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Supercrooks
Supercrooks
When the market is flooded with competition and the authorities are always on your tail, what's an all-American super villain to do? Go to Spain, of course! Johnny Bolt convinces his villainous pals to pull off one last heist but will culture shock get to them before the policia do? And when Johnny's target is revealed as the greatest super villain of all time, things go horribly wrong - but it's too late to turn back. A massive secret in the American superhero community might just work in their favor, and if the Supercrooks can survive, it will mean an enormous payday! From the writer who brought you KICK-ASS and the artist of SUPERIOR and SECRET INVASION! SUPERCROOKS 1-4
128 pages, Hardcover
First published October 15, 2013
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Mark Millar
1,514 books2,561 followersMark Millar is the New York Times best-selling writer of Wanted, the Kick-Ass series, The Secret Service, Jupiter’s Legacy, Jupiter’s Circle, Nemesis, Superior, Super Crooks, American Jesus, MPH, Starlight, and Chrononauts. Wanted, Kick-Ass, Kick-Ass 2, and The Secret Service (as Kingsman: The Secret Service) have been adapted into feature films, and Nemesis, Superior, Starlight, War Heroes, Jupiter’s Legacy and Chrononauts are in development at major studios.
His DC Comics work includes the seminal Superman: Red Son, and at Marvel Comics he created The Ultimates – selected by Time magazine as the comic book of the decade, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, and Civil War – the industry’s biggest-selling superhero series in almost two decades.
Mark has been an Executive Producer on all his movie adaptations and is currently creative consultant to Fox Studios on their Marvel slate of movies.
His DC Comics work includes the seminal Superman: Red Son, and at Marvel Comics he created The Ultimates – selected by Time magazine as the comic book of the decade, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, and Civil War – the industry’s biggest-selling superhero series in almost two decades.
Mark has been an Executive Producer on all his movie adaptations and is currently creative consultant to Fox Studios on their Marvel slate of movies.
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December 8, 2025
(B+) 78% | Good
Notes: A solid story, vulgar/gory, twists in large supply, though a cast defined by powers assigned: just too personality-shy.
*Progress updates: Preamble ◦ Issues #1–2 ◦ Issues #3–4
Notes: A solid story, vulgar/gory, twists in large supply, though a cast defined by powers assigned: just too personality-shy.
*Progress updates: Preamble ◦ Issues #1–2 ◦ Issues #3–4
October 25, 2016
Evil vs evil, what else can you ask?
This TPB collects "Supercrooks" #1-4.
I bought this miniseries in its four single issues, but I chosen this TPB edition to make a better overall review.
Creative Team:
Writer: Mark Millar
Illustrator: Leinil Francis Yu
AN OCEAN OF ADAPTATIONS
It's really great!
It's not something totally original since it's evident the inspiration from Ocean's Eleven (the original classic film & the remake trilogy) and even it's not the first time that this concept is used on a comic book with supervillains, since there is MODOK's Eleven from Marvel that while I haven't read it, but I know about it and that it was basically an adaptation of the general idea of the mentioned films, just in the ambiance of the Marvel's Universe of comics.
Here, Mark Millar, the author, didn't use exactly the same idea. That it's a good thing.
Yes, there is a recruiting of criminals to plan a big heist, however, since Millar was more ambicious and he created his own "universe" for this story, instead of using already created character like in MODOK's Eleven.
CROOKED NEW WORLD
Hardly it's like casting famous actors for a film or recruiting known supervillains in Marvel.
However, it wouldn't be logic not to mention the clear inspiration, but with the merit of developing its own universe with characters, powers, rules, etc... for a miniseries of 4 issues, definitely it's a wonderful accomplishment.
Here, the main developed idea is a clever one.
Since the United States is so full of super-heroes, a group of super-criminals decided to make a "hit" in another country...
...Spain!!!
In this created universe (and I think, in almost any other comic book's universe), Spain doesn't have any local super-hero,...
...so it's evident that it's like a "paradise" for a group of super-criminals with initiative and desires of expansion.
Yes, this still sounds much like Ocean's Twelve (one of the sequels in the remake trilogy), but while you can't deny it, I think that the reasons to go to Europe in the film are totally different from the main reason of this group of super-criminals to choose to go to Spain.
CHALLENGE OF THE SUPERCROOKS
While I think that they should pick an easier target,...
...well, if everything would be easy, there wouldn't an interesting story to read, right?
I say this since while Spain is free of super-heroes, this bunch of supercrooks decide to steal from a retired super-villain who is a living legend and basically the most dangerous villain in the planet.
So, these supercrooks must be kinda masoquists!
The miniseries is full of violence, humor and a smart plot...
...oh! And it's a story of evil vs. evil!!!
What else can you ask?
You can trust that Mark Millar will surprise you not once but several times along the story.
Aand when you think that you can predict how this is gonna ends,...
...Millar surprises you yet again!
If you're such a fan of Millar's work (just like me), I'm sure that you won't be dissapointed with this ingenious miniseries of mischief.
This TPB collects "Supercrooks" #1-4.
I bought this miniseries in its four single issues, but I chosen this TPB edition to make a better overall review.
Creative Team:
Writer: Mark Millar
Illustrator: Leinil Francis Yu
AN OCEAN OF ADAPTATIONS
It's really great!
It's not something totally original since it's evident the inspiration from Ocean's Eleven (the original classic film & the remake trilogy) and even it's not the first time that this concept is used on a comic book with supervillains, since there is MODOK's Eleven from Marvel that while I haven't read it, but I know about it and that it was basically an adaptation of the general idea of the mentioned films, just in the ambiance of the Marvel's Universe of comics.
Here, Mark Millar, the author, didn't use exactly the same idea. That it's a good thing.
Yes, there is a recruiting of criminals to plan a big heist, however, since Millar was more ambicious and he created his own "universe" for this story, instead of using already created character like in MODOK's Eleven.
CROOKED NEW WORLD
Hardly it's like casting famous actors for a film or recruiting known supervillains in Marvel.
However, it wouldn't be logic not to mention the clear inspiration, but with the merit of developing its own universe with characters, powers, rules, etc... for a miniseries of 4 issues, definitely it's a wonderful accomplishment.
Here, the main developed idea is a clever one.
Since the United States is so full of super-heroes, a group of super-criminals decided to make a "hit" in another country...
...Spain!!!
In this created universe (and I think, in almost any other comic book's universe), Spain doesn't have any local super-hero,...
...so it's evident that it's like a "paradise" for a group of super-criminals with initiative and desires of expansion.
Yes, this still sounds much like Ocean's Twelve (one of the sequels in the remake trilogy), but while you can't deny it, I think that the reasons to go to Europe in the film are totally different from the main reason of this group of super-criminals to choose to go to Spain.
CHALLENGE OF THE SUPERCROOKS
While I think that they should pick an easier target,...
...well, if everything would be easy, there wouldn't an interesting story to read, right?
I say this since while Spain is free of super-heroes, this bunch of supercrooks decide to steal from a retired super-villain who is a living legend and basically the most dangerous villain in the planet.
So, these supercrooks must be kinda masoquists!
The miniseries is full of violence, humor and a smart plot...
...oh! And it's a story of evil vs. evil!!!
What else can you ask?
You can trust that Mark Millar will surprise you not once but several times along the story.
Aand when you think that you can predict how this is gonna ends,...
...Millar surprises you yet again!
If you're such a fan of Millar's work (just like me), I'm sure that you won't be dissapointed with this ingenious miniseries of mischief.
June 30, 2021
Everyone keeps comparing this to Ocean's Eleven, and I'd like to say something different.
But I can't.
It really is Ocean's Eleven with super-powered crooks. It's not really hyper-violent, but there's also enough gore to keep it interesting. And if you're a fan of the lovable bad guy sort of thing, then you'll probably like Supercrooks.
I guess I could explain the plot more but really...have you seen Ocean's Eleven?
I read this the first time around in 2013 and was impressed with Mark Millar and what he was doing with comics. Now? Well, I still like a lot of his stuff, but it seems to be geared toward selling it as a movie or a tv show. Which is actually great since I love that shit! But I wish the comics felt more substantial.
However, this one does feel like it stands on its own just fine.
And as an added bonus, it's supposed to be turned into a Netflix show. So, I guess we'll see.
It held up as a fun comic the second time around, but I'll be the first to admit that I only got interested in reading it again once I heard a show would be dropping.
But I can't.
It really is Ocean's Eleven with super-powered crooks. It's not really hyper-violent, but there's also enough gore to keep it interesting. And if you're a fan of the lovable bad guy sort of thing, then you'll probably like Supercrooks.
I guess I could explain the plot more but really...have you seen Ocean's Eleven?
I read this the first time around in 2013 and was impressed with Mark Millar and what he was doing with comics. Now? Well, I still like a lot of his stuff, but it seems to be geared toward selling it as a movie or a tv show. Which is actually great since I love that shit! But I wish the comics felt more substantial.
However, this one does feel like it stands on its own just fine.
And as an added bonus, it's supposed to be turned into a Netflix show. So, I guess we'll see.
It held up as a fun comic the second time around, but I'll be the first to admit that I only got interested in reading it again once I heard a show would be dropping.
March 6, 2022
Something about the premise nags me: a bunch of supervillains decide to get the hell out of America with its superheroes and such things, and go off to seek easier prey - and then they decide to pick a fight with the worst and meanest and most powerful supervillain in the entire world. Bit of a contradiction there, isn't it?
Still, it's not half bad. There's a couple good twists and gotchas, and the powers and - more importantly - the characters work out well enough.
Still, it's not half bad. There's a couple good twists and gotchas, and the powers and - more importantly - the characters work out well enough.
January 19, 2022
Another one of Mark Millar's young, dumb and full of comeuppance-for-the-bad-guy comics written for the movie option. Action, humor, and plot twists top any need for the story to actually make any sense or the characters to have more than one or two personality traits. And this tale is told fast enough with enough violence to please me and the rest of the popcorn crowd.
November 1, 2012
Why would you be a super-villain in America? The place is teeming with superheroes. If you’re a bad guy who sets up shop stateside, you’re asking to be nicked. So if you’re a super-villain looking for cash, how about heading to Spain to rob one of the richest super-villains there ever was? This is the premise of “Supercrooks”, a heist adventure with super-villains (bad guys with powers).
The book started quite slow for me. It read like every heist story, especially Ocean’s 11, with the “old team” getting back together “for one last job” breaking into an “impossible” vault. Yes there are superhero elements that crop up here and there but for the first two-thirds of the book it’s mostly heist-stuff I’d seen before. And then we got to the final third.
This final part is what redeems the book entirely. This is a heist unlike any you’ve ever read or seen before. It’s exactly like if Ocean’s 11 were played out by the X-Men but spiced up with Millar’s black humour. There are a pair of Wolverine-esque super-villains whose ability to regenerate plays a big part in the heist – and that sequence is utterly hilarious. Things get better when you think “uh-oh damsel in distress trope being used” as Millar uses the super-villain angle to once again subvert the reader’s expectations. Simply put, the last 40 pages turn this into a brilliantly funny and inspired heist adventure shot through with some excellent visuals from Leinil Yu.
“Supercrooks” is being developed into a movie and, based on this book, it’s going to be bloody good fun. This is an original take on an overused formula – fantastic stuff, as usual, from Mark Millar.
The book started quite slow for me. It read like every heist story, especially Ocean’s 11, with the “old team” getting back together “for one last job” breaking into an “impossible” vault. Yes there are superhero elements that crop up here and there but for the first two-thirds of the book it’s mostly heist-stuff I’d seen before. And then we got to the final third.
This final part is what redeems the book entirely. This is a heist unlike any you’ve ever read or seen before. It’s exactly like if Ocean’s 11 were played out by the X-Men but spiced up with Millar’s black humour. There are a pair of Wolverine-esque super-villains whose ability to regenerate plays a big part in the heist – and that sequence is utterly hilarious. Things get better when you think “uh-oh damsel in distress trope being used” as Millar uses the super-villain angle to once again subvert the reader’s expectations. Simply put, the last 40 pages turn this into a brilliantly funny and inspired heist adventure shot through with some excellent visuals from Leinil Yu.
“Supercrooks” is being developed into a movie and, based on this book, it’s going to be bloody good fun. This is an original take on an overused formula – fantastic stuff, as usual, from Mark Millar.
June 11, 2024
I'd been eagerly waiting for this one. The blurb on the back cover says « X-Men Meets Ocean's Eleven ». That's a very accurate description (if your X-Men are villains) and one that shouldn't really need any elaboration. But I will elaborate anyway...
In typical Millar fashion (with all the language & violence that goes with it), a recently paroled super-villain recuits former associates of his (super-villains to a man) to go rob "the Bastard", "the greatest super-villain who has ever lived" (to quote the book), a man who's managed to amass 800 Million dollars (and conveniently keeps it in a vault under his house).
I was expecting a double-cross somewhere along the way, but instead I got a very clever twist during the actual heist, something that reminded me of the vault scene in "Ocean's Eleven".
Oh - and that part in the Bastard's vault with the molecular chainsaw: so violent, but at the same time, so funny...
The thieves all come together for this impossible job and they pull it off so beautifully - again, with that Millar touch.
This one's already in development for the silver screen, apparently, so that's one to watch. If the movie they're making is half as good as this book, it'll be fantastic.
Very highly recommended.
In typical Millar fashion (with all the language & violence that goes with it), a recently paroled super-villain recuits former associates of his (super-villains to a man) to go rob "the Bastard", "the greatest super-villain who has ever lived" (to quote the book), a man who's managed to amass 800 Million dollars (and conveniently keeps it in a vault under his house).
I was expecting a double-cross somewhere along the way, but instead I got a very clever twist during the actual heist, something that reminded me of the vault scene in "Ocean's Eleven".
Oh - and that part in the Bastard's vault with the molecular chainsaw: so violent, but at the same time, so funny...
The thieves all come together for this impossible job and they pull it off so beautifully - again, with that Millar touch.
This one's already in development for the silver screen, apparently, so that's one to watch. If the movie they're making is half as good as this book, it'll be fantastic.
Very highly recommended.
March 4, 2022
Fun, fastpaced gorefest that’s, as every other review has said, basically just Ocean’s 11 with a bunch of super powered beings robbing a retired supervillain. Wouldn’t mind reading sometime again. The anime on Netflix was also pretty great, so check those both out if heist movies or anything with superheroes is your kind of thing.
March 27, 2020
For many I’m sure, being a top tier comic book writer is a fantasy many share. Evidently all it takes is a solid hit to make it happen. For Mark Millar that watershed moment was his publication of Wanted years ago. Love it or hate it, the clout generated from that work pushed his career into the stratosphere. But the question here is, how does Supercrooks compare? As far as I’m concerned, its superior in every way to its much benighted (and deservedly so) predecessor.
What starts with a relatively solid dose of charm gives way to filler. And that filler gives way to plot which is revealed as an Ocean’s 11 inspired heist and our story is off to the racetracks. And while it took some fifty pages to get us to the starting point, the last fifty are particularly well done. Whether its bone smashing action or a pleasant litany of well placed plot twists, the everything well gelled up until now finds itself bound with a solid dose of well applied tension. All well rounded by its remarkable level of cohesion resulting from its perfectly complementary 100 page count.
Like many I found Wanted to be a horribly overrated comic. So over-rated in fact, I never had anything approaching an inkling toward ever purviewing another Millar yarn. As Supercrooks has proven me wrong I’ve glad I’ve given Millar another chance.
Being wrong has never felt so good.
What starts with a relatively solid dose of charm gives way to filler. And that filler gives way to plot which is revealed as an Ocean’s 11 inspired heist and our story is off to the racetracks. And while it took some fifty pages to get us to the starting point, the last fifty are particularly well done. Whether its bone smashing action or a pleasant litany of well placed plot twists, the everything well gelled up until now finds itself bound with a solid dose of well applied tension. All well rounded by its remarkable level of cohesion resulting from its perfectly complementary 100 page count.
Like many I found Wanted to be a horribly overrated comic. So over-rated in fact, I never had anything approaching an inkling toward ever purviewing another Millar yarn. As Supercrooks has proven me wrong I’ve glad I’ve given Millar another chance.
Being wrong has never felt so good.
June 25, 2021
Supervillains that refer to themselves as supervillains rob a retired supervillain of infinitytrillion dollars.
It's Ocean's Eleven with uninspired, off-the-rack superpowers and a remarkable lack of wit, style, and self-awareness.
Wow, this book sucks.
It's Ocean's Eleven with uninspired, off-the-rack superpowers and a remarkable lack of wit, style, and self-awareness.
Wow, this book sucks.
September 21, 2020
What if Danny Ocean and all his criminal buddies had superpowers. Seriously. That's the whole pitch. Everything else is almost a beat for beat homage to Soderbergh's heist remake. It's weightless and harmless. I seem tuned in to Millar's love of silly superhero fluff, but this is candy floss of the highest order. I like being able to pick up stuff like this for cheap in hardback but it is the very definition of inessential.
August 28, 2020
Posit 1 - Superpowers exist
Posit 2 - Code names can tell you just as much as 10 panels of backstory
Posit 3 - A short run can be just as entertaining as a long one
Conclusion - Read Supercrooks
Posit 2 - Code names can tell you just as much as 10 panels of backstory
Posit 3 - A short run can be just as entertaining as a long one
Conclusion - Read Supercrooks
May 1, 2024
Mostly average, nonetheless quality Millar. In Super Crooks: The Heist, a gang of superpowered criminals (crooks) must steal a fortune from a retired crime lord (a heist). The "why" isn't particularly important. The "how" is pretty fun (and looks great) and each character is distinct in that notably Millar way. So, Super Crooks is a fun, brainless read. No problems with that.
September 5, 2023
Mark Millar has a clear strength in writing unlikeable characters in a way that makes you still root for them.
February 5, 2016
A crew of super villains gets together to pull off one last heist. It will pay each member significantly, but of course, the danger is very high. Since the U.S. is well stocked with heroes looking to bust any villains and their plans, this is going to take place in Spain. Super Crooks is a fun, quick read. 4 books, with good writing and great artwork.
September 5, 2015
As much as I like Millar's books, this one left me feeling "meh." It's Oceans Eleven with super villains. Fast paced, but too fast to care or even gain an interest in the characters.
September 2, 2018
Very good offering from Millar. Yes I am still on a Mark Millar kick. Shoot me!
No, seriously this is another great book and I know this one was opted years ago for movie rights. This is an adult oriented book, with foul language and lots of violence and bloody splatter. It is also awesome!
What you have here is a group of down on their luck and retired super criminals rallying to the banner of an old colleague who kind of raised them all up when he was a younger man, showing them the ropes, keeping them alive in prison and overall kind of acting like a dad to many criminals. He also has a gambling problem and gets himself in with the mob for 100 million dollars. Pleading to his friend, Johnny Bolt, the old man finds friends and Bolt decides to try a crazy plan. There are no superheroes in Spain and the greatest villain of all, called The Bastard has retired there, squirrelling away a cool 800 million.
They decide to enlist help and steal it. They even enlist a superhero called Gladiator, but only because The Bastard has hired The Praetorian, a shady superhero who recently was in the hot seat and walked out of a courtroom where he was accused of over 300 crimes. He walked free.
The plan Bolt hatches to get the group to The Bastard's treasure is amazing and the Praetorian gets his due reward for making the Gladiator angry.
All in all this was a wonderful tale, well told and written and drawn with a style that just enhanced the whole experience. I want to see this made into a movie! Netflix, listen to me!
Danny
No, seriously this is another great book and I know this one was opted years ago for movie rights. This is an adult oriented book, with foul language and lots of violence and bloody splatter. It is also awesome!
What you have here is a group of down on their luck and retired super criminals rallying to the banner of an old colleague who kind of raised them all up when he was a younger man, showing them the ropes, keeping them alive in prison and overall kind of acting like a dad to many criminals. He also has a gambling problem and gets himself in with the mob for 100 million dollars. Pleading to his friend, Johnny Bolt, the old man finds friends and Bolt decides to try a crazy plan. There are no superheroes in Spain and the greatest villain of all, called The Bastard has retired there, squirrelling away a cool 800 million.
They decide to enlist help and steal it. They even enlist a superhero called Gladiator, but only because The Bastard has hired The Praetorian, a shady superhero who recently was in the hot seat and walked out of a courtroom where he was accused of over 300 crimes. He walked free.
The plan Bolt hatches to get the group to The Bastard's treasure is amazing and the Praetorian gets his due reward for making the Gladiator angry.
All in all this was a wonderful tale, well told and written and drawn with a style that just enhanced the whole experience. I want to see this made into a movie! Netflix, listen to me!
Danny
October 28, 2023
2.5 stars. Not a bad Millar book, but definitely not one of my favorites of his. I felt this one was very middle of the road. Characters didn’t really seem too dynamic and the twist was nice, but still nothing I thought was too crazy. I might’ve liked this more if I hadn’t seen the Netflix series first.
April 2, 2019
Entretenimiento sin más de la factoría de "cómics que querrían ser pelis" de Millar. Eso sí, estupendamente ilustrado (la narración ya es otro tema) por Yu.
February 19, 2023
Lots of fun, conman capers with conman cape-rs...?
Sorry.
But for real, I love a good con, and a group of charismatic ne'er-do-wells hustling the baddest guy around, making a hundred million dollars, solving everyone's problems, and forcing the once-retired super-powered criminal mastermind version of Terry Benedict to step back into the ring in the process, is what's known in the business as a great time.
Sorry.
But for real, I love a good con, and a group of charismatic ne'er-do-wells hustling the baddest guy around, making a hundred million dollars, solving everyone's problems, and forcing the once-retired super-powered criminal mastermind version of Terry Benedict to step back into the ring in the process, is what's known in the business as a great time.
May 29, 2022
Don’t get me wrong, I love the characters that Mark created but I got the say that Netflix’s adaptation just gives the audience a more fulfilling storyline than the comic offers.
October 31, 2022
Ocean’s 11, as reimagined by Mark Millar as a supervillain heist. But not good.
June 27, 2013
Mark Millar - writer
Leinil Yu - artist
X-Men + Ocean's 11 (written by the great Mark Millar) = ?
The premise for this book excited me greatly, but sadly the execution did not live up to my high expectations. The writing feels lazy and the plot is essentially cribbed from Ocean's 11. Anybody who has seen the movie will easilly guess the plot twists in this book. Frequent Millar collaborator Leinil Yu does his usual, serviceable work on the art. Perhaps it is a matter of personal taste, but I have a hard time following the action in Yu's drawings and the characters come off a little soulless. Overall, this is a rather disappointing book. Not recommended.
2.5/5
Leinil Yu - artist
X-Men + Ocean's 11 (written by the great Mark Millar) = ?
The premise for this book excited me greatly, but sadly the execution did not live up to my high expectations. The writing feels lazy and the plot is essentially cribbed from Ocean's 11. Anybody who has seen the movie will easilly guess the plot twists in this book. Frequent Millar collaborator Leinil Yu does his usual, serviceable work on the art. Perhaps it is a matter of personal taste, but I have a hard time following the action in Yu's drawings and the characters come off a little soulless. Overall, this is a rather disappointing book. Not recommended.
2.5/5
June 9, 2022
A really funny and entertaining heist movie with superheroes (and especially supervillains obv).
The structure is classic (action-packed prologue, presentation of the characters, gathering of the gang, planning of the heist, execution full of plot twists and, finally, happy ending), but it doesn't make the plot boring. The characters are very charismatic and the book is full of Millar's black humour.
SECOND READ
I didn't find the characters as charismatic this time, and I changed the vote from 4 to 3 stars, but this was still fun, especially the ending. Not so sure about how the psychic illusion was able to include a surveillance system to talk with the supercrooks, but whatever.
The structure is classic (action-packed prologue, presentation of the characters, gathering of the gang, planning of the heist, execution full of plot twists and, finally, happy ending), but it doesn't make the plot boring. The characters are very charismatic and the book is full of Millar's black humour.
SECOND READ
I didn't find the characters as charismatic this time, and I changed the vote from 4 to 3 stars, but this was still fun, especially the ending. Not so sure about how the psychic illusion was able to include a surveillance system to talk with the supercrooks, but whatever.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 16, 2013
I really like the idea of super villains taking the limelight and Mark Millar's portrayal on what it means to be an antagonists can be thought provoking. After all when we hear the word supervillain the first thing that pops up into our minds is: 'Evil'. But this piece makes you think otherwise and makes you question whether or not our definition of a 'bad guy' needs to be redefined.
All in all The Supercrooks series is short, sweet and simple with some bad-assery on the side. It's a good read.
All in all The Supercrooks series is short, sweet and simple with some bad-assery on the side. It's a good read.
July 23, 2021
Mark Millar writes a funny and entertaining Oceans 11-styled crime caper/theft with second-rate super-villains carrying out the heist. They are daring to rob one of the most dangerous super-villains of all time, now retired and surrounded by a fortress abode with numerous traps and security guards, including a formidable disgraced former super-hero.
The art by Leinil Francis Yu is dynamic and fluid, enhancing this engaging and often humorous story. Forgettable fun. I read this in the original monthly issues.
The art by Leinil Francis Yu is dynamic and fluid, enhancing this engaging and often humorous story. Forgettable fun. I read this in the original monthly issues.
December 26, 2012
An altogether disappointing offering from a man who is widely known as one of the most inventive storytellers in the comics medium. Typical heist story without any memorable dialogue (which is what drives heist/crime stories such as this), which makes it just another ho-hum book that won't come off the shelf ever again.
Redeeming factor is of course the always phenomenal art by Yu.
Art: A
Writing: D
Redeeming factor is of course the always phenomenal art by Yu.
Art: A
Writing: D
November 8, 2014
One of the reviews of this book calls it "X-men meets Ocean's 11". I really can't add a more accurate description to this book. It isn't like X-men meets Ocean's 11, it is the exact plot of Ocean's 11, with characters that have super powers. I still like this a lot better than Kick Ass 2 or Nemesis, but this was totally disposable.
October 20, 2013
Bien dibujado, pero con un concepto que agota su sorpresa una vez presentado: Ocean's Eleven con superpoderes. El viaje es entretenido, pero una vez que empiezas a hacerte preguntas, empiezan a aparecer respuestas endebles. No desagrada, no deslumbra.
July 22, 2016
This is a solid crime caper with super powered crooks. It is a good summer read.
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