What do his friends and
family think? “I think they’ve gotten
used to it. At first they discouraged me. They thought it was a kid thing. They’re concerned with my safety, but they want to see me have a regular life,
want to make the XJL the biggest and the strongest and the best.” The Grim was born in
Paradise Hills, grew up all over town, and served in the Navy as a nuclear submariner. He admits the job was “more brains than
“In the beginning, I was getting roughed up by the cops,” says Mr. Xtreme.
have a family and all that. I think eventually I’ll do that. I’m going to commit to another 10 years and then retire. My parents will be getting old. I’ll take care of them and then I do want to settle down eventually. But I have a lot of things I want to get done first. I
brawn,” but has always trained in boxing and martial arts. “I’ve always been into
superheroes. I’ve also been kind of an oddball. To boost myself up, I pre- tend that I’m way better than I am. Ever since I was really little. This guy that
I worked with a long time ago picked up a Reader in the attic from a year or so before and he said, hey, San Diego already has a hero! Here’s out there and he gives a damn, and I give a damn, too! I had no idea there was a huge group who followed along, but there was a group by then, so I went on patrol with a suit I’d been working on. At first it was weird. Maybe not for the other guys, but I was like, ‘Ok, its not Halloween and I’m still in my costume.’ But that feeling faded really fast. We’re out here to do a job, we do it, and I’ve never looked back. Most people I tell just say, well, that fig- ures. I was really nervous about telling my dad. He’s a volunteer sheriff, and in the past cops weren’t all that supportive, but he’s actually come and taught some of our deescala-
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