This week Batman got a belated 75th anniversary present: the release of Legends of the Knight, a crowdfunded documentary that celebrates not only the crime fighting alter ego of Bruce Wayne, but more importantly the real-world impact that the character has had on readers and fans since his debut in 1939’s Detective Comics #27. “Batman…
Sure, there are some would-be superhero 20-somethings that patrol the mean streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, but do they save lives? That's what Captain America and Batman do, save ungrateful lives from fiery death. Recently in Milton, West Virginia, two men dressed as Captain America and Batman were entertaining the community's vets and children at the…
It seems these days one of the prerequisites for being a “crime-fighter” is pepper-misting citizens. First, we had officer Anthony Bologna, “a human crop-duster reigns habanero misery on Wall Street protestors” (Jon Stewart) while protecting the streets of New York City. Now, in Seattle, a RLSH called Phoenix Jones, was caught on tape pulling out…
In HBO’s Superheroes documentary, Stan Lee said this about Real-Life Superheroes (RLSH): “I’m worried about the person who doesn’t have an actual super power, who puts on a costume and then runs around challenging criminals or a person who’s armed. I figure that person could get hurt.” As it turns out, Stan Lee co-hosted History…
Check out HBO’s quirky documentary Superheroes to premiere August 8, 2011, at 9PM. The film, which has already won acclaim at several film festivals this year, including Slamdance, introduces us to several real-life, well, superheroes—from Brooklyn hipsters crime-fighters to not-so-in-shape middle aged men. We are introduced to colorful characters such as “Mr. Xtreme”, “Master Legend”,…
