One artist's new series of anatomically-correct cartoon character skulls puts a grim face on your Saturday morning.
Everything dies -- even cartoon characters. Though they're generally elastic and resilient, there are only so many times your favorite animated pals can get hit by an falling anvil or a train coming out of a painted tunnel before their bladders rupture and they go to Cartoon Heaven (except for Rainbow Brite -- she did some messed-up shit in Desert Storm). Now, one artist has imagined the forensic side of your favorite cartoons by creating 3D renderings of their anatomically-correct skulls.
Some readers might know artist Filip Hodas, AKA Hoodass, for his lush depictions of a post-cataclysmic world where the cartoon heroes of old are regarded as nature-reclaimed artifacts from a time long gone. This time around, though, he has imagined the skulls of your Saturday morning favorites as museum pieces, carefully preserved and labeled with Latin names. Not only that, but he's also made them somewhat accurate in their depictions of the kinds of animals these characters are (bet you've never thought about Minnie Mouse's teeth before today, have you?).
Check out Hoodass's cartoon skulls below:
Truly horrifying.
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