Kick-Ass

Dave Lizewski is a teenager who loves comic books. He wants to try being a real-life hero, even though he has no superpowers and no fighting experience. New York's toughest criminals would outclass him easily, and Dave is well aware that his plan could get him badly hurt, or that it might simply be foolish. Still, his costumed alter ego is picking up a following, and the urge to keep going only grows stronger.

The comic follows Dave as he steps into the role of an untrained masked vigilante in a gritty, realistic version of the city. It is a story about wanting to matter, and about what happens when fantasy collides with the streets.