Meanwhile, back in the darkened alleys of a city near you.
trouble is brewing.
A fight breaks out.
A mugger shakes down an innocent tourist.
Inequality is on the rise.
Enter our heroes.
Dark Guardian chases off an angry drug dealer in Manhattan.
Xtreme charges in and breaks up a San Diego bar brawl.
Ronin hugs a homeless man on the snowy streets of Toronto.
These aren't the big-screen or comic-book heroes that have been increasingly dominating pop culture.
They're real-life .
Douglas & Mcintyre The rise of real-life superheroes, paperback/peter nowak
