Posted By Dan Greenfield on Mar 4, 2024 | 2 comments

13 GORGEOUS ILLUSTRATIONS that take you back to Edo…

The other day we ran a fabulous gallery of 13 GORGEOUS ILLUSTRATIONS by artist Dakota Alexander positing what it would be like if Western superheroes existed in 17th century, Edo-era Japan.

You guys clearly dug it and it was obvious from the start that we’d being you a follow-up: WHAT IF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE TOOK PLACE IN 17th CENTURY JAPAN.

Dig these amazing images by Dakota, an American ex-pat living in the Land of the Rising Sun:

The Battle With The Jade Giant

Elektra’s Grave

The Spider-Man and the Green Demon: The Death of the Black Cat (Sunset)

The Sumo of Stone

Thor (Version 2)

The Lord of Iron

The Black Panther King

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The Heroes of Ezo

Battle in the Hellfire Brewery

The Invincible Iron Hero

The Assassin With the Red Hair

The Ant-Man in the Grass

The American Captain

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Make sure you check out Dakota’s Drums of the Serpent website.

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MORE

— What if the DC UNIVERSE Took Place in 17th Century JAPAN. Click here.

— DAKOTA ALEXANDER: Dig These 13 Great BRONZE AGE COMICS That Should Have Been. Click here.