Kick-Ass (comic)
| Comic | |
|---|---|
| title | Kick-ass |
| Original title | Kick-ass |
| country | United States |
| author | Mark Millar |
| Illustrator | John Romita junior |
| publishing company | Icon comics |
| First publication | February 2008 - August 2014 |
| expenditure | 24 |
Kick-Ass is a comic book series by British author Mark Millar and illustrator John Romita junior that appeared in Icon Comics , the independent imprint of Marvel Comics . It tells the story of the teenage comic fan Dave Lizewski, who wants to become a superhero himself. Kick-Ass consists of three eight-part mini-series that were released between 2008 and 2014. In addition, Hit-Girl was a five-part mini-series that takes place between the first two mini-series. The hit girl series has been continued independently of Kick-Ass since 2018.
The first miniseries was filmed by Matthew Vaughn of the same name and was released in 2010. The film adaptation of the second miniseries by Jeff Wadlow was released in 2013.
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- Miniseries 1
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Dave Lizewski is a normal American teenager who adores comic book superheroes like Spider-Man or the X-Men and languishes in vain for his school crush Katie Deauxma. One day he decides to fight crime himself and buys his “superhero costume”, a green diving suit , on eBay . When he tries to confront a gang of graffiti sprayers, he is beaten up, stabbed and run over while trying to escape. Seriously injured, he takes off his costume, is picked up naked by the ambulance and has to be hospitalized for half a year. Despite this setback, he takes the initiative again and finally saves a civilian from the attack of a street gang. The video recorded by a passer-by during the robbery is a huge hit on YouTube , and the “unknown savior” is dubbed Kick-Ass by the media, triggering a wave of amateur superheroism.
Dave is setting up a MySpace page so people can contact Kick-Ass online for new assignments. He makes the acquaintance of another amateur superhero, the same age Red Mist , who drives around in an expensive Ford Mustang and constantly smokes weed. Both almost kill each other when they try to save a cat from a burning building, this time too the heroic deed becomes a media hit and Kick-Ass and Red Mist become even more famous. Even at school, Dave's actions are not without consequences: Since he was found naked and half dead after his first attempt to present himself as a hero, the school whispers that Dave is a homosexual callboy who is beaten up by his suitors from time to time becomes. But contrary to the rest of the student body, Dave's crush Katie is not disgusted by it. He becomes Katie's "gay best friend," and Dave is so taken with her interest that he plays the role.
While trying to dig into a drug dealer, Kick-Ass is beaten up again, but is rescued by a mysterious duo, the alleged ex-police and ice-cold avenger Big Daddy and his ten-year-old daughter and samurai fighter Hit-Girl , both of whom act with extreme brutality. They blackmail him into helping them in their fight against mafia boss Johnny Genovese, but contrary to what was planned, they are captured by Genovese's henchmen. Red Mist turns out to be Genovese's son Chris, who would rather be a super villain than a superhero, and in the violent showdown Big Daddy confesses that he lied to his daughter about his past and, like Kick-Ass, is actually just an obsessive comic fan . Daddy is then executed by Genovese people, but hit girl, fueled by sheer energetic anger and a cocaine-like substance called "Condition Red", kills Genovese's henchman, while Kick-Ass knocks Red Mist out for his betrayal. Together they still do Genovese themselves and leave the scene before the police arrive.
When Dave confesses to Katie that he is not gay, she leaves him in disgust; In addition, Dave's father finds a new friend in the former girlfriend of the drug dealer killed by Big Daddy and Hit-Girl. Hit girl returns to her mother, who was believed to be dead, and leads a normal life from then on. However, kick-ass and hit-girl have gained so much popularity through their deeds that many others are now behaving as superheroes - including the costumed amateur superhero who jumps from the roof of the skyscraper at the beginning of the comic and only in this moment the elevator goes up. At the end you meet the meanwhile rehabilitated Red Mist, the kick-ass and the new superhero swears revenge as a super villain.
Reviews
"Embarrassing and clumsy ... what Millar is trying to sell as a story is little more than a weak excuse to stumble from one pop culture reference or scene of violence to the next. The story here is like the story in a porno: there because one expects it, but of no relevance. "
“Violent superhero farce, so over the top and exaggerated that it precludes rational criticism. You can either find it disgusting or funny, we think it's funny. "
background
To find the protagonist's name, Mark Millar put up a charity auction. The winner Dave Lizewski chose his own name.
Film adaptations
In 2010, Kick-Ass was filmed. Aaron Johnson played Dave Lizewski, Lyndsy Fonseca played Katie, and Nicolas Cage and Chloë Moretz made up the team Big Daddy and Hit-Girl. Millar was happy with the film, even if the commercial success fell a little below his expectations.
The film adaptation essentially takes over the plot and the characters from the comic. However, while in the comic Katie leaves "her gay best friend" in disgust when Dave comes out as straight, she doesn't let that put her off in the film and becomes his girlfriend. In addition, Big Daddy and Hit-Girl in the comic are more cynical and brutal in character than in the film, but their costumes are more heroic and superhero-like than in the original. Furthermore, Big Daddy in the comic admits that his backstory is fictitious, and hit girl returns to her mother in the end; In the film, Big Daddy is actually an (ex) police officer whose wife committed suicide as an indirect result of a corruption charge against him.
In August 2013, the sequel came to the cinema with Kick-Ass 2 .
Web links
- Entry in the Comic Book Database
- Preview of the first volume
- Detailed review of Volume 1 by Kick-Ass
literature
- Mark Millar: Kick-Ass Complete Edition. Comic. Illustrator John Romita, German by Bernd Kronsbein. Panini Manga and Comic, 2010, ISBN 978-3-86201-040-0 .
- Mark Millar, John Romita Jr, Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn: Kick-Ass: Creating the Comic, Making the Movie. Titan Books, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84856-409-1 . (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mostly Harmless? Mark Millar's "Kick-Ass": not a stroke of genius, but a pubertal power fantasy ( memento of the original from April 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Kick-Ass # 8 Review. QUOTE: "Mark Millar and John Romita Jr's Kick-Ass is so ludicrous and over-the-top it defies any attempts at real criticism. The book aims to tell the most vulgar, ridiculous and cartoonishly violent superhero story ever committed to paper, and whether you're offended by its ideas and images or amused by them, it's impossible to deny that the series accomplishes everything it sets out to in its attempt to illicit a strong response from its readers. There's no middle ground here - you either find this stuff funny and entertaining or you don't. I do. " ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Rich Johnston: Interviewing Dave Lizewski About Being Kick-Ass. Bleeding Cool, January 27, 2010, accessed December 16, 2013 .
- ^ "Kick-Ass": Mark Millar on box office success
- ↑ Kick-Ass Split Screen ( Memento of the original from April 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , IGN.com
