Alright kids, I’ve been talking up Mark Millar for years but now it seems people outside of the comic fandom have taken notice, this dude is about to take the world by storm. I posted this on my original site last year, on November 5th, in anticipation of the KICK-ASS movie. Here’s the original post:

Mark Millar is a favorite comic book writer of mine. He€™s written such gems as Superman: Red Son (which I loved, despite my hatred for Superman), Wanted (the comic book was much better than the movie), and the Marvel summer blockbuster series Civil War a few years back. So when I enter a comic book store and I see his name on something, I instantly pick it up and walk right to the register.

So about a year ago when I saw Kick-Ass issues #1 and #2 sitting on the shelves and understood the premise, it struck a nerve with any nerdy comic book fan like a blade to the heart. Kid loves comics, wants to be a superhero like the one he reads about, gets a costume, goes out and gets his ass handed to him €¦brutally. Hospital ridden for months but more determined than ever to keep up with the vigilantism, he goes back out to do his Batman impersonation and that€™s the basis for the comic.

Now, since Hollywood hasn€™t had an original idea in years, and continues to pump the comic book industry for fodder they’re making this into a movie as well. Even though I sound a little pessimistic about the Hollywood/comic industry connection, I actually enjoy it because it brings to the big screen some stories I€™ve cherished. These fantastic stories that aside from the nerd sect wouldn€™t get the time of day are now flooding theaters everywhere.

Kick-Ass is next on that list and from the trailer, it has some serious potential and looks to follow the comic book to the letter. Check out this site for more information and the very kick-ass trailer€¦ was that lame of me? Yea, well€¦ fuck you. Haha.

OK, so with that being said, I’m about to educate you folks on something else that I’m sure is going to be huge, NEMESIS. I already got my first issue and its written by the same dude.

This book is going to be insane in the best way possible. Mark Millar is top notch at everything and when he and Steve McNiven did Marvel€™s Civil War, it rocked my fucking socks off. McNiven is an amazing artist, definitely one of my favorites in the industry. His work is just beautifully detailed.

If you like comics, educate yourselves on both of their previous works. Millar joked about this project, “What if Batman was a total cunt?” meaning, what if someone like Batman wasn’t the good guy, but on the other side, with no one to stop him? The first issue goes big and really takes a no-holds barred approach. I don’t want to ruin it for you so if you’re able to find the first issue, pick it up and see what happens.

I just came back from seeing Kick-Ass, I was pretty blown away. I don’t think many will expect to see a movie this good when they buy a ticket for Kick-Ass but they’ll be pleasantly surprised. With a title like Kick-Ass I find it hard to admit this but it is hands down the best superhero film I have ever seen. Maybe I’m biased because I find most superhero movies to be pretty fucking WACK! Or maybe it’s because I had no idea this film was based on an actual comic and I instead expected some Superbad-esque movie but with fake superheros.

I can hear your thoughts right now…You’re thinking “What the fuck happened to good ol’ Rob? I used to value his opinion on films but now, well, I think he just lost it” No, this is not the case, my friend. I’m not sure after reading this you’ll totally understand why this film is really that damn good, but I gotta give it a shot.

Kick-Ass will make you laugh but it really can make you cry too. I don’t think I’ve ever been so emotionally invested in a superhero movie before, the last thing that came close had to be Watchmen. Kick-Ass starts out relatively lighthearted but slowly builds a real serious story, while still keeping comedic lighthearted moments throughout. I think maybe this is where the charm lies. It’s a superhero film that doesn’t take itself too seriously but still reels you in at all the right moments.

While there is a good amount of comedy throughout the film, the serious aspects of the film is where I think it really shines. The relationship between Nicholas Cage’s character, Damon Macready, and his daughter Mindy is really beautiful. I’m not usually a fan of Nicholas Cage but he did an amazing job on this one and sold it the whole way through. I don’t like to go into too much detail on aspects of a film’s plot points when reviewing it here because I don’t want to ruin it for anyone. There are just so many great moments in this film that I want to talk about here but I won’t, simply because I want you to be as surprised as I was.

The film really delivers on so many levels. If you are into some really good action, it serves a heaping, steaming plateful of that too. I never saw an 11 year old kick so much ass and with so much style. It’s kinda sad for all the Batman, X-Men and Superman movies that an 11 year old girl kicked more ass on film than they did.

In conclusion, this film sends many other superhero films back to school. So all you Christopher Nolan’s and Bryan Singer’s get out your fucking note pads, strap on some depends and sit the fuck back and be schooled. It’s time to kick ass!