Ben Franklin VS. Zeus by SharpWriter

In 1752 before Ben Franklin invented Pizza, Gameboy, the iPad2 or Mexican food he was contemplating how to conquer electricity. Being the genius he was he decided go get it at its source, this being Zeus. Strapping himself to a kite, and equipping some homemade lightning claws he ascended through the clouds and into the realm of the Gods to battle it out with Zeus. This is a painting capturing the exact moment the battle started.

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Red-Jirachi-2 Featured By Owner Sep 6, 2018

Zeus has finally met someone who's libido surpasses his own

kraftkirby Featured By Owner Jun 18, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

I love these

aTerribleIdea Featured By Owner Apr 5, 2018

I would like to think that Ben has no control of the kite and he just keeps going up then hovers back down to the ground.

SchoolGirlGoldi Featured By Owner Feb 14, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

In the next ten years I better see this in a text book at school

QueenShibaa Featured By Owner Feb 13, 2018

the perfect battle

IndigoWizard Featured By Owner Feb 11, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

he must've never played any game with elemental resistancees

labgnome Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

Prometheus came for fire, I'm here for your thunderbolts beyatch!

Hammer-of-war Featured By Owner Jan 2, 2018

PLOT TWIST:

Tesla wins. ;D;D;D

Frostwolf223 Featured By Owner Dec 26, 2017 Hobbyist Digital Artist

This is fantastic. Perfectly captures the essence of the moment when it actually happened.

Banjoker Featured By Owner Dec 18, 2017 Hobbyist General Artist

Don't drink and Kite children.

Laugh-Butts Featured By Owner Dec 3, 2017 Professional Digital Artist

I CAN'T- ARE THOSE WOLVERINE CLAWS? AHAHHAHAH

bbenjoe Featured By Owner Dec 2, 2017

Little known fact that Benjamin Franklin was never president.

theguywhorapedspace Featured By Owner Nov 26, 2017 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Oh my fucking god

HomieBoon Featured By Owner Edited Nov 7, 2017 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I swear I saw this years ago...

edit: nm im a fool

animemaster133 Featured By Owner Nov 7, 2017

I don't even know what's going on anymore and I'm okay with that.

PlainfacePonders Featured By Owner Nov 5, 2017 Hobbyist General Artist

"Historically Accurate, 10/10" -IGN

sirweeb Featured By Owner Nov 5, 2017

7/10 to much air.

satyrbones Featured By Owner Nov 3, 2017 Hobbyist General Artist

majestic

animexsyndrome Featured By Owner Oct 9, 2017

All of these, seriously, look awesome!

CrispyDesire Featured By Owner Sep 15, 2017 Student Digital Artist

HE. HAS. CLAWS.

Artistalways Featured By Owner Oct 10, 2017 Hobbyist Artist

Love this!!!

ResidualRose Featured By Owner Aug 12, 2017 General Artist

Well, the man did basically make the term "Going Postal" possible...

diskfire Featured By Owner Jul 26, 2017

Dear Lord, I have seen few things in my life that capture nearly as much awesome as this.

Pyschic-Peanut Featured By Owner Oct 10, 2017 Hobbyist Digital Artist

You have seen nothing this awesome.

0Luna123 Featured By Owner Jul 10, 2017 Hobbyist General Artist

Ben Franclin acquires electricity (1752, colorised)

CirJohn Featured By Owner Jul 6, 2017 Hobbyist General Artist

I don't often share things on my facebook, but this got a share.

xeno-genisis Featured By Owner Jul 4, 2017 Student General Artist

How are these not the actual make up of history?

MasterOshawott Featured By Owner Jul 3, 2017 Digital Artist

The government lies! This is obviously the REAL truth to American History.

DubaiBunniesUAE Featured By Owner Jun 12, 2017

Wonderful job

highfieldcountrypark Featured By Owner May 11, 2017

He is not Ben Franklin it Wolverine hehehe..Amazing work done..Love it..

MadMother88 Featured By Owner May 1, 2017 Hobbyist General Artist

0_o I think my brain just died a little LOL. These should be hanging in museums

PhilosopherRogue Featured By Owner Mar 15, 2017

I am SO glad to have found you, I have seen your work going around uncredited for so long.. I'm just happy to have found the source. Thank you for all of these.

VisionalSavage Featured By Owner Feb 22, 2017

XD! Legend has it that after Ben beat Zeus, he ripped one just for good measure. Zeus was down for the count! In addition to bestowing upon us electricity, this act became the inspiration behind one of his lesser known works: www.amazon.com/Fart-Proudly-Wr…

Emperor-Koto Featured By Owner Feb 22, 2017 Hobbyist General Artist

Yes. That's how it happened.

YJLim2000 Featured By Owner Feb 4, 2017 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

not to mention that those claws sparked the imagination of comic artists to create the iconic WOLVERINE CLAWS

DragonStrider Featured By Owner Jan 23, 2017 Hobbyist General Artist

Knowing how weird Ben was, I honestly don't put it past him to attempt this.

TheBurningRedPyro Featured By Owner Jan 20, 2017 Student General Artist

The epic showdown my History teacher never told me.

Alessoi Featured By Owner Edited Nov 28, 2016

Whatever I touch is so electric. I can see the bolts on my finger tips (lol, I am also charged, it's natural). Also the greek gods are angels, not gods at all, but for humans.

Some may say my counting is not good. Mine is not.
Also I have a flat belly.

MrFoit Featured By Owner Nov 17, 2016

America has ALWAYS been a fearless innovator. Like when Ben Franklin harnessed electricity from Zeus; proving there is no force of nature that cannot be tamed with enough American ingenuity, elbow grease, and the power of the almighty dollar. I'm looking at YOU climate change.