Gallery: Trippy Kaleidoscopic Collages Made From Your Favorite Comic Book Heroes
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German designer Eduard Horn has created a series of images called Kaleidocomix that reimagine his childhood comic book heroes as [trippy](https://www.behance.net/gallery/22437171/KaleidoComix-Pt1) [collection of](https://www.behance.net/gallery/22448291/KaleidoComix-Pt2) of [geometric patterns.](https://www.behance.net/gallery/22455027/KaleidoComix-Pt3).
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Whether it's Batman, Spiderman, or a superannuated superhero like Vampirella, his focus is was entirely on the formal elements of the character's design and costume.
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"It wasn't really about certain heroes per se," he says.
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Comics are known for featuring over-the-top tales of derring-do, but Horn's preference is for his more understated creations.
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Horn found that symmetrical images worked better than asymmetrical ones
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"I do really like the compositions that involve typography a lot," he says. "And also the more abstract ones that give you little clue that it might have something to do with comic books."
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Horn likens the images to of church windows with their bold colors and hints of heroic figures,
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the abstract, geometric nature of many of the designs would feel at home inside a mosque as well
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The comics are modified using Adobe AfterEffects, tweaking the characters and colors with an array of nine mirroring options that transform the image of the hero or ne'er-do-well into a mass of multi-color geometry.
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Whether it's Batman, Spiderman, or a superannuated superhero like Vampirella, his focus is was entirely on the formal elements of the character's design and costume.
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Like a mad scientist, Horn plans to continue experimenting with comic kaleidoscopes, either through the use of moving images, or perhaps, building a physical device.
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"I think it could be nice to experiment with some animated versions of the KaleidoComix images," says Horn. "I think it might look quite psychedelic and hypnotic at the same time."
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*The Justice League of America*
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*Martian Manhunter* & *Jubilee*
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*Cyclops* from the *X-Men*
