COMICS: Mark Millar And JRJr Reuniting For New KICK-ASS Series With A New Hero Under The Mask

The celebrated duo of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. are reuniting for a new Kick-Ass ongoing comic book series but this time, it won't be Dave Lizewski under the mask. The new comic ships this January.

By MarkJulian - Jun 22, 2016 09:06 AM EST

Filed Under: Comics

Source: THR

Kick-Ass is back! But not exactly the way you remember him. Today, Mark Millar and artist John Romita Jr. announced a new Kick-Ass ongoing series via The Hollywood Reporter but this time, it's not Dave Lizewski donning the familiar green and yellow threads. In a move that will immediately remind comic readers of Peter Parker and Miles Morales, Millar is introducing a new Kick-Ass that's female and African-American. No further details were revealed about the series other than the fact that the story takes place in a new city and that Dave Lizewski won't appear.

The new series, along with an ongoing Hit-Girl title are expected to go on sale in January.

Said Millar on the new series:

"Comics is not short of white males aged around 30; that demographic seems pretty well catered for in popular culture. I don’t think many blonde white guys around 30 feel under-represented when they pick up comic or watch a movie. Being older or younger or female or African-American just seems more interesting to me as a writer because this character is quite unique and opens up story possibilities that hasn’t been tried in almost eighty years of superhero fiction. This woman has a completely different take on Kick-Ass."

.@mrmarkmillar on the old KICK-ASS: "Dave Lizewski is not going to be in the new monthly series at all...
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"...We never really get endings in superhero comics and I like the idea that Dave’s story concluded. He had a nice send off."
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BlackIceJoe - 6/22/2016, 9:30 AM

Interesting direction and it will be fun to read about.

DJRock93 - 6/22/2016, 9:34 AM

Awesome! I like how diversity is becoming the rule not the exception.
We definitely have a plethora of stories about white dudes haha

Brainiac13 - 6/22/2016, 9:38 AM

Cool!!

JonAwesome - 6/22/2016, 9:41 AM

I just don't understand why they have to change characters when they could just make a bad ass new one!

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COMICS: Mark Millar And JRJr Reuniting For New KICK-ASS Series With A New Hero Under The Mask

The celebrated duo of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. are reuniting for a new Kick-Ass ongoing comic book series but this time, it won't be Dave Lizewski under the mask. The new comic ships this January.

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