The Magic Order Volume 5 - by Mark Millar (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Soon to be a major Netflix live action series, the fifth volume of The Magic Order concludes the smash hit adult fantasy story about a family of wizards who look after the world and protect us from the creatures lurking in the dark.

A lifetime of bad decisions finally catches up with the woman who protects the entire world from the forces of darkness.

They've protected mankind for a thousand years, but one by one they've been picked off by their enemies since Cordelia Moonstone used black magic and now she's the last wizard standing as they make their final push. This has been an astonishing series, this final volume is the best one yet.

Collects The Magic Order 5 #1-#6.

For mature audiences.

About the Author

Mark Millar is a NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author, Hollywood producer, and now president of his own division at Netflix after selling his publishing company to the world's biggest streamer in 2017. He also signed on to exclusively create new comics, TV series, and movies in-house as a senior executive.

Adaptations of JUPITER'S LEGACY, SUPERCROOKS (in the form of a Japanese anime), and AMERICAN JESUS (adapted as THE CHOSEN ONE) have already been released. THE MAGIC ORDER, REBORN, SHARKEY THE BOUNTY HUNTER, PRODIGY, KING OF SPIES, EMPRESS, MPH, HUCK, and a live-action SUPERCROOKS are being put together now.

Previously, Mark worked at Marvel Comics, where he created THE ULTIMATES, which was selected by TIME magazine as the comic book of the decade and described by screenwriter Zak Penn as his major inspiration for the movie THE AVENGERS. Millar also created WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN and Marvel's CIVIL WAR. CIVIL WAR was the basis of the third Captain America movie, and OLD MAN LOGAN was the inspiration for 20th Century Fox's LOGAN.

CIVIL WAR remains Marvel's biggest-selling graphic novel of all time, and his seminal SUPERMAN: RED SON is the highest-selling Superman graphic novel in history. In 2020, RED SON was also released as an animated feature.

Mark has been an executive producer on all adaptations of his books and worked as a creative consultant to 20th Century Fox on their Marvel slate of movies.