Carrie Kelly: Robin and Hit-Girl

I liked that the animated version of The Dark Knight Returns was broken into two parts because the result was a very complete version of the classic story.  Some of DC's adaptations have had to be condensed to fit in the usual 70-minute run-time.  I haven't checked out the new Death of Superman / Reign of the Supermen adaptations yet, but I am glad they didn't try to squeeze that event into a single movie as well.

The Hit Squad

This cover, team name and all, comes from a suggestion by Mike Shirley, a Patron of this blog - thanks, Mike!  Hitman was a series that I didn't think would be my cup of tea, but after checking out an issue on a whim, I found it so entertaining that I ended up buying a bunch of TPB's t catch up on all the back issues.  Funny stuff!

Hit Girl Joins The Teen Titans

I had mixed feelings about the first Kick-Ass film.  I liked that it was showing what would really happen if someone actually decided to put on a costume and fight crime... but then the movie seemed to break its own rules when Hit Girl showed up.  The sight of a little kid beating up grown men, doing back flips and reloading her guns in mid-air was anything but realistic and did not jibe with the vibe that had been set up.  I have since watched the movie again and since I was ready for this, I wound up enjoying it a lot more the second time around.  I'm not sure what to expect from the sequel, as I did not read the comics adaptation (a bit on the violent side for my tastes), but the brief footage I have seen so far looks interesting - even if they have left reality completely behind at this point.