Preview of Mark Millar's KICK ASS 2 #1 (Possibly NSFW)

The sequel to the New York Times best-selling comic--which spawned the hit movie--continues!

When Dave Lizewski put on his mask and became Kick-Ass, he never imagined things would go this far. Now Dave comes face-to-face with a world he helped bring about, as his dreams of a world of superheroes come true...but will those dreams turn to nightmares? Don't miss the comic book event of the year! Plus: Hit-Girl!

WARNING - lots of bad language in here so be careful!!!

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Mark Millar's NEMESIS gets $150 Million Budget & Top Gun Director

I am one of the few people within my circle of comic book geek friends that enjoys Mark Millar's "Nemesis." Batman has always been my favorite character in any genre, hands down. I enjoy the twist of having a "Bruce Wayne" type character on the other side of the law. Batman can stop anyone using his money, intelligence and/or physical attributes It's nice to read a story where we try to find someone or something that can stop an evil Batman with these same abilities.

So I was excited when Mark Millar and artist Steve McNiven’s antihero story “Nemesis” is going to be brought to life with "Top Gun" and "Enemy of the State" director Tony Scott.

Here are some things we know about the film from Mark Millar.

“They reckon the budget on this thing will probably be around $150 MILLION mark. It’s a very expensive film, it’s got a lot of big set pieces,” he told MTV News while promoting his recently launched "CLiNT" comics magazine. “So the nice thing is, it means we can hopefully afford who we want to work with.”

Millar said he discussed who he’d like to see in the title roles with Scott recently, and told the filmmaker, “In my head I saw Johnny Depp versus Brad Pitt, and he said, 'Well, that sounds good,’ and he has some of his own ideas as well. He’s just going to go around and get a script together and then take it out and see what he can find.

“Tony Scott has to be at the top of the list, he’s a Hollywood legend. Every single person in the country probably has at least one of his movies on DVD," said Millar. "So the idea of Tony Scott doing a superhero movie in itself would be exciting, the idea of doing mine is just crazy. It’s something I’m very, very exciting about.”

Source: MTV

Mark Millar Announces KICK ASS 2 Movie a Go!

Ain't It Cool News is reporting that KICK ASS 2 has been green-lit.  Apparently UK viewers that heard Mark Millar on Radio 5 announce that due to the crushing success of KICK ASS on DVD - that KICK ASS 2 has been greenlit.

We will have to do some more research to determine of this true, but DVD sales do drive business these days especially given the state of movie theaters (brought on by movie studio and the theaters themselves).

Hopefully the KICK ASS 2 comic will come out sometime in the near future.  On second thought I just want the second part of AMERICAN JESUS to be released sometime before I die.  I can wait on KICK ASS 2.

Millar's NEMESIS is Hitting the Big Screen

The love affair with Mark Millar continues in Tinsle Town. WANTED, KICK ASS, AMERICAN JESUS and now NEMESIS, are all books that have or will soon become movies.

20th Century Fox purchased the rights to Millar and Steve McNiven's graphic novel NEMESIS.
IGN is reporting that Fox has acquired the screen rights to the Marvel/Icon series and attached Tony Scott (Man on Fire, Top Gun, Taking of Pelham 123) to direct the screen adaptation. Scott will also produce the film, along with his brother Ridley, via their Scott Free Productions banner. They're currently looking to hire a screenwriter.

If you are not familiar with Millar's latest creation, it's basically what if Batman were the Joker? Billionaire Matt Anderson dons a costume and uses an array of hi-tech gadgetry to avenge the deaths of his parents -- except they were supervillains and now so is he. And his victims? The world's top cops. He first set his sights on Asia before coming to Washington D.C. where he locks horns with Blake Morrow, the police chief who caught his parents.

I am a fan of the NEMESIS comic.  I enjoy the idea of a character that has all the talents and resources of Bruce Wayne and Batman, but using them for an opposite purpose.  I enjoy watching Anderson outwit, outmaneuver and out-muscle everyone.  He's the ultimate villain.  He's a sane Joker. A wealthy Penguin. An intelligent Black Mask.  He's Lex Luthor behind a mask.

Mark Millar's Brother Jumping out of Plane as Nemisis

Earlier this year Mark Millar and Dynamic Forces held auctions to raise money for a new mini-bus for the special needs kids Millar's brother, Bobby, works with in Scotland. The bus costs about £26,000, or about $40,000, and according to Mark, they raised about half that with the auctions.

Mark said he is planning another auction around his upcoming Superior comic, but he's also asking folks to sponsor his brother's first attempt at skydiving. In August, Bobby will dress up as Nemesis, the character created by his brother and artist Steve McNiven, and jump out of a plane. "My only fear, of course, is that with that white hood and cut out eye-holes (I've seen the suit) he's going to be mistaken for the first Scottish Ku Klux Klansman and get the crap kicked out of him!" Mark said.

Mark posted a message from his brother on the Millarworld forums:

"My sky dive, in aid of the purchase of a school minibus for disabled pupils at my school, takes place on Sunday 22nd of August in Perth, Scotland. We're looking to raise about £26,000 (approx $40,000) and are just over half way there. Ideally we'd like to purchase the bus for October and I'm now looking for people prepared to sponsor me to participate in my first (and last!) sky dive event. All contributions would be most welcome and will help to bring us that bit closer to our target sum. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BFABE56N5S8PG Best wishes, Dr Bobby Millar"

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Mark Millar And Leinil Yu’s New Book 'Superior' Revealed

Thanks to Bleeding Cool for breaking the news that a variant cover for the new edited-by-Mark-Millar issue of Wizard reveals the first image of Mark Millar and Leinil Yu’s upcoming series, Superior.  As predicted, it appears to show a superman-style analogue. Probably for telling all sorts of heinous and gory tales of a real superman amongst the people of the world.  Hopefully We'll know more soon about this project.