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Rapunzel, Cinderella, and More Gear Up For Fairy Tale Battle Royale

by Rebecca Pahle | 3:30 pm, May 9th, 2013

Artist イナ (Google Translate tells me that’s “Ina,” but… well, it’s Google Translate) draws fairy tale characters equipped with weapons to defeat their baddies and (one presumes) each other in her series Fairy Tale Battle Royale. I think we all know why Mulan’s not here: She’d win too easily. Hansel and Gretel might prove a challenge, though. Rapunzel not so much. Her hair mace looks awesome, but it’d weigh her down far too much to be of any practical use.

Things We Saw Today: This Skirt is the Gotham Skyline, Your Argument is Invalid

by Susana Polo | 4:56 pm, January 31st, 2013

Jill doesn’t like skirts with this particular profile. I’m just letting you know there’s less competition. (Fashionably Geek)

These Genderswapped Fairy Tales Are Anything But Grimm

by Rebecca Pahle | 3:30 pm, January 31st, 2013

Artist Yudi Chen has created this series of genderswapped fairy tale art, and there’s not much I can say about it other than it’s absolutely freaking awesome. Seriously, they’re perfect. Cinderfella! Tarzana! LadyBeast! The Princess rescuing Sleeping Beauty! Rapunzel’s beard!

Boring Old Paper Gets an Upgrade With These Superhero and Fairy Tale (and Obi-Wan!) Sculptures

by Rebecca Pahle | 2:30 pm, December 15th, 2012

Artist Cheong-ah Hwang is some sort of sorcerer. Or she has a paper-related superpower or something. She has to. Because these paper sculptures are insane. I almost don’t want to know how she does it, as it would ruin the mystique. Her artistic renderings of superheroes and fairy tales are behind the jump, plus a bonus Star Wars: The Clone Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Other pieces and in-progress shots can be found on her Flickr page; prints of Little Red Riding Hood, Alice in Wonderland, and Beauty and the Beast are available on her Etsy shop.

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