Purple Dragon Book Mention

[willtupper]

Hey Gang,

So I just finished reading I, Superhero!! We wear Tights So You Don't Have To by the writer, Mike McMullen.

It's all about the "real-life superhero" movement. Like Kick-Ass, only real. The book is a nonfiction account of people who dress-up in costumes, work to raise awareness about causes they care about, and *cough* fight crime.

It is, without a doubt, the most fun book I have read in a VERY long time. I absolutely loved it.

At one point, Mr. McMullen is interviewing "Master Legend," a real-life superhero you may have seen featured on the Watchmen DVD special-features, or in Rolling Stone magazine.

At one point, Master Legend talks about his early training, and how he became a real-life superhero. And, well... I'm pretty sure we all know where he got the idea for at least one part of his "legend:"


"As a superhero, and at work, or, you know, when I made it into the Purple Dragons, I had to swim through these three different canals I had to jump water towers, and uh, you know, not many people will jump from one water tower to another, or will they swim through a snake pit, nor will they swim through an airplane landing strip, but I did."

Swim through a landing strip?

"What's the Purple Dragons?" I ask.

"Yeah."

"What are they?"

"Ninja biker ninja kung fu martial artists biker group."

That could be the single coolest description of a group I've ever read. Throw in "zombie" or "Amazon," and it's perfect.


Anyway, yeah. The Purple Dragons.

Ninja biker ninja kung fu martial artists biker group .

WT