Ted Cruz: senator, lawyer, coloring book superhero

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is a lot of things - conservative insurgent, lawmaker, potential presidential candidate - but it's a pretty sure bet he never thought he would be the star of a coloring book.

Cruz was the star of "Cruz to the Future," a book released last year by Really Big Coloring Books. The book was such a hit that the publisher decided to re-release it with an addition entitled "Ted Cruz Saves America."

"This book was so wildly crazy popular," publisher Wayne Bell told USA Today. "Some parents consider this man a superhero."

In the new addendum, Cruz is depicted riding atop an eagle clutching a rifle, fighting a three-headed snake representing Obamacare, illegal immigration, and high taxes. One page with a "2016" label shows the senator striding toward the White House with his family.

The publisher's website describes Cruz as a "positive role model worthy of study in any school ," and it credits him with a "rejuvenation for the Tea Party movement in the U.S." But the Bell says his company didn't publish the book as an endorsement.

"We make books for the entire slice of America," he told USA Today. "I've never talked to Mr. Cruz. I don't know him...But there are fanatic admirers of Ted Cruz."

And also, don't miss this promotional video: