Look: Superman in Satwa? Dubai artist celebrates unsung local heroes with incredible digital art

Are Earth's mightiest heroes in town? It would certainly seem so. But what is Iron Man doing in a tailoring shop?

Why is the Hulk, in all his green glory and rippling muscles stretched taut, carrying a large heavy sack half his own size down an alley?

These are Yohan Wadia's representations of the unsung heroes of Satwa — and they are sure to create a storm. “Satwa is like a cultural and commercial hub of Dubai,” said Wadia, speaking to Khaleej Times.

“There are so many people who are away from their families and toiling every day and night. It is such a blending pot of cultures. In every nook and cranny, there are people who do physical work as well as craftsmen and graffiti artists. It is like an ecosystem within itself. So I came up with the idea of superimposing the culture of Satwa with that of the western world of superheroes. And to me it is a perfect match.”

Have a look at some of his other work and see if you can spot your favourite superhero — with a distinctly Dubai flavour.

Perhaps, the brilliance of Wadia's work lies in his humanising of these much-loved DC and Marvel characters as everyday people. Dubai's own friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man is spotted carrying bags of goods down a familiar street, while Wolverine — a claw talisman around his neck — nurses a cup of chai (karak, perhaps?).