Sunday, December 26, 2010

Superheroes in History

Superheroes in History

Check out how this photographer fits comic book characters into some iconic black-and-white photos from the 20th century.
The following photographs come from Agan Harap's "Superhero" series, which consists of superheroes (and supervillains) manipulated into historical settings. The 29-year-old artist's uses Photoshop 7 to take a fresh look into history.The photographs are some in his project 'Superhero Project'.
Batman's all business when he briefs a group of allied paratroopers at Greenham Common Airfield in England. 
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Spiderman aiding his fellow Americans at D-day. 
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  Superman helps to recover stolen art from the Nazis
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 Hulk with the Afghan resistance fighters returning to a village destroyed by Soviet forces,1986
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"You're coming back to Gotham with me to see Harvey Dent"
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"Why so serious?"
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Roosevelt. Churchill. Stalin. Vader. Never has such a collection powerful leaders been assembled in one place.
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Starwars in the aid of soldiers