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Never mind real-life superheroes, 24-year-old DeWet Du Toit of George, South Africa wants to become the flesh-and-blood incarnation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Lord of the Jungle. More »
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Out of all the real-life superheroes patrolling the globe, none have captured the populace's attention quite like Seattle's Phoenix Jones, a twentysomething crime-stopper who brazenly hangs out on drug pushers' turfs and defends the Emerald City's neighborhoods with a maniac optimism. More »
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Well, I don't remember Alpha Flight ever going on this adventure. Three teenagers from Chilliwack, British Columbia recently decided it would be a ripping idea to lure would-be pedophiles to public places using fake internet profiles. More »
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Several months ago, Mark Wayne Williams was arrested in Petoskey, Michigan hanging from a building, wearing a Batman outfit and brandishing a baton, chemical spray, and weighted gloves. More »
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After being arrested on Sunday for pepper-spraying a crowd, Seattle costumed defender Phoenix Jones (née Ben Fodor) unmasked himself to local press on Thursday and affirmed his intentions to patrol the streets, despite this Tony Stark-style outing. More »
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Seattle's Phoenix Jones has long been the face of the real-life superhero movement, what with his secret headquarters and GQ magazine profile. However, the hero's vigilante tactics have landed him on the wrong side of the law. Phoenix Jones: MAN OR MENACE? More »
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Last night Castle (Nathan Fillion) had to track down a real life vigilante, based on his vast knowledge of classic Marvel comic book heroes' motives, codes and canon. Basically, Castle was profiling a superhero — let the geek-out begin! More »
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Much as we love Batman, we certainly don't think it's a wise idea to go out into the streets looking for crime to fight. People have guns. They will shoot you in the face. So naturally HBO's latest documentary Superheroes (about real life superhero crime fighters) makes us incredibly uncomfortable. Watch the first trailer. More »
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Real superheroes usually create their own crime-fighting monikers, but one freelance do-gooder in Wenatchee, Washington (a.k.a. "The Apple Capital of the World") has assumed the mantle of Marvel Comics' "Merc With A Mouth," the deranged assassin Deadpool. Malefactors beware. More »
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We've seen a few real-life superheroes in recent times, including Seattle's Phoenix Jones and Tennessee's The Viper. Now, an eclectic mix of suburban dads and ex-hoodlums known as the Black Monday Society are patrolling Salt Lake City's crime-strewn thoroughfares. More »
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Phoenix Jones, the masked defender of downtown Seattle and member of the Rain City Superhero squad, deterred a carjacker in Lynnwood, Washington last Sunday. Check out Jones' thug-fighting bodysuit and his secret lair in a comic book shop. Updated. More »
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Apparently, it's time for ROACH, the secret society of evildoers dedicated to thwarting real-world superheroes, to mobilize. Because 2010 is the year of the citizen superhero, says one expert. More »
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For some, the emergence of real-life superheroes is proof that human nature isn't inherently selfish, but instead, noble. And for others, it's a sign that they should become supervillains. You people make me proud. More »
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We've told you about the various MySpace pages belonging to the world's "real life superheroes," but perhaps you're wondering just where those brave, unusual souls get their costumes from. Dont worry; all is finally revealed. More »
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A 19-year-old Brit has changed his name, legally, to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined. The former George Garratt says he "wanted to be unique," but sadly his grandmother is no longer talking to him. He's believed to have the longest name in the world, longer than Rhoshandiatellyneshiaunneveshenk Koyaanisquatsiuth Williams, who was born in Texas in 1984. He's not the first kid born this year to have a superheroic name — a New Zealand couple was legally barred from naming their son 4Real, so they named him Superman instead. [Telegraph] More »
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