Please answer the following question: Facts: - write: y - caption: waid , october 10 , 2010 . at the new york comic con in manhattan - subcat: american - influences: jim shooter - edit: y - birth date: march 21 , 1962 - name: mark waid - nationality: american - image: 10.10.10markwaidbyluiginovi1.jpg - birth place: hueytown , alabama Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mark waid .
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mark waid -lrb- born march 21 , 1962 -rrb- is an eisner award-winning american comic book writer , known for his work on titles for dc comics such as '' the flash '' , '' kingdom come '' and '' '' , and for his work on '' captain america '' for marvel comics .from august 2007 to december 2010 , waid served as editor-in-chief , and later , chief creative officer of boom !studios , where he wrote titles such as '' irredeemable '' , '' incorruptible '' , and '' the traveler '' .