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A spinoff (or spin-off) is a series derived both thematically and sometimes canonically from another series.
Why
In television, a spinoff will come about when some aspect of a comic series becomes extremely popular. One character is more popular than the others, so he/she/it get's their own show.
In comics, spinoffs will appear usually when either a fan of a comic series or the author wants to delve deeper into some aspect of the comics.
An example of this is Livin' the Sprite Afterlife, a spinoff series of Livin' the Sprite Life.