Question: Kingsman: The Golden Circle was a sequel to the film based on the comic books written by whom?

<P0-S0>  It is a sequel to "" (2014), which is based on the comic book series "Kingsman", created by Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar. <P0-S1> Kingsman: The Golden Circle is a 2017 action spy comedy film produced and directed by Matthew Vaughn and written by Vaughn and Jane Goldman. <P0-S2>  The film features Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Edward Holcroft, Sophie Cookson, and Hanna Alström reprising their roles from the first film, with Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Pedro Pascal, Elton John, Channing Tatum, and Jeff Bridges joining the cast. <P0-S3>  The plot follows the members of Kingsman needing to team up with their American counterpart, Statesman, after the world is held hostage by a new threat. <SEP> <P1-S0>  Volume 1 of this series, released in 2012, deals with a super-spy recruiting his young nephew to the secret service, channeling the classic James Bond films, and other spy thrillers. <P1-S1>  The first volume of the series was originally known simply as The Secret Service and was rebranded to tie-in with the The comic series is set in Mark Millar's shared universe, the "Millarverse"; with the celebrity kidnappings taking place in "Kingsman" Vol. <P1-S2>  1 being referenced in "Kick-Ass 3" #8. <P1-S3>  A stand-alone sequel set in both the continuity of the original comic and that of the film series, subtitled "The Big Exit", was released in the September/October 2017 issue of "Playboy Magazine", by Rob Williams with art from Ozgur Yildirim. <P1-S4> Kingsman is a British-American media franchise focused on the fictional organisation "Kingsman", which originally appeared in a UK-made spy action-comedy comic book series written by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, colored by Angus McKie, edited by Nicole Wiley Boose, published by Icon Comics, an imprint of American published Marvel Comics. <P1-S5>  The second volume of "Kingsman", subtitled "The Red Diamond", was released through Image Comics in September 2017. <P1-S6>  A feature film loosely based on "The Secret Service", directed by Matthew Vaughn and co-written by Jane Goldman, was released in February 2015. <P1-S7>  The film stars Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Michael Caine, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Sophie Cookson, Sofia Boutella, Jack Davenport, and Mark Hamill. <P1-S8>  A sequel to this film, subtitled "", was released in September 2017. <SEP> <P2-S0> Kingsman: The Golden Circle is the soundtrack to the , composed by Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson. <P2-S1>  It was released on iTunes on 22 September 2017, and is scheduled for CD release on October by La-La Land Records. <SEP> <P3-S0> Kingsman: The Secret Service is a 2014 action spy comedy film directed and co-produced by Matthew Vaughn. <P3-S1>  The screenplay was written by Vaughn and Jane Goldman, based on the comic book series "Kingsman", created by Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar. <P3-S2>  It follows the recruitment and training of Gary "Eggsy" Unwin (Taron Egerton), into a secret spy organisation. <P3-S3>  Eggsy joins a mission to tackle a global threat from Richmond Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson), a wealthy megalomaniac. <P3-S4>  The film also stars Colin Firth, Mark Strong, and Michael Caine.