If you want to enjoy a lengthy, peaceful retirement, don’t become a superhero. Assuming you’ll even survive into your golden years, most likely you’ll be too haunted by the memories of people you couldn’t save to enjoy an afternoon of shuffleboard.

But what if superheroes could retire? That’s the gist behind Pensioners, a series of illustrations by Russian artist Lesya Guseva that imagines what our favorite superheroes would look like in retirement.

“This series of illustrations was an accident,” Guseva told A Plus. Guseva typically looks to pop culture for inspiration, but participating in an art competition is what challenged her to reimagine our caped and Spandexed protectors as retirees.  She hopes Pensioners will “Bring a smile to people and lift them up.”

It will definitely do that! Thanks to Bored Panda, below you can check out some of your favorite characters from the Marvel and DC universes, as well as a few Disney characters. And if this gets big enough, maybe we’ll finally get that superheroes/Golden Girls mashup show we’ve all been waiting for.

1. Deadpool

Photo Credit: Lesya Guseva

2. Batman

Photo Credit: Lesya Guseva

3. Harley Quinn

Photo Credit: Lesya Guseva

4. Snow White & Captain America

Photo Credit: Lesya Guseva

5. Catwoman

Photo Credit: Lesya Guseva

6. Ariel

Photo Credit: Lesya Guseva

7. Mickey & Minnie

Photo Credit: Lesya Guseva

8. Thor

Photo Credit: Lesya Guseva

9. Iron Man

Photo Credit: Lesya Guseva

10. Superman, Pocahontas, & Meeko

Photo Credit: Lesya Guseva

11. Supergirl & Wonder Woman

Photo Credit: Lesya Guseva

12. Spider-Man

Photo Credit: Lesya Guseva

13. The Flash

Photo Credit: Lesya Guseva

14. Genie & Doctor Strange

Photo Credit: Lesya Guseva

15. The Incredible Hulk

Photo Credit: Lesya Guseva

 

h/t: Bored Panda