What is "kick-ass"

a. 1 (context slang English) rough, aggressive; powerful and successful. 2 (context slang English) excellent, first-class. alt. 1 (context slang English) rough, aggressive; powerful and successful. 2 (context slang English) excellent, first-class.

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 others. 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 Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong and Nicolas Cage. A sequel, directed by Jeff Wadlow, was released in 2013.

Kick-Ass is a 2010 British-American independent superhero black comedy action film based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. The film was directed by Matthew Vaughn, who co-produced with Brad Pitt and co-wrote the screenplay with Jane Goldman. Its general release was on 25 March 2010 in the United Kingdom and on 16 April 2010 in the United States. It is the first installment of the Kick-Ass film series.

It tells the story of an ordinary teenager, Dave Lizewski ( Aaron Johnson), who sets out to become a real-life superhero, calling himself "Kick-Ass". Dave gets caught up in a bigger fight when he meets Big Daddy ( Nicolas Cage), a former cop who, in his quest to bring down the crime boss Frank D'Amico ( Mark Strong) and his son ( Christopher Mintz-Plasse) (Red Mist), has trained his eleven-year-old daughter ( Chloë Grace Moretz) to be the ruthless vigilante Hit-Girl.

Despite having generated some controversy for its profanity and violence performed by a child, Kick-Ass was well received by both critics and audiences. The film has gained a strong cult following since its release on DVD and Blu-ray. A sequel, written and directed by Jeff Wadlow and produced by Vaughn, was released in August 2013, with Johnson, Mintz-Plasse, and Moretz reprising their roles.

Kick-Ass, Kick Ass or Kickass may refer to:

• Kick-Ass (comic book), comic-book series
  • Kick-Ass (character), fictional character and main character of the series
  • Kick-Ass (film series), film series based on the comic-book of the same name
    • Kick-Ass (film), a 2010 movie with the above character as the main character
      • Kick-Ass (soundtrack), soundtrack from the first film
    • Kick-Ass 2
  • Kick-Ass: The Game, a video game based on the comics and film
• Kick-Ass (English debate team), informal name of Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre de Pichilemu's English debate team
• Kick Ass (book), 1999 collection of columns by Carl Hiaasen
• KickassTorrents, a website that provides torrents

Kick-Ass (real name David "Dave" Lizewski) is a title character and the protagonist of the Kick-Ass series, published by Marvel Comics under the company’s imprint Icon Comics. The character was created by artist John Romita, Jr. and writer Mark Millar. Prior to the series, Dave Lizewski is a high school student and comic book fan whose dreams inspire him to become a real life superhero, going by the name "Kick-Ass", with no superpowers or training of any kind. He is portrayed by Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the feature film adaptations Kick-Ass and Kick-Ass 2.

Kick-Ass is a British-American superhero comedy film series, based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. Its premise is that teenager Dave Lizewski sets out to become a real-life superhero, calling himself "Kick-Ass".