I'm a long time comic reader and movie-goer, and am on record with my friends as not liking Mark Millar and John Romita Jr's Kick-Ass comic very much. The movie, on the other hand, is great - a significant improvement on not only the source material but also the director's previous film, Stardust. Kick-Ass is an uncompromising bit of satire that also satisfies as an asskicking action flick. Well done. Hit Girl and Big Daddy need a prequel all their own.