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Kick-Ass (franchise)
''Kick-Ass'' (also known as ''Hit-Girl & Kick-Ass'', or simply ''Hit-Girl'') is a media franchise based on the adventures of superheroes of the same name, created by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. Set in the Millarworld, it began in 2008 with Marvel's '' Kick-Ass – The Dave Lizewski Years'', followed by the anthology '' Millarworld Annual'' from 2016 to 2017, two stand-alone sequel series, '' Kick-Ass – The New Girl'' and '' Hit-Girl'', from 2018 to 2020, and two crossover series, '' Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl'' and '' Big Game'', in 2020 and 2023. In the series, Hit-Girl is a young vigilante (later a Kingsman agent) going around the world stopping crime in violent ways, while Kick-Ass has had three people take the mantle, a hero ( Dave Lizewski), a sidekick ( Paul McQue), and a villain (Patience Lee). '' Kick-Ass'', co-written and directed by Matthew Vaughn and also co-written by Jane Goldman, was released in March 2010. The film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Chloë Grace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Millar
Mark Millar (; born 24 December 1969) is a Scottish comic book writer who first came to prominence with a run on the superhero series ''The Authority (comics), The Authority'', published by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. Millar has written extensively for Marvel Comics, including runs on ''The Ultimates (comic book), The Ultimates'', which has been called "the comic book of the decade" by ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine and described as a major inspiration for the 2012 film ''The Avengers (2012 film), The Avengers'' by its co-story creator Zak Penn, ''Ultimate X-Men, X-Men'', ''Ultimate Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four'' and ''Ultimate Comics: Avengers, Avengers'' for Marvel's Ultimate Marvel, Ultimate imprint, as well as ''Marvel Knights Spider-Man'' and ''Wolverine (comic book), Wolverine''. In 2006, Millar wrote the ''Civil War (comics), Civil War'' mini-series that served as the centrepiece for the eponymous company-wide crossover storyline and later inspired the Marvel Stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Game (comics)
''Big Game'' is an American superhero comic book limited series written by Mark Millar and drawn by Pepe Larraz. Published by Image Comics, the series is a crossover event between the various properties of the Millarworld multimedia franchise created by Millar, a direct sequel to '' Wanted'' by Millar and J. G. Jones, and a prequel to ''Empress'' by Millar and Stuart Immonen. The series chronicles Wesley Gibson and his protégé Matthew Anderson / Nemesis' campaign to assassinate the world's new superheroes, as Agent Galahad of Kingsman and Mindy McCready / Hit-Girl take on the forces of Gibson's Fraternity of Super-Criminals. The series, originally published between July and November 2023, was subsequently collected in trade paperback former by Image Comics in December 2023, and as an omnibus with ''Wanted'' by Dark Horse Comics in 2024. It was followed by a sequel, '' Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery'', later that year. Premise In 1986, a group of villains known as The Frat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossover (fiction)
A crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete fictional characters, settings, or universes into the context of a single story. They can arise from legal agreements between the relevant copyright holders (known as intercompany crossovers), common corporate ownership or unofficial efforts by fans. This is different from a spoof, where one discrete character, setting, or universe, copies another character, setting, or universe, often in a comedic manner. Background Official Crossovers often occur in an official capacity in order for the intellectual property rights holders to reap the financial reward of combining two or more popular, established properties. In other cases, the crossover can serve to introduce a new concept derivative of an older one. Another intention is to give fictional characters more emotional credibility and thus increase immersion for the fans. Crossovers generally occur between properties owned by a single holder, but they can, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand-alone Sequel
Standalone or Stand-alone may refer to: *Stand-alone DSL, a digital subscriber line without analog telephone service; also known as ''naked DSL'' *Stand-alone expansion pack, an expansion pack which does not require the original game in order to use the new content *Stand-alone inverter, a power inverter that converts direct current into alternating current independent of a utility grid *Standalone network or Intranet, a computer network that uses Internet protocol technology within an organization *Stand-alone shell, a Unix shell designed for recovering from system failures *Stand-alone power system, an off-the-grid electricity system *Standalone film, a film that does not have any relation to other films *Stand-alone sequel, a sequel set in the same fictional universe but having little or no reference to predecessors *Standalone software (other) See also *''Stand Alone'', a 1985 action film *One shot (other) *One-off (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthology
In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs, or related fiction/non-fiction excerpts by different authors. There are also thematic and genre-based anthologies.Chris Baldrick''The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms'' 3rd. ed (2008) Complete collections of works are often called " complete works" or "" (Latin equivalent). Etymology The word entered the English language in the 17th century, from the Greek word, ἀνθολογία (''anthologic'', literally "a collection of blossoms", from , ''ánthos'', flower), a reference to one of the earliest known anthologies, the ''Garland'' (, ''stéphanos''), the introduction to which compares each of its anthologized poets to a flower. That ''Garland'' by Meléagros of Gadara formed the kernel for what has become known as the Greek Anthology. '' Florilegium'', a Latin derivative for a collection of flowers, was used in mediev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hit-Girl (character)
Hit-Girl (Mindy McCready) is an antihero appearing in the Millarworld shared fictional universe, published by Marvel Comics under the company's imprint Icon Comics and later Image Comics, one of the titular characters of the ''Hit-Girl & Kick-Ass'' franchise. The character was created by artist John Romita Jr. and writer Mark Millar. She is a young and effective vigilante, trained by her father Damon McCready (Big Daddy) from an early age to be a costumed superhero and assassin, introduced in '' Kick-Ass – The Dave Lizewski Years'' as a supporting character and ultimate co-protagonist, along with Dave Lizewski. She featured in her own self-titled comic book series, '' Hit-Girl'', published from 2018 to 2020 by Image Comics. She returned in the 2023 miniseries '' Big Game'', becoming a Kingsman agent and killing Wesley Gibson. Hit-Girl is portrayed by Chloë Grace Moretz in the feature films '' Kick-Ass'' (2010) and '' Kick Ass 2'' (2013) and the video games '' Kick-Ass: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kick-Ass (character)
Kick-Ass is the name of three fictional characters serving as the title characters and the protagonists of the ''Kick-Ass'' series, published by Marvel Comics under the company’s imprint Icon Comics, and by Image Comics, all created by artist John Romita Jr. and writer Mark Millar. The first Kick-Ass, the protagonist of '' Kick-Ass – The Dave Lizewski Years'' David "Dave" Lizewski, is an initially 15-year-old high school student and comic book fan whose dreams inspire him to become a real-life superhero dubbed "Kick-Ass", partnering and later training under Mindy McCready / Hit-Girl. The second Kick-Ass, a supporting character in '' Hit-Girl'', Paul McQue, is an initially 12-year-old middle school student bullied at school, whom Mindy recruits after Dave's retirement. The third Kick-Ass, the villain protagonist of '' Kick-Ass – The New Girl'', Patience Lee, is an Afghanistan war veteran and single mother who dons the Kick-Ass costume and mantle to steal money from vario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Media Franchise
A media franchise, also known as a multimedia franchise, is a collection of related media in which several derivative works have been produced from an original creative work of fiction, such as a film, a work of literature, a television program, or a video game. Bob Iger, chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, defined the word ''franchise'' as "something that creates value across multiple businesses and across multiple territories over a long period of time." Transmedia franchise A media franchise often consists of cross-marketing across more than one medium. For the owners, the goal of increasing profit through diversity can extend the commercial profitability of the franchise and create strong feelings of identity and ownership in its consumers. Those large groups of dedicated consumers create the franchise's fandom, which is the community of fans that indulge in many of its media and are committed to interacting with and keeping up with other consumers. Large franchis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kick-Ass 2 (soundtrack)
''Kick-Ass 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is a compilation album of various artists' music from the 2013 film '' Kick-Ass 2''. Though the song " I Hate Myself for Loving You" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts is featured in the film, it does not appear on the soundtrack. Track listing Reception Heather Phares of Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Mus ... gave the album a mixed review, comparing it negatively to the original film's soundtrack and noting the soundtrack's lack of flow. She positively noted that it "echoes ''Kick-Ass'' mix of tender and violent music" and called it "a collection with so much energy that its more scattered moments barely matter." The Score ''Kick-Ass 2: Original Motion Picture Score'' is a soundtrack that features th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music From The Motion Picture
A soundtrack is a recorded audio signal accompanying and synchronised to the images of a book, drama, motion picture, radio program, television program, or video game; colloquially, a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film, video, or television presentation; or the physical area of a film that contains the synchronised recorded sound. In movie industry terminology usage, a sound track is an audio recording created or used in film production or post-production. Initially, the dialogue, sound effects, and music in a film each has its own separate track, and these are mixed together to make what is called the ''composite track,'' which is heard in the film. A ''dubbing track'' is often later created when films are dubbed into another language. This is also known as an M&E (music and effects) track. M&E tracks contain all sound elements minus dialogue, which is then supplied by the foreign distributor in the native language of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Game
The Game most commonly refers to: * Triple H (born 1969), American professional wrestler * The Game (rapper) (born 1979), American rapper The Game or The Games may also refer to: Sports and games * The Game (dice game) (German: ''Das Spiel''), a dice game designed by Reinhold Wittig * The Game (mind game), a mind game, the objective of which is to avoid thinking about The Game itself * The Game (treasure hunt), a 24- to 48-hour treasure hunt / puzzlehunt / road rally * The Game Headwear, a sports apparel and equipment company College sports * Hampden–Sydney vs. Randolph–Macon rivalry, an annual American college football game * Harvard–Yale football rivalry, an annual American college football game * Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry, an annual American college football game Literature * ''The Game'' (Dryden book), a 1983 memoir by ice hockey player Ken Dryden * ''The Game'' (London novel), a 1905 novel by Jack London * ''The Game'' (Hughes novel), or ''Invitat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuntnuts Does School Fight
''Stuntnuts Does School Fight'' is an upcoming comedy film written and directed by Damien Walters and produced by Matthew Vaughn. It serves as a standalone sequel to '' Stuntnuts: The Movie'' as the second film in a new trilogy, and fourth movie installment overall in the ''Kick-Ass'' film series. Vaughn described the project as tonally "''The Inbetweeners'' with stunt-men". It stars Greg Townley, Paul Lowe and Bobby Holland Hanton. Cast * Greg Townley * Paul Lowe * Bobby Holland Hanton Production In April 2019, principal photography had begun on a new comedy action film titled ''School Fight'', written and directed by Damien Walters, with Greg Townley, Paul Lowe and Bobby Holland Hanton starring in the lead roles, noted as the first feature film to be filmed with the Apple Pro Res RAW by Atomos and Apple. In January 2024, the project was announced by producer Matthew Vaughn to be a sequel to '' Stuntnuts: The Movie'' and the second installment of a new trilogy in the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
