David Lizewski

A teenager living in New York city.He made his fantasy of being a superhero a reality.

Putting together a homemade superhero outfit, which was a wetsuit and ski mask.

Sneaking out at night while his dad was at work, fighting thugs, drug dealers,and mobsters.

Earning a name for himself entitled “Kick-Ass,” the Superhero through social media.

First Encounter As A Superhero

David Lizewski's, first encounter as a superhero was brutal. Experiencing a horrible physical attack by street thugs,he

was hit by a car,and left to die. He was hospitalized and placed in the ICU, suffering

broken bones, ruptured spleen, one collapsed lung, and head trauma.

Fearing that his true identity was revealed to his dad and the general public.

Little did he know he was found naked in the street. His superhero identity was safe.

Recovery

Six months of being hospitalized and receiving several surgeries. David Lizewski is ready to retire from being a superhero.

He is very regretful for his foolish decision's. Causing his dad a single parent financial

distress, as well as lying about what really happened to him when he was found half dead in the streets

David hallucinates visions of his deceased mom, she disagrees with his selfish actions.

He makes a promise to himself to never go back to being Kick-Ass again. So he thinks….

The next three panels represent David Lizewski's hospital experience.

These panels are subject-to-subject transitions.

David Lizewski Return

Kick-Ass Returns (cont.)

After being released from the hospital, Kick- Ass finds himself back on the streets of NYC, as a superhero.

He knows that he made a promise to himself,to never go back to being a superhero. But he cannot resist the temptations.

Kick-Ass feels the guilt and shame.

( The panels above display an aspect-to-aspect transition. Mc Cloud,p. 72)

Kick-Ass back to the Rescue!

Kick-Ass returns to being a superhero he is back to his usual agenda.

He interrupts a dispute between Puerto Rican gang members.

He is warned to stay out of the dispute,but he feels the need to be a hero.

Kick-Ass back to the rescue (cont.)

However he realizes the dangers of the situation and fears for his own life.

The next panels shown display Action-to-Action transitions.

The last panel shown provides closure to the action-to-action transitions, which explains how David Lizewski's gains fame through social media,and earns the name Kick-Ass a real-life superhero. (Mc Cloud p.71)

The Victim

The Bad Guys

Action-to-Action

Stupid or Brave?

Action!

Action-to-Action

The Fight Continues

A Real-Life Superhero!

The Crowd

A Hero!

Pics taken of a real-life superhero

Gains Social Media Fame

Earns the name Kick-Ass !