All images by Michael Paulus
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Thank you to Lady Crafthole, and Ricky and Patricia below.
Skeletons of Cartoon Characters
If you like this, check out:
Bugs Bunny’s skeleton
The Soviet “Hobbit”
Ghosts of WWII
Construction of the Statue of Liberty
Last Meals on Death Row
Cartoons vs. Old Masters
New York City Subway, 1980s, by Bruce Davidson
USA Shopping Malls, Summer 1990
Abandoned 'Cold War City'
Victorian Surrealism
Screen Sirens, 1920s
'Almost Alice' by Maggie Taylor
Colour photographs of New York, 1940s, by Charles Cushman
The Landship 'Recruit', 1917
Blackfoot Decorated Tipis c.1900
Husband tests bullet proof glass with wife, 1930s
Evolution of Lucasfilm Christmas Cards, 1977-2010
Colour photocroms of Venice, 1890s
High School Fashions, 1969
Sketches of Hell by Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1870s
New York, 1940s, by Stanley Kubrick
These characters can clearly be recognised by their skeletons alone. Betty Boop is my favourite.
Hi! Don’t you mean MEmento Mori? still, momento has a certain appeal…
Answers:
1. Correct
2. Correct
Right now, I’m imagining a Jetsons episode, where the Jetsons are visiting a museum, and the skeletons of Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble are on display, with artist’s conceptions of how Fred and Barney looked hanging on the wall.
I can’t tell you quite how much I wish I’d thought of this. Excellent!
Who actually drew these? I looked on the Crafthole site and it doesn’t seem to be her. Anyone know for sure?
The artist is Michael Paulus and he certainly should have gotten a mention! Not very nice of you Retronaut. http://MICHAELPAULUS.COM/section/59023_CHARACTER_STUDY.html
these are great. actually, looks like this site is naughty and doesnt leave credit.
the artist is michael paulus.
michaelpaulus.com
I did something like this in 2001. I even did Betty Boop for a T-shirt.
that is just craziness. i like the powderpuff skeletons
I always thought a Pikachu skeleton would look like a walnut. Thanks for clearing that up. I knew it was a mammal, but I sort of though the whole skeleton was more like a skull.
Thanks again for the valuable info. Taxonomy is important.
I have the strangest boner right now.
Powerpuff girls are SCARY!!!
anyone else see how scary the powerpuff girls look?
I actually kinda want plushies of them, XD
Day of the Dead meets the Sunday papers….love it! Thanks
very nice collection…my all time favorite characters….:)
Very cool! Great artwork. Only thing I saw that was omitted was Betty’s left hand. Even with that said, the skeletons are well done. I’d love to know who did these… And I agree with Ryan and Devon, those Powerpuff girls are hella scary.
I always thought that a skeleton of Pikachu would look like a mother to. Thanks for clearing that up. I knew it was a mammal, but a kind of the whole skeleton, although it was more like a skull.
Thanks again for the valuable information.
Ha!ha! It’s very funny and so very amazing!
Lol pikachu SKELETON
You could at least have put a link to the artists site. Or mentioned his name.
Or something other than just rip him off for your own pageviews.
That pikachu skeleton is just epic!
Ya, pikachu is prlly the best one. Fred Flintstone looks like a bunch of fat gross bones.