Michael Jackson commisioned paitings of himself...

And not un-like M.J.'s life, the paintings are pretty weird. They were done by his favorite painter, David Nordahl and they're all depictions of M.J. in imaginative, fantastic situations. The one below, for example shows Michael as King Arthur...

The troubled pop-star spent millions on the paintings with the larger ones costing him around $150,000 each. They were all released in an up-coming book titled "Michael Jackson Opus: The Ultimate Celebration of an Icon". The most disturbing image is simply entitled "Michael" and it features him as a greek God with male cherub surrounding him...

After these paintings were released, David Nordahl released a statement asking people not to bombard him with requests to paint them as a god surrounded by angels. It has worked to no avail however, as he received over 100 requests from WEZ Candy readers alone. Who wouldn't want a life-size image of themselves nude with children to pull out when their parents visit? 

Are you freaked out yet? Yeah. Don't worry, so is everyone else. The book comes out later this week if you'd like to own the whole collection to thumb through anytime...