What if the MARVEL UNIVERSE Took Place in 17th Century JAPAN

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

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

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

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.

Author: Dan Greenfield

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  1. Got to admit, the Thing with hair makes me chuckle…

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  2. Ant Man made me laugh. But the Battle With the Jade Giant made me blurt out “Oh, God! That’s beautiful!”

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