An artist has created a new superhero inspired by his daughter to show her she "can be anything she wants to be".
Roisin said seeing herself represented in the comic had inspired her to draw. Her dad said Roisin's "bolshie and brave" attitude is shown throughout the book. Now living near Manchester, illustrator Mr Connolly said he "regretted" leaving the Steel City 10 years ago but still worked designing beer labels for Sheffield breweries.Breweries and beer companies have commissioned Mr Connolly to help design their ales
Another strong female figure in his life who inspired him was his sister Teresa who died from cancer in April 2020. He said creating the comic was a "salvation" during a dark time, dedicating his work to "a real-life woman of steel". He gave one backer the chance to appear as the winning goal-scorer in a Steel City Derby game between Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United.He said: "He's a real character like straight out of a [Robert] De Niro film."