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Cincinnati has its own real life superhero. Or at the very least, it has its own real life guy who dresses up like a superhero and participates in on-line superhero message boards. He calls himself Shadow Hare, and he is going to stop all the crimes. (Via Vulture.)
Where was this guy back when we needed him?
In any case, you can laff at Shadow Hare all you want, but when his story becomes a half hour act on an episode of This American Life and then is sold to Hollywood for low-to-high-millions as a breakout vehicle for Christopher Mintz-Plasse, you won’t be laughing then. You will be like, “I am wearing my underwear on the outside of my pants because success comes to the bold!”
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I wanted to say something snarky, but he seems like a sweet guy who’s just read too many comic books.
the ppl over at Gawker already said everything I wanted to say in claiming he’s “built like a math tutor.”
and I think this is already a Christopher Mintz-Plasse movie – called Kick Ass.
“whoa. what is this? this ain’t Easter”
I was about to comment on that, too. Fucking hilarious. I noticed that two members of Shadowhare’s allegiance team had man boobs as well.
I can’t tell why he said that. 1) At the time of filming, Easter was the closest holiday and was the first to come to mind. 2) The filming happened on Easter Sunday and he was disappointed with their improper non-pastel Easter outfits. 3) Where he is from, this is what people wear on Easter. It was not Easter Sunday 4) All of the Above (aka crazy)
I think it was because it was close to Easter but the guy is a drunk fuck and he meant to say Halloween.
C’mon guys. Though hilarious that transferrence & confusion is Homeless People Ranting 101.
Oh, Cincinnati…my silly little hometown.
(I moved b/c these dudes–and lady!–chased me out and told me never to come back. Blasted, meddling kids!)
The Superman-King of the real-life Justice League is still definitely Superbarrio. He even has his own animated shorts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxTUSV-k2r8
“sold to Hollywood for low-to-high-millions as a breakout vehicle for Christopher Mintz-Plasse”.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1250777/
You guys, I know about Kick Ass, thanks.
I’m a professional.
I’m pretty sure Gabe knew that when he was writing this post, hence the reference…
it wasn’t really for Gabe… just for anyone not familiar with Kick Ass. i will stop trying to be helpful and get back to the snark.
shadowhare sounds an awful lot like michael cera. i smell a judd apatow film about to be written.
I am definitely shouting “allegiance assemble!” next time my friends and I are all standing next to each other.
if I lived in Cincinnati, I would SO be his nemesis.
Buying my plane ticket now.
I will be called “Bullet McKillsThisGuy”
I’ve been told that Shadow Hare’s secret hideout has been ingeniously disguised to look like the stockroom of a Radio Shack.
I live and work in downtown Cincinnati and witnessed Shadow Hare and his team outside my window at work last week. Up until now I was wondering why a strange sense of calm came over me at that instant and now I know.
Who watches the Paunchmen?
The whole time I was trying to figure out which one is my boyfriend. I might have to go with Master Legend. Don’t these guys know that superheroes don’t go walking around the streets IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY! There is nothing scary there. Nor do I think superheroes make sandwiches (their moms made the sandwiches) and give them to homeless people.
That cop’s face when he gets Shadowhare’s card says it all.
WHO DEY WHO DEY WHO DEY THINK GONNA BEAT DAT ALLEGIANCE OF HEROS?!
They could team up with the Guy Fawkes Anti-Scientology group I saw outside of First Watch several months ago.
I don’t know how well that’ll play outside the tri-state area, but I think it’s brilliant. I voted it up very enthusiastically.
“Since when has Cincinnati had one great hero?” Pete Rose, kid.
I love that action shot near the beginning, of Shadowhare jaywalking across the street. Not the hero that Cincinnati needs, but the hero it deserves.
Also I would like to see the comic book where Batman says “If you need anything just give me a call alright? CATCH YA LATER”
I kind of want in on this but I don’t want to go to Cincinnati. Plus, New York already has the Naked Cowboy…
The Naked Cowboy is from Cincinnati, as it happens. Ask him about Johnny’s Toys in Greenhills.
Or the TGI Friday’s in Tri-County.
Just to let you guys know, I’m Master Legend. Sorry if I destroyed the illusion for all of you.
sandwiches! that was nice of them.
I wanna be a superhero.
I live in Cincinnati! How did this sneak past me? I even recognize that homeless man and his companion, the one where Shadow Hare said, “He won’t recognize us ’cause he’s blind…” and then I laughed and laughed. I gotta walk around downtown and find this guy. I wonder if he keeps his costume in his trunk so he can change right after work…or if he just wears it while on the bus to Government Square…