Leprechauns aren’t the only creatures clad in green

As St. Patrick’s Day celebrations cover most of the world, we’re nearly overwhelmed with images of leprechauns, or little men that represent fairies from ancient Irish folklore. Yet these aren’t the only magical beings man has imagined clad in green.

Here’s an ode to some of the brilliant sci-fi, comic, and fantasy artists out there who have taken popular characters from books, films, and more and added their own creative spin.

Green Fairy by Brian Froud	Poison Ivy by Kay C
Slimer by Tim Kelly	Green Hornet by Chuck Moore
Frankenstein by Rainer F. Engel	Rydia (Final Fantasy IV) by Unknown
The Incredible Hulk (original concepts)	Green Alien by Keith Trimm
Hal Jordan as Parallax by Tom Fleming	An Orion (Star Trek) by Gavin de Lint
FCBD 2010 Kizoic Presents: Shrek	Army of the Dead (LOTR) by Weta Workshop

Speaking of Lord of the Rings…

Minas Morgul by Stardock

And though this is not exactly sci-fi or fantasy, no St. Patty’s Day would be without the Green Man from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (a show I had the opportunity of being in!)…

Green Man from It's Always Sunny

Fold Your Own Cube Geek Characters

I recently stumbled across a gold mine when I found a website for Cubeecraft (pronounced “kyoob-ee”) papercraft toys. You can download, print, cut out and assemble your own favorite geek characters… for FREE!

I’ve included a mere tiny collection of what can be found on Cubeecraft’s website.

60′s Batman

Star Wars Stormtrooper

Doctor Who – The 11th Doctor

Doctor Who Tardis

Doctor Who Dalek

Harry Potter

Star Trek – Spock

Wall-E

They don’t just do geek characters either!

Aqua Teen Hunger Force – Frylock