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Princess Leia meets Tank Girl, and the galaxy is made way cooler as a result

Our new favorite fan-art mashup combines Star Wars and Tank Girl, to give Princess Leia a bit more attitude to cope with that nerf herder guy. Mashup artist James Hance posted this a couple days ago, and prints and T-shirts are already available.

Check out the whole thing, plus his new doodle in progress, "Anakin in the U.K.," below. [via Boing Boing]

Princess Leia meets Tank Girl, and the galaxy is made way cooler as a result

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