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Kick-Ass: The Dave Lizewski Years
Kick-Ass 2 Prelude: Hit-Girl
Hit-Girl spins off into her own blood-soaked saga! Mindy McCready tries to settle into life as a regular school-girl, but wants nothing more to be dispensing hot justice to the scum of New York City. Her mother thinks she's doing her homework, but in reality she's taken Kick-Ass on as her sidekick and training him up to punch, shoot and stab ... just like Daddy would have wanted. And in return, Kick-Ass is helping her learn to survive middle school - without spilling anyone's blood. But when Kick-Ass gets benched, leaving Mindy to take on the mafia solo, even Hit-Girl may be in over her head. Meanwhile, Red Mist pursues his goal of becoming a super-villain ... and faces a final test of his own.
COLLECTING: Hit -Girl #1-5
COLLECTING: Hit -Girl #1-5
186 pages, Hardcover
First published January 29, 2013
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Mark Millar
1,506 books2,535 followersMark Millar is the New York Times best-selling writer of Wanted, the Kick-Ass series, The Secret Service, Jupiter’s Legacy, Jupiter’s Circle, Nemesis, Superior, Super Crooks, American Jesus, MPH, Starlight, and Chrononauts. Wanted, Kick-Ass, Kick-Ass 2, and The Secret Service (as Kingsman: The Secret Service) have been adapted into feature films, and Nemesis, Superior, Starlight, War Heroes, Jupiter’s Legacy and Chrononauts are in development at major studios.
His DC Comics work includes the seminal Superman: Red Son, and at Marvel Comics he created The Ultimates – selected by Time magazine as the comic book of the decade, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, and Civil War – the industry’s biggest-selling superhero series in almost two decades.
Mark has been an Executive Producer on all his movie adaptations and is currently creative consultant to Fox Studios on their Marvel slate of movies.
His DC Comics work includes the seminal Superman: Red Son, and at Marvel Comics he created The Ultimates – selected by Time magazine as the comic book of the decade, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, and Civil War – the industry’s biggest-selling superhero series in almost two decades.
Mark has been an Executive Producer on all his movie adaptations and is currently creative consultant to Fox Studios on their Marvel slate of movies.
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August 11, 2020
(A-) 80% | Very Good
Notes: A surfeit of indecency, it’s sanguine and sincere: a gag-laden interlude fueled by revenge and served cold with relish.
Notes: A surfeit of indecency, it’s sanguine and sincere: a gag-laden interlude fueled by revenge and served cold with relish.
October 5, 2014
Hit-Girl strikes in two fronts!!!
A RISING STAR IN COMIC BOOKS
I got this in its single issues, but I do the review on this edition to make a better overall review about it.
Hit-Girl is "in-between" story set after of the events of Kick-Ass but before of the events of Kick-Ass 2.
It was obvious that since the character of Hit-Girl became such huge...well...hit! That Mark Millar & John Romita, Jr., will do a "solo" title story. But this really is like a "middle-chapter" inside of the general saga of "Kick-Ass" storyline.
Hit-Girl is easily one of the best comic book characters created in this new millenium. Obviously a great part of her charm is the seeming "contradictory" presentation of a little girl of kinda 12 years old able to fight and effectively kill without remorse vast quantities of adult criminals. She is like a younger Cassandra Cain (Batgirl) without restraints. She is like Batman meets Punisher in one single little package.
AN UNEXPECTED CHALLENGE
However, even one can think that Hit-Girl is invincible, in this short story arc (only 5 issues compared to the ones of "Kick-Ass" that have between 7 and 8 issues each) you will realize that she has a weakness or maybe a challenge yet to conquered.
Killing 30 mobsters in one fight? Pfft!!! Piece of cake! Dealing with bullying mean teenagers? That could be tricky when the option of killing them is off the table.
Hit-Girl has a life as Mindy McCready, and she is willing to "construct" this regular teenager image as yet another weapon for her. Like a camouflage exercise if you want to think about it. Hit-Girl has been training to the ultimate crime-fighter since she was really young, but she is now realizing that she never got a childhood. She doesn't know how to be a typical teenager.
In this task, Mindy finds that Dave Lizewski (Kick-Ass) can be of help. He grew up as a typical teenager. He has tactical knowledge that Mindy desperately needs to fit in her new battlefield... Junior High School...
It's really curious how the roles interchange, at least for a while, since Hit-Girl has been the teacher for Kick-Ass in the area of crime-fighting, and definitely she is a formidable teacher, but now, she realizes that is Dave the better fitted to teach Mindy in the overwhelming pop culture knowledge that she needs to manage and so being able to fit in her daylight persona.
Also, you will see priceless flashbacks of how the training of Mindy began under the tutelage of her father, Damon McCready (Big Daddy) and her journey to became... Hit-Girl, the name that know all mobs in New York are afraid of.
And is that while Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl were able to turned down the main operation of the mafia in New York, harldy their work has been finished. Actually it was just the beginning. And Hit-Girl knows that she needs to hit fast and hard to avoid that the mafia would be able to recover from the key first blow.
So, Hit-Girl will have her hands full in this story battling in two different fields, the dark alleys of New York and the cruel corridors of Junior High School, and defeat is not an option in neither of them!
This is Hit-Girl! The Little Bitch is back!
A RISING STAR IN COMIC BOOKS
I got this in its single issues, but I do the review on this edition to make a better overall review about it.
Hit-Girl is "in-between" story set after of the events of Kick-Ass but before of the events of Kick-Ass 2.
It was obvious that since the character of Hit-Girl became such huge...well...hit! That Mark Millar & John Romita, Jr., will do a "solo" title story. But this really is like a "middle-chapter" inside of the general saga of "Kick-Ass" storyline.
Hit-Girl is easily one of the best comic book characters created in this new millenium. Obviously a great part of her charm is the seeming "contradictory" presentation of a little girl of kinda 12 years old able to fight and effectively kill without remorse vast quantities of adult criminals. She is like a younger Cassandra Cain (Batgirl) without restraints. She is like Batman meets Punisher in one single little package.
AN UNEXPECTED CHALLENGE
However, even one can think that Hit-Girl is invincible, in this short story arc (only 5 issues compared to the ones of "Kick-Ass" that have between 7 and 8 issues each) you will realize that she has a weakness or maybe a challenge yet to conquered.
Killing 30 mobsters in one fight? Pfft!!! Piece of cake! Dealing with bullying mean teenagers? That could be tricky when the option of killing them is off the table.
Hit-Girl has a life as Mindy McCready, and she is willing to "construct" this regular teenager image as yet another weapon for her. Like a camouflage exercise if you want to think about it. Hit-Girl has been training to the ultimate crime-fighter since she was really young, but she is now realizing that she never got a childhood. She doesn't know how to be a typical teenager.
In this task, Mindy finds that Dave Lizewski (Kick-Ass) can be of help. He grew up as a typical teenager. He has tactical knowledge that Mindy desperately needs to fit in her new battlefield... Junior High School...
It's really curious how the roles interchange, at least for a while, since Hit-Girl has been the teacher for Kick-Ass in the area of crime-fighting, and definitely she is a formidable teacher, but now, she realizes that is Dave the better fitted to teach Mindy in the overwhelming pop culture knowledge that she needs to manage and so being able to fit in her daylight persona.
Also, you will see priceless flashbacks of how the training of Mindy began under the tutelage of her father, Damon McCready (Big Daddy) and her journey to became... Hit-Girl, the name that know all mobs in New York are afraid of.
And is that while Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl were able to turned down the main operation of the mafia in New York, harldy their work has been finished. Actually it was just the beginning. And Hit-Girl knows that she needs to hit fast and hard to avoid that the mafia would be able to recover from the key first blow.
So, Hit-Girl will have her hands full in this story battling in two different fields, the dark alleys of New York and the cruel corridors of Junior High School, and defeat is not an option in neither of them!
This is Hit-Girl! The Little Bitch is back!
July 31, 2015
“But as I look around at American Idol & the Karadashians & kids my age with makeup and cell phones… I realize this was everything my father was trying to protect me from.
Thank god this is only my secret identity.
After a few weeks of settling in I get to be Hit-Girl again tonight”
Mindy McCready a.k.a Hit- Girl, the pint-sized death dealer is back with more stabs, punches, kicks, slashes and bullets in this blood-drenched saga from Mark Miller and John Romita Jr. which bridges the gap between Kick-Ass and Kick-Ass 2. This time she is fighting battles on two fronts, juggling between fighting crime against the mafia and leading a fight in being normal among peers at her school.
Like the Kick-Ass series, if you are a sensitive person then staying away from Hit-Girl will be sensible, but if you love reading your bit of super-violence once in a while then give this foul-mouthed, blade wielding, ass kicking, bullet spraying character a try and you will not be disappointed. Mark Miller’s tight plots and John Romita Jr’s fascinating illustrations make this blood and gore filled comic book highly enjoyable.
Thank god this is only my secret identity.
After a few weeks of settling in I get to be Hit-Girl again tonight”
Mindy McCready a.k.a Hit- Girl, the pint-sized death dealer is back with more stabs, punches, kicks, slashes and bullets in this blood-drenched saga from Mark Miller and John Romita Jr. which bridges the gap between Kick-Ass and Kick-Ass 2. This time she is fighting battles on two fronts, juggling between fighting crime against the mafia and leading a fight in being normal among peers at her school.
Like the Kick-Ass series, if you are a sensitive person then staying away from Hit-Girl will be sensible, but if you love reading your bit of super-violence once in a while then give this foul-mouthed, blade wielding, ass kicking, bullet spraying character a try and you will not be disappointed. Mark Miller’s tight plots and John Romita Jr’s fascinating illustrations make this blood and gore filled comic book highly enjoyable.
December 6, 2016
De verdad, lo digo y lo seguiré diciendo, amo locamente el sadismo de Mark Millar. Es brillante, y la shitlist de Hit-Girl es la prueba de ello.
March 8, 2018
A great link up story to the main story arc. Bloody, action, exactly what you'd expect after reading Kick Ass.
April 13, 2013
Awesome comic that takes place between the two Kick Ass books. Hit Girl takes the spotlight and goes after the gangsters who killed her pop. Full review here!
January 18, 2023
Un Mark millar desenfrenado y ultraviolento
Por momentos es más entretenido que kick ass, el personaje de hit girl es excelente.
Romita sigue luciendo sorprendente, aunque por momentos la dibuja a mindy como si tuviera 6 años.
En fin buena continuación de la historia, entretenida y con cambios que repercutirán en los próximos cómics
Por momentos es más entretenido que kick ass, el personaje de hit girl es excelente.
Romita sigue luciendo sorprendente, aunque por momentos la dibuja a mindy como si tuviera 6 años.
En fin buena continuación de la historia, entretenida y con cambios que repercutirán en los próximos cómics
November 8, 2017
A decent spin-off.
But a lot of things featured here about Hit-Girl's past life with Big Daddy got me thinking.
How could a lame accountant be well-versed in CIA torture techniques, fingerprint analysis and combat training; well enough to train his own daughter?
Despite a lot of funny nonsense in the series, Big Daddy's resume is one that puzzles me the most. Don't forget the way he met his pathetic demise. I'm just saying...
But a lot of things featured here about Hit-Girl's past life with Big Daddy got me thinking.
How could a lame accountant be well-versed in CIA torture techniques, fingerprint analysis and combat training; well enough to train his own daughter?
Despite a lot of funny nonsense in the series, Big Daddy's resume is one that puzzles me the most. Don't forget the way he met his pathetic demise. I'm just saying...
September 8, 2016
Mindy McCready is a badass. Nuff said.
June 18, 2018
I had already professed this in my review for Kick-ass 3, but I do not like Hit-Girl (anymore). I think she is too much of a mean-spirited, untrustworthy, homicidal maniac to have my sympathy. But this book actually turned out to be a very fun read, because it is not only about Hit-Girl. Dave and Marcus get large sections of this book to shine. This book is also much better than the book it is preluding. This book also has the best joke in the entire Kick-ass series. "DID SOMEONE ORDER A FUCKING SANDWICH?!" That had me laughing for a long while. The mob story is still pretty entertaining and Ralphie Genovese is the second best villain besides Rocco Genovese from Kick-Ass 3. But Hit-girl is still basically the Punisher. Putting people through tree grinders, putting heads on stakes, mass murdering defenseless criminals. Sure the criminals might have deserved it, but face it. Hit-girl is a STRAIGHT UP homicidal criminal. Marcus has a pretty good line in this book. "I am sharing a house with fucking Hannibal Lecter!" So at least Mark Millar knows how much death Hit-Girl causes. Marcus is actually my favourite character in this book because he is the realist and has a great scene with a fellow police officer. Red Mist is such a little bitch. I hate him man. But that's the point so good job Millar. I just don't love how whenever I re-watch Batman begins, I might think of Red Mist's training scenes. Debbie, the completely over the top bully that bothers Mindy throughout the majority of the book should have gotten more karma and I actually wanted Mindy to get a little more revenge. But that has nothing to do with the quality of the writing. The story as a whole is the perfect length for a prelude to the main books. And it's quite enjoyable.
Letter Grade: (B+)
Letter Grade: (B+)
June 2, 2020
Hit Girl #1-5, set between Kick Ass volumes one and two, depicts what Kick-Ass, Hit Girl and Red Mist got up to in this period. Not as crazy as the Kick-Ass books but still a good read. 8 out of 12.
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May 13, 2020
Hit-Girl is violent, action-packed and whole lot of fun comics that focuses on the titular character as she tries to live a "normal" life. The book manages to establish Hit-Girl as a bad-ass character.
August 4, 2022
Is it fun? Yes.
Is it funny? Aha!
Is it clever? Not exactly.
Is it better than the original? Nuh...
The selling point here is Hit-Girl, okay? Hit-Girl is like Tiny Tina (from Borderlands) if Tiny Tina was trained by The Punisher. So if you liked her in Kick-Ass and you want more, here you go.
Is it funny? Aha!
Is it clever? Not exactly.
Is it better than the original? Nuh...
The selling point here is Hit-Girl, okay? Hit-Girl is like Tiny Tina (from Borderlands) if Tiny Tina was trained by The Punisher. So if you liked her in Kick-Ass and you want more, here you go.
March 3, 2016
Quality is in line with Kick Ass 2. Not quite as good as the first but still satisfyingly fun.
August 25, 2013
There's really not much to say about this at all. It's one of the most boring, uneventful, and unnecessary things I've ever read.
A prelude to Kick-Ass 2, bridging the gap between Kick-Ass and its sequel, it follows fan-favorite Hit-Girl, the 12 year-old assassin. While I don't dislike Hit-Girl, I'm not the super-fan many seem to be, though I can admit that in a story with poorly crafted characters, Hit-Girl is one of the more enjoyable of the lot. Deserving enough of her own comic? Perhaps. Though this certainly wasn't the way to go about it.
The first Kick-Ass tried to be deep and failed, but it was still fairly enjoyable. Hit-Girl doesn't even make an attempt at deeper meaning, which would be completely fine if it was enjoyable. Which it isn't. There's less action than there was in Kick-Ass, the art isn't nearly as operatic, and a good majority of the comic deals with Hit-Girl trying to fit in at school and talking to her parents. It lacks the over-the-top action and gore that Kick-Ass had going for it, and for some reason, in a book about the franchise's most over-the-top and violent character, Mark Millar decided to leave out much of the over-the-top violence.
This book, like Kick-Ass, is a reference-fest and nearly all the humor stems from references to other comic books. As a comic nerd I can't help but take some enjoyment in noticing certain references and allusions, but there's a limit, especially when the humor is so dependent on such easy writing.
This comic is just so goddamn dull. I guarantee I will not remember a single thing about these five issues within a couple of days. Why? Because nothing happened. Hit-Girl as a character barely even gets developed at all. Red Mist has his mind set on killing Kick-Ass, which we already knew from the end of the original comic. Kick-Ass only appears for a few panels, but we do learn that Hit-Girl will begin training him. You know who this comic's really about? Marcus, Hit-Girl's stepfather. He's a new character and we get to know him a lot in here, and he even directly effects Hit-Girl's actions. But I really don't give a shit about Marcus.
I was hoping that this spin-off would give up on trying to hold any deeper meaning (which it did), and increase the fun, over-the-top features (which it did the opposite of). And without any meaning or mindless fun, what is left?
Face it, this comic was unnecessary and likely an afterthought. It can hardly even be considered a bridge between Kick-Ass 1 and 2, and it was published after Kick-Ass 2 was released anyway. I suspect this mini-series is just a cash-in on Hit-Girl's, and the two Kick-Ass books', popularity.
A prelude to Kick-Ass 2, bridging the gap between Kick-Ass and its sequel, it follows fan-favorite Hit-Girl, the 12 year-old assassin. While I don't dislike Hit-Girl, I'm not the super-fan many seem to be, though I can admit that in a story with poorly crafted characters, Hit-Girl is one of the more enjoyable of the lot. Deserving enough of her own comic? Perhaps. Though this certainly wasn't the way to go about it.
The first Kick-Ass tried to be deep and failed, but it was still fairly enjoyable. Hit-Girl doesn't even make an attempt at deeper meaning, which would be completely fine if it was enjoyable. Which it isn't. There's less action than there was in Kick-Ass, the art isn't nearly as operatic, and a good majority of the comic deals with Hit-Girl trying to fit in at school and talking to her parents. It lacks the over-the-top action and gore that Kick-Ass had going for it, and for some reason, in a book about the franchise's most over-the-top and violent character, Mark Millar decided to leave out much of the over-the-top violence.
This book, like Kick-Ass, is a reference-fest and nearly all the humor stems from references to other comic books. As a comic nerd I can't help but take some enjoyment in noticing certain references and allusions, but there's a limit, especially when the humor is so dependent on such easy writing.
This comic is just so goddamn dull. I guarantee I will not remember a single thing about these five issues within a couple of days. Why? Because nothing happened. Hit-Girl as a character barely even gets developed at all. Red Mist has his mind set on killing Kick-Ass, which we already knew from the end of the original comic. Kick-Ass only appears for a few panels, but we do learn that Hit-Girl will begin training him. You know who this comic's really about? Marcus, Hit-Girl's stepfather. He's a new character and we get to know him a lot in here, and he even directly effects Hit-Girl's actions. But I really don't give a shit about Marcus.
I was hoping that this spin-off would give up on trying to hold any deeper meaning (which it did), and increase the fun, over-the-top features (which it did the opposite of). And without any meaning or mindless fun, what is left?
Face it, this comic was unnecessary and likely an afterthought. It can hardly even be considered a bridge between Kick-Ass 1 and 2, and it was published after Kick-Ass 2 was released anyway. I suspect this mini-series is just a cash-in on Hit-Girl's, and the two Kick-Ass books', popularity.
July 26, 2020
We open up with a bunch of mobsters, beating up a superhero named Silver Beatle for info on where to find Hit Girl and Kick-Ass. If you've read book one you know why they are after them.
Book two also switches from Dave to Mindy. Mindy is trying to adjust to her new life with her mother and stepfather Marcus Williams. But adjusting to her new life is harder than she expected. Mindy also takes it on her to train Dave, for exchange that he teaches her how to be a "normal" teenager
One night Hit-Girl and Kick-Ass go out looking to finish off the rest of the mafia but it ends up in Kick-Ass breaking his hand and is out of the fight for months. So now Mindy has to do everything alone.
Meanwhile Chris Genovese aka Red Mist, is angry that he is being send away after a botched attempt robbing a store. At the airport Chris decides he's going to travel the world and train like Bruce Wayne, so he can to take on Hit-Girl and Kick-Ass.
Book two was enjoyable but not as good as the first one. But i will definitely still recommend it too read.
April 16, 2021
Talk about violence and this book is right there! Picking up from the last book, this book is about Mindy trying to adjust with her new family but still being hit girl at night and taking down criminals brutally with her sidekick Kickass and then more violence erupts when Ralphie brother of Johnny targets her family and its upto her to rescue them and take him down for good and what choices she will make in the future. Meanwhile Chris aka Red Mist is becoming a perfect nemesis for Dave. Great book and such violent, graphic panels showing how deadly this hit girl is. And the sequel is gonna be good feels like.
February 21, 2018
A solid story about Mindy McCready and her very unusual past with her father. There were new additional characters in the Kick-Ass world and I am loving it.
Also… Hit-Girl is a badass! Deadpool would be proud.
Also… Hit-Girl is a badass! Deadpool would be proud.
August 29, 2022
It turns out I really like Kick-Ass. It's self-aware enough to lean into its ridiculousness and violence with full steam. You actually want to know more about the characters. I'm actually wholly surprised by how fleshed out the story is while still keeping a good clip of action.
September 7, 2023
This was another fun read in the kick ass series, nothing mind blowing here but some more overly violent action with some humour sprinkled in. The point of this book is to build up towards kick ass 2 and it does that’s well!
August 14, 2020
3/5
Bueno, ya han pasado varios años desde que leí por primera vez Hit-Girl y solo recuerdo haberlo odiado con todo mi corazón, así que pensé que darle otra oportunidad después de 6 años.
Al final puedo decir que entiendo porque no me gustó. Se siente sobrante y al mismo tiempo no. Con un poquito de resumen pudo acoplarse perfectamente a Kick-Ass 2 sin el drama adolescente que prácticamente está de más en estos cómics, pero oye, no esta taaaan mal. Digo, tardé un mes en leer 140 páginas, pero es que realmente no es que sea la culminación del entretenimiento. Solo existe para reírte un poco y ver violencia. La historia aquí no es la gran cosa y pues eso si, pudieron haber hecho tanto en este prelude y no lo hicieron, pero bueno, ya está, existe y solo queda disfrutarlo.
Reseña del 2014
2.5/5
Hit-girl es de mis personajes favoritos en el mundo de los cómics ¿como no amar a una pequeña, dulce y tierna niña superheroe asesina? ¡Woaw! la adoraba.
Fue una total decepción (tal vez soy muy exigente). Cuando leí el pirmer tomo de Kick-ass quedé maravillada pensaba: ¿Por que rayos no la había leído anteriormente?, luego empecé a leer kick-ass 2 que aunque no estuvo MARAVILLOSO pensé que estaba bien, pero lamentablemente no tenía el cómic de Hit-Girl en ese tiempo pero ahora que pude tenerlo en mis manos y me di el tiempo de leerlo...fue verdaderamente triste.
Me gustó que el cómic tuviera un lugar en entre los acontecimientos de Kick-ass y Kick-ass 2, pero aun asi ¡Tanto que pudieron haber hecho y no lo hicieron!, Hit-girl tiene muchisimo material para sacar una buena historia y la forma en la que la abordaron pudo ser mil veces mejor además pudieron haber metido estos cinco tomos de Hit-girl en kick -ass 2 y no habría ninguna diferencia (simplemente siento que es la necesidad de sacar más y más dinero). Lo peor es el clásico cliché de la chica popular Arg!! estoy tan harta de eso, este aspecto de "las populares" en la película y en el cómic fue una basura pero aun asi admito que la historia me sirvió para pasar un agradable rato; al menos la cruda violecia del cómic compensó la falta de originalidad.
Bueno, ya han pasado varios años desde que leí por primera vez Hit-Girl y solo recuerdo haberlo odiado con todo mi corazón, así que pensé que darle otra oportunidad después de 6 años.
Al final puedo decir que entiendo porque no me gustó. Se siente sobrante y al mismo tiempo no. Con un poquito de resumen pudo acoplarse perfectamente a Kick-Ass 2 sin el drama adolescente que prácticamente está de más en estos cómics, pero oye, no esta taaaan mal. Digo, tardé un mes en leer 140 páginas, pero es que realmente no es que sea la culminación del entretenimiento. Solo existe para reírte un poco y ver violencia. La historia aquí no es la gran cosa y pues eso si, pudieron haber hecho tanto en este prelude y no lo hicieron, pero bueno, ya está, existe y solo queda disfrutarlo.
Reseña del 2014
2.5/5
Hit-girl es de mis personajes favoritos en el mundo de los cómics ¿como no amar a una pequeña, dulce y tierna niña superheroe asesina? ¡Woaw! la adoraba.
Fue una total decepción (tal vez soy muy exigente). Cuando leí el pirmer tomo de Kick-ass quedé maravillada pensaba: ¿Por que rayos no la había leído anteriormente?, luego empecé a leer kick-ass 2 que aunque no estuvo MARAVILLOSO pensé que estaba bien, pero lamentablemente no tenía el cómic de Hit-Girl en ese tiempo pero ahora que pude tenerlo en mis manos y me di el tiempo de leerlo...fue verdaderamente triste.
Me gustó que el cómic tuviera un lugar en entre los acontecimientos de Kick-ass y Kick-ass 2, pero aun asi ¡Tanto que pudieron haber hecho y no lo hicieron!, Hit-girl tiene muchisimo material para sacar una buena historia y la forma en la que la abordaron pudo ser mil veces mejor además pudieron haber metido estos cinco tomos de Hit-girl en kick -ass 2 y no habría ninguna diferencia (simplemente siento que es la necesidad de sacar más y más dinero). Lo peor es el clásico cliché de la chica popular Arg!! estoy tan harta de eso, este aspecto de "las populares" en la película y en el cómic fue una basura pero aun asi admito que la historia me sirvió para pasar un agradable rato; al menos la cruda violecia del cómic compensó la falta de originalidad.
June 17, 2021
I'll continue reading and I'll be lying if I said I didn't find this somewhat entertaining but... what's the point? Not that art needs to be about making points exclusively, but why is Mark Millar writing about a little girl committing massacres day in and day out?
There wasn't much tension because the gangsters are clearly not an imposing obstacle for Hit-Girl. The cop dad is a problem until he isn't for 90% of the time, he literally just allowed her kid to go Johnny Rambo on crime which helps who?
Seriously though, what's Millar's opinion on vigilantism? The more I read the comic book, the more it's just...pushed back? I guess he doesn't have to say anything about it, but this is becoming something of a pattern: Millar has an outrageous idea that blends well with different ideological and ideal sensibilities... then completely ignores those. It happened with Red Son and it's happening here again.
He baits his audience into believing something better is coming. It won't. I guess that as long as that doesn't bother you, it should be fine though...
There wasn't much tension because the gangsters are clearly not an imposing obstacle for Hit-Girl. The cop dad is a problem until he isn't for 90% of the time, he literally just allowed her kid to go Johnny Rambo on crime which helps who?
Seriously though, what's Millar's opinion on vigilantism? The more I read the comic book, the more it's just...pushed back? I guess he doesn't have to say anything about it, but this is becoming something of a pattern: Millar has an outrageous idea that blends well with different ideological and ideal sensibilities... then completely ignores those. It happened with Red Son and it's happening here again.
He baits his audience into believing something better is coming. It won't. I guess that as long as that doesn't bother you, it should be fine though...
March 18, 2013
Another fun ride in the universe of Kick-Ass, this story, focussing on Hit-Girl as she struggles to fit in with a bunch of hard high school bitches while both taking on the mob (with a little help from Kick-Ass, of course) and hiding her secret identity from her mom and step-dad, Millar once again impresses with his easy style of story-telling, fun dialogue, and ultra-violence, and as a life-long fan of JR Jr., I found this thoroughly enjoyable. Not quite worth five-stars because there weren't really any shocking revelations or "gasp out loud" moments, but close. Damn close. If you're a fan of Kick-Ass, you obviously need to read this book.
May 19, 2013
Not quite as good as the original Kick-Ass, but this Hit-Girl follow-up is a good balance of Millar's trademark violence, and some personal drama for Mindy outside of murdering people. It's not a clever comic by any stretch, but it is entertaining enough and bridges the gap between the two Kick-Asses nicely.
Romita Jr.'s art is solid, but it all has a strangr sheen to it, which I'm not sure if inker/finisher Tom Palmer or colourist Dean White is to blame for. It's quite distracting at times, like reading the book through a film of water.
Romita Jr.'s art is solid, but it all has a strangr sheen to it, which I'm not sure if inker/finisher Tom Palmer or colourist Dean White is to blame for. It's quite distracting at times, like reading the book through a film of water.
July 26, 2023
Tonally, this matches right up with the first Kick-Ass book and I love it for that. The quality of this one just lacked in some areas of storytelling and some plot points felt a little dull or pointless, but overall, I still very much enjoyed this book and dig this series!
September 14, 2017
67th book read in 2017.
Number 9 out of 631 on my all time book list.
Best book I have read so far this year.
Number 9 out of 631 on my all time book list.
Best book I have read so far this year.
December 14, 2018
Οριακά απάλευτο. Η καφρίλα σε σημεία δεν αντέχεται.
March 25, 2021
"I remember who he is.
What?
People always say that drungs aren't good for you, but it totally came back when I was just sitting here getting high.
I was staring at the dance floor and it all came flooding back. I remember Kick-ass's secret identity...
It's Dave. Dave Lizewski."
What?
People always say that drungs aren't good for you, but it totally came back when I was just sitting here getting high.
I was staring at the dance floor and it all came flooding back. I remember Kick-ass's secret identity...
It's Dave. Dave Lizewski."
November 21, 2014
This was a pretty solid addition to the Kick-Ass family. 3.5 Stars...not quite 4.
Set between the end of the original and before #2 (though somehow published and written after #2); it follows Mindy (aka Hit-Girl, in her transference from Big Daddy to Estranged Mom and Cop Stepdad.
We get to see her out of her element, in Middle School/Junior High. She's picked on, made fun of, and doesn't have a clue what to do. Enter Dave (aka Kick-Ass) who's agreed to help her fit in and know everything cool if she helps train him.
Wacky Hijinx ensue!
Dave breaks his hand and is out of commission; Mindy's step-dad knows she's Hit Girl, and locks her in the house (for her safety, and for her mother's mental stability...I actually bought the second part a lot more than the first, and it's a great way for Millar to establish that Step-Dad isn't a bad guy at all - apparently he was Big Daddy's partner in the PD?)
We also see Red Mist reappear, but he cannot remember who Kick Ass is, even though he told him. His uncle sends him away as he takes control of the crime empire, and we get to see some hilarious montages of him training a la Batman/Wolverine/Iron Fist/any hero sent on a ridiculous task of self improvement/becoming a weapon.
Best part is? He SUCKS. He cries like a baby, and pays everyone tons of cash; so they bilk him for as much as they can get (the Shaolin type monk is hoping for a new BMW with seat warmers or some shit...pretty funny stuff).
However, what would it be without gratuitous violence and buckets of blood?
Lucky for us, this IS Mark Millar, so we get cursing, hyper violence, but mixed with the right level of humour just to take the edge of, but not render it into a farce.
On top of that, we've got a great intro by THE Scott Snyder, who's a big Millar fan and writes an impossibly actually somewhat interesting intro!
Put it together and you've got a pretty good time.
Except that guy. He had a shitty time.
Get this review and more at:
Set between the end of the original and before #2 (though somehow published and written after #2); it follows Mindy (aka Hit-Girl, in her transference from Big Daddy to Estranged Mom and Cop Stepdad.
We get to see her out of her element, in Middle School/Junior High. She's picked on, made fun of, and doesn't have a clue what to do. Enter Dave (aka Kick-Ass) who's agreed to help her fit in and know everything cool if she helps train him.
Wacky Hijinx ensue!
Dave breaks his hand and is out of commission; Mindy's step-dad knows she's Hit Girl, and locks her in the house (for her safety, and for her mother's mental stability...I actually bought the second part a lot more than the first, and it's a great way for Millar to establish that Step-Dad isn't a bad guy at all - apparently he was Big Daddy's partner in the PD?)
We also see Red Mist reappear, but he cannot remember who Kick Ass is, even though he told him. His uncle sends him away as he takes control of the crime empire, and we get to see some hilarious montages of him training a la Batman/Wolverine/Iron Fist/any hero sent on a ridiculous task of self improvement/becoming a weapon.
Best part is? He SUCKS. He cries like a baby, and pays everyone tons of cash; so they bilk him for as much as they can get (the Shaolin type monk is hoping for a new BMW with seat warmers or some shit...pretty funny stuff).
However, what would it be without gratuitous violence and buckets of blood?
Lucky for us, this IS Mark Millar, so we get cursing, hyper violence, but mixed with the right level of humour just to take the edge of, but not render it into a farce.
On top of that, we've got a great intro by THE Scott Snyder, who's a big Millar fan and writes an impossibly actually somewhat interesting intro!
Put it together and you've got a pretty good time.
Except that guy. He had a shitty time.
Get this review and more at:
January 12, 2014
I know that there is a lot of debate surrounding the new Kick Ass movie, and I know that the story is uber-violent, and disturbing, but there is something that is constantly bringing me back to the books themselves. Now, full disclosure, I read Kick Ass 2 before Hit Girl, and honestly, it doesn't really matter. I like the connection between the two stories, and having read Hit Girl would have cleared up the why's and wherefore's I had reading Kick Ass 2, but it didn't diminish anything really.
What I got out of Hit Girl is simply this... Hit Girl is way more interesting than Kick Ass. Together they are great, but separately, I prefer Hit Girl. She is much more interesting, complicated, and really, kick ass. I would be scared to death to meet a girl like this. What is nice though is the story goes a little deeper than just the violence and killing. I know, right? Like the first Kick Ass this book explores the fact that a girl can take out an entire mob, but she still can't make friends. That part of her life is just a little odd and missing some connections. I see it all the time with kids. A social awkwardness that cuts to the core of some kids (even if they are just normal, non-killing kids). I liked how Hit Girl dealt with that situation. It was pretty funny, and it worked.
Coming from a guy who is not violent, but appreciates the stories that can be violent, I can say that I liked Hit Girl more than Kick Ass 2. They're intriguing stories that require a steel stomach to read. There is more to these books than meets the eye.
What I got out of Hit Girl is simply this... Hit Girl is way more interesting than Kick Ass. Together they are great, but separately, I prefer Hit Girl. She is much more interesting, complicated, and really, kick ass. I would be scared to death to meet a girl like this. What is nice though is the story goes a little deeper than just the violence and killing. I know, right? Like the first Kick Ass this book explores the fact that a girl can take out an entire mob, but she still can't make friends. That part of her life is just a little odd and missing some connections. I see it all the time with kids. A social awkwardness that cuts to the core of some kids (even if they are just normal, non-killing kids). I liked how Hit Girl dealt with that situation. It was pretty funny, and it worked.
Coming from a guy who is not violent, but appreciates the stories that can be violent, I can say that I liked Hit Girl more than Kick Ass 2. They're intriguing stories that require a steel stomach to read. There is more to these books than meets the eye.
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