30 Cheeky Illustrations Depicting What Our Favorite Fictional Characters Engage In During Their Free Time
Have you ever imagined what those heroes of our time do when nobody is looking?
Some fictional characters look polished, heroic, and completely put together, but artist Ed Harrington has a much cheekier idea of what they do off the clock. His illustrations imagine beloved movie, TV, and cartoon icons in their free time, and the results are equal parts funny and oddly relatable.
Instead of saving the world or solving mysteries, these characters are shown dealing with everyday habits, awkward moments, and silly little routines. It is a playful twist that gives familiar faces a very different kind of life.
Here are 30 of Harrington's most amusing takes on what our favorite characters get up to when nobody is watching.
1. When you think they're doing a good job
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4. Knowledge is power
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5. Fascinating
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6. Masters of the universe
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7. You hungry?
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8. This is so exhausting
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9. Let me have a good look at myself
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10. We're done with today's evil, so let's Netflix and chill
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11. Is Winnie the Pooh dead?
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12. Today, you're going to have to brush
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13. What the heck?
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14. I'll just disappear
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15. Can't he see me or what?
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That is where the jokes really start to land, because these characters suddenly feel a lot more human.
Ideally, this art will not ruin your childhood, but it will show you that your favorite fictional characters can be just like us. Oh, they can also have weird hobbies, uncommon pastimes, battles, and problems that we never imagined.
This also fits the vibe of collectors who built their own weird, wonderful collections.
16. Well, you make do with what you have
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17. I will rip you off!
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18. It'll be your turn soon
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19. I'll try this mask on
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20. A good shave will bring out my beauty...
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21. Who did this?
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22. To crown it all...
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23. Will you stop that?
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24. I just can't get this right
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25. Who's looking for me?
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26. We're going to grab that right on time
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27. I'm hungry, are you?
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28. It's all the same thing
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29. Stop playing around with it
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30. All cat owners can totally relate
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Ed shared that he doesn't actually have a strong concept for this kind of art. He simply creates things that he believes are funny and will bring laughter to people's faces.
What is your take on these illustrations? Did they succeed in making you realize that your favorite characters are a lot stranger than you initially thought?
Or, do you relate to them more now? Drop your replies down below.
These characters may never look the same again.
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