chosen — originally published by Dark Horse, tpb, 72 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-60706-006-X)
 * American Jesus: The New Messiah #1–3 (2019–2020) collected as American Jesus: The New Messiah (tpb, 96 pages, 2020, ISBN 1-5343-1512-8)
 * American Jesus: Revelation[ #1–3 (with additional art by Tomm Coker, 2022) collected as American Jesus: Revelation (tpb, 96 pages, 2023, ISBN 1-5343-2499-2)
 * Jupiter's Legacy:
 * Jupiter's Legacy #1–5 (with Frank Quitely, 2013–2015) collected as Jupiter's Legacy Book One (tpb, 136 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-6321-5310-6)
 * Jupiter's Circle vol. 1 #1–6 (with Wilfredo Torres and Davide Gianfelice (#4–5), 2015) collected as Jupiter's Circle Book One (tpb, 144 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-6321-5556-7)
 * Jupiter's Circle vol. 2 #1–6 (with Wilfredo Torres, Chris Sprouse (#3–5) and Ty Templeton (#5), 2015–2016) collected as Jupiter's Circle Book Two (tpb, 152 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-6321-5707-1)
 * Jupiter's Legacy 2 #1–5 (with Frank Quitely, 2016–2017) collected as Jupiter's Legacy Book Two (tpb, 136 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-6321-5889-2)
 * Jupiter's Legacy: Requiem #1–12 (with Tommy Lee Edwards, 2021–2023)
 * Issues #1–6 are collected as Jupiter's Legacy Volume 5 (tpb, 192 pages, 2022, ISBN 1-5343-2106-3)
 * Starlight #1–6 (with Goran Parlov, 2014) collected as Starlight: The Return of Duke McQueen (tpb, 152 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-6321-5017-4)
 * MPH #1–5 (with Duncan Fegredo, 2014–2015) collected as MPH (tpb, 136 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-6321-5265-7)
 * Chrononauts:
 * Chrononauts #1–4 (with Sean Gordon Murphy, 2015) collected as Chrononauts (tpb, 128 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-6321-5406-4)
 * Chrononauts: Futureshock #1–4 (with Eric Canete, 2020) collected as Chrononauts Volume 2 (tpb, 128 pages, 2020, ISBN 1-5343-1508-X)
 * Huck #1–6 (with Rafael Albuquerque, 2015–2016) collected as Huck: All-American (tpb, 160 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-6321-5729-2)
 * Reborn #1–6 (with Greg Capullo, 2016–2017) collected as Reborn (hc, 176 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-5343-0158-5; tpb, 2018, ISBN 1-5343-0652-8)
 * Millarworld Annual (one-shot specials containing winning entries from the online contest for up-and-coming creators held by Millar in 2015 and 2016):
 * Millarworld Annual 2016:
 * "Chrononauts: Prom Night" (written by Shaun Brill, drawn by Conor Hughes)
 * "Kick-Ass: Blindsided" (written by Ricardo Mo, drawn by Ifesinachi Orkiekwe)
 * "American Jesus: Undeath" (written by Cliff Bumgardner, drawn by Steve Beach)
 * "Kingsman: Mum's the Word" (written by Phillip Huxley, drawn by Myron Macklin)
 * "Starlight: Duke McQueen's Greatest Adventure" (written by Deniz Camp, drawn by Pracheta Banerjee)
 * "Hit-Girl: Mindy's ABCs" (written by Mark Abnett, drawn by Ozgur Yildirim)
 * Millarworld New Talent Annual 2017:
 * "Kick-Ass: Trick or Cheat" (written by Emma Sayle, drawn by Edgy Ziane)
 * "Empress: Rulebook" (written by Will McLaren, drawn by Luana Vecchio)
 * "Nemesis: We are Nemesis" (written by Steve Lawrence, drawn by Marcelo Salazo)
 * "Superior: Symptoms" (written by Simon James, drawn by Alex Aguilar)
 * "Supercrooks: The Anniversary" (written by Martin Renart, drawn by Robert Carey)
 * "Huck: Home Sweet Huck" (written by Stephanie Cooke, drawn by Jake Elphick)
 * Hit-Girl & Kick-Ass:
 * Kick-Ass vol. 2 #1–6 (with John Romita, Jr., 2018) collected as Kick-Ass– The New Girl Book One (tpb, 160 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5343-0832-6)
 * The rest of the series, written by Steve Niles and drawn by Marcelo Frusin, is collected as:
 * Kick-Ass – The New Girl Book Two (collects #7–12, tpb, 152 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-5343-1064-9)
 * Kick-Ass – The New Girl Book Three (collects #13–18, tpb, 152 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-5343-1349-4)
 * Kick-Ass – The New Girl Book Four (collects Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl #1–5, tpb, 128 pages, 2021, ISBN 1-5343-1708-2)
 * Hit-Girl vol. 2 #1–4: "Colombia" (with Ricardo López Ortiz, 2018) collected as Hit-Girl in Colombia (tpb, 112 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5343-0809-1)
 * Issues #5–8, written by Jeff Lemire and drawn by Eduardo Risso, are collected as Hit-Girl in Canada (tpb, 104 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5343-0981-0)
 * Issues #9–12, co-written by Rafael Albuquerque with Rafael Scavone and drawn by Albuquerque, are collected as Hit-Girl in Rome (tpb, 104 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-5343-1039-8)
 * Issues #1–4 of Hit-Girl: Season Two, written by Kevin Smith and drawn by Pernille Ørum, are collected as Hit-Girl in Hollywood (tpb, 112 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-5343-1225-0)
 * Issues #5–8 of Hit-Girl: Season Two, written by Daniel Way and drawn by Goran Parlov, are collected as Hit-Girl in Hong Kong (tpb, 112 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-5343-1407-5)
 * Issues #9–12 of Hit-Girl: Season Two, written by Peter Milligan and drawn by Alison Sampson, are collected as Hit-Girl in India (tpb, 104 pages, 2020, ISBN 1-5343-1548-9)
 * Where We Live: A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas: "Why Here?" (with Alex Sheikman, anthology graphic novel, 336 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5343-0822-9)
 * The Magic Order:
 * The Magic Order #1–6 (with Olivier Coipel, 2018–2019) collected as The Magic Order (tpb, 176 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-5343-0871-7)
 * The Magic Order 2 #1–6 (with Stuart Immonen, 2021–2022) collected as The Magic Order Volume 2 (tpb, 168 pages, 2022, ISBN 1-53432-220-5)
 * The Magic Order 3 #1–6 (with Gigi Cavenago, 2022) collected as The Magic Order Volume 3 (tpb, 176 pages, 2023, ISBN 1-5343-2469-0)
 * The Magic Order 4 #1–6 (with Dike Ruan, 2023) collected as The Magic Order Volume 4 (tpb, 176 pages, 2023, ISBN 1-5343-9982-8)
 * Prodigy:
 * Prodigy #1–6 (with Rafael Albuquerque, 2018–2019) collected as Prodigy: The Evil Earth (tpb, 168 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-5343-1236-6)
 * Prodigy: The Icarus Society #1–5 (with Matteo Buffagni, 2022) collected as Prodigy: The Icarus Society (tpb, 152 pages, 2023, ISBN 1-5343-2455-0)
 * Sharkey the Bounty Hunter #1–6 (with Simone Bianchi, 2019) collected as Sharkey the Bounty Hunter (tpb, 160 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-5343-1366-4)
 * Space Bandits #1–5 (with Matteo Scalera, 2019) collected as Space Bandits (tpb, 152 pages, 2020, ISBN 1-5343-1501-2)
 * King of Spies #1–4 (with Matteo Scalera, 2021–2022) collected as King of Spies (tpb, 128 pages, 2022, ISBN 1-5343-2212-4)
 * Night Club #1–6 (with Juanan Ramírez, 2022–2023) collected as Night Club (tpb, 176 pages, 2023, ISBN 1-5343-9991-7)
 * Nemesis Reloaded #1–5 (with Jorge Jiménez, 2023) collected as Nemesis Reloaded (tpb, 144 pages, 2023, ISBN 1-5343-9990-9)
 * The Ambassadors #1–6 (with Frank Quitely (#1), Karl Kerschl (#2), Travis Charest (#3), Olivier Coipel (#4), Matteo Buffagni (#5) and Matteo Scalera (#6), 2023) collected as The Ambassadors (tpb, 184 pages, 2023, ISBN 1-5343-9981-X)
 * Big Game #1–5 (with Pepe Larraz, 2023) collected as Big Game (tpb, 152 pages, 2023, ISBN 1-5343-9911-9)

Other US publishers

 * Vampirella (Harris):
 * Vampirella: The Morrison/Millar Collection (tpb, 176 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-910692-93-9) collects:
 * Vampirella Strikes #6: "A Cold Day in Hell!" (with Louis Small, Jr., anthology, 1996)
 * "Ascending Evil" (co-written by Millar and Grant Morrison, art by Amanda Conner, in Vampirella Monthly #1–3, 1997)
 * "Holy War" (co-plotted by Millar and Grant Morrison; written by Steven Grant, drawn by Louis Small, Jr., in Vampirella Monthly #4–6, 1997)
 * "The Queen's Gambit" (co-plotted by Millar and Grant Morrison; written by Steven Grant, drawn by Amanda Conner, in Vampirella Monthly #7–9, 1997)
 * Vampirella vs. Pantha (with Mark Texeira, one-shot, 1997) collected in Vampirella Presents: Tales of Pantha (tpb, 128 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-910692-89-0)
 * Vampirella vol. 2 #1–3: "Nowheresville" (with Mike Mayhew, 2001) collected as Vampirella: Nowheresville (tpb, 96 pages, 2002, ISBN 0-910692-99-8)
 * Youngblood: Bloodsport #1 (of 3/4) (with Rob Liefeld, Arcade, 2003; issue #2 was partially released as Bootleg at Wizard World Los Angeles 2005)
 * Chosen #1–3 (with Peter Gross, Dark Horse, 2004) collected as Chosen (tpb, 96 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-5930-7213-9)
 * Between 2019 and 2022, two sequel limited series were published via Image under the title American Jesus.
 * The Unfunnies #1–4 (with Anthony Williams, Avatar, 2004–2007)
 * Love is Love (untitled two-page story, with Piotr Kowalski, anthology graphic novel, 144 pages, IDW Publishing, 2016, ISBN 1-6314-0939-5)

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Loop line

Loop line could refer to:

Uses in communications and circuits

 * Loop around, telephone company test circuit
 * Loopback, electrical or datacomm loop

Uses in transportation

 * Loop line (railway)
 * Loop Line, Chongqing Rail Transit, Chongqing, China

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Talk:Ancient Greece

§Empires, kingdoms and regions
Every time I look at this article, I question what the section on §Empires, kingdoms and regions adds to this article. It's a pretty random collection of polities (despite the name, there are no "regions" included) with no clear inclusion criteria, listing some very minor kingdoms which have no place in a wikipedia article on a topic as broad as ancient Greece (Dayuan, seriously?); including some weird overlaps (the kingdom of Macedon is listed as lasting until 146 BC, but the Antigonid dynasty, who ruled Macedon for the last part of that, is listed separately); and having strange omissions (why is the Delian League listed but the Peloponnesian League not?

Really, the major players should be (and in many cases already are!) discussed in §History, §Geography, and §Politics and society. Given that this entire section is completely uncited, I would suggest getting rid of the entire §Empires, kingdoms and regions section and its 14 variably helpful maps. This frees up 1500 words which would be much better spent on virtually anything else – we currently have fewer than 150 words on the legacy of ancient Greece(!), even less on the economy, barely a mention of Greek pottery or vase-painting, and only a single mention of women in the entire text. Caeciliusinhorto-public (talk) 09:07, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * , WP:BEBOLD. I agree, and I have done so. AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 03:53, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

"... led by three hundred Spartans..." links to the movie...?
Does that link really need to be there? It honestly seems comedic. 12.175.28.210 (talk) 21:13, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
 * No, it doesn't need to be there, and I have removed it as unhelpful. Thanks for pointing it out Caeciliusinhorto (talk) 21:59, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

Confused scope
This page appears to miss the plot in ascribing the timeline of "ancient Greece" as continuing up until 600AD. That's not ancient anything. It's past classical and late antiquity and well on into the Middle Ages, which start in the late 5th century. In the Timeline of Ancient Greece, the timeline stops at the Battle of Corinth (146 BC), which saw the defeat of the Greek city states by the Roman republic and thus ushered in the Greco-Roman period. Other sources draw the line of ancient Greece even earlier, Britannia at 323BCE, with the death of Alexander. Iskandar323 (talk) 07:36, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

 * Have you tried to read the article? Not sure why you're confused.   This is part of Ancient history. "Ancient Greece" continues until "Medieval Greece".  There are many sub-periods - the major ones being Archaic Greece, Classical Greece, Hellenistic Greece and Roman Greece. 323 BCE is the customary date for the end of "Classical Greece", and the beginning of "Hellenistic Greece".  146 BCE is simply another customary transition date, from Macedonian-occupied Greece to Roman-occupied Greece.  They're all still "Ancient Greece".  I have no idea why the Wikipedia's timeline article stops at 146 BCE.  My guess it is editor got exhausted, lost interest or decided the subsequent events timeline is already contained in the Roman timeline, so wasn't worth replicating. The only question is the transition from "Roman Greece" (Ancient) to "Byzantine Greece" (Medieval). Some date it as early as c.500 CE some as late as c.600 CE, it really depends on how you think of Justinian. While some historians think of him as the "first Byzantine",  others see him as the "last Ancient", and prefer Heraclius as the "first Byzantine". c.600 is an approximate date that is closer to the latter interpretation.  But you can think of the entire 6th Century as a transition period.  Walrasiad (talk) 11:09, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok, the Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece covers this. The timeline/Britannica are the issue. Iskandar323 (talk) 12:12, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
 * "It's past classical and late antiquity and well on into the Middle Ages, which start in the late 5th century." What are you talking about? The article on late antiquity specifies that the period lasts until "the early Muslim conquests (622–750)", and "the establishment of the later 7th century Umayyad Caliphate, generally marks the end of late antiquity." The 5th, 6th, and 7th category are all part of late antiquity. Dimadick (talk) 18:27, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 May 2024
Under subtitle "Hellenistic Greece," the first sentence should be changed from "The period from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 until the death of Cleopatra..." to "The period from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC until the death of Cleopatra..." Jconn071 (talk) 00:14, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ Liu1126 (talk) 01:14, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Subjective language
I am unfamiliar with Wikipedia’s culture but the following language in the Classical Greece sub-section of History seems weirdly unencyclopic, “Though heavily outnumbered, the Athenians—supported by their Plataean allies—defeated the Persian hordes at the Battle of Marathon, and the Persian fleet turned tail.”

Is referring to Persian belligerents as a “horde” or saying they “turned tail” a neutral way to relate 2,500 year old history? 173.89.37.127 (talk) 12:02, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

 * No it's not. Please change it. Wolfdog (talk) 12:33, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

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Minehunter

A minehunter is a naval vessel that seeks, detects, and destroys individual naval mines. Minesweepers, on the other hand, clear mined areas as a whole, without prior detection of mines. A vessel that combines both of these roles is known as a mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV).

Description
A minehunter uses an imaging sonar to detect and classify targets and then sends out divers or remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to inspect and neutralise the threat, often using small charges that are detonated remotely.

As minehunters will often be operating in close proximity to mines, they are designed so as to reduce their own acoustic and magnetic signatures,   two common forms of trigger for mines. For example, they are often soundproofed by mounting machinery on shock absorbers or by using quiet electrical drive, low magnetic electric motors and usually have a wood, fiberglass or non-ferrous metal hull, or are degaussed to reduce magnetic signature.

Minehunters are generally small, shallow-draught vessels, as they are often called upon to work in enclosed bodies of water such as shipping channels or harbours. As manoeuvrability in such areas is critical the Voith-Schneider cycloidal propulsor is commonly used, allowing the engine thrust to be transmitted in any direction. A number of modern vessels use catamaran hulls to provide a large, stable working platform with minimal underwater contact; this reduces draught whilst lowering acoustic transmission and reducing the fluid pressure generated by the moving hull that may otherwise detonate mines with a hydraulic pressure trigger.

Coastal minehunter
Coastal minehunters are ships that are designed to find, classify, and destroy moored and bottom mines from vital waterways. Coastal minehunters are generally smaller and with lower sea-keeping and endurance than oceangoing minehunters. They are usually tasked with keeping fixed high-value choke points clear of mines, such as the approaches to military ports and harbours. In a Cold War context it was especially important to protect those ports used by a nation's ballistic missile submarines.

Operation
Minehunters differ from minesweepers in that minesweepers are used against older magnetic mines that are moored just below the surface. Minehunters are designed to seek out mines and destroy them individually, particularly against more advanced modern mines, which sit on the seabed and can be programmed to target specific vessel types (see CAPTOR mine). To do this they have mine-hunting sonar and can act as motherships and support craft for ROVs and combat divers. However, in some circumstances many minehunters can also destroy less advanced magnetic moored mines in the traditional manner.

Coastal minehunter classes

 * The US Navy Osprey-class minehunter coastal minehunter
 * The Royal Navy Sandown-class minehunter
 * The Finnish Navy Katanpää-class mine countermeasure vessel coastal minehunter

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Walther PP

The Walther PP (Polizeipistole, or police pistol) series pistols are blowback-operated semi-automatic pistols, developed by the German arms manufacturer Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen.

It features an exposed hammer, a traditional double-action trigger mechanism, a single-column magazine, and a fixed barrel that also acts as the guide rod for the recoil spring. The series includes the Walther PP, PPK, PPK/S, and PPK/E models. The Walther TPH pocket pistol is a smaller calibre pistol introduced in 1971 which is identical in handling and operation to the PPK.

Various PP series are manufactured in Germany, France and the United States. In the past, the PPK version was manufactured by Walther in its own factory in Germany, as well as under licenses by Manurhin in France; Interarms in Virginia, and by Smith & Wesson in Maine. Since 2018, PPK and PPK/S models have been built at the factory of US-based subsidiary Walther Arms, Inc.

The PP and the PPK were among the world's first successful double action semi-automatic pistols. The PPK is still manufactured by Walther, but the PP went out of production in 1999 and have been widely copied. The design inspired other pistols, among them the Soviet Makarov, the Hungarian FEG PA-63, the Polish P-64, the American Accu-Tek AT-380 II, and the Argentine Bersa Thunder 380. The PP and PPK were both popular with European police and civilians for being reliable and concealable. During World War II, they were issued to the German military (officers), including the Luftwaffe, as well as the uniformed Ordnungspolizei and plainclothes detectives of the Kriminalpolizei.

PP series
The original PP was released in 1929. It was designed for police use and was used by police forces in Europe in the 1930s and later. The semi-automatic pistol operated using a simple blowback action. The PP was designed with several safety features, some of them innovative, including an automatic hammer block, a combination safety/decocker and a loaded chamber indicator.

PPK
The most common variant is the Walther PPK, a smaller version of the PP with a shorter grip, barrel and frame, and reduced magazine capacity. A new, two-piece wrap-around grip panel construction was used to conceal the exposed back strap. The smaller size made it more concealable than the original PP and hence better suited to plain-clothes or undercover work. It was released in 1931.

"PPK" is an abbreviation for Polizeipistole Kriminal (literally "police pistol criminal"), referring to the Kriminalamt crime investigation office. While the K is often mistakenly assumed to stand for kurz (German for "short"), as the variant has a shorter barrel and frame, Walther used the name "Kriminal" in early advertising brochures and the 1937 GECO German catalog.

The PPK saw widespread use. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler committed suicide with his PPK in the Führerbunker in Berlin. A Walther PPK .32 (gun number 159270) was used by Kim Jae-gyu to kill South Korean leader Park Chung Hee. A PPK carried by Princess Anne's personal police officer James Beaton infamously jammed during a kidnapping attempt on the princess and her husband.

The fictional secret agent James Bond uses a Walther PPK in many of the novels and films: Ian Fleming's choice of Bond's weapon directly influenced the popularity and notoriety of the PPK. Fleming had given Bond a .25 Beretta 418 pistol in early novels but switched to the PPK in Dr. No (1958) on the advice of firearms expert Geoffrey Boothroyd. Although referred to as a PPK in the film adaption of 1962, the actual gun carried by actor Sean Connery was a Walther PP.

Actor Jack Lord, who played Felix Leiter in Dr. No, was presented with a gold-plated PPK with ivory handgrips, given to him by his friend Elvis Presley. Presley himself owned a silver-finish PPK, inscribed "TCB" ("taking care of business").

PPK/S
The PPK/S was developed following the enactment of the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA68) in the United States, the pistol's largest market. One of the provisions of GCA68 banned the importation of pistols and revolvers not meeting certain requirements of length, weight, and other "sporting" features into the United States. The PPK failed the "Import Points" test of the GCA68 by a single point. Walther addressed this situation by combining the PP's frame with the PPK's barrel and slide to create a pistol that weighed slightly more than the PPK. The additional ounce or two of weight of the PPK/S compared to the PPK was sufficient to provide the extra needed import points.

Because U.S. law allowed domestic production (as opposed to importation) of the PPK, manufacture began under license in the U.S. in 1983; this version was distributed by Interarms. The version currently manufactured by Walther Arms in Fort Smith, Arkansas has been modified (by Smith & Wesson) by incorporating a longer grip tang (S&W calls it "extended beaver tail"), better protecting the shooter from slide bite, i.e., the rearward-traveling slide's pinching the web between the index finger and thumb of the firing hand, which could be a problem with the original design for people with larger hands or an improper grip, especially when using more powerful cartridge loads. The PPK/S is made of stainless steel. There are also blued examples.

The PPK/S differs from the PPK as follows:
 * Overall height: 104 mm vs. 100 mm (3.9 in)
 * Weight: the PPK/S weighs 51 g more than the PPK
 * The PPK/S magazine holds one additional round, in both calibers.

The PPK/S and the PPK are offered in the following calibers: .32 ACP (with capacities of 8 for PPK/S and 7 for PPK); or .380 ACP (PPK/S: 7; PPK: 6). The PPK/S is also offered in .22 LR with capacity of 10 rounds.

PPK-L
In the 1960s, Walther produced the PPK-L, which was a lightweight variant of the PPK. The PPK-L differed from the standard, all steel PPK in that it had an aluminium alloy frame. These were only chambered in 7.65mm Browning (.32 ACP) and .22 LR because of the increase in felt recoil from the lighter weight of the gun. All other features of the postwar production PPK (brown plastic grips with Walther banner, high polished blue finish, lanyard loop, loaded chamber indicator, 7+1 magazine capacity and overall length) were the same on the PPK-L.

PP Super
First marketed in 1972, this was an all-steel variant of the PP chambered for the 9×18mm Ultra cartridge. Designed as a police service pistol, it was a blowback operated, double-action pistol with an external slide-stop lever and a firing-pin safety. A manual decocker lever was on the left side of the slide; when pushed down, it locked the firing pin and released the hammer. When the 9×19mm Parabellum was chosen as the standard service round by most of the German police forces, the experimental 9mm Ultra round fell into disuse. Only about 2,000 PP Super pistols were sold to German police forces in the 1970s, and lack of sales caused Walther to withdraw the PP Super from their catalogue in 1979.

L66A1
In 1974, the British Royal Army Ordnance Corps purchased some thousand .22LR caliber Walther PP pistols for members of the Ulster Defence Regiment. They were issued as sidearms to be carried by off duty soldiers for personal protection during The Troubles. They had military markings unlike standard Walther PPs. They had black plastic grips and were parkerized. In the 1980s, the guns were coated with a lacquer called Suncorite, which was later found to be toxic and is no longer in use.

PPK/E
At the 2000 Internationale Waffen-Ausstellung (IWA – International Weapons Exhibition) in Nuremberg, Walther announced a new PPK variant designated as the PPK/E. The PPK/E resembles the PPK/S and has a blue steel finish; it is manufactured under license by FEG in Hungary. Despite the resemblance between the two, certain PP-PPK-PPK/S parts, such as magazines, are not interchangeable with the PPK/E. Official factory photographs do not refer to the pistol's Hungarian origins. Instead, the traditional Walther legend ("Carl Walther Waffenfabrik Ulm/Do.") is stamped on the left side of the slide. The PPK/E is offered in .22 LR, .32 ACP, and .380 ACP calibers.

Manufacturing
Walther's original factory was located in Zella-Mehlis in the state of Thuringia. As that part of Germany was occupied by the Soviet Union following World War II, Walther fled to West Germany, where they established a new factory in Ulm. For several years following the war, the Allied powers forbade any manufacture of weapons in Germany. As a result, in 1952, Walther licensed production of the PP series pistols to a French company, Manufacture de Machines du Haut-Rhin, also known as Manurhin. Manurhin made the parts but the pistol was assembled either at Saint-Étienne arsenal (marked "Made in France") or by Walther in Ulm (marked "Made in West Germany" and having German proof-marks). The French company continued to manufacture the PP series until 1986.

In 1978, Ranger Manufacturing of Gadsden, Alabama was licensed to manufacture the PPK and PPK/S; this version was distributed by Interarms of Alexandria, Virginia. Ranger made versions of the PPK/S in both blued and stainless steel and chambered in .380 ACP and only made copies chambered in .32 ACP from 1997 to 1999. This license was eventually canceled in 1999. Walther USA of Springfield, Massachusetts briefly made PPKs and PPK/Ss directly through Black Creek Manufacturing from 1999 to 2001. From 2002, Smith & Wesson (S&W) began manufacturing the PPK and PPK/S under license at their plant in Houlton, Maine until 2013. In February 2009, S&W issued a recall for PPKs it manufactured for a defect in the hammer block safety. In 2018 Walther Arms began producing them again at their new US manufacturing plant in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and new ones are being shipped as of March 2019.

Users

 * 🇦🇺 Australia: PPK variant chambered in .22 Long Rifle and .32 ACP formerly used by police for undercover and surveillance duties.
 * 🇦🇷 Argentina: PPK variant chambered in .32 ACP used by Comandos Anfibios
 * 🇧🇷 Brazil: PP variant chambered in .380 ACP adopted by São Paulo Public Force in 1936. PP variant chambered in 7.65 mm issued to high ranking naval officers in 1953
 * 🇧🇴 Bolivia: PP variant
 * 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso: PP variant
 * 🇨🇫 Central African Republic: PP variant
 * 🇹🇩 Chad: PP variant
 * Republic of the Congo: PP variant
 * 🇩🇰 Denmark: PPK variant. Danish police used a 7.65mm version until 1998
 * East Germany: A close copy was produced after World War II
 * 🇫🇷 France: All Walther PPs and variants were produced after World War II by Manurhin until 1986
 * 🇬🇾 Guyana: PPK variant
 * 🇭🇺 Hungary: A close copy was produced locally after World War II. A Hungarian version called the PA-63 (9×18mm Makarov) is still in service
 * 🇮🇩 Indonesia: PPK variant is used by Komando Pasukan Katak (Kopaska) tactical diver group and Komando Pasukan Khusus (Kopassus) special forces group
 * 🇮🇷 Iran: 200 PPs made via government contract.
 * 🇱🇻 Latvia: the PP variant was adopted by the Latvian Police in the early 1930s, becoming its most used pistol until the Soviet occupation. The PP and PPK variants were also privately bought and used by members of the Aizsargi national guard.
 * 🇲🇬 Madagascar: PP variant
 * 🇲🇱 Mali: PP variant
 * 🇲🇺 Mauritius: PP variant
 * 🇩🇪 Germany
 * 🇳🇪 Niger: PP variant
 * Nazi Germany: Issued to military officers as well as internal police and the nazi party officials including Hitler, Göring, Himmler, Burgdorf, Weidling and other party officials.
 * 🇵🇪 Peru: PPK issued to navy
 * 🇷🇴 Romania: A close copy was produced locally after World War II
 * 🇸🇳 Senegal: PP variant
 * 🇸🇨 Seychelles: PP variant
 * 🇸🇪 Sweden: Walther PP in use by Swedish police until early-mid 2000s
 * 🇹🇬 Togo: PP variant
 * 🇹🇷 Turkey: A close copy, Kirikkale, in 7.65mm and 9mm was produced locally after World War II.
 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom:
 * MI6 and the Royal Air Force – L66A1 .22 LR and L47A1 7.65mm Walther PP
 * 🇺🇸 United States: PPK used by MACVSOG recon skydiver team, equipped with detachable suppressor. Produced locally and used by various police forces. Kentucky State Police issued the stainless PPK/S as a backup gun and each pistol had the agency logo engraved on the slide.

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