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By: Mark Millar
Publisher: Marvel Books
Kick-Ass poses the question, "Why aren't there any real superheroes?" and then promptly answers it, "Because they'd get the **** kicked out of them."
Young Dave Lizewski figures this out for himself pretty swiftly. He dresses up, grabs some weaponry, works out for a bit, and then goes and gets himself thoroughly beaten up by the city's criminal element. Thankfully, he lives in the YouTube... more
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| 2. The Losers: Book One (Vols. 1 & 2) | 
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By: Andy Diggle
Publisher: Vertigo
February 02, 2010
Sorry guys I really didn't feel this one. I'm the guy who can't sit through an episode of CSI, and has extremely high expectations for action movies that don't involve the supernatural. The Losers is an espionage tale that is targeted for the James Bond, Bourne, or Italian Job fan. I can really see some people enjoying it, but when I tried to, I couldn't manage to generate a reaction.
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| 3. Incognito | 
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By: Ed Brubaker
Publisher: Marvel Comics
November 25, 2009
This trade paperback collects the excellent 2009 Ed Brubaker/Sean Phillips six issue "Incognito" series inspired by 1930s American pulp comics. Main character Zach Overkill is a former super-powered villain now stuck in a banal office job in the Witness Protection Program and forced to take drugs that inhibit his powers. His former boss The Black Death is an escaped convict who runs a criminal empire... more
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| 4. The Ultimates Vol. 1: Super-Human |
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By: Mark Millar, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie
Publisher: Marvel Comics
August 01, 2002
Ultimates was the most fun I've had with comics in a while. Watching the Avengers assemble again was so exciting. Each backstory equally did justice to the characters, and Millar put his own twist on it that makes it feel so fresh and original. During the comic, there is this subtle set up for Bruce Banner, and I caught on to it fast. It was so subtle at first that I doubted Hulk would really make... more
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| 5. Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned |
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By: Brian K. Vaughan
Publisher: Vertigo
January 02, 2003
Y: The Last Man, truly starts out with a bang. It's bang in fact is more like a nuclear bomb. This book hits hard and hooks you really fast. I read the volume very rapidly, and put reading before breathing. As a concept it reminds me of Kirkman's Walking Dead series. It's nearly post-apocalyptic, because half of the population kicks the bucket. It's so interesting to discover what would life... more
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| 6. Superman: Red Son (Deluxe Edition) |
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By: Mark Millar
Publisher: DC Comics
November 17, 2009
One reviewer argues that the premise--the boy from Krypton landing in the USSR as opposed the U.S.--had the potential to be a brilliant meditation on the genealogy of morals and right and wrong. He deems it a dud, and I must strongly disagree. While the writing may not push the premise to its fullest potential, is is nonetheless a really thougtful "what if" narrative, that does a good job of thinking... more
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| 7. Superfolks |
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By: Robert Mayer
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
February 10, 2005
I was lured into reading this book because I saw an article that said it was a precursor to "Kingdom Come" and also Alan Moore's unproduced "Twilight of The Superheroes".
That's like saying that "See Dick and Jane Run" is a precursor to "The Loneliness of The Long Distance Runner".
This book is purile, stupid and worthless.
As a "satire" this book is just witless... more
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| 8. Thor, Vol. 1 |
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By: J. Michael Straczynski
Publisher: Marvel Comics
August 27, 2008
A solid entry into the Thor series. Top notch story of Thor finding Asgard again, finding his lost Warrior mates. The Art is amazing and the story will make you look forward to vol.2. ... more
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| 9. Civil War |
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By: Mark Millar
Publisher: Marvel Comics
December 10, 2008
I've gotten behind on my comic book reading so I picked this up to try and help me catch up. While the story was great and alot of fun, I didnt see many of the characteristics I love from my favorite super heroes. It was also much shorter then I had anticipated. A little over half the book is just filler material and you really need to get the spin off character specific comics to get deeper into the... more
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| 10. Criminal (Deluxe Edition) | 
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By: Ed Brubaker
Publisher: Marvel Comics
November 18, 2009
You enjoy noir, than this book is for you. This have everything that you can think of regarding the movement of noir back in the 1940's-1950's. There is nothing else to state since other posters have stated. 7... more
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