Amid hard times, an influx in real superheroes;

Amid hard times, an influx in real superheroes

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"The movement is growing," said Ben Goldman, of Superheroes Anonymous
Disillusioned with crime and recession, more people creating super personas
Many say they are simply bringing attention to crime and doing good works

By Craig Johnson
Special to CNN

(CNN) -- Mr. Ravenblade, Mr. Xtreme, Dark Guardian and hundreds of others. Some with elaborate costumes, others with haphazardly stitched outfits, they are appearing on city streets worldwide watching over the populace like Superman watched over Metropolis and Batman over Gotham City.

Geist patrols the Rochester, Minnesota, area, with a group of like-minded and similarly dressed colleagues.


As people become disillusioned from financial woes and a downtrodden economy and look to put new purpose in their lives, everyday folks are taking on new personas to perform community service, help the homeless and even fight crime.

"The movement is growing," said Ben Goldman, a real-life superhero historian. Goldman, along with Chaim "Life" Lazaros and David "Civitron" Civitarese, runs the New York-based Web site Superheroes Anonymous as part of an initiative dedicated to organizing and making alliances with superhero groups.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/06/04/real.life.superheroes/index.html

:-)

Delusional idiots, nothing less.

This is stupider than the goth "vampire" crap.

Are they ashamed of doing good deeds?

shit...just you all WAIT until I get my call from the Green Lantern Corps!:bounce: