Superhero Art: Let’s Get Political

Artists get political with fantastic superhero art, including one of a famous villain.

Jamie Canaves

Contributing Editor

Jamie Canavés is the Tailored Book Recommendations coordinator and Unusual Suspects mystery newsletter writer — in case you’re wondering what you do with a Liberal Arts degree. She’s never met a beach she didn’t like, always says yes to dessert, loves ‘80s nostalgia, all forms of entertainment, and can hold a conversation using only gifs. You can always talk books with her on Bluesky, Litsy, Goodreads, and her substack Multitudes Contained.

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Mar 7, 2017

If the pen is mightier than the sword than certainly the paintbrush–physical or digital–is too. Superheroes have always been political so it is no surprise that with Trump taking office and people fighting for their civil rights and lives that artist have taken to using superhero art (along with one villain) to show resistance. In a time when silence is not an option– the pin –here is some impactful superhero art fitting of the #resistance. Mike McCain

Prints available at https://t.co/rUNLketdjO – all proceeds go to @ACLU, over $5k raised 😲 and still going! #Superman #immigrants #Liberty pic.twitter.com/ODY43yOjLl
— Mike McCain (@mmccain) March 1, 2017

“For as long as the current immigration ban exists, I’ll be donating 100% of proceeds from all sales to the ACLU.” Prints available here. Stephen Byrne

Sara Parrett https://sparrettart.tumblr.com/post/157169404561 Phil Noto https://twitter.com/philnoto/status/825484459814313985 Shing Yin Khor

I'm over the anthropomorphism of the Statue of Liberty as a trope, but I've exactly one indulgent Nazi punching statue painting left in me. pic.twitter.com/jwkar49NcU
— shing yin khor (@sawdustbear) February 7, 2017

(It's a nod to this Wonder Woman panel. Because I am absolutely not over the trope of Nazi punching.) pic.twitter.com/yinFCIhS3p
— shing yin khor (@sawdustbear) February 7, 2017

David Mack

Wow! The orders are pouring in for @davidmackkabuki art print to fight #MuslimBan keep it up https://t.co/0ujz8OPAoK pic.twitter.com/pJaZVuTmXX
— Golden Apple Comics (@GAppleComics) February 2, 2017

Yusef Abonamah

.@DCComics Our heroes defend the oppressed against the powerful, dismantle the #muslimban. pic.twitter.com/TdBwuy4prB
— Yusef Abonamah (@YusefAbonamah) January 29, 2017

Anonymous (As far as I could find the original image seems to have been added anonymously to imgur.)

Seen in Philly. pic.twitter.com/gticOQ4Xvg
— Dan Tabor (@danthefan) January 27, 2017

Herr Nilsson

Bushwick Collective Artists

Bushwick Collective Mural Is Wynwood's Latest Anti-Trump Artwork https://t.co/R23OUJrJMf via @NewTimesArts pic.twitter.com/40vD0pQflZ
— Artistic Freedom Initiative (@artistic_AFI) October 5, 2016