The idea of super heroes in the “real-world” is nothing new, but the hit TV show Heroes brought the idea to the mainstream. Many comic books have tackled the political and ethical questions many spandex heroes ignore and Heroes aimed to be the window for geeks and non-geeks alike. Normal people began discovering their extraordinary abilities with varying results of shock, fear, and accidents. The breakout star, Hiro Nakamura, a geek like us, discovered he could stop time and teleport, accidentally shooting himself from Japan to the middle of Time Square, screaming “Yatta. Hello New York!”