The State of Powerpuff Girls in 2026 - Written by a Human
Here's the fact of the matter, the fandom is the only thing keeping Powerpuff Girls "alive" at this point and that's just fine.
The last time we saw the Powerpuff Girls in any official capacity was the Jellystone Crossover, Crisis on Infinite Mirths. There's supposedly a powerpuff girl project Craig has wanted to do for years, but we know little about and who even knows if CN is still letting him do that. Dynamite Comics is doing... something? Does anyone even read those comics? The only time I ever hear about them is when they've done something stupid with the girls or when the comic art is off model.
Despite all of that, companies across the pond still pump out merch of the girls. Is it the 1998 cartoon? Is it the 2016 cartoon? Who knows! Who cares? The girls sell, that's all companies really care about.
The truth is, as a series with no stable series at the moment, the heart of the girls lies with the fandom. As is the case with cancelled, dead, or series trapped in limbo
Does this fandom have creeps? Yes it does, every fandom does. This isn't new. People have always made sketchy as fuck fanart with the girls. We simply don't engage with that or let people like that into our circles. It's that easy.
For everyone else, fanart, fanfiction, comics, and videos help keep the spirit of the girls alive.
In the 2020s, a popular theme explored with the Powerpuff Girls is looking into their future, either as teenagers or young women. Likely brought upon by the horror show that was CW's attempt at a gritty show about the girls.
Yet this could also be attributed to the original demographic, children of the 90s and early 2000s, being all grown up. It's not unusual for a fan to imagine where the Powerpuff Girls might be, how they would react in their shoes. What happened to the villains and their friends? Would the girls start families? Would they take the time to explore themselves individually? A Powerpuff Girls future is one that's full of potential for creatives to explore.
There's also the fans who take aspects from the Powerpuff Girls that were weaker and explores alternative takes with them. Most commonly we see this in taking Bliss from the 2016 and re-adapting her to be a better fit with the trio. Others will take villains, episodes, and concepts and re-write them, give their own take on the 2016 show and make it their own.
If there's anything to be said about Powerpuff Girl fans, they can always manage to find a silver lining even in the murkiest of downpours.
For others like myself, you're never too old to create OCs and wonder how they would navigate the world. Maybe someone wants to have their own Powerpuff or Rowdyruff type team. Maybe someone wants to yumeship with their favorite villain or the Professor. Maybe someone wants to add a character to expand on a pre-existing one's lore.
And what's wrong with that? Absolutely nothing! Original Characters give fans the freedom to explore things they otherwise wouldn't with the base cast and there's nothing wrong with that. If anything, it shows how much they love a series that they want to make a character for it, or perhaps see themselves inside of it. It's the mark of quality, regardless of the quality of the OC.
All that being said, it's true that Powerpuff Girls as a series has gone rather dormant. Though perhaps it's not a bad thing. Popular things breed intolerable fandoms, and while the Powerpuff Girls fandom is no angel it certainly could be a LOT worse. As it stands, it's the fans who are keeping Powerpuff Girls alive through the 2020s through their own creative means.
Whether it's older fans feeling a little nostalgic, or younger fans discovering the series for the first time. Nobody can deny that a series so unique as it is charming has a little something for everyone, and that makes a series worth honoring with continued fan-made content.
This design was inspired by: kingandriasspamimatics on TikTok and Barney Friends as Humans by PurpleDino100 on DeviantArt, and I used Zebedee and Peter, both from: "Light of the World (2025)", as bases to create him into one.
This is also taken inspired by: (the only) DreamWorks sequel; "Shrek 2", where Shrek went from an ogre to human by Happily Ever After potion....
Hand/drawn and edited by: me...
"Barney and the Backyard Gang/Barney & Friends" (C) HIT Entertainment/Mattel/Lyons Partnership L.P.
I was asked to be a guest artist for the @twosidesfanzine recipe book zine and it was with great enthusiasm that I illustrated an Emperor's New Groove themed piece!
The only real prompt I had for this piece was that it had to include the associated recipe (meat pies) and something with the diner from the movie. Otherwise, I was free to be as zany as possible. So I went all out with the craziness! This was an extra-complicated piece with the background, perspective, and multiple characters, but ultimately a good challenge and learning experience. Plus, any excuse to draw the Emperor’s New Groove characters is a good excuse! I kept telling people that drawing Yzma a little off-model is okay so long as she’s scary beyond all reason 😂
@phoenix-downer asked me to participate, and I’m grateful to have had the opportunity! Thank you!!
Haven´t watched the Wish movie, but somehow I came across some early concepts and premise of the movie and I can´t believe Disney just threw them away. They threw away shapeshifting twinkly star boy!
Today's mermaydg2024 theme on Instagram is Grand FIN-ale. What better way to end Mermay and partake in today's theme than by unveiling a doll I've wanted for quite some time?
I'm talking about Melody, the daughter of Ariel and Eric, and the only child of any Disney princess to this day (Descendants doesn't count lol)!
The Disney Store hasn't made this doll even though they have the ability to do so thanks to the smaller bodies used on Alice, Wendy, and Tinkerbell, but I'm still waiting. An official doll was released when the movie came out in 2000, but she looked nothing like the character. I had her in my hands in person, wanting to get her, and I was so disappointed with how she looked that I left her on the shelf.
So I took it upon myself to create my very own Melody! She currently doesn't have her mermaid tail, but I hope to have that before the movie's 25th anniversary next year. Click here to see the behind the scenes process!
Finding the iconic necklace:
Deciding to stay human:
Family portrait (including Max!):
Credits:
Outfit and necklace made by malanedoll
Hair reroot/cut/style by me
Face repaint by me
Doll rebody by me
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