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Type of site | Satire |
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| Created by | Robert Hamburger (pseudonym) |
| URL | www.realultimatepower.net |
| Launched | 2002 |
The Official Ninja Webpage: Real Ultimate Power is a satire website created in 2002 by the pseudonymous Robert Hamburger. Written using the persona of a 13-year-old boy, the site is a parody of adolescent fascination with Ninjas. Warren St. John, columnist for The New York Times described it as "a satirical ode to the masculine prowess of ninjas".[1]
In 2004, it was chosen by Kensington Books for their inaugural book release in the new fratire genre—non-fiction literature marketed to young men in a politically incorrect and overtly masculine fashion. Due to the website's fan base, the Real Ultimate Power, The Official Ninja Book became a cult hit, selling 35,000 copies in two years.[2] The success of the book prompted Kensington's release of other fratire books by Tucker Max and Maddox.[2][3]
The Real Ultimate Power concept developed an internet meme with the creation of dozens of imitation parody websites.[4][5]
- ^ Warren St. John, "Dude, Here's My Book ", The New York Times, April 16, 2006, pt1
- ^ a b Warren St. John, "Dude, Here's My Book ", The New York Times, April 16, 2006, pt2
- ^ Maddox, The Alphabet of Manliness, Citadel Press, 2006, pg I, Maddox wrote: Thanks to Robert Hamburger for paving the way for authors such as myself. Without the success of Real Ultimate Power, many authors like me wouldn't have been given a chance.
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Carpwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Citynet Magazine, The Official Real Ultimate Power Parody Directory, Citynet Magazine, June 16, 2002 Archived September 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine