What if everything in your life was out of your hands and those around you propelled your fate? Your girlfriend left you for your best friend; your boss gave your job to someone better. What if then, after all this, someone gave you back total control? What if he revealed you were the next in line to join a secret society of super-villians that controlled the entire planet? Mark Millar and J.G. Jones provide a look at one man who goes from being the world's biggest loser to the deadliest assassin alive.
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Along with Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Millar has been one of the key writers for Marvel Comics in the 21st century. After proving himself in the '90s as a talent to watch while writing for DC Comics and the UK comic 2000AD, his arrival to Marvel came at a time when Ultimate Spider-Man had just shot up the sales charts. It was in this environment that Millar made his first major contribution to Marvel with Ultimate X-Men, as Millar integrated forty years' worth of X-Men history, characters and lore into a solid two-year run, making the companion title to Ultimate Spider-Man every bit the creative and commercial success. Next up was The Ultimates, a new rendering of the Avengers that was to continue building on the success of the Ultimate line. He and artist Bryan Hitch pulled it all off in spades: The Ultimates and its sequel, Ultimates 2, were ensconced at the top of the sales charts every month; what's more, they were critical successes, as well. Meanwhile, Millar was invited to enter the regular Marvel Universe to take a stab at two of its most iconic characters: Spider-Man and Wolverine. Paired with industry heavyweights to draw his stories -- Terry Dodson on Marvel Knights Spider-Man and John Romita Jr. on Wolverine -- Millar brought the same fast-paced and cleverly constructed plots with which his Ultimate fans were already familiar. Amid building a small library of Millarworld indie comic books -- including the titles Chosen and Wanted, the latter of which was turned into a Hollywood blockbuster starring Angelina Jolie -- he managed to write Civil War, the epic seven-issue miniseries that definitively reshaped the landscape of Marvel's heroes. Kick-A**, a Marvel Icon project done in tandem with John Romita Jr., made an impressive impact on the sales chart before also being adapted for a major motion picture. In addition, Millar has reunited with Civil War artist Steve McNiven in both the pages of Wolverine and their creator-owned book Nemesis.
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Wanted - Movie Edition is not a Wanted - Movie Edition,
This review is from: Wanted - Movie Edition (Paperback)
Please know that THIS IS NOT THE MOVIE! I dont even know why they bothered to make a "Movie Edition" The only thing this book has in common with the movie is the cover. The Wanted movie pretty much in no way resembles the comic. This is probably the greatest stretch in comic to movie adaptations ever made. Literally! The movie has two characters that are in the comic. Wesley Gibson and Fox. Fox not being ANYTHING in the movie how she is in the comic and Wesley being a bit of a stretch himself. The only other character that makes an appearance is "Wesley Gibsons father" which not to ruin it for anyone... isnt even the same character in the movie that he is in the comic. And as far as the story goes, about the first couple pages of the book make it into the movie (and not accuratley) and the rest is COMPLETELY different. Now Im not complaining because I love the movie and I love Mark Millar just know this IS NOT the movie! If you enjoyed the movie and you are looking for a comic adaptation you will not find it. Im a huge comic fan and I watch pretty much all the comics to movie adaptations and am entirely disappointed in almost all of them. But the Wanted comic to movie is so different you cant even compare them... like AT ALL. So if you like Mark Millar (Kick-Ass), have seen Wanted (the movie) and want to read some more of his original stuff go ahead and get this... just know (again) that what you are buying is not the movie in any way shape or form.
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mark millar th his best,
This review is from: Wanted - Movie Edition (Paperback)
totally awesome. maybe 5-10 pages are the same as the movie with Angelina Joliet (yeah I liked the movie) then it turns 180 degrees and you get great comics about super villains.i loved Mark Millars Kick Ass but this one is even better. gritty and gory take on superheroes. HIHGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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With the original "Wanted" stories by Mark Millar and artwork by J.G. Jones, and the extra material provided for the movie addition, which includes interviews with the cast members and director, comic character/movie counterpart comparisons, and new poster style artwork by J.G. Jones, makes for a terrific graphic novel experience.
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