I didn’t read about New York’s next big superhero in the local newspaper or on the blogs. I heard about it at the dog park. In Brooklyn, of course. Yes, Brooklyn has it’s own superhero now. And he’s not a chiseled, heroic Superman type figure. He’s a sanitation worker from Bay Ridge who winds up with powers after falling into the Gowanus Canal.

Garbageman Vinny’s alter ego will be fighting crime in just about every neighborhood. No cape or any of that goofy stuff. He’s just a superhuman guy who can’t escape trouble any better than the rest of us. Creators Frank Tieri, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Palmiotti’s wife, former “Supergirl” artist Amanda Conner are all Brooklyn natives. They came up with a the idea in a bar.

Check out their interview at Comic Book Resources.