Kick Ass Read Frank Miller’s Batman – But Not Kevin Smith’s (Spoilers)

In today’s Kick Ass 3 #2, our hero Dave Lizewski has a plan. And it’s one inspired by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli‘s Batman: Year One. He’s a bit like Scott Snyder in that respect.

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And this is how it plays out in Kick Ass’ head.

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Man, I really think Frank Miller should have got a writing credit for this issue.

But someone who wouldn’t is Kevin Smith, who wrote this for Widening Gyre, and received the ire of Batman fans for this little number.

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Although, today’s Frank Miller isn’t the Frank Miller he used to be. And is more likely to give us…

Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London. Currently running the Cats & Cartoonists exhibition, to be followed by Dead Cats, an exhibition of Christian Ward’s work.


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