Omega Man’s Last Stand

Alonzo Washington is justifiably praised for helping bring killers to justice as a community activist. He has also earned criticism for being a vain self-promoter who insults other activists and bloggers, whom he says are beneath him. 

Could the origin of Washington’s real-life crime fighting – as well as his unyiedling hostility – be rooted in some horrific trauma? Like, say, the death of his greatest creation, Omega Man? The comic-book hero who was, according to the cover, “Too Black — Too Strong” for evildoers hasn’t been heard from in a long time. When Washington posts online pictures of himself dressed as the character, is it just because he thinks he looks good in spandex and a Bluetooth, or is it a tribute to a fallen legend? We called the metro’s comic stores to check on the status of KC’s greatest — it’s only — superhero.