The Catvengers
| The Catvengers | |
|---|---|
| The Avengers as cats The Avengers portrayed as felines. | |
| Artist | Jenny Parks |
| Medium | Digital art |
| Movement | Fan art |
| Subject | the Avengers: Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, Thor |
| Website | www |
The Catvengers (or simply Catvengers) is a series of fan art pieces by American comics artist, fan artist and scientific illustrator Jenny Parks. It depicts the fictional superhero team Avengers as cats.
Background[edit]
Parks started drawing cat versions of people at about age 11 or 12.[1][2] At about 12 years of age, she loved The Phantom of the Opera and had a running gag about The Phantom of the Cats. Eventually, she drew the characters as cats.[2]
Parks has a Bachelor's degree (BFA) in Illustration from the California College of Arts and a graduate degree in scientific illustration from the UC Santa Cruz.[3][4][5][6][7] Previously, Parks drew wildlife like big cats, birds, dinosaurs, fruit bats, insects, and plants.[4] It was drawn and painted digitally via Paint Tool SAI and Photoshop.[8]
Parks said her fan art career took off with a table at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con where she had Doctor Mew buttons and posters.[6] Parks became famous due to Doctor Mew.[3][4][5][7] The success of Doctor Mew led her to do work based on The Avengers, Sherlock and Star Trek.[1][8][9][7] Later, Chronicle Books published Parks' book Star Trek Cats in 2017.[6]
Content[edit]
In 2013, Parks depicted the Avengers as cats. Captain America is "Captain Catmerica"[3] or simply "Captain Cat."[10] Hulk ("Hulkitty"[3][10]) is a green Persian cat.[3] Iron Man ("Iron Cat"[3] or "Iron Kitty"[10]) is a Siamese cat.[3] Thor is "Thor: God of Thun-purr."[6]
Reception[edit]
In 2013, Catvengers ranked behind Batman [BatKitty] and Loki [Lokitty] as her bestselling item.[2] In 2015, Parks said her bestseller was still Catvengers, while Star Trek was second.[4] Mashable's Quenton Narcisse called Catvengers "dazzling illustrations that turn adorable cats into feline crime-fighters."[10] The Mary Sue's received the piece favorably with "If they can’t protect the Earth, you can be damn sure they’ll nom it."[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Burton, Bonnie (February 13, 2014). "Artist reimagines Spock, Sherlock, Time Lords, and Avengers as cats". CNET. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mlyner, Phillip (19 November 2013). "Illustrator Jenny Parks Turns TV Characters Into Cats". Catster. Lumina Media. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Czeck, Jessica (May 15, 2013). "Feline Fantasies: Cat Superheroes by Jenny Parks". Visual News. Visual News. Archived from the original on 29 July 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Hatheway, Cameron (June 12, 2015). "Catvengers, Assemble! The CatConLA Interview With Jenny Parks". Bleeding Cool. Rich Johnston. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Maan (23 August 2013). "Catvengers: Dazzling Illustration By Jenny Par". Downgraf. downgraf. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Nevin, Will (2 March 2017). "The serious absurdity (and purrfection) of Jenny Parks and 'Star Trek Cats'". OregonLive.com. Advance Publications. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 UCreative staff (14 May 2013). "You! Be Inspired! – Cat Heroes by Jenny Parks". UCreative. UCreative Network. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Outlaw Kritters staff (18 October 2015). "What Do Jenny Parks and Dr. Who Have in Common?". Outlaw Kritters. outlawkritters.com. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ Santoso, Alex (22 August 2013). "Catvengers Assemble". Neatorama. neatorama.com. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Narcisse, Quenton (27 August 2013). "'Catvengers' Turns Kitties Into Purr-fect Superheroes". Mashable. mashable.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ↑ Pahle, Rebecca (15 May 2013). "Attention, Internet: Artist Has Drawn The Avengers, Loki, Katniss, Batman, and More As Cats". The Mary Sue. The Mary Sue, LLC. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
External links[edit]
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