It looks like the X-Men team got a cartoon makeover. No, sadly these X-Men toonz will not be invading your TV anytime soon as a new animated series, but that would be cool. These characters were created by Cairo, Egypt based artist Maher Nour. I love how they are both adorable and yet so full of attitude and mischief.
When we think about the characters in Batman’s world, we don’t often use the word cute. I mean, Batman is tough and brooding, Two-Face is psychotic and half of his face is grotesque. The Joker is evil. Gotham City is not a cute place. Well, Mexico based artist René Córdova has repopulated Batman’s world and given it a cute makeover with these fantastic watercolor portraits.
Sure, the bad guys and gals are still bad, but how can you stay mad at cute characters like this? Everyone is so cute, I’m not even sure who to root for anymore.
Artist Miguel Camilo started this project in the Fall of 2012 and he never completely finished it. This was going to be a poster featuring all of these Transformers, but he has revisited the project now and turned them into a series of retro Trading cards.
I approve. I would have totally collected these when I was a kid. Heck, I would collect them now.
Artist Ben Murphy from Cork, Ireland says that this is the first of three mini-projects that is part of his 4th Year Project. The idea is to create the concept art for “Logan’s Run” as if it was being rebooted for this generation of moviegoers. From what I can see on his page, he did an amazing job. Below is just a sample of some of the work that he did.
I really like the costuming of the main characters, the vehicles and the guns. He has a pretty cool vision for what this world would be. I’d love to see his vision in movie form. Even in animation.
Lisbon, Portugal based artist Filipe Carvalho created these flat minimal Star Wars icons. They are colorful and adorable. Instead of complex images that are full of detail Filipe uses just a few colors to create these characters.
I would love to have these hanging on my wall, that’s for sure. The force is strong with Filipe’s art. I don’t think you could make these characters any more simple.
Brazilian artist Butcher Billy has given Marvel Comics characters a punk makeover. This series features classics like Siouxsie Sioux as Scarlet Witch, Mark Mothersbaugh as Iron Man, John Lydon as Wolverine, and more. These Marvel covers are awesome.
I never thought that I would see Morrissey as the Hulk. These covers are amazing. I just wish they were reakl so I could collect them and read the stories.
A world where superheroes evolved to ride around on Vespas? You’re looking at it. These fun illustrations by Istanbul, Turkey based artist Mete Eraydın May even convince you that this is the only mode of transport for comic book heroes.
These colorful rides look pretty sweet. Let’s hope that the villains are sticking to Vespas as well, otherwise our heroes are going to have a hard time catching up.
Behance artist Volatile Vertex created these amazing 3D Adventure Time characters dressed up like Batman characters. I hope he is still working on more, because I want to see what else this digital artist comes up with. These are all fantastic, but Gunter as the Penguin is just priceless. I love all of the little details, like BMO as Alfred presenting a joystick on a tray. Or how Bubblegum Bat Princess is standing on a piece of peppermint.
I would totally buy these if they were toys. It’s Bat Time!
Grab some Tubby custard and sit back and enjoy these Marvel Superheroes. In Teletubby form. Captain Winky, Hulksy, Lalarine, and Spiderpo are ready for action. These fun mash-ups come from John Paolo Santos, an artist in Malolos, the Philippines.
These four heroes may just be a new team of Teletubby Avengers. And even though their costumes are instantly recognizable, I bet you still can’t figure out what the heck they are saying. I picture them rubbing their tummies before battle and then dragging the bodies of their foes back to their Tubby-lair. I bet that’s how the custard is made.
Michael Kutsche served as a character designer on the John Carter movie a few years back. The movie may not have been the success that Disney had hoped, but you certainly can’t blame it on the character and creature design. Kutsche did some amazing and out of this world work.
Check out some of the concept art from his Behance page. In some ways the creatures are even more alive in his art than they were on the screen.
