Two self-styled superheroes – The Dark Spartan and his sidekick The Black Void – have vowed to fight crime and deploy justice to their neighbourhood
But despite months of patrolling their local seaside resorts, the pair – in real life a financial adviser and a shop worker – have failed to find any trouble at all.

The "Black Void", a comic book store worker, hides his identity behind a Spiderman mask and uses a cane for protection, like his cartoon hero Daredevil.
He admits to suffering from irritable bowel syndrome which can become inflamed at times of stress if the situation gets "a little tasty".
A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall police said: "We are aware of the presence of the Dark Spartan in Torbay but we are not aware of any issues.

"Police will continue to deal with incidents as part of normal duties and investigate any allegations."


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... -find.html

Very funny story. And maybe a little sad and scary too.

Its all fun and games until somebody loses an eye

Great names tho

Quick--somebody draw us a cover of Dark Spartan and Black Void battling each other in a coal mine!

Irritable bowel syndrome should not be mentioned in the same sentence as "a little tasty".

Inflamed in times of stress- is that his version of Spider-sense?

"Hold up, Black Void! My bowels are tingling- I sense danger is near!"

Maybe he ate some radioactive bran ...

Neither Marvel nor DC has ever had a superhero with IBS. Showing once again that they just aren't the innovators they once were....

Maybe DC could pick up on it - adding a new urgency to "Quick! To the batmobile!"

Cue the next Kevin Smith Batman book.

I actually read this article as such...

"The "Black Void", a comic book store worker, hides his identity behind a Spiderman mask and uses a cane for protection. Like his cartoon hero Daredevil,
he admits to suffering from irritable bowel syndrome which can become inflamed at times of stress if the situation gets "a little tasty". "

A little punctuation goes a long way.

I guess Daredevil appeared in a few cartoons, but it feels wrong to call him a "cartoon hero."