Fan Art Character Hybrids

Fan art works are artists' renditions of their favorite celebrities or media characters. The aim of fan art is to show what it is about their idol that they appreciate, such as beauty, strength or humor. Fan art combinations merge two subjects to form an entirely new character. The tricky part is to express what it is about both of those characters that the artist appreciates.


Fan Art Spoofs
Character combinations are spoofs or parodies of popular characters, created with the intention of forming a humorous hybrid. The majority of character spoofs are non-official art works, though occasionally they are created on an official level by TV series producers as a means to entertain viewers.

Above: A combination of pikachu, a magical animal character from the anime series Pokemon, and a cthulhu, a fantasy character first introduced in literature by HP Lovecraft in the 1920s. The resulting character combination is a cthulhuachu.

Above: Family Guy's dynamic duo, Brian the Dog and Stewie, transform into a parody of DC Comics' Batman and Robin. This is an official transformation created by the artists of Family Guy for use in an episode.

Above: Mario Bros vs Winnie the Pooh and Piglet. Children of the 80s will recognize both sets of famous friends that have been used in this character combination.The transformation that the four characters have undergone reflects the transformations that the Mario games and the Pooh series have experienced over the last three decades.

Above: Wolverine Mouse? Mickerine? Wolvermickey? The usually light-hearted and lovable character of Mickey Mouse has been combined with the intense, angry persona of Wolverine from the X Men. The artist has combined elements from each character, such as Mickey's gloves and Wolverine's blades to create a balanced hybrid character.

Above: A Photoshop hybrid of Rowan Atkinson's Mr Bean character and a na'vi alien character from the movie Avatar. Although the resulting hybrid character has mostly na'vi characteristics, such as the hair style, blue skin and wide, flat nose, Mr Bean's character traits shine through.

Above: A Muppet X Men spoof. Jim Henson's popular Muppet characters have appeared in a number of fan art hybrids.

Above: The Simpsons parody the famous photograph of The Beatles crossing Abbey Road, with Homer Simpson as John Lennon. The zebra crossing used in the original photograph of the pop group is now a popular tourist destination.

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Creative Cartoon Chess

Chess sets are traditionally made up of characters found in a medieval royal court. Cartoon chess pieces still use the traditional labels such as king, queen, knight and pawn, yet the human subjects  have been replaced with the characters of popular cartoons and games.


Cartoon Chess Sets
Traditional chess set designs are based on the opposing colors of black and white, to distinguish each players' pieces and squares. The vibrant cartoon characters allow chess sets to be filled with color and personality, creating an appeal for younger chess players.

Above: Characters from the popular children's TV series, The Smurfs, are the subject of this cartoon chess set. Papa Smurf is the king and Smurfette is the queen.

Above: This chess set is based on Nintendo's famous console game, Mario Brothers. Cartoon chess sets are mostly made of plastic, which means that they are more child-friendly than the stone, glass or wood chess sets of the past.

Above: Charlie Brown, Snoopy and friends become playing pieces for this character chess set set based on the cartoon, Peanuts.

Above: Marge and Homer Simpson play the part of king and queen in this cartoon chess set.

Above: This cartoon chess set boasts characters from the adult cartoon, South Park, with Kenny as the pawn.

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Tattoo Humor: Mooning Belly Buttons

Humorous tattoos using the belly button as part of the mooning character’s anatomy.

Public nudity is considered an offense that in many countries often results in arrest. However, worldwide, there are no bans on the content of tattoos, so nude or rude images often end up as tattoo designs, and can be used to convey a humorous message.

Bart Simpson Lives On

The rebellious Bart Simpson character has been used in a classic mooning pose in this tattoo. Eat my shorts? I think not…

Monkey See, Monkey Do

The tattoos shown here cleverly use the navel as part of the artwork. Positioned elsewhere on the body, these designs probably wouldn’t have been as humorous as they are around the belly button.

Although the skin of the stomach often stretches and ruins tattoos by warping them, tattoo removal is easier and more affective these days, making tummies a viable part of the body for permanent body art.

“What’s Up, Pussy Cat?”

It’s debatable which part of the cat’s anatomy the belly button portrays, but that may be the point of this tattoo. How open are people to accepting the insinuation of an image?

MOOning

The dark ink around the belly button adds to the gross humor of this image. With our present energy crisis, one can’t help but think about cow fart power when seeing this tattoo.

Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Say No Evil, Do No Evil

Because of the personal nature of tattoos; the art being a part of a person’s body, governments would be hard pressed to ban nude or rude images in tattoo designs.
Taking away the freedom to choose what a person does to their own body would create public outcry, and therefore these tattoo designs can not be banned, only frowned upon or laughed at.

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