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Wanted (comics)

Wanted is a creator-owned comic book miniseries, consisting of six issues written by Mark Millar with art by JG Jones and published by Top Cow. It features an amoral protagonist who discovers he is the heir to a career as a super-villainous assassin in a world where such villains have secretly taken control of the planet.

The series is filled with excessive violence, sexual content, and general juvenile humor, as is typical of Millar's style. Many fans and critics saw the first issue as the promise of a rather good and original mini-series. However, some thought that the series' quality was marred by both late shipping and somewhat asinine content. Others, however, thought it was an interesting story that lived up to the hype by London's Sunday Times as "the Watchmen for super-villains."[1] Millar wishes this were true. Several characters are based on DC Comics supervillains (rumor has it that the series was originally supposed to be a revamp of the Secret Society of Super-Villains which is the comic book version of the Legion of Doom.)

The complete miniseries, along with the Wanted: Dossier, has been collected in a trade paperback, available as both a softcover (ISBN 1582404976) and a hardcover (ISBN 1582404801).

Wanted comics - Characters

The two major characters are:

• The Killer is based on either Deadshot or Deathstroke
• The Fox is based on Catwoman

The five villains in charge of the world are:

• Professor Solomon Seltzer, based on Lex Luthor or Dr. Sivana
• Mr. Rictus, based on the Joker
• The Future, based on either Per Degaton or Chronos
• The Emperor, based on Ra's Al Ghul
• Adam-One, based on Vandal Savage

The Professor's gang is:

• Brain Box, based on Brainiac
• The Imp, based on Mr. Mxyzptlk
• Fuckwit, based on Bizarro
• Sucker, based on Parasite
• Doll-Master, based on Toyman

Mr. Rictus's gang is:

• The Avian, based on The Penguin
• The Frightener, based on The Scarecrow
• The Puzzler, based on The Riddler
• Shithead, based on Clayface
• Deadly Nightshade, based on Poison Ivy

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