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Kick-ass / writer & co-creator, Mark Millar ; penciller & co-creator, John Romita, Jr.

By: Millar, Mark [author].
Contributor(s): Romita, John, Jr [artist].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Titan Books, 2010Copyright date: ©2010Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly colour illustrations ; 27 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781848565357 (paperback).Other title: Kick-ass : the graphic novel [Cover title].Subject(s): Superheroes | Heroes -- Comic books, strips, etc | Comic books, strips, etcDDC classification: 741.5 MIL Summary: "Dave Lizewski is just another ordinary American teenager. He likes girls, videogames and comic books. But sometimes an ordinary life isn’t enough. His transformation into KICK-ASS, the world’s first real-life superhero, makes him an overnight internet sensation. The public loves him. The underworld fears him. Then he meets pint-sized lethal weapon Hit-Girl and her intimidating partner Big Daddy, and things start to get really serious. And very, very violent" - back cover.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library 741.5 MIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00230739
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The greatest super hero story of all time is finally here! Acclaimed writer Mark Millar (Wanted) and award-winning artist John Romita Jr. (Amazing Spider-Man) unite for one of 21st century's most outrageous and acclaimed series!

Dave Lizewski is just an ordinary American teenager. He has a MySpace page, he loves comic books, and he is unable to find a girlfriend. Then an idea hits him: why not become a real life super hero? Soon, his life will never be the same again...

Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman, Kick-Ass starts where other super hero stories draw the line, taking comic book realism to a whole new level! Warning: Adults Only!

"Dave Lizewski is just another ordinary American teenager. He likes girls, videogames and comic books. But sometimes an ordinary life isn’t enough. His transformation into KICK-ASS, the world’s first real-life superhero, makes him an overnight internet sensation. The public loves him. The underworld fears him. Then he meets pint-sized lethal weapon Hit-Girl and her intimidating partner Big Daddy, and things start to get really serious. And very, very violent" - back cover.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Mark Millar is one of comics' most commercially successful writers, his work includes Kick-Ass, Wanted, Nemesis, Superior, Super Crooks, American Jesus and the bestselling Civil War and The Ultimates.