There are still obvious upsides to the cold and snow, however, particularly the chance to build snowmen/women/things. After all, sculpting Mother Nature's shaved ice into recognizable anthropomorphic structures is an art form that provides comic fans a rather fine outlet for creativity.
Like all art forms, snow sculpting can be appreciated across a level of complexities. Sometimes it takes a team of professionals to render a hero, while other times amateurs can pull of an icon with charismatic simplicity. It's a beautiful thing, really.
Take a look at a smattering of comic book and comics-friendly snow sculptures culled from around the Internet after the jump...
Batman:
Super Mario:
Snow Dalek:
Spider-Man:
Superman:
Jabba the Hutt:
Calvin and Hobbes recreation:
The Simpsons:
Sonic the Hedgehog:
Lego Dude:
Optimus Prime:
Super Grover:
Kinikkuman:
Snowman:
Elsewhere on the web:
The deleted love scene from Avatar -- as a cartoon (NSFW)
Cute friendship between tiny kitten and giant dog
