![]() ![]() One of these series was Smiths Daredevil. Daredevil: Guardian Devil Started in 2006, the Marvel Knights imprint was according to writer and artist Joe Quesada the platform for self-contained limited series that think outside the box, that challenge readers to re-think their favorite Marvel characters and re-evaluate the legends that surround them. Having read the book and seen the movie several times, Im still torn on which works better. The story itself also feels like it would sit better on the big screen, but also quite dated, seeing as it was written five years previously. The humour is Smith at his most restrained, but suits the story very well. The action scenes are done well, and would have looked great on the big screen. The Green Hornet here is presented as a buffoon, the side kick to the much more competent Kato, with no fighting skills to speak off. But these are minor niggles in an otherwise fun story. ![]() Reading the book you can see the scripts big screen origins: compressed time frame, limited setting, and the narrative flows by too quickly. to take over the mantle of the Green Hornet, under the tutelage of Kato and partnered with Mulan, Katos daughter. is killed by the Black Hornet, forcing Jnr. dont have what can be an amicable relationship, the older disappointed in the youngers status of a Paris Hilton-esque socialite, the younger unable to get over his mothers death. and Kato retired as vigilantes, having finally cleaned up the streets of Century City. Differing from the Seth Rogen movie (released the same year), it finds Britt Reid Snr. Thus the Green Hornet comic book was born (this process would be repeated again with Smiths current Bionic Man book). Smith declined, but then remembered he already had a script done. But in 2009, Dynamite Comics, having acquired the rights to publish Green Hornet comic books, approached the author to write the character for print. The script went into a drawer, intended to never be seen again. The script was finished, but the project died after the poor reception of Jersey Girl. Green Hornet In 2004, it was announced that Kevin Smith was going to write and direct a big screen adaption of The Green Hornet. It kind of takes away from the book, but other than that it is a must for any Smith fan. Fans who pick up the book will notice major similarities with Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, especially since a major plot point involving Suzanne the monkey was recycled pretty much word for word and scene for scene in the film. The book itself is also referenced in Dogma when Jay says they are in Chicago because they were looking for Shermer, Illinois (the fictional town from many a John Hughes movie), the quest that pushes the action of the book. Also many of Smiths former movies are referenced, such as a visit to the Eden Prairie Mall from Mallrats, and we get to what happens after Jay and Bobs talk with Holden McNeil in Chasing Amy. The comic is pretty much what you would expect from Smith, the crude humour, frank talk of sexual positions and prowess, and pop culture references (these last two combined with a visit to a porn movie set, with the director being none other than Neil Patrick Harris!). ![]() Jay and Silent Bob: Chasing Dogma In 1998, Oni Press released Chasing Dogma to bridge the gap between Kevin Smith's films Chasing Amy and Dogma, showing what happened to the duo and how they got to the point when we meet them in the latter. What follows is my picks for his top 5 comic books. With characters ranging from his own Jay and Silent Bob to Daredevil, and even Batman, he has put his indelible mark on the industry to become a popular writer among fans and critics alike. Kevin Smiths film making endeavours, from Clerks to the soon to be released Red State (opens in Friday in the UK) but not many are aware that he has made quite a career for himself as a comics writer, contributing for the major companies such as Marvel, DC, Oni Press and Dynamite. ![]()
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