Kingsman (comic series)
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Format | Limited series |
Genre | Spy fiction |
Publication date | 2012 – 2018 |
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Kingsman is an American comic book series that debuted in 2012 with the first graphic novel, subtitled
In 2014, a
Plot
Miniseries
The Secret Service (2012–13)
The first volume, The Secret Service (2012–13), written by
After ambushing and battling Arnold's troops, freeing the captured celebrities, including Pierce Brosnan, Patrick Stewart and David Beckham, Gary engages in a fist fight with Arnold's henchman and former Kingsman agent Gazelle, and leaves to confront Arnold. Arnold activates the satellite signal and waits for the people to slaughter each other, but instead, due to one of Gary's colleagues having changed the frequency, people worldwide begin to have sex with one another. Gary then kills a confused Arnold.
In an epilogue, Gary reads his uncle's will, revealing that two-thirds of Jack's estate will go to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the British Heart Foundation, the final third going to Gary's mother, informing Gary to take good care of his gadget-laden car, or he will "come back and bloody haunt him." As Gary reports to Kingsman Headquarters, Sir Giles briefs him about a mission that concerns "trouble in Moscow".[11]
The Red Diamond (2017–18)
The second volume, Kingsman: The Red Diamond, written by Rob Williams and illustrated by
Upon finding him, Eggsy is confronted by Kwaito – a SASS agent, and Ingot – a Red Diamond agent. Upon restraining Alias, Alias explains that he was trying to shut down the servers in the financial district to protect them from a virus released by the Red Diamond's agent. Ingot kills Alias and makes his escape, trapping Eggsy and Kwaito. Once he leaves, the virus is unleashed worldwide, causing a global blackout. The Prime Minister of Britain receives a Betamax tape from the head of the Red Diamond, self-made South African mining magnate Jakobis Du Preez, who explains his plans to replace the world's physical money with gold and jewels; in a separate tape, he invites the "Kings and Queens of the new material world" to a remote location in the Hunan Province, China.
Eggsy and Kwaito independently go undercover to the event only for Du Preez to set off a bomb to get rid of "the competition". Retrieving a map to the Red Diamond base from Ingot and crashing into a forest with Kwaito, Eggsy and Kwaito make love. Later finding civilization and a phone to use, Eggsy discovers that Kwaito has stolen the map. Having memorized it, Eggsy travels to Guam where he is reunited with Kwaito. Making their way inside the base, the pair find Du Preez sitting naked on a hill of jewels and gold bars. Du Preez explains that they cannot kill him lest a fail-safe he attached to his heart open the airlocks and kill everyone. After a confrontation with Ingot, Eggsy shoots Du Preez with a poisonous spy-dart which will slowly kill him, and makes his escape with Kwaito and Treeman, a hacker held captive by Du Preez. While fleeing, Treeman gains access to a Red Diamond computer and uploads an override to delete the Red Diamond virus. In the epilogue, a ceremony is held in Eggsy's honour. Several esteemed guests are invited—including Prince Philip, who wants to apologise and shake Eggsy's hand. However, Eggsy instead takes his family and Kwaito to his favourite pub.
One-shots
Mum's the Word (2016)
A stand-alone five-page
The Big Exit (2017)
A stand-alone six-page
Adaptations
In 2014, a film series was launched with an adaptation of The Secret Service.[16] To date, it has been followed by a direct sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle in 2017,[17] and a spin-off prequel The King's Man in 2021,[18] with more sequels and spin-offs planned.[19][20][21]
Collected editions
Title | Material collected | Published date | ISBN |
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The Secret Service: Kingsman | The Secret Service #1–6 | March 2014 | 978-1781167038 |
Kingsman: The Red Diamond | Kingsman: The Red Diamond #1–6 | April 2018 | 978-1534305090 |
Notes
- ^ In newer collected editions of the first volume of the series, the book The Secret Service was renamed after the film adaptation Kingsman: The Secret Service and all references to MI6 were replaced by "Kingsman".
References
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- ^ Skrebels, Joe (21 June 2017). "Kingsman Comic Sequel Announced With New Creative Team". IGN. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- Comics Beat. Archivedfrom the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- non-disclosure agreement for a little while yet. But basically, if I had to say anything else about it, I would say that this is our version of S.H.I.E.L.D. or U.N.CL.E. or any of those brilliant super-spy concepts, but seen through that skewed perspective we brought to superheroes in 'Kick-Ass.' It feels very, very fresh. I don't think there's ever been a comic like this and all three of us are very excited about it. I've wanted to work with Dave since I was sixteen [so] it had to be something big."
- ^ Johnston, Rich (6 August 2014). "Mark Millar Explains How All The Millarworld Books Tie-In Together — Wanted, Kick-Ass, Jupiter's Legacy, Superior, Nemesis, MPH, Supercrooks And More — But No News Yet On The Unfunnies". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ Schreur, Brandon (16 May 2023). "EXCLUSIVE: Why Mark Millar's Next Big Series Is a Secret Wanted Sequel". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ Kulesa, William (20 April 2012). "'The Secret Service' is a thrilling new British tale". NJ.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ Peterson, Matthew (21 May 2012). "Review: The Secret Service #2". Major Spoilers. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ^ McCulloch, Joe (9 April 2013). "This Week In Comics! (4/10/13 – The Pathos of Things)". The Comics Journal. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ Schedeen, Jesse (7 September 2017). "Kingsman: The Red Diamond #1 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- "American Jesus" (by writer Cliff Bumgardner and artist Steve Beach), "Chrononauts" (by Writer Shaun Brill and artist Conor Hughes) and "Hit-Girl"(by writer Mark Abnett and artist Ozgur Yildirim).
- ^ "Feature: Kingsman: The Big Exit, By Rob Williams with Illustration by Özgür Yildirim — September 7, 2017 — Playboy — Entertainment for All". Playboy. 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- Kotaku Australia. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (27 March 2013). "Fox Wins Rights To Matthew Vaughn's Next Pic 'The Secret Service', Sets November 2014 Release Date". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (23 September 2017). "'Kingsman: The Golden Circle' Ropes $38M+; 'Ninjago' Dulls Sword To $21M; 'Friend Request' A Loner With $1.8M". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ Welk, Brian (23 March 2021). "Pixar's 'Luca' to Skip Theaters and Debut as Disney+ Exclusive". TheWrap. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Millar, Mark [@mrmarkmillar] (17 September 2017). "Just saying to Matthew [Vaughn wha]t a cool post-cred[its-scene it] would have been [in] HIT-GIRL ringing Eggsy's door-bell, [the] audience knowing imminent shit [is about] to go down" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ComicBook.com. Archivedfrom the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ Peralta, Diego (15 October 2023). "Matthew Vaughn's 'The King's Man' Sequel, 'The Traitor King,' Will Take on the Rise of Hitler [Exclusive]". Collider. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.