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Designer Danny Haas has created a series of weathered posters that split famed superheroes' personalities straight down the middle. For characters such as Jean Grey and Susan Richards, the divide is less obvious but no less charming. Here's hoping he makes a Multiple Man diagram that's shaped like a pie chart. You can pick up prints of these fractured do-gooders at Haas' Society 6 shop.

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Soraya Intercine's TV program Supergirl not only cribs a name from DC's lady Kryptonian — this Indonesian show also takes some serious fashion cues from Marvel's Spider-Woman. Frankly, I love these bootleg heroes. She can start a superteam with the Indian Incredible Hulk, the Bangladeshi Hulk, and every Turkish superhero ever. Together they can take down Bangladeshi King Kong and Japanese Jaws. More »
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Sculptor Louise Bourgeois created an array of surreal images in her career, including mutant body-parts. But Bourgeois, nicknamed "Spiderwoman," will be best remembered for the giant spiders she placed all over the world. She died Monday, aged 98. [Daily Telegraph] More »
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For we mere mortals, romance can be tough; after all, love is, as Pat Benetar once so tunefully pointed out, a battlefield. But some comic book characters come prepared for this kind of war. Here're 10 examples to learn from. More »
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Fancy catching up on the first season of Marvel's Spider-Woman motion comic? With the final episode release earlier this week, the whole thing is now available to view for free on Hulu. Sorry, people who paid money on iTunes. [Hulu] More »
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Whether you're looking for superpowered pets, non-moving motion comics, classic tales retold or spelunking adventure the way you want it, there's only one place to look this week: Your local comic book store. Why, yes: These are comics we crave. More »
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Marvel's much-hyped first motion comic, Spider-Woman has finally been released - But is it a bold leap forward for the format, or as disappointing as Warners' Watchmen adaptation? How about "both"? More »
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Grim and gritty superheroics make a comeback - as if they'd ever left - in the just-released trailer for Marvel's new Spider-Woman motion comic. Click through for animated spies and whispered voiceovers. More »
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Next month, Spider-Woman will get a little love again with the Oct. 13 release of the DVD Spider-Woman vs. The Fly. No, it doesn’t quite stack up to the whopping Spider-Man franchise—but then what heroine’s spoils ever have? Are these hard-working ladies unfairly undervalued despite their occupational hazards? We've got a report on how a handful of superpowered grrrls stack up to their male counterparts. More »
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Annalee is asking costumed fans roaming the halls of WonderCon one crucial question: How they would strip off their costumes if they had to get naked really, really fast? She found not but two of the most famous arachnid-based characters in the comic book world and asked them how they'd strip down in record time. Turns out that Spidey didn't just inherit radioactive powers, he also gained the ability of extreme sewing and the power to airbrush muscles onto his suit. More »
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