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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
This was one of the best action comics that I have read in a long time. I love the movie but now that I have read the comic I am so much more in love with this story. The violence and action was so amazing and the art was out of this world!
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is another of example of failure to realize a great concept. The graphic violence didn't bother me that much, it didn't interest me, but it didn't get under my skin. What made me really dislike this book was the flat story telling, the homophobic/sexist language, and the rather simplistic ending. While I can appreciate the artwork for what it is, that doesn't compensate for engaging characters, a lack of character development, and flat dialogue.
Wow... Not at all what I had expected.
Millar gives us story of a comic-book-infatuated fourteen-year-old who decided to become a superhero.
Sounds pretty cute, huh? Sounds like it's gonna be all fun and laughs and games, doesn't it?
No way. We see kids (posing as superheroes) stabbed and brutally hit by cars. We see a ten-year-old viciously lopping limbs off gangsters with katana blades. We see enough "fucks" to give this a "mature content" logo. We see the invention of the word "TUNK"!
Dark, grim, and at the same time funny, this book is the quality you would have expected from Millar, but gritty enough to make it one of the most shocking things I've read in a while. Put together smartly with tons of pop culture and comic book references, this book is really one that kicked my ass.
Millar gives us story of a comic-book-infatuated fourteen-year-old who decided to become a superhero.
Sounds pretty cute, huh? Sounds like it's gonna be all fun and laughs and games, doesn't it?
No way. We see kids (posing as superheroes) stabbed and brutally hit by cars. We see a ten-year-old viciously lopping limbs off gangsters with katana blades. We see enough "fucks" to give this a "mature content" logo. We see the invention of the word "TUNK"!
Dark, grim, and at the same time funny, this book is the quality you would have expected from Millar, but gritty enough to make it one of the most shocking things I've read in a while. Put together smartly with tons of pop culture and comic book references, this book is really one that kicked my ass.
Massive love!
I absolutely loved the film and I have been meaning to read the graphic novel for such a long time! Then the Hit Girl cover of the graphic novel took me by surprise one day I was browsing in Waterstones and I just couldn't help it! I read it immediately and I really adored it!
So there is a lot of bad words and it is a wonder the graphic novel isn't dripping with actual blood from all the gory scenes present inside but what a masterpiece!
The story is about young Dave who is your stereotypical teenage nerd. He is good at school, could have a university chair in comic books and spends his free time online. One day he has a lightbulb moment where he wonders why anyone hasn't ever tried to be a superhero. And be honest with yourself, you have always dream to be a superhero and all your superhero dreams only stopped when you realised that puberty didn't bring you any super power.
His first attempt fails miserably and he is sent for months at the hospital.
What is brilliant is that Dave is a regular guy: no super power, no gifted butlers, not even a gazillion in the bank to buy impressive gadgets. Oh and definitely no sex appeal while wearing tights. He is a regular guy who will still try to be a superhero and whose only power is his determination. Thus Kick-Ass is born!
Then Dave meets other real people who kind of really kick ass in ways he could never do. He meets Hit Girl and Big Daddy who can really throw punches and who are not afraid to kill people in the most "ewww" ways. I obviously *adore* Hit Girl as a character.
There is a trong sense of family in it. Dave has lost his mother and cares about his dad. The relatonship between Hit Girl and Big Daddy is just fascinating.
The illustrations are brilliant and I was really awestruck in front of the few full-page illustrations of Hit Girl. The contrast between her youth and the apocalyptic massacre backgrounds or the crudeness of her dialogues are very striking.
I like how the graphic novel truly illustrates the importance and impact of social media in today's society and for teenagers in particular and how this touches to fame and popularity. It is an amazing depiction of youth in this sense.
The film version differs from the graphic novel and though most scenes are exactly the same way, the ending and the tone of the graphic novel is darker.
This is an absolute must-read for anyone who is into graphic novels and likes its illustrations on the gory side of the force.
Info: There is more than explicit content so it isn't suitable for young audiences.
I absolutely loved the film and I have been meaning to read the graphic novel for such a long time! Then the Hit Girl cover of the graphic novel took me by surprise one day I was browsing in Waterstones and I just couldn't help it! I read it immediately and I really adored it!
So there is a lot of bad words and it is a wonder the graphic novel isn't dripping with actual blood from all the gory scenes present inside but what a masterpiece!
The story is about young Dave who is your stereotypical teenage nerd. He is good at school, could have a university chair in comic books and spends his free time online. One day he has a lightbulb moment where he wonders why anyone hasn't ever tried to be a superhero. And be honest with yourself, you have always dream to be a superhero and all your superhero dreams only stopped when you realised that puberty didn't bring you any super power.
His first attempt fails miserably and he is sent for months at the hospital.
What is brilliant is that Dave is a regular guy: no super power, no gifted butlers, not even a gazillion in the bank to buy impressive gadgets. Oh and definitely no sex appeal while wearing tights. He is a regular guy who will still try to be a superhero and whose only power is his determination. Thus Kick-Ass is born!
Then Dave meets other real people who kind of really kick ass in ways he could never do. He meets Hit Girl and Big Daddy who can really throw punches and who are not afraid to kill people in the most "ewww" ways. I obviously *adore* Hit Girl as a character.
There is a trong sense of family in it. Dave has lost his mother and cares about his dad. The relatonship between Hit Girl and Big Daddy is just fascinating.
The illustrations are brilliant and I was really awestruck in front of the few full-page illustrations of Hit Girl. The contrast between her youth and the apocalyptic massacre backgrounds or the crudeness of her dialogues are very striking.
I like how the graphic novel truly illustrates the importance and impact of social media in today's society and for teenagers in particular and how this touches to fame and popularity. It is an amazing depiction of youth in this sense.
The film version differs from the graphic novel and though most scenes are exactly the same way, the ending and the tone of the graphic novel is darker.
This is an absolute must-read for anyone who is into graphic novels and likes its illustrations on the gory side of the force.
Info: There is more than explicit content so it isn't suitable for young audiences.
Le premier vrai super-héros, hein !
Un battage médiatique spectaculaire dû à la sortie du film associé !
Tout ça pour l'histoire d'un jeune mal dans sa peau qui pense qu'enfiler une combinaison de plongée dans la rue suffira à le rendre phénoménalement balaise.
C'est pas vraiment terrible, en fait, sauf bien sûr les scènes de baston (en particulier, évidement, le final) dans lesquelles le dessinateur a réellement pris son pied.
Je me demande si le second tome est meilleur, en fait ...
Un battage médiatique spectaculaire dû à la sortie du film associé !
Tout ça pour l'histoire d'un jeune mal dans sa peau qui pense qu'enfiler une combinaison de plongée dans la rue suffira à le rendre phénoménalement balaise.
C'est pas vraiment terrible, en fait, sauf bien sûr les scènes de baston (en particulier, évidement, le final) dans lesquelles le dessinateur a réellement pris son pied.
Je me demande si le second tome est meilleur, en fait ...
I read this because i watched the movie and loved it.
The comic is so much better than the movie, it is much funnier, which i really like. It is much more action packed, also much cruder, but i get why they couldn't put everything in the movie, it's a bit too bad in places.
The comic is so much better than the movie, it is much funnier, which i really like. It is much more action packed, also much cruder, but i get why they couldn't put everything in the movie, it's a bit too bad in places.