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Princess and Wonder Woman running outfits are magical and sweat-proof

Sleeping Beauty isn’t known for her high levels of activity, but with these running costumes, she and the other Disney princesses might get a different reputation. Plus, the sweat-wicking, anti-odor material keeps your costume looking fresh, even when you’re drenched in sweat. Etsy seller Helen McCarty runs the This Princess Runs shop, making princess and … Continued

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What if Pixar made a Justice League movie?

Given Disney’s affiliation with Marvel Comics, there’s scant chance we’ll ever see a Pixar Justice League film happen. But if the tides ever someday magically turned, these concept sketches by artist Daniel Araya would be a great place to start. Explains Araya of these designs: Just for fun I started doing concepts for a faux … Continued

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Could new Iron Man 3 set photos point to a most unexpected supervillain?

We now know the fate of at least one Dark Knight Rises character. The cast of the Robocop reboot just got even more awesome. Is Wonder Woman coming back? Plus tons of hints for True Blood, Alphas, and Tron Uprising! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from The Dark Knight Rises. The Dark Knight … Continued

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DC superheroines rock out as the Runaways

Wonder Woman artist Cliff Chiang celebrates the Amazonian princess — as well as the Black Canary, Zatanna, and Batgirl — by placing them in an all-girl rock band. Love Wonder Woman rocking the Joan Jett hair, and those star-spangled pants don’t look half bad. Don’t give a damn ’bout my bad reputation… [Cliff Chiang via … Continued

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The Bizarre History of Superhero Porn [NSFW]

Are we in the golden age of superhero porn? It sure seems like that. The Avengers continues to break box office records, and meanwhile a ton of superhero porn spoofs come out every month. There will probably be a dozen Justice League porn films before a real Justice League movie ever comes out. But superhero … Continued

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What will Joss Whedon’s next project really be?

Now that Joss Whedon has joined the tiny club of directors whose films have made over a billion dollars, there’s tons of speculation about what’s next for the no-longer-a-cult icon. People are dragging lists of Whedon’s unfinished projects out of mothballs — the Guardian suggests maybe he’ll decide to make a Buffy movie after all, … Continued

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Make your own superhero heels and walk a mile in Wonder Woman’s shoes

Red or blue heels, red and gold fabric, straight pins, needles and thread are all you need to slip into the role of Wonder Woman. Self-described geek crafter @Seelix gives step-by-step instructions in transforming plain heels to superhero heels. This how-to guide makes no mention of imparted superpowers, but as @Seelix writes, these heels “…make … Continued

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Geek girls paint geek icons, and the results will make you smile

Are you ready for a supercute, thrilling new look at Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Daenerys Targaryen and other famous women from science fiction and fantasy? A new exhibition, opening in Seattle this weekend, features a crew of amazing female artists, tackling some of your favorite characters. Hey Geek Girl, curated by Bonnie Burton, is “a tribute … Continued

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Superheroes grace the covers of Life Magazine

Pop artist Des Taylor blends his fascination with 1950s pinup art and animation-inspired superhero designs to imagine the retro-style magazines Marvel and DC characters might have graced in the sixties and seventies. Taylor does a nice job giving these Bruce Timm-esque characters a slightly older feel for his “Live” (in lieu of “Life”) magazine covers. … Continued

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Father and daughter in matching Wonder Woman outfits make the perfect cosplay pair

Is there anything greater than a father and daughter sharing their passion for one of comics’ greatest heroines? Outside the DC booth, these two strike their best Wonder Woman pose and pull at our heartstrings. While a father and daughter in matching skirts and arm guards is already perfection, it’s also lovely how well their … Continued

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The Weird History of Wonder Woman in TV, Movies and Beyond

Poor Wonder Woman. Her television show got scrapped without even airing one episode, and her movie’s been in development hell since the early 1990s. Batman and Superman both get big-screen reboots, but Diana Prince can’t even get booted up for the first time. It’s not for lack of trying. Many attempts have been made to … Continued

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How My Little Pony‘s Lauren Faust will make you love Batgirl and Supergirl all over again

Lauren Faust has blown our minds with her work on Powerpuff Girls and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. And now she’s tackling the DC Universe with a new series of shorts, called Super Best Friends Forever, in which Batgirl, Supergirl and Wondergirl hang out and fight supervillains. We were lucky enough to talk one-on-one … Continued

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New documentary about the secret history of Wonder Woman recruits Gloria Steinem and Lynda Carter

Director Kristy Guevara-Flanagan rounded up Gloria Steinem, Shelby Knox, Lynda Carter and more to tell The Untold Story of American Superheroines, a title that specifically refers to the lady in red and blue, Wonder Woman. Watch how the superheroine changed over time and influenced all those around her! WONDER WOMEN! THE UNTOLD STORY OF AMERICAN … Continued

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My Little Supergirl: Lauren Faust’s Supergirl for Super Best Friends Forever

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic creator Lauren Faust has stepped back from her pastel equines to work on other projects. One of those projects is Super Best Friends Forever, a shorts series for DC Nation, and this is her Supergirl. As we’ve mentioned before, Super Best Friends Forever stars Supergirl, Batgirl, and Wonder Woman, … Continued

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Behold, Wonder Woman beating the crud out of an octopus god!

Author Brian Azzarello’s Wonder Woman has been one of our favorite books of the DC Comics relaunch, what with its profoundly creepy take on Greek mythology and the Olympic pantheon’s political machinations. And in the latest issue of Wonder Woman, the heroine is caught between the blubbery, tentacled Poseidon and the candle-headed death god Hades. … Continued

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Minimalist superhero posters bisect Batgirl and Spider-Man into their alter egos

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 … Continued

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Artist transforms constipated Victorian photos into flamboyant scifi heroes

We’ve seen kaiju inserted into yard sale paintings and vampiric 1800s facsimiles of Nicolas Cage. In the spirit of such portraiture comes Alex Gross’ series of science fiction cabinet cards, in which he takes poor dead bastards who kicked it 100+ years ago and repaints them as pop icons. Gross will be presenting a new … Continued

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David Bowie’s wife, the Wonder Woman and Black Widow that never was

Before Scarlett Johansson donned Natasha Romanov’s red tresses and Lynda Carter wore ancient Grecian skateboarding gear, Angie Bowie — a.k.a. the model “Jipp Jones,” the then-wife of David Bowie, and mother of Source Code director Duncan Jones — gave both Marvel’s superspy and DC Comics’ Amazonian princess a shot. Neither of her forays into superheroics … Continued

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In this week’s comics, Grant Morrison writes The Avengers (the other ones)

In this week’s comics, Grant Morrison puts him imprimatur on The Avengers, but not the ones you expect. On a similar albeit unrelated note, Brian Michael Bendis is also writing Marvel’s Avengers (above), wherein Storm joins the team. Let’s see what else is on the shelves Wednesday. First Issues First off, Boom is republishing Grant … Continued

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Behold, the Justice League of Japan that never was

Sure, we’ve seen a Japanese version of Spider-Man, but Wonder Woman artist Cliff Chiang has now created a Justice League straight out of 1970s anime and kaiju. According to Chiang, this concept art almost became a reality a few years back. DC Comics did something sort of like this with The Super Young Team, but … Continued