Next: Mortal Kombat Sonya Blade Cosplay Brings Back Her Retro Uniform Despite appearing in 1990s live-action film franchise, neither of these characters showed their faces in the 2021 reboot movie that launched earlier this year. Sindel debuted a couple of years later in the 1995 entry, Mortal Kombat 3. Shao Kahn first appeared in 1993's Mortal Kombat II, most notably wreaking havoc as the game's final boss encounter. The Outworld ruler and Scream Queen have remained staples in the long-running fighting series for over two decades. Without a doubt, Esau Murga's homage with Mortal Kombat villains Shao Kahn and Sindel counts among the most impressive recreations of Alex Ross' memorable piece.
The above art has been replicated myriad times, including once in live-action during a Suicide Squad (2016) scene between Jared Leto's Joker and Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn. So impressed was Boon by Esau Murga's effort that he shared the artist's work in the following Twitter post: It's a gorgeous piece of work, which managed to catch the attention of Mortal Kombat Co-Creator Ed Boon.
Instead of Joker holding tight to Harley mid-Tango, Shao Khan shares a similar pose with Queen Sindel. Related: Mortal Kombat: How Shao Kahn Took Over Outworldĭigital painter Esau Murga recently showcased stunning artwork of Mortal Kombat's Shao Khan and Sindel modeled after Alex Ross' Batman: Harley Quinn cover art. It's fitting, then, that an artist would bring the parallel to life in Mortal Kombat fan art modeled after Alex Ross' famous work on the Batman rogues. Of course, the same holds true for Harley in the presence of her beloved Mr. Retcon or no, Sindel feeds off violence whenever Shao Khan's near. Both of their original backstories painted them as kind, loving women, who remained as such before meeting the larger-than-life, sadistic men who later became their love interests. Oddly enough, Sindel and Harley bear quite a bit in common - prior to the former's Mortal Kombat 11 retcon, that is. The piece captures Joker and Harley mid-Tango, both smiling gleefully as the Joker looks on with a patented rictus grin plastered to his face. Ross' often-referenced cover art dates back to a 1999 one-shot, Batman: Harley Quinn, penned by award-winning Batman: The Animated Series scribe Paul Dini. In creating a couple's portrait for Mortal Kombat villains Shao Kahn and Sindel, a talented artist channeled Alex Ross' iconic Joker and Harley Quinn art.
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