Netflix announced its first-ever acquisition, the comic book publisher Millarworld. The company was founded by Mark Millar, the creator of stories such as Kick-Ass, Kingsman and Old Man Logan. The deal allows Netflix to build on the already successful films based on the books, and produce its own series and movies with Millar. No financial details of the takeover were disclosed.
Millarworld will also continue to publish new stories and character franchises under the Netflix label. Netflix said the deal "is a natural progression in the company’s effort to work directly with prolific and skilled creators and to acquire intellectual property and ownership of stories featuring compelling characters and timeless, interwoven fictional worlds".
Millar, who runs Millarworld with his wife Lucy Millar, previously worked for Marvel, where he helped develop the comic books and story arcs that inspired the first Avengers movie, Captain America: Civil War, and Logan (Wolverine). Three of Millarworld's own creations, Wanted, Kick-Ass and Kingsman, have already been turned into films, which together grossed nearly USD 1 billion in global box office receipts.
