Pop Culture of the Undead Presents Philly Zombies: Phanatic, ?uestlove, Rocky, & Ben Franklin

Zombie Tobias Funke (Arrested Development) and Leeloo Dallas (The Fifth Element)

My pal Krystine Lopez is an incredibly talented artist. Whether she’s creating her awe inspiring deep sea creature paintings, her simple ink sketches of wildlife, or her gorgeous, vibrant abstract paintings, her works never cease to leave me amazed. And her latest project, Art is Dead: Pop Culture of the Undead, is certainly no exception. Especially since the series involves zombies.

We’re not just talking mindless and decaying monstrosities like in Dawn of the Dead. Krystine takes pop culture icons and transforms them into surprisingly adorable zombie art. The never nude Tobias Funke, Leelo from the The Fifth Element (Mooltipass?), Dr Manhattan from Watchmen (complete with bulge)… the list goes on. She even takes custom orders.

?uestlove and Ben Franklin zombie sketches!

When she visited me here in Philadelphia earlier this summer, she fell in love with our wonderful city. Can you blame her? And as a result, she’s created several “Philadelphia Zoms”, as a special for Geekadelphia readers. She’s created zombie versions of the Philly Phanatic, ?uestlove, Rocky, Ben Franklin, and even our Love Park statue. She’s sent me some of the sketches, and as you can see, they look pretty great. You can score one of these special Philadelphia Zoms for $5 for a 5×7 watercolor, or $15 for one on wood.

Pay a visit to her Flickr and check out some of her work on Etsy. She’s selling wood-cut prints of her series at 50% off, and Geekadelphia readers will recieve one free Philadelphia Zom with each order. Pictures of the other Philly Zoms after the jump!

Krystine Lopez’s Art is Dead Series
Shop: www.artisdead.etsy.com
View: www.flickr.com/photos/kwaleska/sets/72157617718052075