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A review by frankikaos
Kick-Ass by Mark Millar
5.0
I picis up after seeing the film adaptation and I was pleasantly surprised with how close to the source material they'd stayed. There were a few differences- most notably the love story between Dave and Katie (every good film needs a good love interest, right?) and the origin story of Big Daddy and Hit Girl (I thought the comic was much grittier and heartbreaking) -but nothing so major that it made me go "Hmm, yeah, the film is way better!"
Maybe it's because it's the idea? Getting a superhero costume online and going out to fight crime in your spare time? Like Dave says in the book- who hasn't dreamed about doing that? Kick Ass gives you that dream situation, the one almost every kid has fantasised about, and puts it in the real world- with real situations, real "bad guys" and real lessons learnt.
Maybe it's because it's the idea? Getting a superhero costume online and going out to fight crime in your spare time? Like Dave says in the book- who hasn't dreamed about doing that? Kick Ass gives you that dream situation, the one almost every kid has fantasised about, and puts it in the real world- with real situations, real "bad guys" and real lessons learnt.