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Kick-Ass (comic book)

Kick-Ass
Kick-Ass #2 (May 2008).
Second-printing variant cover art by John Romita, Jr.
Publication information
Publisher Icon
Schedule Bimonthly (irregular)
Format Ongoing series
Genre
Publication date(s) February 2008 – February 2010
No. of issues 8
Main character(s) Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass
Creative team
Created by Mark Millar
John Romita, Jr.
Written by Mark Millar
Penciller(s) John Romita, Jr.
Inker(s) Tom Palmer
Colorist(s) Dean White
Editor(s) John Barber
Collected editions
Volume 1 ISBN

Kick-Ass is a creator-owned comic book series written by Mark Millar and illustrated by John Romita, Jr. It is published by Marvel Comics under the company's Icon imprint.

It is the story of Dave Lizewski, a teenager who sets out to become a real life superhero. His actions are publicized on the Internet and inspire other people. He gets caught up with ruthless vigilantes Hit-Girl and Big Daddy who are on a mission to take down the gangster John Genovese.

The comic was adapted into a 2010 film of the same name directed by Matthew Vaughn, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong and Nicolas Cage. A sequel, directed by Jeff Wadlow, was released in 2013.

Dave Lizewski, an otherwise ordinary New York City high school student and the child of James Lizewski, a loving single father, takes his interest in comic books as inspiration to become a real-life superhero. He buys a wetsuit from the website eBay, which he wears under his normal clothing, begins exercising, and practices things like walking on roofs, satisfying his ambitions for a time. He eventually seeks to fight crime, with his first attempt leading him to receive a severe beating and stabbing by thugs, followed by his wandering into the street and being hit by a car. He retains his secret identity by stripping off and hiding his costume before paramedics arrive.


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