Weekend Diversion: Velociprincesses (Synopsis)

“A princess is many things, and a raptor is one of them.” -Laura Cooper

For those of us who love the movies, there are two things that are indelibly etched into our memories -- not necessarily together -- as Galactic, featuring Chali 2na, sing to us, if we

Think Back.

I'm referring, of course, to Disney princesses and the terrifying velociraptors of Jurassic Park.

Image credit: Laura Cooper, via http://xpwebcomic.com/gallery/. Image credit: Laura Cooper, via http://xpwebcomic.com/gallery/.

But this weekend, I'm proud to highlight the work of Laura Cooper, who decided to combine these two together in brilliant form, creating velociprincesses for many of the famous (and infamous) characters.

Image credit: Laura Cooper, via http://xpwebcomic.com/gallery/. Image credit: Laura Cooper, via http://xpwebcomic.com/gallery/.

Go check out my favorites here, and have a great weekend!

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General consensus seems to be 'talon' for the raptor class - modern & dinosaur - whereas for the larger species, claw seems more appropriate.

This Disney Princesses are such fertile ground for parody. While the 'what I learned from Disney Princesses' is fun, my favorite is the treatment Seth Green and company gave to the evolution of what personality traits have been exhibited by Disney Princess from the beginning until now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ekLcUyDWaU

Sadly my fave Disney movie has no princess (at least not as a major character) to joke about. But maybe Ms. Cooper can see her way to doing a cartoon for The Baryonyx Necessities or I Want To Be Like Yulong.