Kick-Ass Wraps up with a Formality, not a Bang
January 31, 2010
When Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.’s Kick-Ass was released in 2008 it became a smash, surprise (to some) success, taking off in such a way that multiple reprints of the first few issues flew off shelves even after the first issue had come and gone. For good reason, I might add. The story had a fresh, everyman feel to it, focusing squarely on the trials and failures of young Dave Lizewski, a high school comic book geek with a hopeless crush on a girl and a dad trying to help him and his son through an unbearable grief.
Ever since that first issue, Millar and company have periodically put out the sequential issues, leading up to this week’s issue eight, the final chapter in this first story arc. While captured by John Genovese, Kick-Ass and his cohorts Big Daddy and Hit-Girl have faced overwhelming odds in trying to turn the tide and win the battle, resulting in some great action and suspense. Until this final issue of the first major story line. read more….
