#ppg fandom

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.

Thanks for reading!