Quebecers are parodying the Liberals' intense new posters

The Liberal Party's new black and red posters that are going up in Quebec are being mocked online, with an actual parody sign popping up in a Montreal riding as well.

CBC News · Posted: Aug 14, 2015 6:55 PM EDT | Last Updated: August 14, 2015

The federal Liberal Party's dramatically lit, black and red signs in Quebec are a bold departure from the party's election posters in the rest of the country.

I find these Liberal signs in Quebec City to be very stylized <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/elxn42?src=hash">#elxn42</a> <a href="http://t.co/idcEbjVBw1">pic.twitter.com/idcEbjVBw1</a>
—@HannahThibedeau

But to some, the signs look downright sinister, which has inspired creative parodies like this one from Montrealer Nique Yager.

The new Liberal Candidates signs are out. I've been laughing for 20 minutes. Well done, Nique Yader. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Qapla?src=hash">#Qapla</a> <a href="http://t.co/987vz5MDgx">pic.twitter.com/987vz5MDgx</a>
—@AnnakinSlayd

These nefarious characters soon appeared online as well.

Y'a des candidats qui nous font faire plus de cauchemars qui lui! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/polcan?src=hash">#polcan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/elxn42?src=hash">#elxn42</a> (via <a href="https://twitter.com/WakeUpMTL">@WakeUpMTL</a>) <a href="http://t.co/RwQnzOKn0d">pic.twitter.com/RwQnzOKn0d</a>
—@Justiciers

<a href="https://twitter.com/MichelBinette">@MichelBinette</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BusqueCarlos">@BusqueCarlos</a> J'ignore de quoi vous parlez <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/plc?src=hash">#plc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/polcan?src=hash">#polcan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/elxn42?src=hash">#elxn42</a> <a href="http://t.co/aXZAs6U0Cm">pic.twitter.com/aXZAs6U0Cm</a>
—@WakeUpMTL

Let the campaign poster memes begin! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LPC?src=hash">#LPC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/polcan?src=hash">#polcan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cndpoli?src=hash">#cndpoli</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/elxn42?src=hash">#elxn42</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RealChange?src=hash">#RealChange</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/duvraichangement?src=hash">#duvraichangement</a> - via <a href="https://twitter.com/FDalphond">@FDalphond</a> <a href="http://t.co/ftaIjwdFOj">pic.twitter.com/ftaIjwdFOj</a>
—@WakeUpMTL

NDP candidate Hélène LeBlanc got in on the fun, too.

:) <a href="http://t.co/R6GO3pCeNy">pic.twitter.com/R6GO3pCeNy</a>
—@HeleneLeBlanc

Despite the parodies, co-director of the Quebec federal Liberal campaign, Pablo Rodriguez, says he's welcomed all the attention the ads have received.

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Quebecers are parodying the Liberals' intense new posters

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But to some, the signs look downright sinister, which has inspired creative parodies like this one from Montrealer Nique Yager.

These nefarious characters soon appeared online as well.

NDP candidate Hélène LeBlanc got in on the fun, too.

Despite the parodies, co-director of the Quebec federal Liberal campaign, Pablo Rodriguez, says he's welcomed all the attention the ads have received.