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Last year, the breakout star of Mark Millar's comic-series-turned-DIY-superhero flick was Hit Girl, a ten-year-old assassin dedicated to eviscerating crime. At London's Kapow! Comic Con this weekend, Millar announced that the heroine will be getting her own miniseries come September. More »
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It looks like the British are sick of invading. A new San Diego-scale comic convention has been announced, and it will be taking place in London. More »
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There's a lot of comics coming out this week, but the two standouts are Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s Kick-Ass 2 and cartoonist Charles Burns' Hergé-inspired headtrip, X'ed Out. More »
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New Bat-rumors are flying! Now that Christopher Nolan's third Batman film is lensing in New Orleans, inside sources are claiming they know who the film's big bad is. How so? We explain. Possible spoilers ahead... More »
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Find out why Mark Millar's comic book Wanted really should have had singing mice and a pumpkin coach. More »
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"Evil batman" Nemesis creator Mark Millar claims that Tony Scott's movie adaptation of his ultra-violent comic Nemesis has a budget of $150 mil. Plus, his anti-hero Nemesis WILL be keeping the infamous white suit. That's one pricey bloodbath. [MTV] More »
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It's a diverse line-up at your friendly neighborhood comic book store tomorrow. Among many things, there's new Thor and Walking Dead, classic horror tales from comic masters, and a reprint of a great graphic novel from the director of Mirrormask. More »
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Even though comic book movie Kick-Ass didn't do so well in the theaters, the DVD sales were pretty good. So good, in fact, that the graphic novel's writer, Mark Millar, says the next movie has been greenlit. More »
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Tony Scott, the director of such gritty action flicks as True Romance and The Last Boy Scout, is now attached to the film adaptation of Mark Millar and Steve McNiven's "What if Batman was a bad guy?" miniseries Nemesis. More »
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On his Millarworld forums, Mark Millar recently announced that he's plotted out a sequel to "Old Man Logan," his best-selling Wolverine arc that featured a geriatric Logan and Hawkeye cruising in the Spider Buggy, a symbiote-clad T-Rex, and inbred Hulks. More »
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Need a monster fix? This week's comics have you covered with a Predators prelude, classic Dracula art from the late Dick Giordano, and the second issue of Mark Millar and Steve McNiven's Evil Batman series, Nemesis. Who's the most monstrous? More »
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The Cold War, The Victorian Age, The Catholic Reformation... Is there anything Batman can't make better? This week we cover alternate histories of the DC and Marvel universes. More »
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Remember how Mark Millar was looking for comic scribes and artists for an upcoming project? Well, Millar's divulged its name - the comic magazine CLiNT - and Kick Ass 2 (starring the supervillain The Motherfucker) will debut in it. Charming. More »
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Looking to break into the comic biz? Kick-Ass scribe Mark Millar is looking for one-page scifi comic stories to accompany his upcoming project. More »
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One thing we love about the bubble-gum slaughter epic Kick-Ass is the heaps of Easter Eggs and comic book references. We've made a list of the best moments, from jabs at The Dark Knight to subtle movie tie-ins. Spoilers ahead... More »
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The superheroes in Kick-Ass don't have super-powers or fantastical technology, but they're not regular people. They're psychopaths, severely damaged and mentally shredded. The same, Kick-Ass suggests, goes for the whole superhero genre and those who love it. Minor spoilers below. More »
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A new Kick-Ass clip showcases Christopher Mintz-Plasse's super-loaded superhero Red Mist, and his bad ass Mist Mobile, which all the ladies love. Best car cameo since Bumblebee warped from a broken-down beater to a slightly less crappy car. More »
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We just saw the violently entertaining Kick-Ass. Read our first impressions and learn why any film that makes fun of The Dark Knight, Spider-Man and the Spirit is OK in our book. Get ready for Nic Cage's latest superhero freakout. Spoilers. More »
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Say what you will about Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar, the man isn't afraid to throw around the C-word. In fact, he fancies it so much it might be the name to Kick-Ass 2's frightening new villain. Kick-Ass spoilers ahead! More »
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If you're face-pulpingly excited for the arrival of gritty superhero epic Kick-Ass next month, then you can help the wait go by faster with a new art book, crammed with Kick-Ass facts. We've got some rare concept art below. More »
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He may be better known for superhero blockbusters set in the familiar surroundings of the US, but for his next movie (and directorial debut), Kick-Ass' Mark Millar is planning to bring everything home to his native Scotland. More »
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Mark Millar says he's had lots of interest in American Jesus, his story of the Second Coming, now that Wanted has made money and Kick-Ass is looking promising — and he may work with Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn on it. But studios were really nervous about the subject matter, and studio execs asked if they could take Jesus out of the film. More »
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Notorious comic book tease Mark Millar is at it again, announcing on his message board that he'll be working with Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn again, as well as teasing details about the yet-to-be-released movie's sequel and box office haul. Spoilers! More »
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Mark Millar recently auctioned off the alter ego of the titular nemesis in Nemesis, his upcoming "Batman as a supervillain" series. Now he says retailers who display this charmingly profane Nemesis poster win free ad space in the comic itself. More »
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Your body will die, but your name can live on forever... Or for however long it'll take for people to forget about comic creator Mark Millar's next project. He's auctioning off the name of his Nemesis lead character for charity. More »
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The latest red-band trailer for the film adaptation of the wonderfully violent comic Kick-Ass is out, and it delivers a cursing fatherly Nic Cage, who just wants to teach us all the right way to kill a criminal. More »
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Bored of superhero movies that ignore everything that comic books have taught you? According to director Matthew Vaughn, Kick-Ass is the movie you've been waiting for all along... as well as the movie he's been wanting to make for years. More »
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Is it possible that the movie version of Nemesis, the new comic from Wanted and Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar, could be the most star-studded superhero movie ever? An admittedly-drunk Millar is suggesting it'll be so. More »
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Have Marvel's lawyers stepped in to avoid legal action over Mark Millar's new "What If Batman Was Evil?" comic Nemesis? Or is there another explanation behind the new banner covering up the previously-released preview image? More »
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If there's one thing that Dollhouse's cancellation has proven, it's that Joss Whedon is no longer your Master. But who is waiting in the wings to get their name on your next devotional t-shirt? We consider some potentials; you vote. More »
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The latest clip from Mark Millar's live action adapted movie is out, featuring Hit-Girl. It's like she's stepped straight out of the bloody comics — serving up hard, cold death. We're just terrified of little Mindy and her skeevy pops. More »
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Nic Cage wasn't the only one courted for the role of Kick Ass' trigger-happy Big Daddy, in fact Mark Wahlberg could have been the lucky actor pumping bullets into his "daughter's" chest. And check out new Big Daddy Concept art. More »
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Wanted and Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar has unveiled his latest Marvel Comics creation, and between the high concept and promotional image released, it's as if he's daring DC to think about legal action. Ballsy or insane? You be the judge. More »
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In case recent stories have you worried that Wanted and Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar has given up his dream of a Superman movie trilogy, never fear: He's claiming that it was a joke that got taken too seriously. More »
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While Disney's purchase of Marvel Entertainment surprised the world this morning, how many people really saw it coming? More »
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For anyone who saw the Comic-Con footage of Kick-Ass, the Banana Splits theme song will never be the same. And, according to creator Mark Millar, if things go to plan, that's not the only childhood music they'll punk up. More »
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Ultra-violent uber-superhero quasi-parody Kick-Ass will, indeed, be coming to a theater near you next year, now that the movie has been picked up by Lionsgate for US release. Hope they're prepared for the moral outrage headed their way... More »
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It wowed fans at Comic-Con, and apparently that wow was enough to make multiple movie studios very interested in picking up the movie adaptation of Mark Millar's ultra-violent comic Kick-Ass. But which studio will end up with the finished movie? More »
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Four clips from the movie of Mark Millar's Kick-Ass reveal the bloody business of being a non-powered superhero in the real world. The costumed vigilantes crash into cars, get stabbed, and slice and taser their way to victory. Spoilers below... More »
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So Wanted ended with a pretty final resolution for Angelina Jolie's character. But she's supposedly coming back for the sequel. We asked director Timur Bekmambetov how she could return, and his answer was as simple as curving a bullet. Spoilers... More »
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