More Comics One shot for the week of April 11th 2012 By Troy-Jeffrey Allen April 14, 2012 - 08:32 Publisher(s): Marvel Comics Icon Writer(s): Mark Millar w/ Matthew Vaughn Penciller(s): Dave Gibbons Colourist(s): Angus McKie $2.99 US Hey! Real quick...I was going to review America's Got Powers, but Dan Horn beat me to it. (Bastard!) While it is my initial gut reaction to be salty about such things, I was already bordering on brain overexertion this week anyway (feel sorry for me). So, Dan...thank you. You can check his review HERE. Now! On with the show... The Secret Service #1 Icon/Marvel $2.99 At the risk of repeating myself, Mark Millar’s consistent attempts to publish Hollywood spec scripts as comic books may smack in the face of fanboy purity, but...it sure as hell is entertaining. Gary, a North London teenage hood, continuously presses his luck with local law enforcement. When a high speed car chase finds him tossed in prison, Gary’s “Uncle Jack” arrives to scare the kid straight. Jack ain’t no push over though. He’s a no nonsense agent of Britain’s Secret Service. Concocted by Millar (Ultimates, Wanted, and the Kick-Ass comic) and filmmaker Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class, Stardust, and the Kick-Ass movie), The Secret Service starts incredibly strong despite being a bit slow in revealing itself. Amusingly, the book’s string of movie references displays a love affair with cinema. Hopefully, that’s not just Millar sucking the teat of Tinsel Town, but an indicator of a potentially massive 007-styled action yarn coming our way. © Copyright 2002-2026 by Toon Doctor Inc. - All rights Reserved. All other texts, images, characters and trademarks are copyright their respective owners. Use of material in this document (including reproduction, modification, distribution, electronic transmission or republication) without prior written permission is strictly prohibited.