TRENDWATCH UPDATE: Suburban Superheroes: Shadowhare Was Just The Beginning…
Posted by breadwinner on June 11th, 2009Shadowhare is not alone, my friends. There are hundreds of other spandex-clad heroes out there, just like him, who are waiting to show crime the back of their hand. Or their other perfectly legal weapon-of-choice.
“The movement is growing,”
In fact, according to CNN, “Estimates from the few groups that keep tabs put the worldwide total of real-life superheroes between 250 and 300.” Obviously these many, many crime fighters and humanitarians who are a part of this new breed of superhero read our previous posts about Shadowhare and the Evil nemesis out to get him. They’ve heard the call, and now they’ve come to save each and every one of us. You’re welcome, citizens of planet Earth.
Here are a few of these planet protectors you should know about:
photo: CNN.com
photo: CNN.com
Mr. Ravenblade!
Mr. Ravenblade, which I cannot tell is his real name or superhero alter-ego moniker name, is part of a group called the Alternates who defend in Seattle. He wears “tactical body armor” which is then topped by his clothes, which are then topped with letters “R” and “B” on his chest. For Ravenblade. Okay, so that answers my question.
photo: CNN.com
photo: CNN.com
Amazonia!
Big, burly urban superheroes not your type? Meet Amazonia, a big, burly urban superheroine from Florida. She’s all woman, and she is sick of “seeing people get mugged and beaten on the street.” Amen, sister!
photo: CNN.com
photo: CNN.com
Dark Guardian!
Wish your urban superhero looked more like Batman? Enter Dark Guardian. He wears a homemade “uniform”, yet dons a Batman mask to hide his identity. “I don’t have this big dual identity thing going,” he said. Oh yes you do, Batman!
You!
Yes you. Want to be your city’s next urban superhero? Why not visit the Superheroes Anonymous Online Store? It’s conveniently located online, at arts-and-crafts mega site, Etsy.com. But watch out, that site is more addictive than Far Cry 2.
“money is fleeting, it’s in fact imaginary”
These real-life superheroes are visionaries. They are down-right existential in their philosophies. In fact, they say that what you have is imaginary, and it’s what you ARE that counts. If money is imaginary, and superheroes are what’s real, then the economy doesn’t matter. All that matters is that the good guys win out in the end. Not a bad message for the kids, I must say.
If money is imaginary, I say we imagine up some more and then buy ourselves cool shit. But that’s just me.
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