Seattle Superheroes

Apparently Seattle is now the home of vigilante superheroes.

These "superheroes" have been roaming the city protecting it from bad guys.

The seattlepi.com reports they call themselves the Rain City Superhero Movement - part of a nationwide movement.

Police say they don't mind people calling 911 and being good witnesses, but it's not a good idea to put themselves in danger.

In one case on Nov. 4 police found a man wearing a Batman costume and calling himself Phoenix the Guardian of Seattle. He was with four other men and one woman all in costumes.

Wow. Just wow. All I can think of is this running around the streets of Seattle:

If you've ever seen "The Dark Knight" then you know that things didn't work out good for the "copycat" heroes in that movie. Mainly thanks to this guy:

So superheroes of Seattle. Be careful.

A true hero

Every now and then the media really comes across an incredible story. I saw this in the Seattle Times last week and this is one of those stories. As a fellow journalist, I tip my hat to Katherine Long. Great job!

Thursday was shaping up to be just another school day for 13-year-old Erik Martin, but then something extraordinary happened: Spider-Man called.

Spider-Man happens to be one of the few people who knows that Erik, too, has a secret identity — he's Electron Boy, a superhero who fights the powers of evil with light.

And Spider-Man needed Erik's help.

Erik, who is living with liver cancer, has always wanted to be a superhero. On Thursday, the regional chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation granted him that wish with an elaborate event that involved hundreds of volunteers in Bellevue and Seattle.

Read the rest of the article on the Seattle Times site.

Epic Video: Kick-Ass Trailer

I'm a sucker for super hero movies. I can't wait for Ironman 2. I was giddy when it was announced today that Chris Evans will play Captain America. I have Superhero Hype.com bookmarked on my computer. Yes, I love men in tights. Wait....nevermind.

Anyway, check out the trailer for Kick-Ass. "With no power comes no responsibility."

(JUSTSON warning. Some language and violence)

Watchmen's ginger comes through in the clutch

So most gingers are relegated to comical screen roles involving kid delinquency (problem child) or something involving Ron Howard. However, the new superhero movie Watchmen is blazing new ground for Gingers around the globe by displaying a ginger Superhero.

Namely a sociopath ginger hero who actually wears a mask the entire time, and is basically the kid you beat up in high school. But he does get his licks in this movie.

Meet Rorschach, pretty much my favorite movie character right now, even if he is a lunatic.

Played by Jackie Earle Haley, who from what I can gather isn't actually a ginger, Rorschach doesn't seem to have any super powers and is basically the "outcast" hero.

Perfect for a ginger!

He does really drive the plot of the movie, even if he's doing his Christian Bale from Batman voice impression the entire time. Move over Jack Bauer - there's a new sheriff in town.

(PS - go see Watchmen, but only if you have three hours to kill. This movie is one of the best to come out in a lonnnng time but it's also a loooonnngg movie.)