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Elizabeth Beals Makes a Worthy Addition to the Canon of Hipster Superhero Redesigns

by Susana Polo | 10:19 am, June 17th, 2013

“Hipster” (which is to say, fashionably but normally clothed) versions of superheros are dime a dozen these days, but Elizabeth Beals’ suite of superladies are wonderfully subtle. Well, okay, Starfire doesn’t count, we’d know that orange skin anywhere. But I do love the nail polish.

Hipster Mario & Luigi Probably Don’t Get Much Done

by Jill Pantozzi | 11:23 am, May 2nd, 2013

They just sit around with other video game characters listening to the Super Mario Bros. 2 soundtrack. Ironically.

Hipster Disney Princesses Put On A Musical You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

by Jill Pantozzi | 1:17 pm, October 2nd, 2012

We all knew Hipster Ariel was a thing but it seems some of the other Disney Princesses felt they weren’t getting their ironic due. You can thank Antonius Nazareth for the original music and lyrics and if you find it as catchy as I do, it’s available for download!

(via Neatorama)

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The Hipster X-Men: Being Accepted By Society Is SO 1990s

by Jill Pantozzi | 10:16 am, May 24th, 2012

A lot of X-Men members would love to be accepted and integrated into society but the Hipster X-Men couldn’t care less. You can thank artist Nate Bellegarde for that. Hit the jump to check out his hipster redesigns of more X-Men ladies.

Two Hunger Games-Inspired Videos For the Modern Pop Culture Fan [Videos]

by Jamie Frevele | 5:44 pm, April 6th, 2012

We’re heading into another weekend, ladies and gents, and what better way to sign off for the day than with two videos made by fans of The Hunger Games who enjoy making parodies inspired by the blockbuster movie and books? Above, a version of LMFAO‘s “Sexy and I Know It” featuring Peeta Mellark and all of his bread. After the jump, “The Hipster Games.” It’s after the jump because it’s soooo underground.

Hipster Harry Potter: Because the Internet Loves You

by Susana Polo | 2:27 pm, September 5th, 2011

Will we ever get tired of seeing the characters of our favorite stories get mashed into painfully true hipster versions of themselves?

Things We Saw Today: Hipster ThunderCats

by Jamie Frevele | 5:30 pm, August 21st, 2011

Snarf was actually a really obscure indie rock band from Portland that had really great live shows, but never recorded an album. But you weren’t expected to know that. (at The High Definite via BuzzFeed)

Things We Saw Today: Spiders Can Be Such Hipsters

by Jamie Frevele | 5:27 pm, July 3rd, 2011

She also had legs and knew how to move them before that song came out. (At 9gag via Geeks Are Sexy)

These Characters Knew About the DC Relaunch Before it Went All Mainstream

by Susana Polo | 10:08 am, June 29th, 2011

CallMePo has figured out why Power Girl, Cassandra Cain and Stephanie Brown aren’t reprising their old roles in the new DCU. They’re way, way too cool for relaunches. (More behind the jump.)

The Broship of the Rings

by Susana Polo | 10:21 am, June 24th, 2011

We’re a little late on this one, but when it was brought to our attention we had to share. Above is just one entry from Noelle Stevenson’s art series The Broship of the Rings. Above is Eowyn. Quoth Stevenson: “Of course the Rohirrim are a biker gang.” Welcome, ladies and gents, to a world where Shadowfax is a VW Van, Boromir pops his collar, Bill the Pony is a fixed-speed bike, and Arwen totally loved Aragorn before he was king.