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Image Comics is pleased to announce that KICK-ASS #7 will launch an exciting new story arc for the series and introduce an all-new creative team to the KICK-ASS brand\u2014Steve Niles and Marcelo Frusin\u2014who will succeed original series creators Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we sold Millarworld to Netflix, the one and only downside was not being able to write more\u00a0Kick-Ass<\/em>\u00a0with my new executive role, and so I did the next best thing\u2014I got my favourite writer to continue Patience Lee\u2019s adventures,\u201d said Millar. \u201cSteve Niles is without question my favourite writer in comics, and I rank\u00a030 Days of Night\u00a0<\/em>as my favourite graphic novel of the last 20 years. I\u2019m honoured he\u2019s taken the time to do this and slightly in awe that, like Jeff Lemire on\u00a0Hit-Girl<\/em>, he\u2019s already outclassed me on this book. I finally get to enjoy\u00a0Kick-Ass\u00a0<\/em>as a reader!\u201d<\/p>\n Romita Jr. added: \u201cI\u2019m lucky enough to work with Mark again, but even luckier to have worked on\u00a0Kick-Ass<\/em>\u00a0again, as well. Every time someone worries that the same old, same old is in line for another go \u2019round with a title, Mark Millar completely crosses people up with something completely different. In KICK-ASS #7\u2014Kick-Ass has wiped out Hoops Lucero and seized control of his criminal operations, but Violencia\u2019s set to bust out of jail and get his bloody revenge on our favorite superhero.<\/p>\n “I am really happy to continue the superb work of Mark and John on\u00a0Kick-Ass<\/em>,” said Frusin. “The new character is gorgeous and I enjoy working on the book every day. I like drawing the world of\u00a0Kick-Ass<\/em>\u00a0and its villains\u2014Steve’s scripts are wonderful and the color work Sunny is doing is amazing. It’s great to have a team like this. I love doing\u00a0Kick-Ass<\/em>!”<\/p>\n Niles added: “I am absolutely having the time of my life working on\u00a0Kick-Ass<\/em>. It\u2019s a thrill to be continuing the work set out by Mark and John and wonderful to be working with Marcelo and Sunny.”<\/p>\n KICK-ASS #7 hits stores on Wednesday, September 19th.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Image Comics is pleased to announce that KICK-ASS #7 will launch an exciting new story arc for the series and introduce an all-new creative team to the KICK-ASS brand\u2014Steve Niles and Marcelo Frusin\u2014who will succeed original series creators Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. \u201cWhen we sold Millarworld to Netflix, the one and only downside […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ajs-side-panel","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1opIU-46L","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15136,"url":"https:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/netflix-acquires-millarworld-comics\/","url_meta":{"origin":15795,"position":0},"title":"Netflix Acquires Millarworld Comics","author":"Forbidden Panel","date":"August 7, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Netflix has announced that they have acquired comic book publisher Millarworld, the company founded by \u201cKingsman,\u201d \u201cWanted\u201d and \u201cKick Ass\u201d creator Mark Millar. 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\nMy attempt on every new panel, page, and story is to do something different. I think Peter Steigerwald and I have managed to do that, and Peter’s brilliant color art is so vital to that difference. Overall, the three of us have provided something unexpected, and in all humility, excellent! I\u2019m proud to have worked with Mark, Peter, John Workman and editor Rachael Fulton on this\u00a0Kick-Ass<\/em>\u00a0title and so thrilled to hand the reins over to Steve Niles and Marcelo Frusin.\u00a0I\u2019m confident these two great talents will grab a hold and run with Kick-Ass seamlessly.
\nI can only speak for myself, but I will severely miss this lady in the Kick-Ass costume. Pretty sure Mark and Peter agree.\u201d<\/p>\n