Can You Tell What All These Pop Culture Icons Have in Common? Artist Draws Cartoons from Across Fandoms with Similar Attributes

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Ely Bulnes • Writer and Editor
Feb 24, 2025 11:30 AM EST

Do you have a type? No, I'm not talking about attributes you look for in a potential partner – I'm talking about fictional characters. From cartoons, to movies, to video games, to novels: it is impossible to have a completely original idea. Forms of media build off of each other, taking certain aspects and changing them to fit new narratives. This is how tropes are born. Though, sometimes what may appear to be a trope at play is actually an homage to another work. Looking at the media that I consume, I seem to have a thing for eccentric detectives with a sweet tooth. Am I talking about the anime icon L, or am I referring to Twin Peak's very own Special Agent Dale Cooper? Both tbh. 

Digital artist and "crossover fan art specialist," Chris-theKid, draws pop culture icons from all across a wide berth of fandoms. From Marvel Comics to literary heroes, he illustrates characters with similar professions, designs, and other attributes hanging out and communing like old friends. Can you tell what the characters have in common in each image? 

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    duly A
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    ANIN
    via Chris-theKid
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    Cheezburger Image 10471665920
    via Chris-theKid
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    CAMP HALFBLOOD
    via Chris-theKid
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    Cheezburger Image 10471666432
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    Cheezburger Image 10471667200
    via Chris-theKid
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    Cheezburger Image 10471668224
    via Chris-theKid
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    Chnston Aaliy C
    via Chris-theKid
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    FATAL FURY ลว
    via Chris-theKid
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    SOON
    via Chris-theKid

  • I never would've thought that raccoons are so beloved as characters. Seeing this image featuring so many really puts it into perspective! 

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    Cheezburger Image 10471666944
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    12567 10 11 12 18
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    5
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    DEATH NO G
    via Chris-theKid
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    ))
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    RIME SCENE NOT CROSS CRI - NE DO NOT CROSS CRIME SCENE DO NOT CROSS CRIME SCENE CRIME ENE-DO NOT BOSS CRIME
    via Chris-theKid

  • I'm so weak to detective stories. Case Closed and Scooby-Doo were my jam as a kid, and now I'm watching the proper film noire movies that all the tropes are based off of. 

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    Cheezburger Image 10471668736
    via Chris-theKid
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    Cheezburger Image 10471669248
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    Cheezburger Image 10471668992
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    Cheezburger Image 10471670272
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fantasy Saturday Morning Cartoons nickelodeon marvel disney DC animation anime millennials comics fandom pop culture pixar cartoons manga video games nintendo
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