Netflix Acquires Mark Millar’s Millarworld

It seems like every week the nerd community is blessed with unexpected greatness from the geeky Gods above. Today gave us an announcement that nobody was expecting. Neftlix acquired Millarworld, the company created and run by comic book legend in the making, Mark Millar. Acquisitions like this are rare. Like Disney acquiring Marvel levels of rare. I mean, obviously I’m not comparing this company to Marvel but I use that statement to show you how often something like this happens in today’s world of entertainment. Dam near never. Mark Millar is responsible for a slew of comic book properties you love (whether you know he created them or not) and even more dope titles you’ve never heard of. Captain America: Civil War was based on Millar’s Civil War comic. Hugh Jackman’s last time suiting up as Wolverine was based on Millar’s Old Man Logan comic. Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy’s movie Wanted was one of his comics. The new Kingsman movies are based on his comics Secret Service. Kick-Ass was him. You get the picture.

Mark Millar has essentially become the go-to guy for comic to movie adaptations. Netflix recognized him as a low key Stan Lee and said something like this to themselves, “This guy Millar is swimming in dollars. Scrooge McDuck flow. We should just take control of every Millarworld corner like The Wire. Send the goons to take the block. Every block.” And so they did. Netflix now has the rights to all of Millar’s creater-owned comics and characters. The deal excludes t…