When he’s not busy creating covers for IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles micro series, writing and illustrating his Eisner award-winning comic book fantasy series Mouse Guard , and contributing to Free Comic Book Day, Michigan artist David Petersen is making us fall in love with his literary-inspired Muppets illustrations. We first spotted Petersen’s mashup covers on io9 and fell hard for Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the gang as characters out of Snow White, Robin Hood, King Arthur, and other treasured tales. The covers were created for BOOM! Studios, but with this kind of loving attention it’s clear that Petersen is a fellow puppet fiend. Check out our gallery below, smile like crazy, and then head to the artist’s website for more great artwork.
Image credit: David Petersen for BOOM! Studios
Muppet King Arthur #4
Image credit: David Petersen for BOOM! Studios
Muppet Snow White #4
Image credit: David Petersen for BOOM! Studios
Muppet Snow White #3
Image credit: David Petersen for BOOM! Studios
Muppet Snow White #2
Image credit: David Petersen for BOOM! Studios
Muppet Robin Hood #3
Image credit: David Petersen for BOOM! Studios
Muppet Robin Hood #1
Image credit: David Petersen for BOOM! Studios
Muppet Peter Pan #2
Image credit: David Petersen for BOOM! Studios
Muppet Peter Pan #1
Image credit: David Petersen for BOOM! Studios
Muppet King Arthur #3
Image credit: David Petersen for BOOM! Studios
Muppet King Arthur #2
Image credit: David Petersen for BOOM! Studios
Muppet King Arthur #1
Image credit: David Petersen for BOOM! Studios
Muppet Robin Hood #4