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About a decade ago, a masked vigilante called Phoenix Jones began to prowl the streets of Seattle, breaking up bar fights and other small-scale crimes in his self-proclaimed role as the world's first "real-life superhero." Jones eventually inspired a whole real life superhero movement, even spearheading an Avengers/Justice League-esque organization called the Rain City Superhero Movement, featuring costumed heroes such as Midnight Jack, Purple Reign, SkyMan and El Caballero.
From roughly 2011 to 2014, Phoenix Jones and his crew were viral video stars. Jones himself was a former MMA champion, who knew how to play the PR game. But even before the Rain City Superhero Movement imploded — and long before Jones himself was arrested in an undercover drug bust — there were questions about the effectiveness of these real-life superheroes. Were they actually making a difference, or were they just making things harder for police? Was it truly altruistic, or was it all for show?
And that brings us to The Superhero Complex, a fantastic new 8-part podcast from David Weinberg and I Heart Radio that goes deep into the history of Phoenix Jones and the Rain City Superhero Movement:
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From roughly 2011 to 2014, Phoenix Jones and his crew were viral video stars. Jones himself was a former MMA champion, who knew how to play the PR game. But even before the Rain City Superhero Movement imploded — and long before Jones himself was arrested in an undercover drug bust — there were questions about the effectiveness of these real-life superheroes. Were they actually making a difference, or were they just making things harder for police? Was it truly altruistic, or was it all for show?
And that brings us to The Superhero Complex, a fantastic new 8-part podcast from David Weinberg and I Heart Radio that goes deep into the history of Phoenix Jones and the Rain City Superhero Movement:
New podcast explores the rise and fall of Seattle's "real-life superhero," Phoenix Jones
About a decade ago, a masked vigilante called Phoenix Jones began to prowl the streets of Seattle, breaking up bar fights and other small-scale crimes in his self-proclaimed role as…
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