ericbuscemi 's review for:

The Secret Service: Kingsman by Mark Millar

5.0

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I was unaware the upcoming movie Kingsman: The Secret Service was based on a graphic novel until I saw this in my local comics shop, but had to pick it up when I saw Mark Millar's name on it (And, bonus, the artist is Dave Gibbons of [b:Watchmen|472331|Watchmen|Alan Moore|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327866860s/472331.jpg|4358649] fame). This is typical over-the-top Millar, taking a known quantity -- in this case the spy genre -- and "putting it up to 11", creating a warped coming-of-age story only he could imagine. It's similar in a lot of ways to what he did with superheroes in [b:Kick-Ass|3918010|Kick-Ass|Mark Millar|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1343964935s/3918010.jpg|3963458] and with assassins in [b:Wanted|160848|Wanted|Mark Millar|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1355855954s/160848.jpg|1475550], but better, as this story has a tighter focus and is fully resolved in this six-issue arc.