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Wanted: Check it Out Right Now
— January 27, 2008 1 Comment
Wanted is a comic book written by Mark Millar in 2004 and is currently being made into a movie scheduled to be out this summer. I knew the movie was coming out because I had seen the trailer, so I became interested in reading the comic. I also knew the comic was written by Millar, which made me want to read it even more. I finally bought the trade paperback yesterday, and read it today while traveling for work on a plane.
I’m sorry I waited so long to read this. The book is excellent, and deserves to be made into a movie. The writing and artwork are both top notch. Mark Millar has always been one of my favorite writers of Marvel Comics, and in my opinion, Wanted proves that Millar is the best writer working in comics today. The story really makes you think. It’s Fight Club for comic book readers and fan boys, although most comic book readers and fan boys have probably already seen Fight Club, but you get the idea.
The artwork is great as well, and some of the best I have seen in a while. J.G. Jones was not a name I am familiar with, but that has changed. I am now a fan of his and will be on the lookout for more of his work. If you can find Wanted, go buy it and read it now before the movie comes out.
Now about the movie, I’m not sure the same can be said about it. I just watched the trailer again, and if you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend you watch it. The trailer looks badass, and was more than enough to get me interested in it. After re-watching the trailer though, I’m not sure the movie will at all resemble the comic. For fans coming off of several comic books movies that were highly faithful to the original material, such as Sin City and 300, this is might not turn out so well for Wanted the movie.
Admittedly, there is a lot in the comic that they could not possibly put in the movie. The comic is very graphic and violent with tons of foul language and adult subject matter. This may be the reason why the movie looks so different from the comic. This will all be meaningless of course, if the movie comes out and follows the book pretty well. But somehow I find that hard to believe with the trailer as it is. There is a good possibility it could change though, due to the fact that the movie was pushed back. After all the trailer has been out for a while. The movie was originally supposed to be in March, but is now set for release on June 27th, 2008. Perhaps we will see a new trailer between now and then that will tell us more.
Right now, I am still looking forward to the movie, mainly for the fact that Angelina Jolie is in it, playing the character of Fox. Until then, I will be reading Kick Ass which is Mark Millar’s next project for Marvel, with John Romita, Jr. drawing it (my favorite comic artist,) due out next month. It’s sure to be an excellent read as well.
[...] Update: Wanted June 27th 2008 Synopsis: This was originally scheduled to be released in March, but is now supposed to be out in June. Wanted is about Wesley Gibson who’s father is, unbeknownst to Wesley, the greatest assassin in the world. When he is killed, Wesley, who works in a cubicle, is trained to be his replacement. Read more on Wanted, including my thoughts on the comic, here. [...]