Real Life Superheroes

[ellroy]

Just read this:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepictureg...

Apart from the immediate 'only in America' and the inevitable is Geist one of the PHr grammar police, see below, I wondered who among the PHr community has an urge towards masks, lycra and capes?

''Geist patrols the streets of Minneapolis, correcting gangland graffiti ''

[stewy68]

Nuttier than squirrel st comes to mind.

[Shinobi]

Cue the Film Kickass.

Vigilante would work much better these days, I much prefer the Punisher attitude to crime. Dolph had it sorted.

[Justayellowbadge]

By day, Colin is a mild mannered logistics clerk at a plastics factory in Idaho.

By night, he becomes 'Imnotmentalo', defender of virtue, prowling the streets, making the city safer for all vulnerable, single women.

And that, your honour, is the case for the defence.

[shakotan]

I'll be the arch-nemisis to Nyx anyday, even if it's just for the tustles!

[Reload]

Have a look here, there's a whole host of the freaks:

http://registry.reallifesuperheroes.org/

[sadako]

shakotan said:

I'll be the arch-nemisis to Nyx anyday, even if it's just for the tustles!

I'd worry that one of her friends fancies himself as a rorschach after one of the storylines in Watchmen where it is mentioned someone doing the same thing to Silk Spectre ended up getting thrown down a lift shaft

[cobra kid]

Kickass!!!

[juice]

Reload said:

Have a look here, there's a whole host of the freaks:

http://registry.reallifesuperheroes.org/

Superbarrio must have modeled himself on Dom DeLuise's "Captain Chaos"

[...Mole...]

Reload said:

Have a look here, there's a whole host of the freaks:

http://registry.reallifesuperheroes.org/

Captain Black really didn't put much thought into it did he.

[juice]

http://gallery.reallifesuperheroes.org/2010/06/24/...

[GKP]

juice said:

Da da daaaaa!

Wasn't he in the Cannonball films?

[shakotan]

Super Gay!

[Alex]

Dun dun DUNNNN!!

Oh no, not HIM...

[DJC]

Oh dear.

Afraid Ive got tears rolling down my face here. Brilliant

I love America!

[mikeyr]

The Crimson Fist sounds like a porn film.

However, see if you can reconcile these two consecutive entries on his wikipage...

The Crimson Fist page says... said:

Real Life Activities
The Crimson Fist focuses on Humanitarian efforts such as aiding the homeless, disaster relief, and supporting charities which aid in the caretaking of children, curing of diseases, and prevention of crime. He also works to encourage the rehabilitation of drug addicts.

Tools of the Trade
95k Volt Stun-Knuckles

Bless 'em for doing something. Even if it is a little weird! Great looking website though! http://www.reallifesuperheroes.com/

[anonymous-user]

You have got to be fking kidding. Nurse! Bring the sedatives, we've got a live one here

[Don1]

hmmmm.... NYX? Really? How does one pronounce that?

[Swarley]

Ok im going to sound daft but. If was being mugged I would love to see one of these guys turn up!

And while the mugger was incapacitated pissing himself laughing, I could stick the boot in.

[anonymous-user]

Don1 said:

hmmmm.... NYX? Really? How does one pronounce that?

I am assuming nicks is how she would pronounce that