Sen Elizabeth Warren is now a comic book hero

Her parents didn’t hail from the planet Krypton, and she was never bitten by a radioactive spider, but that hasn’t stopped Elizabeth Warren from starring as a comic book hero.

Female Force: Elizabeth Warren tells the true-life story of Warren’s rise from Oklahoma schoolgirl to US senator and champion of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party.

The 22-page comic is the brainchild of Portland, Oregon-based publishers Storm Entertainment and is part of a larger series designed to celebrate the lives of notable women. Past subjects include Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Madonna, Sarah Palin, Condoleezza Rice, Facebook executive Cheryl Sandberg, Nancy Reagan, Tina Fey and Caroline Kennedy.

The most popular comic in the series told Michelle Obama’s life story, and sold about 75,000 copies. There have been about 70 titles in all. Publisher Darren Davis said he was drawn to Warren’s story because of the role strong women have played in his life.

“She’s a woman that has it all. She has the family. She has the career. She has a strong work ethic,” he said. “We thought she had a really strong story.” Instead of leaping over tall buildings in tights and a cape, or battling mad jokers and villainous penguins, Warren’s political superpowers are focused on something she sees as even more threatening: the Wall Street and Capitol Hill power brokers she holds responsible for hollowing out the middle class.

The bulk of the book steers clear of ideological battles and instead zeroes in on Warren’s personal and professional struggles, from hardscrabble childhood and young mom to law student, law professor and candidate for Ted Kennedy’s old US Senate seat. “We really want to showcase these people’s lives and where they came from rather than making some political statement,” he said.