Kingsman: The Red Diamond

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Kingsman: The Red Diamond
Publication information
Publisher Image Comics
Format Limited series
Genre Spy-action
Publication dateSeptember 6, 2017 – February 7, 2018
No. of issues6
Main character(s) Gary "Eggsy" Unwin / Agent Galahad
Kwaito, Agent of SASS
Creative team
Created by
Written byRob Williams
Artists Simon Fraser [2] [3]
Letterer Peter Doherty
Colourist Gary Caldwell
EditorRachel Fulton
Collected editions
Kingsman: The Red Diamond ISBN   978-153430-5090

Kingsman: The Red Diamond is a British spy-action comic book limited series written by Rob Williams and illustrated by Simon Fraser. Published by Image Comics, [5] the series is a sequel to The Secret Service by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, the second comic series in the Kingsman franchise by Millar, Gibbons, and Matthew Vaughn. Set in the Millarworld, the series chronicles the continued missions of Agent Galahad of Kingsman (originally named Gary London of MI6 in the previous series, renamed Gary "Eggsy" Unwin in this installment after his cinematic counterpart), as he faces off against the terrorist group the Red Diamond along with South African Secret Service (SASS) agent Kwaito. [6]

Contents

The series, originally published between September 6, 2017 and February 7, 2018, was collected as a graphic novel on April 4, 2018, was followed by Big Game in 2023, [7] and was republished as an omnibus by Dark Horse Comics in 2024. [8]

Premise

Working-class super-spy Eggsy follows in his deceased mentor's footsteps, but is still rough around the edges for a Kingsman agent. Following an interrupted date with Emma Watson and hot on the heels of a rescue mission to save Prince Philip that culminated in Eggsy sucker punching the 95-year-old, leading to his suspension, he embarks on a mission to stop an international terror plot led by Red Diamond in a story that starts where James Bond draws the line, in Eggsy teaming up with South African Secret Service (SASS) agent Kwaito. [9] [10]

Reception

Issue #Publication dateCritic ratingCritic reviewsRef.
1September 20177.9/1016 [11]
2October 20178.8/103 [12]
3November 20177.3/103 [13]
4December 20177.6/105 [14]
5January 20187.9/103 [15]
6February 20188.2/103 [16]
Overall7.7/1033 [17]

References

  1. ↑ Phegley, Kiel (10 January 2012). "Millarworld Exclusive: Inside "The Secret Service"". Comic Book Resources . Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012. Mark Millar: "This education of a 21st Century super-spy forms the structure of the story. I can't give too much away because Matthew Vaughn and I co-conceived the thing with Dave [Gibbons], and Vaughn is literally right now writing the screenplay of the movie, so we're on a 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.C.L.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."
  2. ↑ Chapman, Tom (25 April 2017). "New Kingsman Comics Arriving Before The Golden Circle Hits Theaters". Screen Rant . Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Skrebels, Joe (21 June 2017). "Kingsman Comic Sequel Announced With New Creative Team". IGN . Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Allen, Todd (18 July 2017). "Frank Quietly's Variant Cover for Kingsman: The Red Diamond #1 (And a Gibbons Cover, Too)". Comics Beat . Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Holub, Christian (20 June 2017). "New Kingsman comic coming this fall will not shy away from violence". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Williams, Rob; Fraser, Simon (April 4, 2018). "Kingsman, Vol. 2: The Red Diamond". Image Comics . Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  7. ↑ Comical Opinions Staff (August 24, 2023). "Big Game #2 – Comic Review". Comical Opinions. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  8. ↑ Weiss, Josh (December 5, 2023). "Mark Millar Bringing 'Millarworld' Catalogue Over To Dark Horse Comics". Forbes . Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  9. ↑ Schedeen, Jesse (September 5, 2017). "Kingsman: The Red Diamond #1 Review". IGN . Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ Cabeal, Dustin (September 6, 2017). "Review: Kingsman: The Red Diamond #1". Comic Bastards. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Kingsman: The Red Diamond #1 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Kingsman: The Red Diamond #2 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Kingsman: The Red Diamond #3 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Kingsman: The Red Diamond #4 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Kingsman: The Red Diamond #5 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Kingsman: The Red Diamond #6 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Kingsman: The Red Diamond (2017–2018) Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
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