So while other heroes have their own families and vendettas, relationships and loneliness to deal with. Kickman is first and foremost a hero. Despite all the complaining he and Sidekick Matt do about making ends meet back at HQ, it is about more than the money. Being a hero is part of who he is.
Pratchett quote sums this up nicely.
A [hero] isn’t what you do, it’s what you are. If I wasn’t a [hero], I wouldn’t be anything.
-Rincewind, Sourcery (original text reads ‘wizard’)
Whenever I think about hero’s quotes now all I come up with is Thor saying, “Because that’s what heroes do,” an instant before flattening himself with that metal ball…
Panel 4: proving Kickman does have a brain under that hair… and can actually use it.
Shh. Don’t let the villains know…