Huck, Book 2: Big Bad World

Huck #7-12

by Mark Millar (Writer), Rafael Albuquerque (Illustrator), Dave McCaig (Colorist)

A man who just wants to make your day, coming up against the real world and hoping to change it.

Huck is the ultimate feel-good graphic novel, and this is a must for anyone who needs a little dopamine hit.

The sequel to Millarworld’s most beloved graphic novel, Millar and Albuquerque are back with the follow-up to the story of an autistic man with extraordinary gifts, who just wants to do one good deed every day and play his small part in making the world a better place.

In this story he discovers there are other people like him around the world, but they’re in danger and hiding from the authorities who know the secret behind their gifts, and who want to secure their power over them.

The return of a heartwarming, feel-good superhero!

Collects Huck: Big Bad World #1–#6.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics

162 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 24, 2026

About the author

Mark 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.

Reviews

[Jayson · Rating 4 out of 5]

(B+) 78% | Good
Notes: A cozy feel, big charm appeal, a well-fleshed winning cast, if Hallmark tier, no higher gear, it wraps too soft and fast.

*Progress updates: Preamble ◦ Issues #1-3 ◦ Issues #4-6

[Anna Quilter · Rating 4 out of 5]

This kind of worked for me.
Surprisingly for a Mark Millar title...it showed some depth of emotion...and pulled at my tired old heart...a little 💓
I'm always entertained by Millar's title..but this brought something unexpected to the table.
Liked it..a lot

[Justin Biondo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Huck is always a nice change of pace from some of the other Mark Millar characters and this volume is no different. I’m sure reading it as a trade is likely a lot more fluid but this was still a fun read

[Will Robinson Jr. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as great as the first volume in my opinion. But I felt the story Mark Millar is telling was intriguing. I can't put my finger on it but I felt like much of the story here was a bit rushed and Millar moves at a break neck speed towards an end to this series while setting up plot threads to be used in his larger Millarworld universe. The artwork kind of is weak in parts but it still works with the feel of the story. Huck Volume 2 stills maintains the feel good emotional ride of the first book. This is more-or-less still a superman tale without superman. Huck is still a good man who strives to do good deeds even when at times the circumstances around him are not so good. I was also shock to see that most of the superhumans in this world are all in their own way trying to go good with the powers they have been granted. That is at the core of the story that Mark is trying to convey. If we all just do our little good deeds we can all move towards a world that is filled with more light and less darkness. THis of course is very idealistic but it is something to aspire to. That is why I always enjoy superhero tales like this because rarely do we get stories in this modern age where the heroes are striving to stay and be heroic. This book is not perfect because the pacing issues are just hard to ignore. It just felt at times like a large montage of Huck & His mom traveling front Super to Super. We rarely got a chance to know many of the Superhumans introduced except just a few who had great back stories but even then their problems were resolved very quickly and just too conveniently. Sadly it feels like we are moving on from Huck but I am glad we will revisit some of the story elements in the larger Millarworld that Mark is weaving. Not a bad read and it is alwaysgreat to have a smile when you finish reading a superhero tale.

[Cale · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found the first volume of Huck to be one of Millar's most enjoyable works, very different from his darker tendencies like Wanted and The Magic Order and the like. This volume turns away from the first volume's corny wholesomeness, as assassins decide to wipe out the good-hearted heroes of the world. While it still manages to have a relatively happy ending, it spends the majority of its length wallowing in the misery that is Millar's stock in trade. And it doesn't really convince me that its ending is justified, or that he really believes in the idea that good might actually win out.
It's still an enjoyable enough story, but the tonal difference from the first volume might give you whiplash. If you persevere, it veers back toward the tone of the original, but never quite gets all the way back.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a good sequel. The story itself is quite an odd one, but it’s so full of goodwill and hope that it’s hard not to like it - and even it that I enjoyed the offbeat plot itself.

Millar should be doing Superman, not Gunn.

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not absolutely terrible, like some other Millar books recently. But also, not all that great, either. Instead of being outright mean-spirited, this story goes too far in the other direction, getting to be just a bit too goody-goody, Pollyannaish. The art is decent.

[Ushnav Shroff · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite good - but not as great as the first one.

[Jas Singh · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5

i didn't like this as much as the first one, but i'm very glad that huck and his loved ones get to be happy

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

A hopeful story of power and forgiveness. Interesting powers that synergize at times.

[Colin Haviland · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always nice to read a book that makes you feel like the world has a chance, even if it is fictional.