Wanted

So in case you haven't heard on June 27th there is a movie coming out starring Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman and James McAvoy. Feel free to check out the trailer here.

Ok, so it looks like an over the top action flick right? Bunch of assassins with crazy guns and all that stuff right right?

Well, it's a far cry from it's source material.

Yes, surprise surprise 'Wanted' is based off a comic book series by Mark Millar, J.G.Jones and Paul Mounts that debuted about 8 years ago.

And guess what? It has fuckall to do with a society of super assassins.

'Wanted' the comic series is one part pure comic fantasy and one part social commentary directed squarely at the comic book fans.

Wesley Gibson is you. Deadend job with a bitch for a boss, a girlfriend who cheats on him and life full of the mundane, the little things that make you want to snap and take a baseball bat to the back of some assholes head and swing for the fences.

Then one day he's told that his father, who walked out on him when he was two, has been killed. It's shocking news made all the more shocking with the reveal that his dad also happens to be the worlds most dangerous super-villain - The Killer. Wesley stands to inherit everything, and that alot seeing as super villains secretly control the world, all he has to do it take his Father place in the Fraternity.

To do that he needs to learn how to say "Fuck You."

The fist half of the book is Wesley learning how to take his Fathers place and becoming a super-villain, the second half is Wesley dealing with a coup inside the Fraternity that seeks to upset the balance of power on the planet.

Mark Millar turns out one his finest stories and I could only imagine this story coming from his twisted mind. With characters named - Mr. Rictus, Fuck-wit and Shit-head, this has got his odd Scottish humor all over it.

J.G.Jones turns out some simply amazing art. He is insanely underrated due to the fact that he doesn't turn out too many projects a year but if you've seen his '52' covers you know how good he is.

The comic is an excellent way to spend you time. But as for the movie.. well, it's not out yet so it's hard to say. Honestly I don't think I like the changes I've noticed yet, but I would love to be surprised by the film.

For that, we'll have to wait till June. For now you can pick-up the softcover trade or the brand new Hardcover 'Directors Cut' of the series.