Fanart Recs

Disclaimer: These were made for me in Marvel Trumps Hate 2019. But they are so adorable I wanted to rec them here!

Fandom: Netflix Defenders (Iron Fist)
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Danny Rand & Ward Meachum
Content Notes/Warnings: n/a
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: Rena's Art Blog (note: much of the artist's work is NSFW)
Why this piece is awesome: These are incredibly cute chibi-style illustrations of Danny and Ward's adventures on their road trip after season two of Iron Fist. So many cute little details, great character likenesses, and such a delightful feeling of sibling bonding! Each one is a little story all by itself.

Link: https://puddingpong.tumblr.com/post/185258533257/marvel-trumps-hate-iron-fist-heres-the-artwork-i

Fandom: The Defenders (TV)
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Matt Murdock, Danny Rand
Content Notes/Warnings: n/a
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: malice-kingdom on Tumblr | the artist's Defenders tag
Why this piece is awesome: This is a great portrait of the four main Defenders, with a clear, clean art style and excellent likenesses.

Link: https://malice-kingdom.tumblr.com/post/183081648714/i-struggled-so-much-to-finish-this-cause-im-too

Fandom: Netflix Defenders (Iron Fist)
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Ward Meachum & Harold Meachum
Content Notes/Warnings: This art is vaguely incesty and disturbing in a shoujo kind of way. (Like some of CLAMP's weirder stuff.)
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: Jiuge on Deviantart | on Tumblr | Patreon
Why this piece is awesome: I think this might be the only fully painted piece of fanart for Ward that I've ever seen, and it is gorgeously done ... and also very disturbing, a creepily symbolic take on Ward's nearly total domination by his dad in the first season of Iron Fist. If you ever needed to see Ward half naked and crying, surrounded by flowers, and splashed with blood, this art is here for you.

Links:
Tumblr: https://jiuge.tumblr.com/post/172737485555/my-favorite-character-last-year-my-patron-page
Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/jiuge/art/ward-meachum-fan-art-and-see-you-at-Acen-679751059

Hi, I'm reccing Defenders this month (the Marvel Netflix ones). I've got recs lined up from all the shows, but let's start with a group portrait!

Fandom: The Defenders (Netflix)
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: main cast (plus Elektra and Frank)
Content Notes/Warnings: n/a
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: on Deviantart
Why this piece is awesome: This is so clean and striking, a rooftop silhouette featuring all the main Defenders plus a couple of their backup cast. I love how recognizable they are, even in silhouette, and the clean colors/lines and simple palette makes this a dramatic rendition of their New York rooftop world.

Link: https://www.deviantart.com/the-end-of-the-tales/art/The-Defenders-699888553

Fandom: The Defenders (Daredevil)
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Matt Murdock, Karen Page, Foggy Nelson
Content Notes/Warnings: n/a
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: Subaru on Tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: This is so warm and gorgeous, a portrait of the trio at the end of DD3 in beautiful anime-style art. It just makes me so happy for them.

Link: https://01091006.tumblr.com/post/179424546159/avocados-at-law

Fandom: Defenders
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Frank Castle/Punisher
Content Notes/Warnings: n/a
Medium: digital
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: On DeviantArt, also on Tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: A really striking portrait of Jon Berthal's version of Frank Castle. The pose and the colors and the face are all really well done, and I love how the coloring suggests flames around him; it's a very arresting image.

Link: https://www.deviantart.com/wuliao-yuzi/art/Punisher-600983756
(also posted on the artist's Tumblr)

Fandom: The Defenders (Iron Fist)
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Ward Meachum, Colleen Wing, Danny Rand
Content Notes/Warnings: n/a
Medium: digital
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: rainyquot
Why this piece is awesome: And now moving into some art for the individual shows. This is a lovely, serene missing scene right after the big fight at the end of Iron Fist season one, when everyone is tired and hurt and just taking a minute to rest and recover. I especially love the contemplative mood, the characters' obvious weariness and different body language, and the roof backdrop.

Link: https://rainyquot.tumblr.com/post/186200339673/aftermath-just-finishing-up-some-old-art-i-made

I'm reccing Defenders this month (the Marvel Netflix ones) and I figured I'd start out with something sweet and teamy.

Fandom: The Defenders
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Team (Matt Murdock, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Danny Rand)
Content Notes/Warnings: n/a
Medium: Digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: Tinymintywolf on Tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: It may be a few months early for Christmas art, but this is too adorable not to link to! I love how each character clearly demonstrates their own personality, from Jessica's scowl to Danny's puppylike happiness, and I love all their in-character Christmas sweaters and little details like the dragon on Danny's mug. It's a nice warm piece of team-feels art.

I also really love Minty's art style and she has a ton of other superhero art for both Marvel and DC; for example, here is her Guardians of the Galaxy tag (just to pick one); she also has a bunch of art for The Flash. Have fun looking through her art tags!

Link: https://tinymintywolf.tumblr.com/post/180693473788/they-deserve-to-spend-a-nice-christmas-party