I'm doing a bit of research for a review I'm writing on Mark Millar's Wanted, and I was wondering if anyone here on the forums enjoyed the comic, and why. Anyone care to enlighten me?
Mark Millar
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Mark Millar is a comic writer known best for his work on The Authority, and many flagship titles for Marvel, and the hugely successful Civil War storyline. He is currently focusing on creator-owned work.
Do you like Wanted? Why?
@squares: I am a pretty big fan of the movie, seen it several times. I just finished reading the book now.... it was strange. Wesley was a lot more heroic in the movie. The book was kinda messed up, too messed up for my liking. The rape and murder coming from the so called "hero" of the story was sicking. There was just too much "out there" stuff, kryptonite condom. The action itself was pretty good, but it didn't make up for the terrible "humor" this book supposedly had. Seriously there were characters called F*ckwit and Sh!thead, was that supposed to be funny? All in all in was pretty terrible, but I admit I did get a laugh outta the stupidity of the last page. "This is my face while I am f*cking you in the @ss" wow......
@timelordscience: Fair enough.
@allstarsuperman: Yeah, that's essentially most of my beef with it too. Never seen the movie, but I'm actually seriously considering tracking it down now.
@timelordscience: Fair enough.
@allstarsuperman: Yeah, that's essentially most of my beef with it too. Never seen the movie, but I'm actually seriously considering tracking it down now.
Have you seen some of his comments about women in comics and rape in comics? It's pretty disgusting.
I don't like Millar as a person and have a massive bias against his works because of it.
What do you have against him?
Personally, I cant really take the most of his writing. And he will always be for me the man who killed the NW.
I don't like Millar as a person and have a massive bias against his works because of it.
What do you have against him?
Personally, I cant really take the most of his writing. And he will always be for me the man who killed the NW.
Basically this:
http://comicsalliance.com/mark-millar-rape-kick-ass-2/
@timelordscience: Wow...
@timelordscience: kickass isn't that bad, just look past that one scene. @waezi2: I am interested in your opinion. @squares: its a million times better, very different as well.
I dont like it.
I don't know if I hate it, hate require some kind of passion for the theme of the comic in the first place. But it was annoying to read because, well... ITS BORING! It doesn't do anything to me. Its just Millar trying to be deep and funny(and he fails at it here).
The problem is that Millar put the whole "villains are nasty people" theme on a little too thick. And the fact that the slug-fest drowns the philosophy doesn't help. Again, I dont think this was suppose to be Watchmen, but rather a action-flick. So my criticism may not be fair.
One moment of the comic I actually kinda liked was the death of the professor. When we meet him, he seems like a okay guy, besides the fact that he is, you know, evil. He says that his only interest in the super-villain business is getting the money necessary for his research, so he is more like the "the cause justifies the means" kind of guy.
And then we hear him say that he wants under-age prostitutes, and all possibilities of having any kind of sympathy for this guy is gone. And THAT makes his death a tiny bit less horrifying. And its only after you put the issue away that you realize this.
But besides that, its hard to take the series serious. Shithead? Two-Dicks? Really?
So in theory, instead of reading Wanted, you could read this: http://www.comicsin5panels.blogspot.dk/2013/08/wanted-in-5-panels.html
But really, its a question of preference.
I really really liked the movie. I like Millar as a writer. I've read issue 1 for free on ComiXology and thought it was okay. So...don't have much of an opinion on the matter.
@waezi2: Yes, I wrote the review.
@timelordscience: Fair enough.
@allstarsuperman: Yeah, that's essentially most of my beef with it too. Never seen the movie, but I'm actually seriously considering tracking it down now.
Have you seen some of his comments about women in comics and rape in comics? It's pretty disgusting.
Yeah, I have, not sure what to make of it.
@waezi2: Uh, sure, it's uploaded to CV. I reviewed each issue individually.
@arturocalakayvee: I like Millar as well, but this must be thee comic that gets him hated.
@arturocalakayvee: I like Millar as well, but this must be thee comic that gets him hated.
Really? I'm going to have to check the rest of it out then, I'm curious why that is.
@allstarsuperman: @arturocalakayvee: Dammit Allstar, look what you did!
@waezi2: lol @arturocalakayvee: have fun.
Haven't read the comic, but Wanted (2008) is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. The characters are annoying and bland, the plot makes NO sense and I can name at least 14 holes right on the spot, most of the story is bits and pieces of rip offs of better films (Minority Report, The Empire Strikes Back, Fight Club, Transformers, The Matrix, e.t.c) the ending is maybe the most illogical I have ever seen in a film, the dialogue is terrible, it's sexist, mean spirited, overly violent and BORING!! I HATED Wanted, I HATED it. I hate it SO MUCH, it is JUST as bad as Batman & Robin in my opinion.
*gasps*
Yeah, I said it, I hate this movie THAT much.
@spideyivydaredevilfan26: The movie was boring, but still better than Push (2009) or (Jumper 2008). It didn't work out like the other two but at least hollywood was trying to dip their feet in the indie hero market.
The comic books where way better though.
@dngn4774: I feel like Wanted is just as bad as the other two, and at least in Jumper the lead looked like he was having fun with the role and would thus be the only reason anyone could even think about possibly maybe going to go see it. Haven't read the comics but from what I've heard, the movie wasn't faithful at all.
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