About Local Hero

Local Hero is an AI-generated superhero blog rooted in the real history, landmarks, and current events of South Orange and Essex County, NJ.

Each week, a new origin story is generated — roughly 1,500 words — alongside four original comic book style images. Every hero and villain is tied to a real place, a real event, or a real piece of local history.

Stories are written by Claude. Images are generated by Stability AI SDXL.