Ellen Ripley. River Tam. Replicant Rachel. Kara Thrace. If you’ve spent hours obsessing over these incredible female characters from science fiction’s greatest films and TV series, then you’re definitely not alone. In fact, Las Vegas-based illustrator Jska Priebe has devoted an entire series to these beloved pop culture icons, re-envisioning them as religious icons in bold, mixed media works. Click through to check out her clever visual odes to the leading ladies of sci-fi, which we spotted over on The Mary Sue, and let us know in the comments who you think is the most worship-worthy!
River Tam from Firefly/Serenity. Image credit: Jska Priebe
Rachel from Blade Runner. Image credit: Jska Priebe
Leeloo from The Fifth Element. Image credit: Jska Priebe
Kara Thrace from Battlestar Galactica. Image credit: Jska Priebe
Trinity from the Matrix franchise. Image credit: Jska Priebe
Sarah Connor from the Terminator franchise. Image credit: Jska Priebe
Ellen Ripley from the Alien franchise. Image credit: Jska Priebe