Kick-Ass (comic series)

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comic book series creator-owned comic superhero comic

Kick-Ass is a creator-owned superhero comic series, illustrated by John Romita Jr., that follows an ordinary teenager who becomes a brutally realistic costumed vigilante in a darkly satirical take on the superhero genre.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Kick-Ass	6
Kick-Ass (comic book series)	1
Kick-Ass (comic book)	1
Kick-Ass universe	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	comic book series ⓘ creator-owned comic ⓘ superhero comic ⓘ
adaptedInto	Kick-Ass (2010 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kick-Ass 2 (2013 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
artist	John Romita Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
artStyle	American superhero comic style ⓘ
collectedIn	Kick-Ass (trade paperback) NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsCharacter	Colonel Stars and Stripes NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Mist NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
creator	Mark Millar NERFINISHED ⓘ
debutIn	Kick-Ass #1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPublicationYear	2008 ⓘ
format	limited series ⓘ
genre	action ⓘ black comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ superhero ⓘ
hasSequelSeries	Kick-Ass 2 (comic series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kick-Ass 3 (comic series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
illustrator	John Romita Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
imprintOfPublisher	Marvel Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainCharacter	Big Daddy NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Lizewski NERFINISHED ⓘ Hit-Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ
market	direct market comic shops ⓘ
medium	print ⓘ
narrativeFocus	ordinary teenager becomes vigilante ⓘ
notableFor	graphic depictions of violence ⓘ influential role in Millarworld brand ⓘ realistic portrayal of an amateur superhero ⓘ
protagonistAlterEgo	Kick-Ass NERFINISHED ⓘ
publisher	Icon Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ
rightsOwnership	creator-owned ⓘ
setting	New York City ⓘ
spinOff	Hit-Girl (comic series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
targetAudience	mature readers ⓘ
theme	deconstruction of superhero genre ⓘ internet and media fame ⓘ real-world consequences of vigilantism ⓘ
tone	dark ⓘ satirical ⓘ violent ⓘ
writer	Mark Millar NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Frank D'Amico in Kick-Ass (2010 film) → adaptationFrom → Kick-Ass (comic series) ⓘ

subject surface form: Frank D'Amico

this entity surface form: Kick-Ass (comic book series)

Kick-Ass → basedOn → Kick-Ass (comic series) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kick-Ass (comic book)

Mark Millar → creatorOf → Kick-Ass (comic series) ⓘ

Frank D'Amico in Kick-Ass (2010 film) → enemyOf → Kick-Ass (comic series) ⓘ

subject surface form: Frank D'Amico