Tim Gunn: Fashion Guru by Day, Fashion Crime Fighter by Night

Marvel Comics has a new super-hero on their hands. His special power? Being able to see through lousy trends, discern cheap fabrics, and discover up and coming designers. His outfit? A freshly dry-cleaned Armani suit and Ferragamo loafers.

Yep, that's right--Tim Gunn has officially become a super hero. The comic "Loaded Gunn" will feature Gunn as the fashion-crime stopping hero that always steps in at the critical moment when a poor fashion choice is about to be made.

Says Gunn of the project, "It's exciting and exhilarating, but bizarre. When they came to me, I said, `I'm about to turn 56 years old. Are they crazy?' But it kept revealing itself in layers and next thing, I'm wearing the `Iron Man' suit. I was dumbstruck."

"Most superheroes are fighting the same thing — good vs. evil — but who's taking on crimes against fashion? Me!"

According to Gunn the greatest fashion crime is improper fit--and Crocs, "It's the No. 1 fashion crime item — and I see it a lot."

Does that make Mario Batali the villian?

--Daphne Muller