No, be fair - There was a time when Millar actually tried to write things that weren't specifically designed to make most fans heave at the poor portrayals of the characters. His work on Superman, for instance, writing the Animated Series tie-in, then Red Son, are all perfectly interesting little things, but there seems to be some point post-Red Son where his ego gets to him - Possibly around the point he began writing Ultimate X-Men, and it all went down the shitter, frankly.