Kick-Ass

Kick-Ass #2 was not an easy item to get a hold of this week. Because of all the press Icon's new title has received from Newsarama and other comic websites, demand was up for the second issue of this comic. The distributor that supplies my comic book store shorted the shop this week, and I didn't receive one in my sub folder. 

Again- one of the downfalls of having a last name that begins with "Y". My CB store ran out of that issue at "T". 

Unfortunately, this is a common occurrence for me.

So- I did have to go on an adventure this weekend and find the comic elsewhere. 

It was worth the trip.

Kick-Ass #2 opens with David Lizewski at St. Vincent's Hospital in NY, recovering from a crushed spine and two broken legs. After four operations, two months of counseling, three metal plates inserted in his head and weeks of rehab, David returns home with his Dad. He realizes that his dream to be a superhero was not a realistic one, and burns all of his comic books, plans, and costume designs.

However, once he is off his crutches, he realizes the superhero inside of him cannot be ignored, and he heads back out in his community. Thankfully, this time his costume includes two big sticks in an "X" across his back. He comes across one young adult who is being trashed by a gang of other young adults. He pulls the sticks off is back, kicks some gang butt, and saves the young man they are pursuing. Our hero does take a galvanized trash can to the back, and the lid to his face, ending up with up with smashed teeth and cracked ribs. He of course draws a crowd while doing all of this, and the final panel of this comic shows one of the curious on-lookers capturing the moment on his cell phone and saying, "....this is so going on YouTube."

We've got to hope that Dave Lizewski's Dad has a great health insurance plan~