I liked Mark Millar, Dave Gibbons and Matthew Vaughn’s The Secret Service: Kingsman comic book. At the time I tried to imagine what the movie of the super spy story would be like. My sense was that it would be hard to do but the superstar team make it work – thanks, largely, to the […]
Kingsman: The Secret Service trailer
From chav to British secret agent. It’s a movie based on Mark Millar and Dave Gibbon’s graphic novel Kingsman. Directed by Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class) and stars Colin Frith, Michael Caine and Samuel L. Jackson.
Kingsman trailer promises hi-tech British action
A remake of the Avengers (the British original, not the superheroes) or perhaps even a new James Bond? Nope. Not so. This is the second trailer for the forthcoming 20th Century Fox Kingsman movie. Due out in February 2015 the movie is directed by Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class) based on a comic book […]
The geek streets: A review of The Secret Service – Kingsman
This post is a mixture. There’s a review, an audio interview with artist and illustrator Dave Gibbons and a video tour of the softback graphic novel. I opened The Secret Service: Kingsman with some trepidation. This is my usual reaction to a Mark Millar piece as I know I may be secrets away from reading […]
Mark Millar’s CLiNT 2.1 review
This review is written by a comics geek who did not dive into Mark Millar’s CLiNT. I can’t articulate why I made that decision. Not in any credibly comprehensive way other than to um and err and mutter about commitment versus reward. CLiNT 2.1 gives me me and anyone else in my shoes a second […]
