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''[http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/ Spinnerette]'' is a [[Web Comic]] produced by [[Krakow]] Studios that updates Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. It's written by Krazy Krow <ref>Real name:Sean Lindsay</ref> and, unusually, has two artists -- Walter Gustavo Gomez, who's done the bulk of the work, and Fernando Furukawa, who's done two chapters as well.
Mild-mannered lab assistant Heather Brown was forced to clean up the lab by her boss one night when, due to a [[Freak Lab Accident]] with a genetic infusion chamber, Heather gained the powers of a spider, including superstrength, shooting web out of her lower back ('''not''' her butt), and most prominently four extra arms. With these powers Heather decides to fight the forces of evil as the costumed superhero Spinnerette, while hiding her secret identity (and extra arms) from the citizens of Columbus, Ohio.
Spinnerette is not alone in her endeavors. Helping her out is her roommate Sahira, who acts as her [[Secret Keeper]], seamstress, and voice of reason. There is also the local superhero team of Tiger, a huge superstrong man, and Mecha Maid, a [[Exactly What It Says
''Spinnerette'' is largely an [[Affectionate Parody]] of [[Superhero]] stories (most prominently [[Spider-Man]], of course), showing Heather's forays into the world of superheroism and the many problems that can come with it. Humor is largely derived from Heather jumping headfirst into superheroics without any forethought, and the problems that causes. But it's an upbeat comic-- Heather's many troubles never get her down.
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* [[Adult Fear]]: After Tiger's wife had made him promise not to be a superhero {{spoiler|a gunman attacked the school his daughters attended -- and his wife wasn't able to contact them. While they turned out to be safe, for one gut-wrenching moment Tiger faced a parent's worst nightmare.}}
* [[Affably Evil]]: Dr. Universe appears to be a fairly reasonable and civil fellow when he's not actively antagonizing our heroes. Alexis (AKA Evil Spinnerette) is also pretty friendly while in her civilian identity.
* [[Aliens in Cardiff]]: The series takes place in Columbus, Ohio. One of their backups is "The Werewolf of London... Ontario".
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Chapter 5, a plot-relevant side story, is an exclusive to the first ''Spinnerette'' print collection; online, the story hops straight from Chapter 4 to Chapter 6 with no break in continuity. Chapter 9 is a similar exclusive for Book 2.
* [[Alternate Universe]]: As noted in the [[Celebrity Paradox]] entry, ''Spinnerette'' takes place in a universe where ''both'' superheroes and the comics companies that chronicle their deeds are real. Furthermore, magic is also real - the first edition of [[Dungeons
* [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parents]]: Evil Spinnerette's parents show up at her bail hearing, causing her to complain they're embarrassing her in front of her arch-enemy.
* [[Amazonian Beauty]]: Heather with her post-transformation "girl abs" and especially Sahira when she temporarily gains Tiger's powers.
* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: {{spoiler|Mecha Maid to Spinnerette}}, while badly injured and considering euthanasia.
** The latter's reaction? {{spoiler|She ran out of the room and left her alone at the hospital.}} Ouch.
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** Tiger's line about being colorblind like an actual tiger is said in a way that implies he uses it a lot. He doesn't actually know whether that's true, though (and in fact it is not).
** Played with in Spinnerette's... well, spinnerets. Unlike [[Spider-Man]], Spinnerette shoots webbing not from her wrists, but from [[Insistent Terminology|the base of her spine]] -- which still has no direct correlation with any part of a real spider's anatomy. Of course, Sahira [[Lampshade Hanging|points out]] that spiders have completely different physiologies to humans, and initially berates Heather for assuming that she was capable of spinning webs at all:
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* [[Attempted Rape]]: Heather beats up a pair of drunken frat boys imposing on her shortly after acquiring her powers, but they claim they were just messing around.
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* [[Author Appeal]]: At the least, the author is fond of six-armed people, who use the arms independently.
** He seems to be fond of extra independently-minded body parts in general (see the Cerebus girl and Katt O'Nine Tails), as well as the [[Most Common Superpower]] (up to [[Gag Boobs]] levels, with a slice of BBW on the side).
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Buzz Rickards, which Sahira tells him is not the name of a [[Cowboy Cop|guard that plays by the rules]]. Granted, she's trying to seduce him. Also, he might just be [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] - [http://krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/11/24/11242010/ observe].
* [[Badass Abnormal]]: Evil Spinnerette, currently.
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* [[Bare Your Midriff]]: Heather ''wanted'' to do this to show off her girl abs, but [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/05/12/05122010/ was shot down by Sahira].
* [[Ben Franklin]]: Here he's a time traveler who knows he's eventually return to his own time to live out his life; the fact that he knows he will not die gives him a kind of luck power.
* [[Berserk Button]]:
** Avoid jokes about [[Never Heard That One Before|Heather's deodorant usage]] or references to her "average" height.
** Never tell Greta Gravity her [[You Fight Like a Cow|insults]] are lame.
** Don't call Tiger [[Color Character|"Black" Tiger]], or broach the subjects of family, steroids, or Canadians. The man is a walking bundle of Berserk Buttons.
* [[Big Beautiful Woman]]:
** Greta Gravity is a borderline case. She's thick, but not actually fat - except [[Most Common Superpower|you-know-where]], of course. In her younger days as seen in an archive video, she was more plump than buxom. Chapter 11 reveals her adipose tissue has an affect on her powers, meaning she needs to be as big as she is to be able to do what she does.
** In her secret identity, Heather has to wear a fat suit to conceal her four extra arms. She's still pretty cute.
* [[Big Bra to Fill]]: Mentioned by name in a conversation about who would play Greta Gravity in a movie.
* [[Big Breasts, Big Deal]]: Sahira is a Type 4. See [[I Have Boobs - You Must Obey!]], below.
* [[Bifauxnen]]: Katt O' Nine Tails. Oh, so much.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Tiger and Mecha Maid.
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]: Dr. Lambha.
* [[Bigot vs. Bigot]]: Issue 8 features an aged Nazi trying to clone Hitler fighting a Confederate revivalist trying to clone Robert E. Lee (and inexplicably practices Afrocentric magic). Dr. Universe and Greta simply hang back and watch the fight.
* [[Blush Sticker]]:
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** [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/01/10/01102011/ Spinnerette] gets some too.
* [[Body Horror]]:
** Although she's ecstatic about it, Evil Spinnerette's transformation into a [[Dungeons
** Although rather mundane, {{spoiler|Marilyn's ALS qualifies, as it will eventually lead her into [[And I Must Scream]] territory.}}
* [[Body Language]]: Heather can and does display multiple entries from the [[Body Language]] Index simultaneously. It helps that she has ''3 sets of arms'' to work with.
* [[Boobs of Steel]]: Super MILF. [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/10/25/10252010/ Seriously]. Apparently, her boobs are the source of her powers, and they radiate so much heat they need air cooling. If she's telling the truth.
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]:
** In Issue #3, Heather makes a frustrated offhand comment about hitting "that streetlight from back in Issue #1" with her web-shooting powers.
** When someone mentions a vacation she comments, "But we get a new enemy every issue!"
* [[Breath Weapon]]: The Composite Soul exhibits one.
* [[Bullying a Dragon]]:
** Alexis (aka Evil Spinnerette) gets taunted and teased by some [[Alpha Bitch|Alpha Bitches]]... despite the fact that she's a freakin' [[Dungeons
** Subverted when {{spoiler|it turns out they're her minions, faking it in a ploy to gain Heather's sympathy}}.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Heather before her accident... and Heather after her accident. The accident? Caused because her [[Jerkass]] boss made her work late, alone, and on highly dangerous equipment. The first time she goes out heroing? Beaten up by a mook. Her civilian disguise? A fat suit. First fight against a supervillain? Can't even get in a good punch before someone has to rescue her. It seems even in the middle of her own origin story, she just can't get any respect.
* [[Buxom Is Better]]: The news cameraman certainly seems to think so about Greta's enormous breasts. See [[My Eyes Are Up Here]], below.
* [[Canada, Eh?]]: The Legion of Canadian Superheroes.
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]:
** Mecha Maid's crush on Spin.
** It's kinda difficult to think about romance when you know your days are numbered. {{spoiler|But [http://krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/12/28/12282011/ not impossible].}}
** And apparently {{spoiler|[http://krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2012/04/13/04132012/ not in vain, either!].}}
* [[Captain Obvious]]: Heather is constantly announcing that her nonexistent "spider sense" is telling her something perfectly obvious.
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* [[Catgirl]]: [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/12/15/12152010/ Katt O' Nine Tails]
* [[Cat Up a Tree]]: Displayed in [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/01/21/01212011/ this strip], which serves as the introduction to the Legion of Canadian Superheroes.
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* [[Cheeky Mouth]]: Often.
* [[Christianity Is Catholic]]: Averted in a discussion about a pair of annoying tweens to become werewolves.
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'''Werewolf of London, Ontario''' "Fur God?! I'm Anglican!" }}
* [[Clean Pretty Reliable]] {{spoiler|[http://krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/09/30/09302011/ Alexis and Heather] }}
* [[Cleavage Window]]: [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/12/03/12032010/ Heather wants one], but Sahira lampshades it and lists the drawbacks of having one. Why would any sane ([[Nigh Invulnerability|non-invulnerable]]) woman cut a hole in bulletproof fabric in such a way to leave her heart exposed? It's justified in the case of Super MILF, whose breasts generate heat and therefore require ventilation.
* [[Clipped
** Their rematch goes better, probably in part because she's had a chance to become accustomed to the new body.
* [[Clothes Make the Superman]]: Mecha Maid, she can barely move without her amplifier headband.
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* [[Combat Tentacles]]: Katt O' Nine Tails uses long ''tails'' as tentacles.
* [[Comes Great Responsibility]]: Tiger was constantly harangued by his wife to give up superheroing on the grounds that he'd orphan his two daughters by getting killed one day (and presumably, she had similar beef with him being a cop). He hangs up the tights and immediately comes THIS close to losing his daughters' lives in a shootout that he, as Tiger, could have prevented. He and his daughters realize that he's got to keep saving people, not just for his daughters' sake, but for everyone else's daughters too. (His wife, by the way, completely ''fails'' the moral of the story and begins ranting about divorce.)
* [[Cosmic Close Call]]: [[Benjamin Franklin]] [https://www.spinnyverse.com/comic/10-17-2011 is sent through time] after lightning strikes his kite, and [https://www.spinnyverse.com/comic/10-24-2011 he accidentally stops a time traveler's assassination attempt], creating this for [[Hitler's Time Travel Exemption Act|the "lucky" would-be victim]]. He ends up obtaining superpowers as a result - since one of his inventions was responsible for [[Time Travel]] existing to begin with, he becomes the luckiest man alive and cannot die.
* [[Cute Little Fangs]]:
** Heather gets these whenever she's really happy. Combined with [[Cat Smile]] [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/03/29/03292010/ here].
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* [[Cut Lex Luthor a Check]]: Nastily inverted with Dr. Universe - see the [[Start of Darkness]] entry.
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: {{spoiler|Evil Spinnerette/Alexis noticed the [[Les Yay|sexual tension]] between Spinnerette and Mecha Maid and used this to help trick Heather into helping her with her latest black-magic ritual, by faking girl-on-girl action with her henchwoman Dakota.}}
* [[Delicious Fruit Pies]]: The [http://www.spinnyverse.com/comic/issue-24-cover Issue 24] arc features them. As far as Spinny's concerned, they're a threat.
* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: While Heather and Sahira are breaking into Dr. Lambha's lab to steal a security tape, Heather spots a guard on duty and instructs Sahira to "seduce him with your powers of seduction."
* [[Does Not Know His Own Strength|Does Not Know Her Own Strength]]:
** Heather's still getting used to having six arms and [[Super Strength]], as seen when she bear hugs Sahira at one point.
** Also when she broke down a door while trying to pick a lock.
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* [[Drama Bomb]]: {{spoiler|[http://krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/12/28/12282011/ "Heather, I'm IN LOVE WITH YOU."]}}
* [[Entendre Failure]]: Sahira tries a few times to gently bring up the possibility that Mecha Maid is gay to Heather, before giving up subtlety and outright spelling it out:
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* [[Everyone Can See It]]: Sahira, among others, called Mecha's interest in Heather far before anyone else did and before {{spoiler|it became official.}}
* [[Expecting Someone Taller]]: The newspaper that published Spinnerette's picture on its front page actually ''photoshopped her taller'', apparently because they assumed a 5'1" tall heroine wouldn't strike fear in the hearts of evildoers.
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* [[Face Palm]]: Sahira ''says'' "Facepalm!" once when Heather is being especially thick. Overlaps with [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud]] and the [[Unsound Effect]].
** Heather also does a [http://krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2012/03/07/03072012/ Facepalm x6]
* [[Fan Disservice]]: [[Two Words: Obvious Trope|Three words:]] Naked [[Benjamin Franklin]]
* [[Fan Service]]: It's pretty safe bet now what with the new characters that pop up in this comic that Fanservice is a vital part of the comic in general.
* [[Flat Earth Atheist]]: Experienced superheroes Mecha Maid and Tiger believe in magic. Heather, not so much at first. Though to be fair, part of what she was scoffing at was that the magic rites being discussed involved an evil goddess from [[Dungeons
* [[Flying Car]]: The LoCS's [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/01/24/01242011/ Avrocar], though it's more of a [[Flying Saucer]] in shape. Werewolf of London Ontario calls it a "widowmaker", and at the very least it looks like it could really use some windshields. Or [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/01/26/01262011/ working landing gear]. This is not that far off from [[Truth in Television]] - Avro really did attempt to make a flying saucer-shaped vehicle called [
* [[Foe Yay]]: The [http://krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/08/01/08012011/ issue 7 cover] teases it. See also [[Clean Pretty Reliable]]
* [[Form
* [[Freak Lab Accident]]: How Heather gets her powers (naturally). [[Double Subversion|Doubly subverted]], as the reader is initially led to think that, just like [[Spider
* [[Freudian Slip]]:
** Heather's lower left arm exhibits [[Organ Autonomy]] and just may be controlled by her subconscious. In at least one instance she had to stop it from openly [[Les Yay|making a pass]] at Mecha Maid.
** In one case where Heather was trying to look at Mecha Maid's iPod playlist for evidence of her being gay (i.e. Indigo Girls songs, which she DID find) Heather panicked upon being caught by Mecha Maid and [http://krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/01/10/01102011/ "bottom lefty" grabbed her butt in the confusion]. Mecha Maid seemed rather happy about the incident.
* [[Funny Background Event]]:
** Mecha-Maid used a [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/10/04/10042010/ tiny bit more force than necessary] for a mere [[Mook]]/[[Fan Girl]].
** When the dreadfully embarrassed Evil Spinnerette is being glomped by her parents (which is funny in itself), we see Tiger and Mecha Maid in the background arguing over whether bovine hormone extracts cause superpowers.
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* [[Genius Bruiser]]: Tiger, the former detective, effortlessly dissecting the far more mundane reasons behind a waitress's headaches and bruises than "she's a werewolf."
* [[Genius Cripple]]: Marilyn, who suffers from ALS, AKA Lou Gehrig's Disease.
* [[Good Old Fisticuffs]]: Double Subverted so far. While Heather may have [[Super Strength]] in all [[Multi
* [[Gratuitous German]]: Subverted and played straight at the beginning of the current arc in which Benjamin Franklin travels through time into the third reich. Hitler's spoken German is correct. Krakow actually asked his German-speaking fans for help beforehand. However played straight with the name plate on Hitler's desk reading "Das Führer, Duden!" which is German gibberish for "The Führer, Dude!" and a coffee mug on the floor with the words "Mein Coffee" written on it.
** [[Bilingual Bonus|Especially funny for Germans]] because "Duden" is actually the name of Germany's most common dictionary.
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** Heather gets one after the lab accident. She may well have had one before the accident (she is a rock climber, after all), but it's apparent that the accident enhanced whatever musculature she already had, given her desire to show off the 'girl abs.'
** Tiger. And no, "Spirit of the Tiger" is not a euphemism for steroids.
* [[
* [[How Do I Shot Web?]]:
** Out of the bottom of her spine, as it turns out. But that didn't stop Sahira from thinking it came out of her butt.
** Initially, this was averted with her arms; from the first night, she had incredible independent control of all six arms/hands, as well as all 30 fingers. As it turns out, she actually doesn't have such great control; [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/12/31/12312010/ this comic] shows that her hands occasionally "have a mind of their own," likely due to subconscious reactions that she can't quite control.
** After her transformation Evil Spinnerette has no [[Instant Expert|such]] [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/07/26/07262010/ problems].
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Heather can't ''stand'' anime art, and has problems with ''[[
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]:
** Tiger and Mecha Maid
** Buzz Rickards and Sahira
** Dr. Universe and Greta Gravity
* [[I Have Boobs - You Must Obey!]]:
** Sahira uses this tactic to get med student Alan to perform a checkup on an in-costume Spinnerette.
** Sahira uses it again to distract the [[The Guards Must Be Crazy|one inept guard]] while Heather sneaks into Dr. Lambha's lab. {{spoiler|[[Subverted Trope|Except the guard]] [[Obfuscating Stupidity|isn't really inept]]. He knows what Sahira's up to and [[A Friend in Need|willingly deletes the security footage she and Heather were trying to steal]].}}
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* [[Idiot Hero]]: Heather. If this series wasn't so damned [[Affectionate Parody|affectionate]] and [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism|idealistic]], she'd be dead a few times over by now: death by mutation, death by radiation, death by burglar, death by falling off a building. Not to mention that {{spoiler|as of the 9/14/11 strip, she's been suckered, hook, line and sinker, by Evil Spinnerette into helping the latter's henchpeople turn into driders}}.
* [[If
** Nope, turns out that {{spoiler|[http://krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2012/04/13/04132012/ it definitely IS happening.] Might eventually turn into a Type 3, too...}}
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]: In Issue 7, Evil Spinnerette, claiming to have given up her villainous ways, recruits Spinnerette and two others to find a copy of the 1st Edition [[Dungeons
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: Between London, a werewolf, and Minerva, a [[Hell Hound|Cerberus]].
* [[Ironic Echo]]: Dr. Universe and Greta Gravity's origin story is disturbingly similar to Heather's, at least at the start...
* [[Ironic Echo Cut]]: [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/09/29/09292010/ Here.]
* [[
* [[Jumped At the Call]]: Pushed to ridiculous levels. Heather's first concern upon discovering she'd been mutated was ''picking a name for her superheroine identity.''
* [[Legacy Character]]: Green Gable, a title inherited through family. Apparently, [[Wholesome Crossdresser|the current Green Gable is the first male]] to hold the title.
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** Or {{spoiler|maybe [http://krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2012/04/13/04132012/ it's not a mistake], after all!}}
* [[Mode Lock]]: London is stuck in wolfman shape as he has forgotten how to turn back.
* [[Morally
* [[Most Common Superpower]]:
** Heather is well-endowed even before the accident.
** Sahira is still much bigger than she is. Sahira even jokingly refers to it as a superpower, having [[I Have Boobs - You Must Obey!|used them to coerce a doctor she knows into examining Heather]] (who is in Spinnerette garb).
** And then Evil Spinnerette shows up.
** [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/10/25/10252010/ Reconstructed (or Inverted Reconstruction) with Super MILF.]
** Greta Gravity probably needs her powers to support her massive bust.
* [[Multi
* [[Multi
* [[Mundane Utility]]:
** Heather has taken up knitting, an ideal pastime for someone with six arms who secretes her own silk.
** Her current suit is made from her own silk--or would be, if Sahira hadn't used it to make a couple of Saris for herself first. You know... for practice. It's still a running gag at this point.
* [[Multiple Head Case]]: {{spoiler|Minerva}}. Her three heads exhibit different personality traits: [[The Three Faces of Eve|hot-headed right, rational middle and ditzy left heads]].
* [[My Eyes Are Up Here]]: Not invoked by the woman being leered at, but [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/05/18/05182011/ a news cameraman has to be reminded where to aim.]
* [[Naked
* [[Naughty Tentacles]]: Katt has [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Nice Hat]]: Greta, London, and Green Gable.
* [[Ninja Maid]]: Mecha Maid appears to be a cyborg version of this; her powers come from a "mecha suit." In fact, her inspiration was ''[[Mahoromatic]]''. {{spoiler|Whom she particularly identifies with, due to having only a few years left to live.}} And then, when they fight the North Korean super in issues 17-18 and Mecha Maid starts acting like Mahoro did in the final episodes of her anime... {{spoiler|It turns out the anime fans in the readership were [[Wrong Genre Savvy]] there.}}
* [[No Bisexuals]]: Nobody seems to even know there is such a word as ''bisexual''. Mecha Maid's {{spoiler|obvious attraction to Heather is explained as "she's a lesbian"}} and, when Heather admits {{spoiler|she may be in love with the other girl, her roommate objects: "But you're not gay! You never were! You can't wake up one morning and find you have turned gay!" The possibility that Heather may be a bisexual never occurs to them. After much debating, they reach the conclusion that Heather was ''always gay'' but hadn't realized it until then.}}
* [[
* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/05/06/05062011/ This.] Curiously, it seems that what Mecha Maid [[Sixth Ranger Traitor|thinks it looks like]] and [[Green
* [[Obviously Evil]]: Evil Spinnerette.
* [[Oh Crap]]: Hoo boy! [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/11/24/11242010/ Guess that guy wasn't as clueless as you thought, was he?]
* [[One Steve Limit]]: It turns out there was already someone calling themselves "Spinnerette", and she's not happy about our heroine using her name.
* [[One
* [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane Woman]]: Sahira. Heather lampshades this almost word for word when she thanks Sahira at one point for being her "voice of reason" (after she dissuades Heather from going with a sexy-looking, but potentially dangerous, modification to her new costume).
* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: Greta Gravity's German accent disappears whenever she gets particularly annoyed, angry, or exasperated. She's been living in the US for at least a decade, so she might just be losing the accent without knowing it.
** Issue 11 also reveals her to actually be Brazilian (so her first language is Portuguese, possibly with German as a second language), so the German accent might be intended to make part of her villain persona, instead of being naturally occurring.
* [[Open
* [[Organ Autonomy]]: Heather's extra hands sometimes act like they have minds of their own (mostly just harmless [[Shy Finger
* [[The Other Darrin]]: For ''artists'' -- Walter Gustavo Gomez does most of the art, but Fernando Furakawa has done two and counting. Looks to be shaping up as the [[Roseanne|Becky Conner]] variant...
* [[Our Vampires Are Different]]: Well, [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/10/01/10012010/ he would have been], if the comic had been published a few years earlier. Now it's subverted, since we have the vampires from the ''Twilight'' Series for him to resemble.<ref>[[Crowning Moment of Funny|He has a horde of fangirls, too]].</ref> [[Double Subversion|However]], he runs a meth lab in a Kroger basement.
* [[Our Werewolves Are Different]]:
** They're described as being somewhere in between ''[[Twilight (
** A pair of annoying tween fans are harrasing Werewolf of London, Ontario begging him to bite him to turn them into werewolves. He repeatedly tells them that isn't how it works.
* [[Perky Female Minion]]: Greta Gravity. Emphasis on [[Gag Boobs|"perky."]]
* [[Perpetual Frowner]]: Tiger.
* [[Plucky Girl]]: Heather remains ever eager and optimistic no matter how many times she's knocked down, literally and figuratively.
* [[Police Are Useless]]: Played often straight, since the Police seem incapable of actually doing anything against Super Villains or defend the city against Super Natural forces.
** Averted; Tiger used to be a (competent) cop; while unable to do anything about the composite soul in the werewolf arc, the present officer ''does'' make sure the reporter gets out once it starts getting dangerous.
** Averted when the Lab security guard immediately catches on and lampshades how random, well-endowed girls are suddenly interested in him out of the blue are the first signs someone is trying to break in. He also correctly guesses that they just want to delete the security tapes (although for different reasons than he might have thought).
* [[Politically
* [[Power Nullifier]]: There are certain places in which superpowers granted by the Cherenkov-Kirby Reaction are reduced, which make good neutral grounds for heroes and villains.
* [[Power Perversion Potential]]
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** Later on, after the Nazis and Lee were defeated, Universe states that he only agreed to work with them because he knew their plans would fail. Besides the fact that believing the future of humanity lies in a strand of DNA is laughable, even if the clone (which as an Objectivist he believes would have free will) were to grow up to become a dictator there is no way that the German people would let history repeat itself. In the case of Lee, he tells her that most of the people who fly the Confederate flag are not actually racists.
* [[Punny Name]]: Kat O'Nine Tails.
* [[Reality Ensues]]: A major theme of the comic, although not played with to outright [[Deconstruction]] levels -- Heather keeps trying to [[Genre Savvy|invoke tropes]] but they just don't work that way in real life -- for example, she jumps a car thief, only to get her ass kicked since even with [[Super Strength]] and [[Multi
** It also constantly [[Reality Is Unrealistic|works against it]], catering the expectations of Meta fans. A punch to somebody as strong 10 men wouldn't be effective; if she can receive a hurling car directly or be punched through a wall, bullets wouldn't be a problem; Doctor Universe could simply have left for China without becoming a super Villain (or posting his research on the Internet) and there would be entire ''wars'' for his intellect and so on. It's mostly "[[Reality Ensues]] when the [[Rule of Cool|plot]] [[Rule of Funny|demands]]"
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: An old Nazi sorcerer and his genetically engineered super-Aryan fighting a voodoo using female descendant of General Lee fighting over who gets to have a clone (of Hitler and General Lee respectively) made first.
* [[Ripped
* [[Running Gag]]:
** Bla-, I mean Tiger's name problem.
** Greta's terrible wisecracks
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* [[Secret Keeper]]: Sahira is all but forced to become Heather's secret keeper after much tear-laden pleading from Heather.
* [[Sensual Spandex]]: [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/04/09/04092010/ And doesn't Heather know it].
* [[Shipper
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Tiger gets a nice one [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/02/18/02182011/ here] and [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/05/13/05132011-2/ here.]
* [[Shout
** Heather's costume, origin story, and superheroic abilities are all [[Affectionate Parodies]] of [[Spider
** Her outfit resembles Venom for a very good reason: it is composed of [[Cheap Costume|several store-bought Venom costumes stitched together.]] Which leaves her looking like a six-armed [[Captain Ersatz]] of [https://web.archive.org/web/20061218112614/http://www.samruby.com/Heroes/Spiderwoman2/spiderwoman2.htm Julia Carpenter] -- a fact Marvel is [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/10/22/10222010/ none too happy about.]
** Mecha Maid is obviously a tribute to several aspects of anime culture, including [[Meido]], [[Powered Armor]], and [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]. At one point, she specifically mentions ''[[Mahoromatic]]'' as the reason she went with a "maid" theme. {{spoiler|She's also a [[Handicapped Badass]] scientist who uses her [[Powered Armor]] to gain increased mobility, much like the old TV superhero M.A.N.T.I.S.}}
** Look at Buzz Rickard's (that security guard that Sahira tries to seduce) uniform sleeve. Did you notice the [[Half Life|Black Mesa logo]]? How about his [[The Terminator|Cyberdyne-Systems]] laptop? His jacket with [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|CMOA]] on the back?
** When the Canadian heroes [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/01/26/01262011/ make their grand entrance to Columbus], Green Gable and Katt O' Nine Tales each strike one of [[Sailor Moon]]'s trademark poses.
** Right before Sahira tries to seduce Buzz, [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/11/19/11192010/ she makes a rather hilarious shout out to the Wonder Twins.]
** A few inactive turrets and bickering personality cores from [[Portal (
** A combination shout-out/genius bonus comes from the "Cherenkov-Kirby Reaction" which gives some superheroes their powers-- [
** [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/08/10/08102011/ Here], Spinnerette is holding an issue of [[
** Ben Franklin's superhero origin story is straight out of [[The Terminator|Terminator 2]].
* [[Shy Finger
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Evil Spinnerette has a decent-looking one in [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/03/14/03142011/#top-content this piece of artwork]... but it doesn't hold a candle to the one the Werewolf of London, Ontario is sporting. '''Yikes.'''
* [[Some Kind of Force Field]]: [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/07/19/07192010/ CLANK!]
* [[
* [[Start of Darkness]]: Doctor Universe and Greta Gravity have a heartbreaking one. They wanted to create free, near-limitless power from the Cherenkov-Kirby Reaction, but the government arrested them for treason (and Greta for being an unregistered super) because they tried to give the technology to China.
* [[Stealth Pun]]: Bernie Madoff's supervillain name is "The Pharaoh."<ref>A Pyramid Scheme</ref>
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: {{spoiler|Mecha Maid}}
* [[Superheroes Wear Capes]]: Averted so far, and [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/01/28/01282011/ here] after Green Gable addresses the team as "Caped Crusaders":
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* [[Super Registration Act]]: Averted and discussed. While the idea of restricting superpower use has its supporters, at present powers are protected by second amendment rights and a law was passed to let people with masks and secret identities act in the legal system without disclosure.
* [[Super Wheelchair]]: Mecha Maid has one in her civilian identity and her [[Powered Armor]] functions as one, too.
* [[Taking the Bullet]]: In this case, it's "taking the hurled car."
* [[Take That]]:
** "You're not going anywhere, [[Twilight (
** "By the way, the new Comicpress system is going to break any old links to this page. Suck on that, TV Tropes!"
** Doctor Universe claims to have became a supervillain after reading an [[Ayn Rand]] novel. Everybody accepts this as a perfectly valid reason.
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** And when she's/they're not rampaging, {{spoiler|Minerva}}'s middle head has [[Tsurime Eyes]] eyes while the left head has [[Tareme Eyes]].
* [[They Would Cut You Up]]: Sahira is constantly reminding Heather that this could happen if her secret identity was revealed.
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* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Heather at times, depending on how tightly she's gripping the [[Idiot Ball]]. {{spoiler|She's told never to reveal her secret identity, then reveals it to someone she bumped into once, on suspicion that she might be someone she knows. Luckily for her, it was.}}
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** Played straight when Sahira (somewhat drunk at the time) overlooks the fact that Heather now has six arms then summarily subverted when she comes back in shock.
** Less obvious is the fact that ''nobody'' who knows Heather reacts to the fact that she's apparently put on somewhere between 30-40 pounds in a matter of a day or two, all entirely in her stomach, thanks to the fat suit. {{spoiler|Except Alexis.}}
* [[Vampire Vannabe]]: Cal's fangirls.
* [[Viewers Are Goldfish]]: In universe, the news crew is only interested in the most spectacular angles for the different science experiments it visits. When the would-be Dr. Universe gives a relatively simple explanation of how superheroes may get their power, the news lady tells the crew to cut that part.
* [[Villains Out Shopping]]: Spinnerette runs into Evil Spinerette shopping at the comic book store.
* [[Villainous Rescue]]: Greta Gravity and Dr. Universe stop Kugelblitz from casting a spell that would have burned Spinnerette and Mecha Maid to death.
* [[Visual Pun]]: Two for the price of one when [http://krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2012/02/15/02152012/ Bernie Madoff as the villain The Pharaoh] is robbing a bank. His Pyramid Power allows him to shoot projectile pyramids that keep growing and wreck everything, including the bank they were in.
* [[Wham! Episode]]:
** [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/11/10/11102010/ This.]
** And [http://krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/12/28/12282011/ again].
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]:
** Green Gable pulls this twice on Tiger for sedating the Cerberus with ketamine, pointing out that he has no idea if the Cerberus (who was still presumed to be a lycanthrope) is allergic to the drug.
** Tiger's kids have this reaction {{spoiler|when Tiger is relieved to see that they are safe. They point out that the kids that did die were people, too; important to others, and that he could have saved them if he was actively heroing.}} His wife immediately threatens him with Divorce for even discussing it, which is another WTH moment in and of itself.
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/12/13/12132010/ Green Gable]. If you look closely he actually wears garters.
* [[Will They or Won't They?]]: Chapter 10 consists of Heather {{spoiler|struggling to come to terms with her feelings toward Marylin, who has otherwise been pretending she never let out her previous [[Anguished Declaration of Love]].}}
** {{spoiler|[[They Do]]}}
* [[Wimp Fight]]: A one-sided example. The first burglar Spinnerette encounters knocks her about with a duffel bag, causing her to actually call for a time out! Something of a [[Too Dumb to Live]] moment, considering Spinnerette has no combat training and was still suspended by her webline at the time.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Evil Spinnerette sees Spinnerette as this. When Alexis nearly kills Heather by drowning her, she then resuscitates her, leaves her tied up, and promises not to reveal Heather's secret identity. When asked, Alexis compares herself to Gary Kasparov who played Deep Blue in chess, instead of [[Cut the Juice|pulling the plug]].
* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: Heather can't find it in her to defend herself against a legion of annoying but otherwise ordinary fangirls serving a [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampiric drug dealer]]. Mecha Maid has [[Would Hit a Girl|no such problems]] and [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/10/04/10042010/ hits them hard enough to draw blood].
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]:
** Sahira cites several ways the genetic modifier may have harmed Heather and tries to call a doctor, meaning she obviously doesn't recognize she's in an Origin Story. Had this been a [[Deconstruction]], Sahira's worries would have been justified. It tells much about the [[Affectionate Parody|nature]] of a story when the character with actual sense is the [[Wrong Genre Savvy]].
** Heather shows traces of this by thinking the other woman calling herself Spinnerette is another superhero, when it is ''[[Obviously Evil|painfully]]'' obvious she's a supervillain. The supervillain even lampshades the [[Evil Laugh]], saying that once Heather heard it, she should have known that someone [[Obviously Evil]] is nearby.
* [[X Meets Y]]: Think ''[[Spider-Man]]'' Meets ''[[
* [[You Can Leave Your Hat On|You Can Leave Your Mask On]]: After Marilyn reveals that she loves her, and Heather's own soul searching, Heather returns her affection by appearing in costume, and [http://krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2012/04/04/04042012/ performing a strip tease]. Marilyn stops her because she doesn't believe [[Sex Equals Love]].
* [[Younger Than They Look]]: Holy crap, Evil Spinnerette is 16?! Yeah, [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2010/10/08/10082010/ apparently].
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