Real life super heroes / Nadia Fezzani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fezzani, Nadia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime prevention--United States--Citizen participation.

Crime prevention.

Vigilantes--United States.

Vigilantes.

Community activists--United States.

Community activists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : Dundurn, 2017.

Summary:

"Dressed like heroes from comic books and action movies, real life super heroes are out there. They dress up at night, fight crime, save people, and some of them even have secret identities. Are they ordinary, mild-mannered citizens ̥or are they larger-than-life characters, determined to fight crime, risking life and limb to defend victims of violence and injustice? And why do some choose to reveal their true identities, while others prefer to remain anonymous? Guided by a reporter's instincts and a thrill-seeking nature, journalist Nadia Fezzani set out in search of the secret lives of these men and women, who put themselves in harm's way to protect their fellow human beings. Through interviews and patrols with these super heroes, she discovers what lies behind their activities. Now, after facing gunmen and other dangers on patrol, she brings a psychologically fascinating look at this world of vigilantes."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

My first superheroes

Superheroes anonymous

The online community

Supervillains

Thanatos

Phoenix Jones part 1

California

Xtreme Justice League

Phoenix Jones part II

Salt Lake City.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 18, 2017).

ISBN:

1-4597-3916-7

1-4597-3917-5

OCLC:

990234282