A Real Life Superhero Gets a Real Life Supervillain

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I’m not sure I’ve ever actually covered the phenomenon of Seattle’s Phoenix Jones here on the site. He’s a real-life superhero who patrols the streets of Seattle in a stab-proof costume, and has been the feature of many a local news story out there for his heroics, which include stopping and reporting crimes.

Since his inception, there have been other costumed heroes that have joined him, but not there’s a new development that is putting this into full “Kick-Ass” territory. Even hero needs a villain, and now, Phoenix Jones has one. This surprisingly well-produced video introduces the world to its first proclaimed supervillain, Rex Velvet, a mustachioed troublemaker whose powers seem to include making rather cool videos.

How exactly is he going to mess with Phoenix Jones? I have no idea, but I bet someone is buying the movie rights to this already.

I think I'm a part of the first generation of journalists to skip print media entirely, and I've learned a lot these last few years at Forbes. My work has appeared on TVOvermind, IGN, and most importantly, a segment on The Colbert Report at one point.

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6 Comments

  4. Superb… I was wondering when we’d get into “true Kick-Ass territory” in the way of some unbalanced individual killing one of these guys and leaving some calling card, but this is much better.

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