Kick-Ass is based on a superhero comic book by a Scottish writer.
David John Mazzucchelli ( born September 21 , 1960 ) is an American comic book writer/artist , known for his work on seminal superhero comic book storylines Daredevil : Born Again and Batman : Year One , as well as for graphic novels in other genres , such as Asterios Polyp and City of Glass : The Graphic Novel . Kick-Ass is a 2010 British-American superhero black comedy film based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita , Jr. .