The year is 2009. Ralph Nader just finished his second term in office. The September 11 attacks targeted Playboy and Hustler et al, instigating a shorter and much more amusing war, now finished.
Your name is Méibh "yes I spell it with the Pokemon mark" Morrisey, and you're one of New York's superheroes. Sometimes it's firefighting and rescue, sometimes it's journalism, and sometimes, there are supervillains.