title: Heroes in the Night: Inside the Real Life Superhero Movement
author:  Tea Krulos 
description: If youve seen the movies Mystery Men and Kick-Ass, youre familiar with real-life superheroes (otherwise known as RLSH). These are men and women who dress themselves up in costumes and patrol the streets of their cities, trying to combat evil. Clearly that sounds silly, and the author certainly explores the silly elements of RLSH, but theres a serious side, too. These are ordinary people taking, in some cases, extraordinary risks, often motivated by a deep need to make their world a safer, better place. The notion of the real-life superhero dates back centuries, at least as far back as Robin Hood, and its modern-day incarnations have formed a community, with online forums, fans, even a secret text (a 1980 self-published book called How to Be a Super-Hero). It probably would have been easy for Krulos to make fun of these people, but, for the most part, he treats RLSH with respect because, if you factor out the comic-bookish elements, these are men and women who are risking their own safety to make others feel a bit safer. And its hard to make fun of that. --David Pitt
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  # Nightstorm
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Gaja J. Kos
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  NIGHTSTORM
  
  
  
  
  
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  Copyright © 2018 Gaja J. Kos
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  
  
  
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  No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted by any means,
  electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior
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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are
  the product of the author's imagination or used fictitiously, and any
  resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments,
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  ISBN 978-961-94368-3-7
  
  
  
  
  
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  Published by Boris Kos
  
  
  February 2018
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  For Špela. You kick ass, woman!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [KOLOVRAT UNIVERSE](part0004.html#3Q280-5ff0d2216e1247a78054f8f1ec49adda)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0005.html#4OIQ0-5ff0d2216e1247a78054f8f1ec49adda)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part000