I really need to go here
The villain is the economy. Despite being about $70,000 shy of the funding needed to cast a figure in the image of the fictional ‘Daily Planet’ reporter, this town of 6,000 residents says it’s going forward with a ground breaking. Metropolis wants its Lois Lane statue.
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Very little about Metropolis, Illinois, resembles the metroplex made famous in “Action Comics,” except for the constant presence of Superman. His statue stands 15-feet tall outside the Massac County Courthouse and 50 yards away is the county justice center.
In 1972, DC Comics, the current owner of the character, declared the town the official home for Superman. Since then, it’s residents have fashioned a monument, a museum, and an annual festival around the superhero.
“We’ve had groups from as far away as Japan and Australia,” said Karla Ogle, one of the festival organizers. “There’s a family that comes every year from Canada.”
That is where President Obama posed with Superman, I believe from when he was campaigning for the senate in Illinois.
There’s only one Superman, and he plays center for the Orlando Magic.
The festival is this weekend; I’m on my way down there from Chicago tomorrow morning!
(I’ll be tweeting the experience: /seth410)
It’s a kitschy little town, but really friendly and the Superman on the water tower can be seen for miles. Very cool.
This illustrates what I love about the USA and it’s people: they will make money in this town by embracing a comic book character as their own. To quote OCP, Good business is where you find it!
Clearly the town is delusional.
Superman’s hometown is in Kansas.
News, if people in that town can put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads, I say that’s a useful delusion. You are however right.