Pretty cool. Kick-Ass 2 is going to be released next week—that’s three Mark Millar books being published at the same time (watch out Bendis!). Kick-Ass 2 is the (not too) long-awaited sequel to the hit mini-series (and modest) film in which teenage high schooler Dave Lizeskie decides to don a costume and do some super heroing. Before he knows it, he’s an internet sensation and finds himself fighting alongside A-List vigilantes Big Daddy and Hit-Girl, a father/daughter duo who play against all the rules. Artist John Romita Jr. reteams with Millar, which should bring a cohesiveness for fans of the first series.
I hadn’t read the first Kick-Ass until the after the film was released—I was really jonesing for another Hit-Girl experience. After putting the book down, I thought, “That’s a first… the movie was better than the book.” Not exceptionally, but Director Matthew Vaughn, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jane Goldman, took the source material and toned it down in small but important ways. It will be interesting to pick up this book from the beginning to see if Millar pushes the envelope more than the last. I’m not sure how he could, but he tends to find a way.
I’m reserving my copy today (and suggest you do too) because this book is reportedly already sold out. Thank goodness for second-printings.
Read the exclusive preview of Kick Ass 2: Balls to the Wall at Comic Book Resources:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=6670&disp=table
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