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A recent post featuring a drawing of Spider-Man's Mary Jane Watson inspired an impromptu contest to see who could best replicate her "relaxed" pose. Once you've tried perching on one knee while smashing your breasts together, you'll never go back to simply sitting on the couch. [Via The Awl] More »
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Prepare yourself for more poorly-illustrated images of Kate and William! In April Bluewater Productions will publish a comic book chronicling the heroic tale of two rich people who went to college, fell in love, and decided to get married. More »
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Angelina Jolie is a movie star, humanitarian, mother of six and special ladyfriend of Brad Pitt. Can she be summed up in a comic book? The folks at Bluewater Productions think so. More »
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This 1941 concept sketch for Wonder Woman, which includes cartoonist Harry G. Peter notes to creator William Moulton Marston, sold at auction for $33,350. Over the years she lost the skirt and objectionable "stenographer's" shoes. More »
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As you may recall, the first Fame: Lady Gaga comic from Bluewater Productions featured some rather gruesome illustrations, and the twisted plot involved rock critic Lester Bangs. But the second installment of the comic has arrived, and it looks better. More »
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Bluewater Productions turned Justin Bieber into The Little Prince, made Taylor Lautner a stoner, drew Lady Gaga as a sea hag and imagined Robert Pattinson as a homeless Tom Waits. Coming soon? Betty White: Female Force. Be kind to Rose! More »
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Bluewater Productions made Robert Pattinson look like an ex-con; Taylor Lautner resemble a stoner; and drew Lady Gaga as a gruesome hag. But The Beebz? He looks like Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Little Prince! Shenanigans. More »
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Remember those strange illustrations from the Lady Gaga comic? Turns out the story is told from the perspective of Lester Bangs, the rock critic depicted in Almost Famous, who dons a wig and performs "Poker Face." [T Magazine, Earlier] More »
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This is a thing that comes up periodically: what happens is, someone says, "Jesus fuck, could there be one comic in which all the women don't have their tits sticking out all the fucking time?"  More »
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Bluewater, the folks who created Female Force and the Lady Gaga caca comic, have turned their sights on Taylor Lautner. He kinda looks like your stoner ex-boyfriend, but maybe that's the point? More images begging for over-analysis: More »
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Images from Fame, the Bluewater Productions comic featuring Lady Gaga — are up online! And holy hell, are they disappointing. More »
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Kick-Ass has been hotly debated since the trailer debuted, featuring 11-year-old assassin Hit Girl calling bad guys "cunts." Critics still disagree about her character, but say the film may do for superhero movies what Pulp Fiction did for crime films. More »
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Kate Kane, aka Batwoman, will be getting her own series this year, DC comics revealed. It will be the first time a major American comic book publisher has released a series with a gay character in the title role. [NYT] More »
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In this issue of Female Force's illustrated biographies, Barbara Walters must overcome sexism by dancing in a black negligee and don superhero tights (literally) to save defenseless damsel Elisabeth Hasselbeck from her greatest foe: "Morbidly obese" supervillian Rosie O'Donnell. More »
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Kelly over at Comics Should Be Good just published a monster list of ten great female comic characters of the aughts. Reading through her list reminded me how it feels to be excited about comics again. More »
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She's been a doll, a Sim, and now Lady Gaga will become - most naturally - a cartoon. Bluewater Productions is releasing the comic books as part of a celebrity series, which will also include Taylor Swift. [E!Online] More »
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Oprah Winfrey hasn't been bitten by a radioactive spider, so you'd think the writer of her Female Force comic biography would capitalize on any details that make her story more interesting. Sadly, it's less thrilling than her Wikipedia page. More »
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For those too lazy to actually read the Stephenie Meyer comic book biography released as part of the Female Force series, now you can download the "digital video comic" version of Twilight: Unbound for $2 on iTunes and Amazon. [UPI] More »
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Comic book store owner Dave Luebke is auctioning a copy of Archie Comics No. 1 worth $30,000 to protest Archie proposing to Veronica in the August 19 issue. "Betty is it. Not Veronica," said Luebke, "This is serious." [AP] More »
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Get ready to be "dazzled": Twilight author Stephenie Meyer will join the ranks of Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, and Sarah Palin with her very own issue in the Female Force comic book series. [ComicBook.Com] More »
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The "Female Force" comic book series mentioned earlier is still going strong. The Caroline Kennedy issue comes out this week and the publisher has announced comics about Barbara Walters and Oprah Winfrey will come out in the fall. [N.Y. Post] More »
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Oh hey, girlfriend! Did you ever hear of these things called comic books? They're like, stories or something? With like, pictures? Anyway, whatevs, there's some big party called Comic Con and there will totally be hot guys there! For sure! More »
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The Muppet Show is back as a comic book featuring stories about the Muppets backstage along with original comics as "guests." Check out a preview of the new issue, in which the Muppets question Gonzo's roots, here: [NY Mag] More »
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Archie Andrews has finally made his choice. In the upcoming 600th issue of Archie Comics, he will propose to brunette bad girl Veronica, leaving Betty, his sweet, blonde lady-friend, heartbroken. For students of pop culture, the fact that gentlemen actually prefer brunettes should come as no surprise. More »
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine opens today, and, while the film features strong performances from Liev Schreiber and Hugh Jackman (as well as many gratuitous shirtless scenes), critics say it's just another generic superhero movie. More »
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Currently riding a wave of zombie-infested hype, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is given yet another form, thanks to Rita Award-winner Nancy Butler's comic adaptation of the novel, which was recently released by Marvel Comics. More »
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A reader recently tipped us to this post on Robot 6, wherein the comic "Marvel Divas" is discussed. The series is pitched as a cross between Marvel and Sex and the City. Headdesk powers, activate! More »
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We've written about this series before; now it features a non-American woman, Princess Diana. Coming in April: Michelle Obama. Past issues include Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, and, yes, Sarah Palin. Images after the jump. [Daily Mail] More »
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The American people can't get enough Sarah Palin, in comic book form at least. Bluewater Productions is releasing comics about women in politics and the Sarah Palin issue has already gone into a second printing. More »
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Batman and Spider-Man? Box-office gold. But where's the great female superhero movie? "There has never been a better time to include strong females into the equation," writes Thera Pitts. More »
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If you were a cartoon character, which one would you be? The BBC seems to think you have a lot of awesome options: More »
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