As Batman, Spider-Man and Wonder Woman can attest: Being a superhero is hard work.
But it isn’t all just saving lives or preventing the universe from imminent destruction: Shopping for job supplies also takes a heroic effort. Hey, you try finding a decent cape at Staples or Office Depot.
There is one place where budding Iron Man interns or aspiring Avengers can get everything from masks to utility belts and even cans containing super powers like justice, chutzpah, magnificence, immortality and vengeance.
It’s called the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Store, and it’s the only store we’ve heard of where you can test your cape with a wind machine before you purchase it.
The superhero store has a heroic purpose: raising money for 826NYC, a nonprofit organization that helps students improve their writing skills.
The store may be a bit of a joke, but Eckart is serious about the need for real-life superheroes.
He told Barcroft TV he believes there are “definitely periods of greater injustice and perhaps villainy in the world and certain evil organizations that might need people to resist them. Whether that is someone who wears a cape and jumps off of buildings or someone who fights injustice with whatever tools they have at their disposal, I think hopefully we’re inspiring a new generation of them.”
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Last year, Marvel introduced its first Muslim superhero who headlined her own comic — Ms. Marvel is a female teenager with very regular problems in life (overbearing parents, sibling rivalry, a crush who has friendzoned her, and an inability to belong to the ‘popular’ crew). Khan made her first appearance in the 2013 August issue of Captain Marvel prior to starring in her own comic book. A Pakistani-American, Khan is part of the Muslim community in New Jersey City. With inhuman genes and shapeshifting abilities, Khan can stretch, expand, compress her entire body or parts of her body. Khan dresses up just like the previous Ms. Marvel, her idol - Carol Danvers.
Priya’s Shakti
Inspired by Hindu mythological tales, Ram Devineni, Lina Srivastava, and Dan Goldman created Priya, a young woman who survived a gang-rape, and went on to battle gender crimes in India with the blessings of Goddess Parvati. Priya’s Shakti was created in 2012 following the horrific Delhi gang-rape.
Super Sikh
Deep Singh's entrance into the comic book world created quite a flutter, given that the ‘part-Batman, part-Jason Bourne' secret agent is possibly the world's first crime-fighting sardar. Stylishly opting for a red turban and a well-fitted suit, instead of the classic underwear-over-tights superhero attire, this United Nations secret agent is a huge Elvis patron when not fighting the Taliban and other notorious criminals. Super Sikh was a successful kickstarter project by writer Eileen Alden and Silicon Valley executive Supreet Singh Manchada.
Burka Avenger
Meet Burka Avenger , aka Jiya, a young schoolteacher who employs her school teacher skills to fight crime against women and education. She is specially trained in the martial art of 'Takht Kabaddi' that involves throwing books and pens, and uses her burqa to mask her identity (a much more effective technique than a skimpy mask). This TV show character was created by Pakistani singer Haroon Rashid in 2013 as a reaction to girls’ schools being shut down by Pakistani extremists.
Omega Sentinel
Potentially the first Indian female character to appear in the popular X-Men series ( in 2000), Karima Shapandar is not a mutant, but an Omega Prime Sentinel, a human programmed to seek out and destroy mutants. The ex-Indian police officer was eventually disassembled by Professor X and Magneto, to return to her human state but retained her super powers, and lost part of her memory in the process.
Maya
Who wouldn't want the ability to control water and fire? Well, this DC creation who first appeared in Justice League International (JLI) in 1993 does precisely that: Indian superhero Chandi Gupta or Maya discovered these abilities at a very young age, and eventually channelled them into fighting for the JLI.
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