An enormous amount of The Dark Knight Rises-inspired artwork is flooding the Internet, and luckily enough for fans, Jason Liwag has made these awesome and humorous old timey photos featuring Batman and Bane. Liwag superimposed the head of Tom Hardy and Christian Bale onto the bodies of butch boxers with their dukes up ready to brawl. The resulting black and white images resemble bobbleheads and are chuckle-inducing to say the least.
Jason Liwag crafted these two kickass images for a Batman-themed art show being held at Art Du Vin in Long Beach, California. Fans of these photos will be able to purchase Giclee prints that measure 5” x 7” each.
Strangely, Liwag’s Bane photo actually makes the character less intimidating, despite still being a heavily muscled man.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Retro-inspired Superhero Art
- Opportunity for artists to create unique and humorous artwork by re-imagining popular superheroes in vintage styles.
- Limited Edition Art Prints
- Artists can create a new revenue stream by offering limited edition art prints of their work.
- Humorous Character Mashups
- Opportunity to create new and entertaining character mashups that play with popular culture icons.
Where This Applies
- Art and Design
- Opportunity for artists to expand their offerings and attract new audiences with unique and humorous art pieces.
- Entertainment
- Companies can create new intellectual property by exploring humorous character mashups and leveraging existing fan bases.
- Merchandise
- Opportunity for companies to create limited edition merchandise, such as art prints, based on new and unique interpretations of popular characters.
