Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Mark Waid tells the full story of writing Kingdom Come. From his first trip to Alex Ross's Chicago apartment to hash out ideas, to the fight over Superman's mullet, to the panic that set in after issue #1 became a phenomenon and he still had to write the finale. Waid breaks down the collaborative process, why Norman Ross became the narrator, the Martian Manhunter argument of 1995, and how he and Alex split over the original ending where everyone dies.
This clip is from the Kingdom Come documentary, a documentary by RA Imaging and Comic Book Pros.
Chapters
0:00 - Meet Mark Waid
0:12 - The Elevator Pitch for Kingdom Come
0:39 - Meeting Alex Ross and Finding a Kindred Spirit
1:33 - DC Comics Erasing Its Own History
2:49 - Fighting for Classic Characters (and Against Superman's Mullet)
3:53 - Mark's Path Into Comics
5:23 - The Collaborative Writing Process
6:47 - Why Norman Ross Became the Narrator
8:46 - Creative Friction and the Martian Manhunter Fight
9:58 - The Pressure After Issue #1 Blew Up
11:09 - The Battle Over Kingdom Come's Ending
12:15 - Finding New Perspectives on Classic Characters
13:05 - What Makes Alex Ross's Art Unique
13:35 - Why Superheroes Matter
#KingdomCome #MarkWaid #DCComics #ComicBooks #ComicBookPros #ComicBookArt #Superman #Batman #WonderWoman #DCUniverse
Mark Waid tells the full story of writing Kingdom Come. From his first trip to Alex Ross's Chicago apartment to hash out ideas, to the fight over Superman's mullet, to the panic that set in after issue #1 became a phenomenon and he still had to write the finale. Waid breaks down the collaborative process, why Norman Ross became the narrator, the Martian Manhunter argument of 1995, and how he and Alex split over the original ending where everyone dies.
This clip is from the Kingdom Come documentary, a documentary by RA Imaging and Comic Book Pros.
Chapters
0:00 - Meet Mark Waid
0:12 - The Elevator Pitch for Kingdom Come
0:39 - Meeting Alex Ross and Finding a Kindred Spirit
1:33 - DC Comics Erasing Its Own History
2:49 - Fighting for Classic Characters (and Against Superman's Mullet)
3:53 - Mark's Path Into Comics
5:23 - The Collaborative Writing Process
6:47 - Why Norman Ross Became the Narrator
8:46 - Creative Friction and the Martian Manhunter Fight
9:58 - The Pressure After Issue #1 Blew Up
11:09 - The Battle Over Kingdom Come's Ending
12:15 - Finding New Perspectives on Classic Characters
13:05 - What Makes Alex Ross's Art Unique
13:35 - Why Superheroes Matter
#KingdomCome #MarkWaid #DCComics #ComicBooks #ComicBookPros #ComicBookArt #Superman #Batman #WonderWoman #DCUniverse
