Wanted
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Wanted is a violent, darkly comedic comic book miniseries written by Mark Millar that subverts superhero tropes by following a young man’s induction into a secret society of supervillains.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic book miniseries
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feature film ⓘ limited series ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| adaptation | Wanted (2008 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | J. G. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Wanted
NERFINISHED
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Wanted (2008 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
The Fox
NERFINISHED
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The Professor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedIn | Wanted (trade paperback) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Mark Millar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Mark Millar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Timur Bekmambetov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endPublicationYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| format | miniseries ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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black comedy ⓘ superhero deconstruction ⓘ supervillain fiction ⓘ |
| imprint | Top Cow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Wanted (video game) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Angelina Jolie
NERFINISHED
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James McAvoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgan Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Wesley Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | comic book ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deconstructing superhero mythology from the perspective of villains
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graphic violence and dark humor ⓘ |
| numberOfIssues | 6 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young man is recruited into a secret society of supervillains and trained to become an elite assassin. ⓘ |
| protagonist | Wesley Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationType | creator-owned series ⓘ |
| publisher | Top Cow Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightsHolder | Mark Millar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | alternate universe where supervillains secretly rule the world ⓘ |
| theme |
moral ambiguity
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secret society of supervillains ⓘ subversion of superhero tropes ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comedic
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violent ⓘ |
| writer | Mark Millar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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