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Female superhero costumes are the comic industry’s “No Cooties” signs. They prove that the people who designed them think about girls (a lot) but don’t really know how they work and are making sure it stays that way.
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Victorian superheroes need to become a thing. Get on that comic industry. Combining 19th century cabinet card portraiture with pop culture, artist Alex Gross has created an army of whimsical trading cards with a vintage feel.
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Thirty tailors died constructing that suit. There are comic book characters that have successfully been reinvented over the years, like Superman (originally couldn't fly) and Batman (originally a cricket-themed adventurer). And then there are these guys.
Culture Buzz The artists at draw2d2 put a superhero spin on the American film classic “A Christmas Story” with a sweet series of illustrations. You know, had the Marvel Universe included tongue frost and Italian leg lamps in their mythos, I probably would have grown up a pretty hardcore comic book collector. (via http:)
Culture Buzz You don’t need a phone booth to see both sides of Superman, just the posters of Danny Haas. (via artofdanny.com)
Culture Buzz “Can y'all do the stanky leg for the happy birthday boy?” This is beyond bizarre.
Culture Buzz There can never be enough renditions of superhero artwork. This artist, by the name of “bloop”, has a great minimalist interpretation of the classic superheroes and villians. You can find more of the work at bloops blog here and see if you can identify them all! (via bloopsie.tumblr.com)
Artist Ty Lettau continues his 8-bit schtick with this collection of movie, cartoon, comic book and TV character designs. Can you name half of them? (via geeksaresexy.net)
Culture Buzz Iconic superheroes stripped down to their core, from the appropriately named “bare essentials” series by Dennis de Groot and Nalden. Click here to see more. (via comicscavern.com)
Spidey has been around for a long time. Click here to see more. (via visboo.com)
David Finch's 'Justice League' cover caused quite a stir when it debuted last week. Here's the best fan art response to it yet. (via Bleeding Cool)
TV Buzz In the United States, there is a “growing real life superhero community.” It is made up of ordinary regular people who have perfected certain skills to protect others. These people wear capes and masks, and they even have superhero names. And HBO has a feature documentary on the subject that premieres tomorrow night.
Politics Buzz The Daily Show looks the new debt crisis congressional “supercommittee” and the “amazing powers” they posses. At least find out how Sen. John “The Trickler” Kyl got his superhero name. (via thedailyshow.com)
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Defender of the Unipurrs.
Culture Buzz They may be extinct but they can still kick ass! [Ed. note Tons more where that came from at this awesome Flickr set.]
Culture Buzz America has Captain America to keep our shores safe, but what about the other 195 countries in the world? Here's a brief look at the national superheroes tasked with defending borders around the world.
Who knew they were such super friends? Photo taken in Rome, Italy, by this redditor.
Supersonic man is the only superhero we need. A Eurodisco superhero from the ’80s. More info on Supersonic Man’s origins at io9.
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At a town hall style meeting in Portland, Maine today a woman…
