Chapter Summaries

After being beaten to death for refusing to sell drugs, Sean Sipes revived in a world he recognized as full of superheroes and villains. He claimed an uncollected reward from his fighting game, drank an incomplete Star Potion, and began a painful transformation.

• A gang working for Boss Frank D'Amico beat Sean Sipes to death in an abandoned factory after he refused to sell drugs.
• A streak of white light entered Sean's body, reviving him and bringing his former-life memories into focus.
• Sean realized he had been reborn in a dangerous superhero world and found his fighting game's virtual interface in his mind.
• Sean collected his unclaimed victory reward, which turned out to be an incomplete Star Potion.
• Sean drank the potion, and golden energy began transforming his body as he lost consciousness in pain.

After gaining powers from a mysterious golden potion in a world of superheroes, Sean returned to Midtown High and encountered Peter Parker, Harry Osborn, Mary Jane, and Dave Lizewski. When the gang that had attacked him confronted him outside school, Sean calmly challenged them to choose whether he would beat them or they would beat themselves.

• Sean arrived at Midtown High, where Peter told Harry about the class trip to Columbia University's research center and Sean overheard them discussing his trouble with a gang.
• Sean reflected on being transported to a world of superheroes and felt sunlight steadily strengthening him after the potion changed his body.
• In class, Sean recognized Harry Osborn, Mary Jane, Peter Parker, and Dave Lizewski, whom he identified as a future superhero called Kick-Ass.
• After school, Sean saw the gang waiting for him near an alley, while Peter tried to get help and Harry warned that teachers and police would not stop the gang's retaliation.
• Sean approached the gang leader and offered the thugs two choices: he would beat them up, or they could beat themselves up before leaving.

Sean used his newfound strength to defeat the gang members who had threatened him, then returned to his apartment and watched a congressional debate about mutant registration. He settled into his new life in New York and looked forward to the coming age of superheroes.

• Sean threw the gang leader to the ground and beat him and the other thugs, warning them to stay away from Midtown High School.
• Sean walked home, reflecting on his lonely past and deciding to move forward in his new life.
• Sean returned to his apartment and resolved to keep a low profile while adapting to the world around him.
• Sean watched Miss Grey argue against mutant registration as a congressman warned that mutants were dangerous.
• Sean turned off the television and eagerly awaited the age of Superheroes.

At Columbia University, Peter Parker was bitten by a super spider, beginning his path toward becoming Spider-Man, while Sean Sipes continued to conceal his growing power. After leaving the university, Sean was confronted by armed men working for Mr. Frank D'Amico and ordered to meet them at an abandoned factory that night.

• Sean Sipes stopped Thompson from bullying Peter Parker and Harry during the school tour of Columbia University's super-spider research center.
• Peter imagined what it would be like to have spider abilities, and Sean suggested he might one day become someone amazing.
• A spider crawled onto Peter's hand and bit him before he noticed it had disappeared.
• Sean checked his slowly rising system progress and reflected that his growing strength could make human bodies dangerously fragile.
• Armed men confronted Sean, offered him a choice between a broken leg and working for them, and ordered him to bring them goods at an abandoned factory at ten that night.

Sean went to an abandoned factory in Queens, where a gang boss intended to recruit him, and slaughtered the gang members after they attacked. He left the middle-aged man alive for the moment and said he would soon seek out Frank D'Amico.

• The middle-aged gang boss waited at the factory with his men, planning to recruit Sean and force him into the gang.
• Sean arrived on time and mocked the boss's threat to cut off the fingers of latecomers.
• The boss sent Bloom to attack Sean, and Sean broke Bloom's arm with ease.
• The boss ordered his men to shoot Sean, but Sean dodged the gunfire and killed the gunmen on the rooftop.
• Sean crushed the boss's empty pistol and told him that he would soon go looking for Frank D'Amico.

After a deadly attack on Frank D'Amico's men, Sean watched Peter Parker grow stronger following his transformation by the Super Spider. On his way home, Sean noticed trained operatives tailing him and suspected S.H.I.E.L.D. had discovered him.

• Police officers investigated a bloody massacre at an abandoned chemical plant and expected Black-Suited Agents to take over the case.
• Sean observed Peter Parker's newfound strength and confidence at school and believed the Super Spider had transformed him.
• Sean continued training and planned a visit to Frank D'Amico as students spread news that Peter had beaten Thompson.
• Sean noticed several professionally trained people following him and suspected they were connected to S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Sean wondered how S.H.I.E.L.D. had found him and resolved to discover what had gone wrong.

Sean Sipes discovered that S.H.I.E.L.D. was surveilling him over his suspected connection to a gang massacre. He decided to target Frank D'Amico to divert the agents' attention and gain money, then trained at home as he prepared to act.

• Two S.H.I.E.L.D. agents discussed monitoring Sean Sipes because gangsters connected to him had been hospitalized and fourteen bodies were found at an abandoned factory.
• The agents also discussed surveillance targets Daredevil and Punisher before concluding that Sean's behavior seemed normal.
• After the agents left, Sean revealed that his enhanced senses had let him hear their conversation and learned that S.H.I.E.L.D. was watching street-level heroes.
• Sean decided to target Frank D'Amico to redirect S.H.I.E.L.D.'s attention and address his financial problems.
• Sean returned home, trained intensely, and resolved to act like a superhero cracking down on gang crime.

Sean used money taken from Frank D'Amico's men to fund his intense training and planned to eliminate Frank as a threat. After Harry Osborn invited him to New York's carnival festival, Sean considered using Osborn Corporation as a stepping stone toward greater wealth and power.

• Frank D'Amico heard Terl claim that a lone man had defeated his men and stolen the payment, but Frank dismissed him and left Joe to deal with him.
• Sean counted the money he had taken from Frank's men and continued training, intending to visit Frank and remove the danger he posed.
• Harry Osborn invited Sean to a hotel viewing deck for New York's carnival festival, where Peter and Mary Jane would also be present.
• Sean reflected on Harry's friendship and considered whether he could change the tragic future involving Harry, Peter, and Norman Osborn.
• Sean decided that Frank's gang and Osborn Corporation could serve as early steps toward building his power and status.

Damon McCready trained his daughter Mindy by shooting her in the chest with a handgun, then planned to accelerate his revenge against Frank D'Amico. On the West Coast, Sean traveled with Harry, Mary Jane, and Peter and recognized Damon and Mindy at a bowling alley, leaving him expecting a busy night.

• Damon shot Mindy during a training exercise, and she recovered by removing the bullet from her body armor.
• Damon told Mindy to prepare for more training as he resolved to reach Frank D'Amico before his rival could act again.
• Harry explained to Peter that the group had come west for a celebratory trip, while Sean privately intended to visit Frank D'Amico.
• At the bowling alley, Sean overheard Damon offer Mindy butterfly knives as a birthday present and recognized the father and daughter as unusual.
• Sean left the bowling alley with Harry, Mary Jane, and Peter and anticipated a busy night.

Sean went to a slum to question Rasul about Frank D'Amico, then learned that Frank’s gang had been hit by police raids. As Damon and his daughter followed Sean, Frank received a call from the young man who had promised to visit him.

• Sean found Rasul in a slum apartment and asked him about Frank D'Amico.
• When Rasul and his men attacked him, Sean quickly defeated them, injured Rasul, and forced him to answer questions.
• Damon and his daughter watched Sean from a rooftop, then followed him to learn what he planned to do.
• Frank learned that police had raided several of his dens and arrested many of his men, and he demanded that his subordinate identify the attacker.
• After gunfire interrupted Frank’s thoughts, Sean called him and said they would meet soon.

Sean stormed Frank D'Amico's fortified building, killing the guards as he fought his way toward the top floor. Damon and Mindy followed through the elevator shaft, intending to take revenge on Frank themselves.

• Sean entered Frank D'Amico's building, killed the guards at the entrance, and took an access card.
• Sean fought his way up through the building, repeatedly catching Frank D'Amico's gunmen off guard and killing them.
• Frank ordered his men to stop Sean, but the gunfire continued as Sean advanced toward the twentieth floor.
• Damon and Mindy followed Sean's assault and used the elevator shaft to reach the top floor.
• Damon told Mindy he would protect her and prepared to confront Frank D'Amico.

Damon and Mindy fought their way to Frank D'Amico, but Sean arrived during their confrontation and killed Frank after stopping him from using a rocket launcher. With police sirens approaching and Mindy grieving over Damon, Sean asked her to escape with him.

• Damon and Mindy fought through Frank D'Amico's gunmen on the top floor, with Mindy engaging Rom while Damon confronted Frank.
• Frank attacked Damon with his desk and aimed a hidden gun at him, but Sean arrived as an explosion tore through the room.
• Sean shot Frank in the hands and legs, killed Rom, and revealed himself to Frank before shooting him dead.
• Sean found Mindy sobbing beside Damon and asked her to escape with him as police sirens approached.

Sean lived with Mindy McCready after they escaped Frank D'Amico’s hideout, and her offer to train him helped awaken a new feature in his Card System. After gaining a Gun Proficiency skill card from Mindy, Sean demonstrated his newfound skill and left with her to get dinner.

• Sean returned to a messy apartment and washed the dishes while Mindy explained that the police had found no useful evidence after she erased the security footage and the witnesses were dead.
• Mindy offered to teach Sean combat methods, firearms, disguises, explosives, and assassination techniques.
• Sean’s Card System activated and displayed a Hit-Girl card that granted him an A-rank Gun Proficiency skill card.
• Sean absorbed the card and swiftly dismantled and reassembled a Colt pistol, astonishing Mindy.
• Sean and Mindy cleaned the apartment and headed out to get burritos, pizza, and a strawberry sundae.

Harry returned to the Osborn mansion and argued with Norman about Mary-Jane, while Norman focused on his plans to make Osborn Industries a major military contractor. Norman looked ahead to a Department of Defense visit the next day, confident that the Human Enhancement Serum project would secure the company’s future.

• Harry returned home during school break and told Norman he planned to introduce him to Mary-Jane.
• Norman rejected Mary-Jane as an unsuitable match for Harry, and Harry left rather than continue the argument.
• Harry invited Norman to a Carnival gathering with Peter and friends two days later.
• Norman reflected on Peter’s promise and considered bringing him into Osborn Industries after graduation.
• Norman reviewed his plans to develop the Human Enhancement Serum and expand Osborn Industries into military contracting.
• Norman anticipated the Department of Defense representatives’ visit the next day and imagined the success it would bring.

General Thor gave Osborn Industries two weeks to produce a Super Soldier or lose its Department of Defense funding and supplier status. Desperate to save his company, Norman Osborn injected himself with the unfinished Human Enhancement Serum, and his vital signs began to weaken inside the chamber.

• General Thor dismissed Osborn Industries' new aircraft and demanded to inspect the Human Enhancement Serum project.
• Norman Osborn touted the serum's progress, but the research director revealed that test mice became violent and aggressive.
• General Thor accused Norman of deceiving the Department of Defense and gave Osborn Industries two weeks to produce a Super Soldier or lose its funding and supplier qualification.
• Norman suspected Mr. Barr and Mr. Fay had helped arrange the threat and decided to risk testing the serum on himself.
• The research director warned Norman that human trials were unsafe, but Norman entered a sealed chamber and inhaled the green serum gas as his vital signs weakened.

Sean left Mindy to attend her school interview and went to the Central Park Carnival Parade, where Harry, Mary Jane, and Peter had also gathered. The Green Goblin attacked the parade with pumpkin bombs, leaving the crowd in chaos as Sean watched his first showdown with Spider-Man begin.

• Sean reminded Mindy to act like a normal girl during her school interview, then left for the Carnival Parade.
• Harry waited with Mary Jane for Norman, while Mr. Barr and Mr. Fay discussed plans to profit from selling Osborn Industries.
• Sean arrived at Central Park and spotted Peter taking photographs for the Daily Bugle.
• A man in green armor appeared above the parade on a flying device and introduced himself as the Green Goblin.
• The Green Goblin dropped pumpkin bombs, triggering explosions and sending the crowd fleeing in panic.

Sean rescued Gwen Stacy from falling debris, then saved Harry and Mary Jane from a collapsing hotel balcony while Spider-Man fought the Green Goblin. After Harry left to look for his father, Sean took Gwen and Mary Jane home as the attack continued.

• The Green Goblin attacked the carnival, killing two Osborn Industries shareholders while Spider-Man arrived to fight him.
• Sean rescued Gwen Stacy from a falling steel frame and led her to safety as Spider-Man battled the Green Goblin.
• The Green Goblin gained the upper hand when Spider-Man became distracted by Harry and Mary Jane trapped on a collapsing balcony.
• Sean rushed through the hotel and rescued Harry and Mary Jane from the balcony.
• Harry left to search for his father, and Sean took Gwen and Mary Jane home separately.

In the aftermath of the carnival attack, Sean dealt with Mindy’s first-day school fight and learned that her bullies were connected to Kingpin. He let the disturbance settle while considering how Wilson Fisk’s criminal empire might help him build his own power and wealth.

• The Green Goblin and Spider-Man’s battle sparked public debate, renewed scrutiny of the Mutant Registration Act, and a crisis for Osborn Industries.
• Sean went to Mindy’s school after she beat two bullies who had been harassing her friend Rachel.
• Sean warned Mindy to avoid getting caught when she fought back, then learned the bullies’ father worked for Kingpin.
• Sean explained that Kingpin was Wilson Fisk, the powerful ruler of New York’s underworld, and considered exploiting Hell’s Kitchen for his own ambitions.
• Sean paid the dean to handle Mindy’s fight leniently, and Mindy returned to school as a popular figure.

Dr. Connors faced the loss of his research funding just as his limb-regeneration project neared success, while Sean considered how to use Osborn Industries’ troubles to build his own power and influence. Sean reunited with Gwen at the laboratory, as Connors privately wrestled with a risky decision.

• Dr. Connors learned that Osborn Industries had cut off funding for his limb-regeneration research and felt his life’s work slipping away.
• Dr. Connors praised Sean’s research paper, while Sean wondered whether he had set the Lizard’s storyline in motion.
• Sean reflected on his plan to exploit Norman Osborn’s downfall and considered intervening if Spider-Man failed to stop the Green Goblin.
• Sean greeted Gwen, who returned the suit jacket he had lent her, and the two entered the laboratory together.
• Dr. Connors sat alone in his office, conflicted over whether to make a risky decision.

Dr. Connors prepared to test his cross-species genetics reagent on himself, but Sean arrived with a Decay Rate Evolution Algorithm that solved Connors’s long-standing problem. Sean persuaded Connors to wait and refine the formula, promising to secure research funding within two days.

• Connors injected himself with a defective reagent, but Sean’s knock interrupted the trial.
• Sean entered Connors’s office and presented an algorithm he had devised to address the laboratory’s stalled research.
• Connors recognized that Sean’s formula solved the problem that had obstructed his work for years.
• Sean urged Connors to refine the algorithm rather than rush into an experiment, and promised to find funding within two days.
• Connors chose to trust Sean despite his doubts about losing the laboratory’s funding.