Kick-Ass

Kick-Ass is the name of two fictional characters serving as the title characters and the protagonists of the Kick-Ass series, published by Marvel Comics under the company’s imprint Icon Comics, and by Image Comics. The duo was created by artist John Romita Jr. and writer Mark Millar. Prior to The Dave Lizewski Years series, David "Dave" Lizewski is a high school student and comic book fan whose dreams inspire him to become a real-life superhero dubbed "Kick-Ass", training under Hit-Girl, while prior to The New Girl series, Patience Lee is an Afghanistan war veteran and single mother who dons the Kick-Ass costume and mantle to steal money from various crime bosses for her family before becoming a crime boss/supervillain herself. The Dave Lizewski version of Kick-Ass appeared in the feature film adaptations Kick-Ass and Kick-Ass 2 portrayed by Aaron Taylor-Johnson.