10 Comic Books That Are Definitely Not For Kids

If you've seen the Kick-Ass movies, you already know this book is going to contain more red ink splatter than a Jackson Pollock painting.

Though, if you haven't, you can be forgiven for thinking this book is just your average superhero tale, especially when Vol. 1 of the Dave Lizewski years has a pretty family friendly cover. However, it doesn't take long for the book to show its true colours.

When we first meet out titular character, he's hooked up to a car battery that's attached to his manly parts. Luckily for him, it's more a slight tickle than intensely painful.

When Kick-Ass set out on his maiden mission, he was stabbed, beaten and run over with a car. Not the best start, but the damage was so severe that his nerve endings were destroyed. That means he can no longer feel pain, which is handy given his line of work.

With no special abilities, Kick-Ass relies on the ability to get back up time and time again, no matter what is spilling out of him. Combine that with a delightfully bloodthirsty pre-teen and not only is this not a book for kids, it's also not a book for adults with weak stomachs.