Kick-Ass 2 2 /

Mark Millar

Book - 2012

Dave Lizewski, a teenage comic book enthusiast, decides to become a superhero known as Kick-Ass. His former ally, Red Mist, decides to become a super villain. Now Red Mist and Kick-Ass must square off.

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Published
New York, NY : Marvel Entertainment 2012.
Language
English
Main Author
Mark Millar (-)
Other Authors
John Romita (-), Tom Palmer, 1942-, Dean White, Michael Kelleher, Chris Eliopoulos, Clayton Cowles, Dan (Colorist) Brown
Item Description
Contains material originally published in magazine form as Kick-ass 2 #1-7.
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm
Audience
"Mature content"--Dustjacket.
ISBN
9780785152453
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Review by Booklist Review

Bolstered by a successful movie adaptation and Millar's talent for pushing the frontiers of superhero comics with bloody irreverence, the tale of a fanboy becoming a homemade superhero has spawned a sequel. As Kick-Ass' mission inspires a community of similarly custom-crafted heroes, the Red Mist returns with a hideous revenge and plans to tear down the city, which fans of this summer's Dark Knight Rises movie will find nihilistically familiar. Millar has left far behind the demented novelty of seeing an 11-year-old curse like a construction worker while dismembering mobsters and tumbled headlong into unapologetic apocalyptic carnage, as with the graphic murder of young children and the gang-rape of a teenage girl. His ear for dialogue and sharp eye for the nuances of contemporary culture as well as Romita's artistic dynamism and flawlessly clean visual style make it all burn that much more painfully. Impossible to truly recommend, but given the talent on display, readers of hard-core adult comics deserve to determine the moral implications for themselves.--Karp, Jesse Copyright 2010 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.