Villains Getting Love Art
These Adorable Illustrations of Geeky Villains Will Totally Change Your Perception About Them
It's easy to paint villains from comic books and movies as soulless people who care about nothing. But one artist wanted to look past this perception, so he created adorable illustrations of villains getting hugs from the heroes that try to destroy them.
Created by Spain-based designer Nacho Diaz, the "Villains Need Love" project is about showcasing these characters in a different light — and in a book. Diaz's Kickstarter campaign to put his illustrations in a book and on stickers, prints, and even phone cases was successfully funded.
Diaz chose villains because of how much he enjoyed drawing them and changing the message of who they are. "Most of the time [the villains] are the way they are because they had a hard time in the past, so I thought . . . Would they be different with some love in their lives?" Diaz wrote on the Kickstarter description.
You can check out some of our favorite illustrations ahead.
Joy and Anger
Mario and Bowser
Buzz Lightyear and Emperor Zurg
Deadpool and Deadpool
Anna and Elsa
Ghostbuster and Ghost
Finn and the Ice King
Imperator Furiosa and Immortan Joe
Jabba the Hutt and Han Solo
Batman and the Joker
Rey and Kylo Ren
Hulk and Loki
Chihiro and No-Face
Ariel and Ursula
Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader
Spider-Man and Venom
Harry Potter and Voldemort
