1. Hit-Girl Is Out Of The Picture
Let me be clear: Im well aware that Hit-Girl was a huge part if not the biggest part of what made the first series so popular. She is, indisputably, the Wolverine of the Millarworld line of comics. Still it cant be denied that when she and her badass daddy entered the picture in the original series, the comic became something else entirely, something far closer to what we usually get month after month in mainstream comics. The comic was no longer what was advertised on the back cover of the first series very first issue: What would happen if you tried to be a superhero? Instead, it became What would happen if you tried to be a superhero with the more than capable assistance of a rabid, tween version of Batman? Fortunately, Hit-Girl was the most inspired twist on the badass stereotype the comic worlds seen in decades and even though her presence diluted what the comic was meant to be, it didnt matter because she felt as new and exciting as the first half of the story. Millar seems to be well aware how much she changes the original concept he was going for as he tried to keep her benched in the second series, but since he kept returning to her in her civilian identity, it always felt like she was just three pages away from showing up in costume and saving the day. While I dont expect her (or necessarily want her) to stay in prison for long, the longer shes in there and unequivocally out of Kick-Ass life, the more Millar whos capable of real brilliance is forced to come up with the kind of inventive, less-obvious, brand of entertainment Kick-Ass offered the first time around.