RealLifeSuperheroes

Here at ComicsAlliance, we're pretty big fans of Rex Velvet, the self-proclaimed real-life super-villain operating out of Seattle who has pit himself against what he considers to be the "silly nerds" of the real-life super-hero community...

Remember that part at the end of Batman Begins, where Commissioner Gordon talks to Batman about escalation, and warns him that simply by existing as a super-hero, he's opening the door to an equal response from the world of villainy? Well, it turns out those same rules apply here in the real world...

There's more bad news from the saga of Phoenix Jones. The Seattle-based vigilante whom for many exemplified the "real-life superhero" trend has been fired from his job following a recent arrest for assault and subsequent unmasking. Real name Ben Fodor, Jones was employed as a teacher of sorts, working with autistic children and young adults, before the Washington state Department of Soci

If you spend enough time skimming the increasing number of profiles about the "real life superhero" movement, the sparkling sentiment behind helping others can quickly lose its luster. Are these costumed citizens really making a difference or are their adventures and potential demises just easy punchlines on the evening news...

Since the formation of Batman Incorporated, Bruce Wayne has recruited operatives in France, England, Africa and Japan, but apparently there's at least one place where the new hires just aren't working out: Petoskey, Michigan, where an ersatz Dark Knight was arrested by police who found him hanging from a ledge...

Here at ComicsAlliance, we've been keeping tabs on the "Real Life Super-Heroes" for a while, chronicling the triumphs of Phoenix Jones, Guardian of Seattle and the somewhat-less-than-triumphs of Tennesee's Viper, and today, there's a new champion of justice walking the streets: The Statesman, stalwart defender of Birmingham, UK...

In what is surely just the first shot fired in the inevitable war between the authorities and masked vigilantes, the police of Columbia, Tennessee have demanded that the local superhero, the Viper, cease his activities in the fair southern U...

Last Sunday, an attempted car theft in Seattle was thwarted by a super-hero, and when I say "a super-hero," I don't mean that in the sense that, as Superman says, we can all be super-heroes if we do the right thing and care about each other...

Man, people are really picking up on this Real Life Superhero thing. Not that I blame them -- the idea that real people would actually don costumes and attempt to fight crime despite having no "powers" or even "skills" is this weird combination of comic fan wish fulfillment and self-endangerment that feels a little like watching a giant spandex car crash...

So there's this guy -- in real life-- who decided to dress up a superhero and try to stop crime, and no, this isn't the plot to Kick-Ass. He calls himself "Shadow Hare" and he and his friends actually dress up in spandex, conceal their identities with masks, carry tasers, pepper spray, and handcuffs, and make citizen arrests...