Millarworld

Millarworld Limited

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Comic books, Entertainment
Founded	2003
Founder	Mark Millar
Fate	Acquired by Netflix in 2017
Headquarters	West Hollywood, California , United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Mark Millar (President and Chief Creative Officer)
Products	Comic book series and adaptations (e.g. Wanted, Kick-Ass, Kingsman)
Owner	Netflix
Parent	Netflix

Millarworld Limited is a comic book imprint established in 2003 by Scottish author and entrepreneur Mark Millar, with its headquarters located in West Hollywood, California. Operating as a creator-owned label, Millarworld presents characters that coexist within a unified fictional setting called the Millarworld or Millarverse. Prominent figures include Wesley Gibson, Kick-Ass, Hit-Girl, Eggsy Unwin from Kingsman, Nemesis, Duke McQueen from Starlight, and Edison Crane from Prodigy. Additionally, some works like The Unfunnies, Jupiter's Legacy, and Supercrooks are portrayed as popular fictional narratives within this universe.

The imprint debuted with the miniseries Wanted, followed by significant titles such as Kick-Ass – The Dave Lizewski Years, Kingsman, War Heroes, and The Magic Order. It also created the crossover event series Big Game. While Mark Millar authors the majority of the series, subsequent installments of Kingsman, Kick-Ass – The New Girl, and Hit-Girl have brought in new writers to broaden the imprint’s market appeal.

Under Mark Millar’s direction as president and chief creative officer, Millarworld has crafted a robust business strategy centered on intellectual property development with considerable market impact. Since partnering with Netflix in 2017, the imprint has expanded its global reach and diversified revenue through adaptations and multimedia ventures, strengthening its position within the entertainment sector.

Licensing and adaptation

Wanted, originally published by Top Cow Productions, was loosely transformed into a feature film by Universal Pictures, which premiered on 27 June 2008. Another title, Chosen, released by Dark Horse Comics and described by Millar as a sequel to the Bible, has been optioned by Sony Pictures. The comic Kick-Ass, illustrated by John Romita Jr. and published through Marvel, was adapted into a film directed by Matthew Vaughn, debuting in the UK on 26 March 2010 and later in the US on 16 April.

In September 2008, Sony Pictures Entertainment acquired the rights to the incomplete series War Heroes, with Millar attached as executive producer. Millar divides half of the proceeds from film adaptation rights with the artists involved, highlighting his commitment to collaboration and equitable business practices.

History

In October 2014, Millar declared that all forthcoming Millarworld series would be fully illustrated prior to release to ensure adherence to a monthly publication schedule.

On 7 August 2017, streaming leader Netflix acquired Millarworld. The first comic series launched after this acquisition was The Magic Order, which came out on 13 June 2018.

By July 2018, Netflix had initiated development on films based on Empress, Huck, and Sharkey the Bounty Hunter, alongside television adaptations of Jupiter's Legacy and American Jesus. In December 2018, Netflix confirmed that Jupiter's Legacy would be their inaugural TV series from Millarworld, originally with Steven S. DeKnight as showrunner before Sang Kyu Kim took over. The series The Chosen One (derived from American Jesus) followed as a second television project. Films such as Empress, Sharkey the Bounty Hunter, and Huck remained under development. Under Netflix's stewardship, Millarworld properties are exclusively adapted for streaming platforms, with selected comics like Prodigy linked to these releases.

On 11 March 2019, Netflix revealed plans for an anime adaptation of Supercrooks, produced by Bones.

By late 2022, production updates indicated a shift to redeveloping Huck as a television series and planning a live-action version of Supercrooks following the cancellation of Jupiter's Legacy. That year also saw Millar launch four new comic series—Night Club, Nemesis: Reloaded, The Magic Order 4, and The Ambassadors—culminating in the crossover event Big Game, illustrated by Pepe Larraz, which unites all Millarworld characters.

In May 2023, it was disclosed that Big Game serves as a sequel to Wanted, featuring Wesley Gibson alongside Matthew Anderson/Nemesis teaming up against emerging superheroes appearing after the events of Kick-Ass.

In December 2023, Millar entered into an agreement with Dark Horse Comics to publish Millarworld titles, encompassing reprints as well as five new series scheduled for release in 2024, including Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery illustrated by Valerio Giangiordano.

Bibliography

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Comprehensive Catalog of Millarworld Publications

Year	Title	Number of Issues	Illustrator	Publisher	Screen Adaptation
2004	Chosen/American Jesus	3	Peter Gross	Dark Horse Comics	The Chosen One
	The Unfunnies	4	Anthony Williams	Avatar Press
	Wanted	6	J. G. Jones	Top Cow Productions	Wanted
2008–2010	Kick-Ass – The Dave Lizewski Years	8	John Romita Jr.	Icon Comics	Kick-Ass
2008–2009	War Heroes	6 (3 unpublished)	Tony Harris	Image Comics
2010	Nemesis	4	Steve McNiven	Icon Comics	Film in development
	Superior	7	Leinil Francis Yu
2010–2012	Kick-Ass 2	7	John Romita Jr.		Film adaptation: Kick-Ass 2
2012	Supercrooks	4	Leinil Francis Yu		Anime: Super Crooks Netflix live-action series forthcoming
	Kingsman: Secret Service	6	Dave Gibbons		Kingsman: The Secret Service Part of the Kingsman franchise
2012–2013	Hit-Girl	5	John Romita Jr.
2013–2014	Kick-Ass 3	8	John Romita Jr.
2013–2017	Jupiter's Legacy	10 (across 2 volumes)	Frank Quitely	Image Comics	Jupiter's Legacy Adapted into a TV series on Netflix
2014	Starlight	6	Goran Parlov
MPH	5	Duncan Fegredo
Chrononauts	4	Sean Gordon Murphy
Jupiter's Circle	12 (2 volumes)	Wilfredo Torres
Huck	6	Rafael Albuquerque Netflix series in production
Millarworld Annual	1	Various |Image Comics |Anthology collection |-	Empress	Stuart Immonen |Icon Comics |Netflix film forthcoming |-	Reborn	6 |Greg Capullo |Image Comics |Upcoming Netflix adaptation |-	Kingsman: The Red Diamond	6 |Simon Fraser |Image Comics |
The Magic Order	6 |Olivier Coipel |Image Comics |Netflix series in development |-	Prodigy.	6 |Rafael Albuquerque |Image Comics |Netflix film planned |-	Kick-Ass – The New Girl	18 (in 3 volumes) |John Romita Jr., Marcelo Frusin |Image Comics |
Hit-Girl Season One	12 (3 volumes) |Ricardo López Ortiz, Amy Reeder, Eduardo Risso, Rafael Albuquerque |Image Comics |
Sharkey the Bounty Hunter	6 |Simone Bianchi |Image Comics |Netflix film adaptation upcoming |-	Space Bandits	5 |Matteo Scalera |Image Comics |Netflix film planned |-	Chrononauts: Futureshock	4 |Eric Canete |Image Comics |
American Jesus: The New Messiah	3 |Peter Gross |Image Comics |
Hit-Girl Season Two	12 (3 volumes) |Pernille Ørum, Goran Parlov, Alison Sampson, Declan Shalvey |Image Comics |
Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl	5 |Marcelo Frusin |Image Comics |
Jupiter's Legacy: Requiem	6 |Tommy Lee Edwards, Matthew Dow Smith |Image Comics |
King of Spies	4 |Matteo Scalera |Image Comics |
The Magic Order 2	6 |Stuart Immonen |Image Comics |
Prodigy. The Icarus Society	5 |Matteo Buffagni |Image Comics |
The Magic Order 3	6 |Gigi Cavenago |Image Comics |
Night Club	6 |Juanan Ramirez |Image Comics |Netflix series underway |-	American Jesus: Revelation	3 |Peter Gross |Image Comics |
Nemesis: Reloaded	5 |Jorge Jimenez |Image Comics |
The Magic Order 4	6 |Dike Ruan |Image Comics |
The Ambassadors	6 |Frank Quitely, Karl Kerschl, Travis Charest, Olivier Coipel, Matteo Buffagni, Matteo Scalera |
Big Game	5 |Pepe Larraz |
5 |Valerio Giangiordano |Dark Horse Comics |
scope=row Night Club 2	6 |Juanan Rameirez |
scope=row Prodigy. Slaves of Mars	5 |Stefano Landini |
scope=row Jupiter's Legacy: Finale	5 |Tommy Lee Edwards |
scope=row The Magic Order 5	6 |Matteo Buffagni |
5 |Matteo Scalera |
scope=row Vatican City	3 |Per Berg |
scope=row Huck: Big Bad World	6 |Rafael Alburquerque |