KICK-ASS

Finished the graphic novel by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr.  It makes me appreciate the film because the movie's more well-rounded.

I didn't care for Millar's WANTED.  I loved his plot on THE ULTIMATES.  KICK-ASS is somewhere in the middle. 

I can see why the film dropped the backstory of Big Daddy carrying around mint condition, valuable comic-books which, by selling them on E-Bay, is how he finances his excursions.  That was plain dumb.  Also, the fact that he's really an accountant.  It's better that his backstory is him being an ex-con and now going after the men responsible for the death of his wife. 

Also, the film does a better job of explaining what a loser RED MIST is.  However, the comic hides the fact of his identity, using its revelation as a high-point in the plot. 

Story about the kid yearning for a more adventurous life resonates.  And the character of Hit-Girl is amazing.  I just wish the book and the film would've been better.