I get the feeling that Mark Millar just has no inhibitions when he's writing this title. I mean, overall I thoroughly enjoyed the book, but . . it was a bit on the gruesome side. However, it did have an incredible ending. Dave and the Red-Mist are teaming up, because Hit-Girl has asked them to join her and Big Daddy in helping to take down the mob. They're all geeked out because of the thought of being on a 'super-team'. Dave's even brought along a folder with names and logos that he's thought up. I'm surprised they didn't wet themselves on the way over. Anyways, they end up in this warehouse, that's supposed to be Hit-Girl's secret hide-out. However when they arrive they find out that the mob has actually found them first, and beat the crap out of them by the time they enter. Also . . . surprisingly . . . . well . . I just can't do it. There's a major twist here at the end, and . . I gotta say, I never saw it coming. Let's just say . . it's a major cliff-hanger ending. Anyways, up until that point in the issue, we see how Hit-Girl and Big Daddy came in to being. It's actually a Punisher-esque kind of story. Big Daddy is an ex-cop who's had his family killed and now he wants to bite back. All he has left is this little 7 or 8 year old girl so . . he's going to work with what he's got. The issue starts out with him firing a gun on her point blank so she can get used to what the Kelvar feels like. "Don't be such a baby, Mindy. It only hurts for a second. The force of the bullet takes you right off your feet, but it's really no more painful than a punch in the chest. You'll be fine, sugar-plum. . . . . BLAAMMM!! . . . See? Wasn't so bad? The Kelvar's crying more than you are, baby. Besides, now you know what it feels like, you won't be scared when some scrawny junkie asshole pulls a forty-five. What do we do when a junkie pulls a forty-five?" To which Mindy quickly replies, "Knife in the nuts?" And, really . . that was probably the most normal part of her training. We then see how she adapted and progressed through various fights. Later they're contemplating what life will be like after the accomplish their goals, and that's when Mindy gets the idea to ask Kick-Ass and Red-Mist to join up with them. I think she hopes that with their help they'll be able to get to a normal life faster. John Romita Jr. does an absolutely perfect job on the art in this series. He really conveys the emotion that Mark emotes through his stories. They both appear to work off each other very well. I can't wait to see what happens in the next issue.
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