This Talented Italian Illustrator Creates Enchanting Disney and Marvel Fan Art
Her artwork has earned her thousands upon thousands of dedicated fans all over the world, and it's easy to see why.
Professional comic artist Mariabianca Minelli, also known as "MaybeMin," lives and works in Italy, where she has been active in the art and illustration field for over a decade. If you have never seen her graphic series "The Unusual" or "No More Fair Jack," you should definitely consider visiting her website to check them out. As Dr. Michele Gelfand, a cultural psychologist, states, "Art allows us to explore our emotions and connect with others in profound ways." Minelli takes commissions from fans all over the globe and creates her own fan art!
Some of her most enchanting and delightful fan art features characters from Disney and Marvel. While she has also created fan art that DC fans would enjoy, it's the Disney pieces that have our hearts bursting with joy. Dr. Esther Perel, a renowned couples therapist, notes, "Art can evoke shared memories and experiences, strengthening our connections to one another."
Some of her fan art is quite straightforward, such as an illustration from Disney's Hercules featuring Megara, the heroine, and Hercules, the hero, embracing tenderly. Other pieces humanize characters like Simba and feature gender-swapped princesses and villains alike. Don't take that lightly; each piece is truly phenomenal!
If you're a Disney fan who adores fan art, you'll surely enjoy everything this Italian artist has created, so scroll on down!
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1. Elsa (Frozen)
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4. Shan Yu (Mulan)
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5. Dr. Facilier (The Princess and the Frog)
According to the Disney Fandom Wiki, Dr. Facilier has been popular since his inception, garnering "critical acclaim and major popularity with fans, making him one of Disney's most popular villains. In response, he quickly became a primary member of the Disney Villains lineup."
Dr. Facilier is the main antagonist of Disney's The Princess and the Frog (the 49th full-length animated feature film). To sum up this character, Facilier is an evil witch doctor/bokor, also known as the Shadow Man, who plans to rule New Orleans with help from his "friends on the other side."
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6. Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
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7. Simba (The Lion King)
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8. Elsa (Frozen)
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9. Big Hero 6
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10. The Genie (Aladdin)
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11. Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Speaking at a press conference at the San Sebastian Film Festival, Johnny Depp thoroughly explained his love and connection to the character Captain Jack Sparrow:
"I suppose this is the positive side of having, in a strange way, given life to characters like Captain Jack or whatever character that I was lucky enough to locate and bring to life the beauty of Captain Jack Sparrow. I'll go to somebody's house, man; I'll perform at your kid's birthday party at this point.I don't need a company to do that. I can just do that myself, and nobody can take that away. That's the greatest pleasure of Jack Sparrow. I can travel with Captain Jack in a box—literally Captain Jack in a box—and when the opportunity is right, and I'm able to go and visit people and places where the smiles and the laughs and the things that are most important in the world are on the line."
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12. Kida (Atlantis)
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13. Esmeralda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
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14. The Aristocats
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15. Frollo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
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16. Long John Silver (Treasure Planet)
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17. Megara (Hercules)
Megara, or Meg, is the deuteragonist in Disney's Hercules. She's a fan favorite because of her snarky and cynical "femme fatale" personality. According to the Disney Fandom Wiki:
"Megara is a character that originates from Greek mythology, the wife of Heracles. The Disney iteration loosely took from this by casting Megara as Hercules' love interest, the Lois Lane to Hercules' Superman. Her personality was greatly inspired by actress Barbara Stanwyck, specifically her roles in 1940s comedies such as The Lady Eve and Ball of Fire."
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18. Vanellope (Wreck-It Ralph)
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19. Hans (Frozen) and Simba (The Lion King)
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20. Jafar (Aladdin)
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21. Aladdin
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22. Flynn Ryder (Tangled)
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23. Deadpool
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24. Captain America: Civil War
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25. Jane & Tarzan
The fictional character Tarzan first appeared as a novel character in 1912. To date, there have been 48 different Tarzan movies, including Disney's.
Interestingly, Edgar Rice Burroughs, the writer and creator of the original Tarzan, "seriously considered animation as the medium that could more faithfully bring his hero to life on the screen" all the way back in 1936. He said:
“The cartoon must be good. It must approximate Disney excellence.”
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26. Phoebes (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
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27. Jim (Treasure Planet)
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28. Black Panther & Mowgli (Jungle Book)
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29. Doctor Strange
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30. Tony Stark and Spider-Man
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31. Merida (Brave)
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32. Rapunzel (Tangled)
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33. Super Cinderella
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34. Jasmine (Aladdin)
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35. Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
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36. Hercules & Megara
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You'll have to let us know in the comments which of MabyMin's works you adored the most. Was it the classic examples of her abilities or the gender-swapped reinventions of classic characters?
Perhaps it was Captain America or the crossover between Black Panther and Mowgli? Either way, we're sure you'll agree this Italian illustrator has plenty of work to be truly proud of.
