Superheroes Page #9

NOTHING IS IMPORTANT

IN THIS WORLD.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT

IS IN THE OTHER WORLD.

Life:

I THINK THAT AS OF LATE

WE'VE BEEN LOSING

OUR HEROES.

AND PEOPLE ARE:

LOOKING UP TO,

YOU KNOW, RAPPERS

AND MOVIE STARS.

AND, I MEAN, WHAT HAVE

THESE PEOPLE DONE

THAT'S SO GREAT

THAT DESERVES:

THIS KIND OF IDOLATRY

AND ADMIRATION?

AND SO THEN I THINK

PEOPLE TURN BACK

TO THESE SAME:

CLASSIC MYTHS,

WHICH IN OUR CASE

IS THE SUPERHERO.

WHAT I AM DOING:

IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT

THAN WHO I AM.

I SEE:

PEOPLE SUFFERING

THAT SHOULDN'T BE

SUFFERING.

I SEE PEOPLE:

ADDICTED TO POISONS

THEY DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND.

I SEE PEOPLE DYING--

MY PEOPLE THAT I HELP.

PEOPLE HAVE TO BE SHOWN

THAT-- THAT PEOPLE CARE.

OH.

Zetaman:

I TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE

AND ASKED THEM,

YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF STUFF

WOULD YOU LIKE?

AND THEY TOLD ME,

YOU KNOW, THERE'S THINGS

THAT THEY NEED.

THEY NEED GARBAGE BAGS.

THEY NEED EXTRA:

TOILET PAPER--

JUST A BASIC ONE-NIGHT KIT

FOR THE STREET.

HERE YOU GO.

RIGHT NOW:

WE ARE ESTIMATING

THE COST OF A ZETAPACK

IS ABOUT $20.

IT'S ME AND MY WIFE--

WE END UP PAYING FOR IT.

Life:

EXCUSE ME, MY FRIEND.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

REMEMBER ME?

- YEAH, HOW ARE YOU DOING?

- I'M ALL RIGHT.

YOU MISSED THE SOUP

AGAIN TONIGHT.

Life:

I TALK TO PEOPLE,

FIND OUT HOW THEY'RE DOING.

YOU KNOW, A TOUCH IS

VERY IMPORTANT.

AND BASICALLY JUST TRY

TO LET THE HUGE HOMELESS

POPULATION OF NEW YORK KNOW

THAT SOMEBODY:

CARES ABOUT THEM

AND THEY'RE NOT FORGOTTEN.

- I'M OKAY.

- YOU OKAY?

DO YOU NEED:

A PAIR OF PANTS,

A T-SHIRT, SOCKS?

WHERE ARE YOU:

SLEEPING TONIGHT?

I THINK OVER HERE,

LIKE AROUND HERE.

- BY THE BOOKSTORE, RIGHT?

- YEAH.

- YEAH, I'VE SEEN YOU

OVER THERE.

- YEAH.

YEAH, YOU MAKE UP

YOUR LITTLE BED:

ALL NICE, RIGHT?

YEAH. GOD BLESS YOU.

GOD BLESS YOU, SIR.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

GOD BLESS YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

- YEAH?

- YEAH.

- OKAY.

- OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANKS, BOSS.

GOD BLESS YOU.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S RIGHT, MAN.

GOD BLESS YOU, SIR.

REMIND ME AGAIN:

OF YOUR NAME.

LEWIS, THAT'S RIGHT.

- WELL, I'M LIFE.

- OKAY.

Life:

MONEY CAN COME AND GO

AND POSSESSIONS:

CAN COME AND GO,

BUT EVERY TIME:

I DO A MITZVAH,

EVERY TIME I DO:

SOME SORT OF GOOD DEED

AS A SUPERHERO,

IT'S THIS INCREDIBLY

GOOD FEELING.

AND NOBODY EVER CAN

TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME.

Thanatos:

THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN HEROES.

JUST LATELY IT SEEMS

THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY.

AND THE WORLD:

NEEDS THEM.

I CAN'T CHANGE EVERYTHING,

BUT I CAN TRY.

TRICK OR TREAT.

- Woman:
I'LL HAVE SOME WATER.

- YOU WANT WATER?

- Man:
THANATOS?

- YES.

I KNOW YOU, THANATOS.

MY GOD,

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

I AM 62 YEARS OLD.

I'LL BE DOING THIS

FOREVER.

DO YOU NEED ANY:

TOILETRIES OR ANYTHING,

OR DEODORANT?

- Woman:
OH, THANKS A LOT, MAN.

- YEAH, NO PROBLEM.

Zetaman:

SOMETIMES IT'S

REALLY REALLY HARD,

BECAUSE YOU:

MEET SOME PEOPLE,

AND THEY'RE BROKEN.

THEIR SITUATION IS

JUST HORRIBLE.

THERE'S BEEN TIMES

I'VE JUST GOTTEN HOME

AND JUST BEEN LIKE,

"I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE."

BUT, YOU KNOW,

I FEEL LIKE TOO:

I DON'T WANT

TO GO HOME AND HIDE.

WELL, ACTUALLY

IT'S REALLY SWEET,

BECAUSE I GOT:

ALL MY NECESSITIES--

TOILET PAPER, SOCKS.

AND YOU CAN'T ASK

FOR MUCH MORE, YOU KNOW?

YOU CAN'T ASK

FOR MUCH MORE.

Apocalypse Meow:

ANYTHING WE CAN DO

TO INSPIRE:

OTHER GROUPS OF PEOPLE,

TO GIVE THEM IDEAS

OR TO GET THEM EXCITED

ABOUT STARTING SOMETHING

IN THEIR AREA--

WE WANT TO DO THAT.

THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE

WHO DO WHAT WE DO.

POLICE HAVE BEEN

AFTER HIM FOR MONTHS,

AND TONIGHT A MAN

ACCUSED OF GROPING

MORE THAN A DOZEN WOMEN

WON'T GET THE CHANCE

TO DO IT AGAIN.

RIGHT NOW HE'S BEING HELD

ON A PROBATION VIOLATION.

HE'LL FACE

OTHER CHARGES LIKELY

IN THE COMING DAYS AS

THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

Mr. Xtreme:

AFTER OUR CAMPAIGN

AND THE SEARCH FOR

THE CHULA VISTA GROPER,

DEPUTY MAYOR RUDY RAMIREZ

INVITED US TO BE SPEAKERS

AND HAVE A PRESENTATION

ABOUT SEX OFFENDERS

AT A COMMUNITY FORUM.

I REALLY TREASURE

THAT ANYBODY COMES FORWARD

WITH PASSION:

TOWARDS PUBLIC SERVICE

OR DOING SOMETHING,

CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR COMMUNITY.

THAT'S A WONDERFUL THING

WHEN PEOPLE DO THAT.

FRANKLY, WE DON'T HAVE

ENOUGH OF THAT.

YOU CAN HAVE:

ALL THE COOLEST GADGETS

OUT THERE, YOU KNOW,

BUT IT'S NOT GONNA DO YOU

ANY GOOD IF YOU DON'T HAVE

THE RIGHT MINDSET.

Rudy Ramirez:

THE WORK THAT MR. XTREME

HAS DONE:

WITH POSTING:

THE FLYERS:

CERTAINLY CONTRIBUTED

TO AN AWARENESS:

THAT COULD POSSIBLY

HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO

WITH THE CAPTURE

OF THE CHULA VISTA GROPER.

IT'S ALL STUFF

THAT CONTRIBUTES, I THINK,

IN A POSITIVE WAY.

PUBLIC AWARENESS

IS SOMETHING:

WHERE HE CAN REALLY BE

VERY VALUABLE.

AND SO WE WANT:

TO ENCOURAGE THEM

TO CONTINUE:

AND TO DO THEIR WORK

IN A WAY THAT IS, YOU KNOW,

SAFE FOR THEMSELVES

AND FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

( applause )

IT FEELS REALLY GREAT,

YOU KNOW.

IT FEELS LIKE:

WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS,

GETTING OUR MOVEMENT

AND OUR ORGANIZATION

MORE INTO THE MAINSTREAM.

THE ATTENTION THAT

WE GET FROM THESE EVENTS

GENERATES NEW MEMBERS.

YOU KNOW, HAVING THESE

RELATIONSHIPS--

IT'S DEFINITELY A STEP

IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

Male reporter:

SAN DIEGO'S LARGEST

LOCAL EVENT:

IS NOW UNDERWAY AT THE FIRST

FULL DAY OF COMIC-CON.

THE ANNUAL CONVENTION

IS EXPECTED TO DRAW

MORE THAN 130,000 PEOPLE

TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA

THIS WEEKEND.

( distant siren wailing )

HEY, CAN YOU GUYS GET

KIND OF CLOSE TOGETHER?

ALL RIGHT.

( camera shutter clicks )

AWESOME.

Mr. Xtreme:

WELL, THIS MEETUP

IS TO HELP THE HOMELESS

AND THE NEEDY:

BY GIVING THEM:

WATER AND FOOD,

ALSO TO JUST LET THEM KNOW

THAT WE'RE THE GOOD GUYS

AND WE'RE, YOU KNOW--

WE'RE HERE TO HELP,

AND ALSO TO PROMOTE

UNITY AND CAMARADERIE

WITHIN THE REAL-LIFE

SUPERHERO SCENE.

Thanatos:

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST

IMPORTANT THINGS WE DO.

ALL OF A SUDDEN:

I'M NOT THE ONLY CRAZY

PERSON OUT HERE:

IN A MASK AND A COSTUME.

I HAVE A LOT OF:

OTHER FRIENDS.

AND WHEN WE LEAVE,

WE TAKE THAT KNOWLEDGE OF

HOW TO FUNCTION AS A TEAM

BACK TO WHEREVER WE ARE

TO MEET UP WITH OTHER PEOPLE

AND SPREAD THAT.

SIR, DID YOU NEED

SOME COLD WATER?

Urban Avenger:

WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS

WE'RE TRYING TO PROMOTE

GOODWILL HERE TODAY.

AND I THINK:

WE'RE DOING JUST THAT.

I HOPE THIS CAMPAIGN

GOES WELL.

TODAY IS TODAY:

AND TOMORROW WILL BE

ANOTHER DAY.

AND HOPEFULLY TOMORROW

IS JUST LIKE TODAY.

BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.

ONLY TIME WILL TELL.

- Woman:
MAN,

YOU GUYS ARE FANTASTIC.

- Mr. Xtreme:
WE DO WHAT WE CAN.

- YOU GUYS WITH COMIC-CON?

- NO, ACTUALLY WE'RE--

WE'RE THE REAL DEALS.

- YOU'RE THE REAL DEALS, HUH?

- THE REAL DEALS.

Woman:

THAT'S WHAT MATTERS, MAN.

Y'ALL THE REAL DEAL.

Urban Avenger:

YOU GUYS KEEP SAFE TODAY.

- CAPTAIN SAVE-EVERYBODY.

- Urban Avenger:
KEEP COOL.

- THANK YOU AGAIN.

- SURE.

Woman:

WE ALL NEED SUPERHEROES

IN OUR LIVES.

PEOPLE LIKE THESE

IS HOW COME:

WE ALL LIVE AND SURVIVE.

THEY TAKE CARE OF US.

AND IF PEOPLE SAY

THEY AIN'T REAL,

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