I always wondered why nobody did it before me. I mean, all those comic book movies and television shows, you'd think at least one eccentric loner would have stitched himself a costume. Is everyday life really so exciting? Are schools and offices really so thrilling that I'm the only one who ever fantasized about this? C'mon. Be honest with yourself. We all planned to be a superhero at some point in our lives. 
Appearing in "Kick-Ass"
Featured Characters:
- Kick-Ass (Dave Lizewski) (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Mrs. Zane (First appearance)
- Mr. Lizewski (First appearance)
- Dave's friends
Antagonists:
- unnamed gangsters
- unnamed taggers
Other Characters:
- unnamed Armenian hero (First appearance)
- Stereophonics (Mentioned)
- Goo Goo Dolls (Mentioned)
- Ryan Reynolds (Mentioned)
- Katie Deauxma (First appearance)
- Radioactive Spider (Mentioned)
- Mrs. Lizewski (First appearance) (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Galactus (Mentioned)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Mentioned)
- Joss Whedon (Mentioned)
- Jesus (Invoked)
- Paris Hilton (Mentioned)
- God (Invoked)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Hell (Invoked)
- Krypton (Mentioned)
- Baxter Building (Mentioned)
Items:
- Scrubs (Mentioned)
- Entourage (Mentioned)
- Web-Shooters (Mentioned)
- Spider-Man (Mentioned)
- Astonishing X-Men Vol 3
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Mentioned)
- Power Ring (Mentioned)
- eBay (Mentioned)
- Kick-Ass suit (First appearance)
- Baton (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Kick-Ass"
Dave Lizewski, regular high school kid being raised by a widower father, takes it upon himself to become a real life superhero. After getting together a suit and doing some training he confronts his first criminals, which doesn't go well for him.
Solicit Synopsis
The greatest super hero comic of all-time is finally here. Wolverine: Enemy of the State's team of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. reunite for the best new book of the 21st century. Have you ever wanted to be a super hero? Dreamed of donning a mask and just heading outside to some kick-ass? Well, this is the book for you - the comic that starts where other super hero books draw the line. Kick-Ass is realistic super heroes taken to the next level. Miss out and you're an idiot!
Notes
- This issue was dedicated to Paul James Downie.
Trivia
- Throughout the issue Dave and his friends talk about (Marvel owned) comic properties, including the appearance of Galactus in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, the debate over organic versus engineered webbing in the Spider-Man films, and Joss Whedon's run on Astonishing X-Men (Vol. 3)--which Lizewski says makes his "Buffy look like shit."