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Super Rivals is an Affectionate Parody of the superhero genre written and drawn by John Harrington, the creator of The Savage Sword of Sharona and the brother of Sean Harrington of Spying with Lana fame.

The comic is about the misadventures of the lustful superheroine Awesome Girl and the supervillainess Latex Scorpion, who have been paired together as part of a supervillain reform program. There is an emphases on the silly side of the Sliding Scale of Silliness vs. Seriousness, and T&A.

Updated every Monday, six issues of the story have been completed with a seventh in progress, all of which can all be read here.


Super Rivals provides examples of:

  • Animal-Eared Headband: Cindi wears a pair of rabbit ears as part of her Thunder Bunny costume, which combined with her Leotard of Power makes her look like a superpowered Playboy Bunny.
  • Ascended Fangirl: Cindi, aka Thunder Bunny, was stoked to work alongside her personal hero, Awesome Girl on a "secret mission", and was broken-hearted when it seemed like Awesome Girl had set her up. However, she later learned it was actually Madam Mischief from the real Awesome Girl.
  • Berserk Button: For Robyn (Latex Scorpion) it's pity, or perceived pity, that's guaranteed to make her angry, as Awesome Girl finds out when she expresses sympathy for Latex Scorpion's upbringing.
  • Beware the Nice Ones: Thunder Bunny is usually one of the nicest, bubbly, if somewhat ditzy, superheroines you'll ever meet, but after she managed to get her hands on Madam Mischief, she almost beat the villain to death in anger for tricking her into helping to steal the Negacube.
  • Bigger Is Better in Bed: The resident Superman Substitute isn't called "Astonishing Man" just because of his superpowers. His equipment is large enough to, well, astonish even the very sexual experienced Thunder Bunny when she first lays eyes on it.
  • Buxom Beauty Standard: Rest assured the Most Common Superpower is in full effect in Wonderberg.
  • Costume Evolution: Latex Scorpion starts off wearing a red outfit, but as of Issue 7 she's began to wear a black one.
  • Crazy-Prepared: As Iron Shadow learns first-hand, Latex Scorpion has faced enough Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy's who like to show off by catching her scorpion tails out of the air that she keeps a couple that are completely coated in toxin, so her opponant will still be poisoned upon grabbing them.
  • Dating Catwoman: The night after Brenda's Hostage Situation is foiled it's revealed that Latex Scorpion has been sleeping with her, when the clown pays Robyn a visit in her bed.
  • Depraved Dwarf: Iron Mangler is revealed to be a little person piloting a suit of power armor named Zebediah Smudge, who like his inspiration, was a former business partner of Terry Stork's who was secretly selling weaponry and tech to villains. Thunder Bunny's Dominatrix roommate even recognizes him as a former client of hers who hired her to engage in infantilism role play.
  • The Ditz: Aspiring superheroine Thunder Bunny isn't exactly the brightest bulb around. She got kicked out of the junior Justice Buddy's for throwing a bus full of nuns at a supervillain.
  • Expy: Being an Affectionate Parody of comic books, Super Rivals is naturally full of pastiches and amalgamations of pre-existing superhero characters, often made Hotter and Sexier.
  • Extreme Libido: The main heroine Awesome Girl is described having a "super libido" so between (and sometimes during) crimefighting, she's usually looking for someone to bang, with great success.
  • Full-Frontal Assault: Awesome Girl's Mirror Boss fight with Madam Mischief results in the two tearing their clothes off in the tusslel.
  • Genius Bruiser: Though she usually relies on her fists, Awesome Girl can adapt quickly when going up against foes as strong as her. During her fight with the Unitcorn she flies to evade his charging attacks and strikes when he leaves himself vulnerable. Later in her scuffle with 'Hero Babe For Hire", Throwdown, Awesome Girl uses her own power against her by hitting Throwdown so fast she builds up too much energy and explodes, dazing her.
  • Hidden Depths: Unitcorn can be seen reading One Hundred Years of Solitude in his cell when his girlfriend has Madam Mischief break him out.
  • Inferiority Superiority Complex: After having sex with Astonishing Man, Awesome Girl in a rare moment of vulnerability, asks if she was better then Scarlett Sorceress, and becomes dour when he reminds her that he "doesn't play favorites", implying Awesome Girl isn't entirely as self-assured as she presents herself to be.
  • Logical Weakness:
    • Krushya's skin may be impenetrable, but her tongue isn't, which allows Latex Scorpion to knock her out with a precise hit with one of her throwing stingers.
    • Throwdown's powers allow her to get stronger with every impact she takes, but if she's struck many times in quick succession without being able to discharge the energy she's absorbed: Boom.
  • Most Common Superpower: Pretty much every superhero and villain in Wonderberg is gorgeous and stacked, with Awesome Girl, the main heroine, having a very large bust to match her might.
  • Motor Mouth:
    • Thunder Bunny whenever she geeks out.
    • Velocity Vixen, due to being The Speedster, has to remind herself to slow down to be understood.
  • Motive Rant: Unaware that Terry Stork and Industrial Man are one in the same, Iron Mangeler rants to the armoured superhero during their fight that he blames Terry for ruining his reputation claiming he was jealous of his genius and will thus ruin Stork in return.
  • Mr. Fanservice: Astonishing Man is one in-universe, with almost every female member of the Justice Buddies having a crush on him.
  • Ms. Fanservice: From the muscular Barbarianne to the voluptuous Awesome Girl, there are all kinds of ladies to love in Wonderburgh.
  • Not Distracted by the Sexy:
    • Cindi becomes so distraught when she thinks Awesome Girl tricked her she mopes in her room unable to pay attention to the porno she has playing on her laptop.
    • A computer tech guy named Bryon is oblivious to the suggestions of an attractive female client in a loose dressing gown when she offers to "repay" him for his help in her bedroom, leaving her to grumble how he "couldn't take a hint if it hit him" before Awesome Girl and Thunder Bunny crash through her apartment.
  • No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Thunder Bunny delivers a pretty brutal one against Madam Mischief for her deceptions and crimes, and just generally being a bad person. Awesome Girl manages to talk her down before she accidentally kills her.
  • Out with a Bang: Madam Mischief executes a security guard after having sex with him while disguised as a female guard he had a thing for.
  • Phlebotinum Overdose: The reason why everyone thought Madam Mischief was done for. She absorbed the powers of the superheroine, Ms Universal, only to be seemingly overwhelmed by the power and vanish in a burst of light.
  • Prison Rape: Avoided at the start of the comic when Latex Scorpion fights off sexual extortion from two female prisoner's while serving a sentance in the Moustrap. During the scuffle however she accidentally breaks one of their Power Nullifier's, fortunately Awesome Girl arrives to break up the altercation before things can get more violent.
  • Psycho Lesbian: Played straight with Borderline Brenda, a violent criminal in a physical relationship with Latex Scorpion.
  • Power Perversion Potential: Thunder Bunny works part time as a sex-worker and it apparently costs extra to have sex with her clients while floating above her bed. She mentions she sometimes forgets to charge for her services.
  • Really Gets Around: Awesome Girl really loves the sideways tango. She supposedly has a "super sex drive".
  • Reformed, but Not Tamed: Latex Scorpion is making a legitimate effort to comply with the reform program, but she still has a rebellious, ruthless streak.
  • Reports of My Death Were Greatly Exaggerated: Madam Mischief's appearance is a shock to heroes and villlians alike, as she was assumed to have died two years prior. Later while fighting Awesome Girl she reveals that she was hired by S.I.T.E. to steal Ms Universals powers but instead duped another shapeshifter, a rookie villain named Morph-Boy, into committing the crime instead, with the promise he could reveal himself afterwards. Instead Morph-Boy was overwhelmed and destroyed by the power while she made off with the payment, and has only returned because she's since burned through it and needs cash again.
  • Right Hand Versus Left Hand: To contain a rampaging Krushya, Terry asks Awesome Girl and Latex Scorpion to handle her, but wanting some insurance as well, he also pays Throwdown and Iron Shadow to take her on. This results in both duo's battling each other about as much as Krushya, forcing Terry to show up in person as Industrial Man to help subdue her, and once she's down, prevent the four remaining ladies from fighting any further.
  • Scenery Censor: Much of the nudity was covered up by the word balloons until near the end of Issue 6 when the artist announced that, apart from explicit content, the comic would would be uncensored from then on.
  • Secret Identity: Awesome Girl, under the name Becky Barns works as an editor for a trashy tabloid, that she insists on referring to as a newspaper, when she's not in costume.
  • Sexposition:
    • When Cindi is introduced, she's telling a client how she was a Junior Justice Buddy who was put in reserve after a blunder whilst they're having sex. He indifferently comments she's told him all this before.
    • Astonishing Man, Awesome Girl and Thunder Bunny, go over Madam Mischief's supposed demise and share theory's on how she might of survived, as well as what she might currently be up to, all while they're having a threesome.
  • Shapeshifting Seducer: Madam Mischief successfully infiltrates the supervillain prison by taking the form of a lady prison guard and having sex with another guard who was interested in her, before disposing of him as well.
  • Smug Super: Though a genuinely a heroic person, Awesome Girl is also a tall, beautiful, blonde, Flying Brick, so she naturally has an overabundance of confidence as well.
  • Statuesque Stunner: Awesome Girl is quite tall, standing over several other heroes, and quite stunning.
  • Stripperiffic: It doesn't matter if you're a villain or a hero, in Wonderburgh everybody wears very revealing outfits, especially the women.
  • Super Team: The Super Justice Buddies are Wonderburgh's main super hero team, though they're not without some internal drama.
  • "Take That!" Kiss: While in the middle of their grapple, Madam Mischief takes the opportunity to kiss Awesome Girl, still transformed as her, taunting Awesome Girl that she could just pull a Kill and Replace, and take her form permanently.
    Madam Mischief: I love this body. I can see why everyone wants to screw you.
  • The Man Behind the Man: Issue 6 ends with the identity of Madam Mischief's benefactor being revealed to the reader to be a Nemesis of Terry Stork's, named Iron Mangler.
  • Three-Way Sex:
    • Latex Scorpion walks in on Awesome Girl during a bout of "thank you" sex with two rescued hostages when she tries to tell her the villain behind the situation is escaping. Unfased by this Awesome Girl just extends the offer to Latex to join in, but only get's a single digit reply.
    • Awesome Girl and Thunder Bunny have sex with Astonishing Man while trying to figure out how Madam Mischief might have faked her death. Though Thunder Bunny is a bit too enamored with his Gag Penis to really contribute to the discussion.
  • Tin Tyrant: Terry Stork's nemesis Iron Mangeler is covered black spiky Red and Black and Evil All Over, Power Armor.
  • Wardrobe Malfunction: When Thunder Bunny attacks Awesome Girl, unaware that the one who tricked her was actually a shapshifter, part of her costume comes off in the scuffle, and she spends the remainder of the fight in just her boots and mask.

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