No powers? No problem! Ever wondered what would happen if you tried to be a superhero? What would happen if an ordinary guy, with no powers or training, put on a suit and came face-to-face with the criminal underworld? Find out in "Kick-Ass", the blockbuster movie from director Matthew Vaughn, based on the bestselling comic book by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. Meet Dave Lizewski: high school student, comic book fan - and the self-styled superhero known as Kick-Ass. His profile really takes off when his exploits end up on YouTube, but then he meets the real deal in the shape of pint-sized lethal weapon Hit-Girl and her intimidating partner Big Daddy. Things start to get really serious. And very, very violent - With Mark Millar as your guide, "Kick-Ass: Creating the Comic, Making the Movie" gives you the full inside story of how this superhero phenomenon went from his little lined pad to huge Hollywood movie in record time, featuring: Millar's early comic book script pages Eye-popping Romita art, including new pages drawn especially for the movie Exclusive contributions from the cast and crew Hundreds of movie photos, sketches, storyboards and pieces of production art.

Author Biography

Mark Millar is one of comics' most commercially successful writers, whose work includes Wanted, Judge Dredd, Superman Adventures, JLA, Ultimate X-Men, Superman: Red Son, The Authority and the bestselling Civil War and The Ultimates.