Phoenix Jones was the leader of a caped crime fighting posse collectively known as The Rain City Superhero Movement. Real life superheroes. For years this unit - ranging from former soldiers to reformed criminals - spent their nights patrolling dangerous neighbourhoods. 

At their height, Phoenix was an international celebrity, getting invited to film premieres and TV appearances. But after an increased notoriety led to the break-up of the crew, Phoenix ended up on the wrong side of the law. Was he a super villain all along?

David Weinberg enters the unbelievable universe of Phoenix Jones - and the bigger world of costumed crusaders. From Buenos Aires to Tokyo, as a new generation of ‘superheroes’ emerges, what secrets lie behind the mask?