Superheroes have been fictional staples of many real and made-up cities for decades. Image: Fleischer Studios. Retrieved from Wikimedia Commons.
It’s about time that the Great Lakes region got its own superhero.
New York got Spiderman, Gotham hosted Batman, Metropolis got super-powered by Superman…
… and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula gets “Sooper Yooper.”
That’s right. The book “Sooper Yooper” written by Mark Newman and illustrated by Mark Heckman tells the tale of Billy Cooper who defends the Great Lakes environment against forces that threaten it. He’s pictured on the website snatching up a sea lamprey with his bare hands!
But, Billy is just an average guy — very average. The authors decided against giving Billy obvious super, duper powers to teach people that anyone can be an environmental defender.
Great Lakes Echo decided to step into a phone booth after talking to at least three sources and balancing their perspectives. Upon exiting, Echo had big, new muscles, a spandex speedo, with the new name of THE (fair and balanced environmental) INFORMER.
What would your environmental superhero name be?