I've become weary when visiting my local comic book store lately. I can't shake the feeling that any comic that has the littlest bit of quality writing will be scooped up by a film studio to be bastardized. Take "Kick-Ass" for example, a practically brand new comic about a teenager taking matters into his own hands via masked vigilantism who gets caught up in internet created buzz, is now wrapping up shooting. The worst part, Nic Cage is in it. How did this happen? Have script writers become extinct? I guess this all stems from my displeasure with "The Watchmen" being made into a movie. Something as perfect as "The Watchmen" shouldn't be tampered with and dumbed down for viewing audiences. "Kick-Ass" writer Mark Millar is brilliant and hopefully had his hands all over the film version. The one bright point from this movie being made is the casting of Christopher Mintz-Plasse (McLovin from "Superbad") as Red Mist, Kick-Ass' nemesis.
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