{"id":15669,"date":"2011-07-29T09:37:22","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T16:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reallifesuperheroes.org\/?p=15669"},"modified":"2011-07-29T09:37:22","modified_gmt":"2011-07-29T16:37:22","slug":"10-real-life-superheroes-committing-crimes-against-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rlsh.net\/archive\/2011\/07\/29\/10-real-life-superheroes-committing-crimes-against-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Real Life Superheroes Committing Crimes Against Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Originally posted: http:\/\/fashionindie.com\/10-real-life-superheroes-committing-crimes-against-fashion\/5\/
\nStyled by Jessica Lapidos<\/a> on Wednesday 07.20.11 7:31 PM
\nAnd speaking of Voguetron<\/a>, there are actual superheroes among us. They\u2019ve leapt off the pages of comic books, into the minds of fearless nerds that have re-envisioned their own crime fighting alter-egos. And they\u2019re actually fighting crime. I know it\u2019s true because I read about it yesterday in the August issue of GQ<\/strong>. In fact, there more than 200 costumed <\/em>(and tweeting)\u00a0vigilantes<\/em> protecting average citizens from this cruel, cruel world. Meet some of the bravest, and most eccentric, here while they\u2019re all gathered at Comic-Con<\/strong> in a most serious manner.
\nPhoenix Jones <\/strong>is a badass motherfucker. As the main focus of GQ\u2019s story, it starts off with him in the hospital after being hit with a baseball bat in the same spot beneath his armor that he got punched with a key earlier that week. He was peeing blood. He went out that night again to right more wrongs. The story concludes with him and two sidekicks staring down a pack of armed crack dealers, guns pointed at them ready to shoot. The crack dealers walked away in defeat. Yes. This man is for real. And he protects\u00a0Seattle. @ThePhoenixJones<\/a>
\nSuperhero <\/strong>is a trained policeman turned pro-wrestler turned, well, superhero. He once saved a girl from drowning in her car. When the people of Clearwater, FL ask him what they can do in return, he simply responds, \u201cYou don\u2019t owe me anything. I\u2019m a superhero!\u201d
\nMr. Xtreme <\/strong>has been a volunteer crime-fighter for more than a decade. Coming from a history rife with bullying and gang attacks against him, he decided he must take a stand and protect the innocent. Now, with spiked cuffs, x-game equipment, a bulletproof vest and crazy eyes, he protects the streets of San Diego.
\nUrban Avenger<\/strong> is Mr. Xtreme\u2019s sidekick. He patrols San Diego covered head to toe, bespectacled green behind a gas mask. He\u2019s bummed that his city doesn\u2019t see as much action as Phoenix Jones, but that leaves him more time to tweet @urban_avenger<\/a>.
\nKnight Owl<\/strong> admittedly went a little overboard with the costume, at one point donning a cape. He is a paramedic student by day and a real life superhero by night. @iamknightowl<\/a>
\nSamaritan<\/strong> is our very own superhero here in NYC. He is a skilled martial artists and wears military fatigues to accomodate. He is a self-proclaimed peacekeeper and humanitarian that paroles the streets preventing and putting a stop to violent crimes.
\nSuper Gay<\/strong>\u00a0does exactly what is sounds like he does. He seduces gay-straight men and calls them out on it. Sounds like entrapment<\/del>\u00a0Us Weekly. But he does fight tirelessly against homophobia. We should introduce him to Unicorn Man<\/a>, his new (un)faithful sidekick.
\nPhantom Zero<\/strong>is more of the\u00a0bureaucratic\u00a0type of superhero from North Jersey (typical). He helps people who have been screwed by circumstance by directing them to the proper lawful paper-filing way to solve their problems.
\nLunar Veil<\/strong> and her partner Dark Wolf<\/strong> fight crime in Portland, but mostly work to protect animals. They\u2019re trying to shut down a puppy mill now. But then where would we get miniature chiuauamaltipoodinese from? But I will say, steppin\u2019 it up ladies.
\nTerrifica<\/strong>, though allegedly retired, patrolled the streets of New York City to prevent little drunk ladies from actin\u2019 a ho. She\u2019s been called the anti-cupid for putting a halt to the One Night Stand. Just trying to get these girls<\/a> a hot meal the next week after a proper phone call is all.
\nSee more real life superheroes in the August issue of\u00a0GQ<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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