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Comic Book Superheroes as Manatees

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If there’s one animal on this planet that thinking about it takes you to the furthest possible place away from superheroics, it has to be the manatee, right? Slow, dumb and fragile, it would make the most awful character, if anyone was mad enough to base a superhero on it.

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The Dark Manatee Rises and Other Superhero Manatees of the Universe

After his performance in The Dark Knight Rises, I think it’s safe to say that Christian Bale can now be crowned as one of Hollywood’s superhero elites.

I know this is a weird question to ask, but have you ever imagined him – and all your other favorite superheroes – as manatees? The reason I ask is because if you have, then you no longer need to imagine because you can see them as manatees for yourself.

BatmanThese are the works of Joel Harris, who searched deep within him to find inspiration and come up with the vision for these animalistic portraits.

Manatees aren’t exactly the world’s cutest animals but Harris changes all that. Who knew that manatees could look so adorable with just a change in costume?

Aquaman 150x150 Captain America 150x150 Flash 150x150 Green Lantern 150x150 Spider Man 150x150 Superman 150x150 Wonder Woman 150x150 Batman 150x150

Personally, Spider-Man Manatee is my favorite. Which one is yours?

[via IJWT via Nerd Approved]