Pop Culture Icons Imagined As Classic Statues

Pop Culture Icons Imagined As Classic Statues

Pop Culture Icons Imagined As Classic Statues

Typical. You travel to Athens, hear all the stories about demi-Gods smattering all those who wrong them with giant lightning bolts, trek all the way to the top of the Parthenon, and then, as you finally get to see the statues of ancient heroes, you suddenly wonder where all the cool supernatural weaponary has gone.

There’s a cumbersome sword, naturally, the odd slingshot, or a discus if you’re lucky, but it’s on the whole it's understandable to be pretty disappointed. They don’t even have six-packs.

Peter Straub

Star Wars,

We're not surprised old Han Solo missed out. He's never been the same since that carbonite...

Check out the best below and check out the rest of the artist's work here

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Danielle de Wolfe

As Shortlist’s Staff Writer, Danielle spends most of her time compiling lists of the best ways to avoid using the Central Line at rush hour.