Kick Ass 3 #1 - Review

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Kick-Ass 3 #1

Publication Date:
July 2013

Writer:
Mark Millar

Pencils:
John Romita Jr.

Dave Lizewski always wanted to be a superhero. Now he is one. And his mentor Hit-Girl is now in Jail.

What can we expect from this issue?

Lots of good story development but not a lot of violence. I'm sure that will come soon in future issues. Rest assured it will come, we are just building up to it in this issue.

I really should have read this issue prior to reading any other comic book from this week's new releases. It is brilliant. Coming off the back of the mini-series Hit-Girl, we see Kick Ass faced with a whole new challenge...busting Hit-Girl out of jail.

Hit-Girl given her circumstances is forced to trust Kick Ass and his colleagues to handle the jail break. I certainly won't spoil it for you, but I will say it is hilarious and completely in keeping with the style of humour Millar has delivered in the last two Kick Ass series.

What did I like about this issue?

Everything. John Romita Jr's. art is unique. I hear a few comic book geeks say from time to time that they dislike the way he proportions his characters...but that's Romita's style. Millar delivers a humorous issue and I loved all the Batman references.

When I picked this issue up off the shelf I was surprised to see so many variant covers. I like to collect the variants if they are by artists I like (I'll save that discussion for a whole other blog entry), however there were just so many. It wasn't until I started to read it I realised that all the variant covers together state ' Evil prevails when good men do Nothing - Justice Forever' (see image). They would look great displayed side-by-side. If only I had a bigger man-cave. 

Another aspect of this issue is that you probably don't need to bother with reading the past series unless you really want to. This third series starts out pretty user- friendly and if you roughly know what the story is about you will still enjoy it. If you're new to the Kick Ass concept then don't be frightened to jump in at this 3rd series.
 
What did others say about it?

Mostly good things. Here are a few reviews that I thought were a good read...

Read Comic Books Review 

Comic Vine Review 

What do I Give It?

8/10

Get onboard with Kick Ass, you will enjoy!

C.