Unsettling Truth About Popular Animation Characters As Told By An Artist

These behind-the-scene truths might ruin your childhood.

Jesse

• Published in Disney
• January 29, 2022

Using pop culture icons as a starting point, American illustrator Alex Solis has become a master of the genre. He is a maestro at reversing these popular figures into something out of the ordinary.

As the name goes, "Unpopular Culture" is a series that might wreck your childhood memories. The talented artist chose to take characters from well-known entertainment corporations such as Nickelodeon, Disney, Nintendo, among others, and give them an odd and bizarre twist.

Alex's illustrations are anything but normal, and they will leave you with a faint uneasy sensation. As you scroll, you'll find yourself unable to turn away from the unsettling images of characters you've grown to know and love all your life.

Throughout the years, Alex has posted a wide variety of pop culture-themed paintings on his website, dating back to the early 2000s. After realizing at an early age how difficult it would be to make ends meet as a penniless artist, Alex opted to focus on web design and development instead.

The knowledge of design and code has aided him in his artistic endeavors by allowing him to produce work that is more visually appealing and elegant.

Explore the mind of Alex Solis by scrolling down to see his dark, unexpected, and odd pop-culture perspectives.

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1. Is that a nose or bubble gum?

2. The transformation is crazy

3. So Mario's moustache has been Batman all along?!

4. So this is what Cat and Dog have been hiding behind those smiley masks?!

5. Just so you know...

6. Check if you have a monster under the bed too

7. Jake's eyes in reality

8. Shredder has some real problems to deal with

9. Brain or Heart?

10. Make up at it's finest from Queen Grimhilde

11. Tinky Winky and Buzz Lightyear have some explaining to do

12. These guys are definitely related

13. Wait...what?!

14. This is scary

15. Finn has been hiding this from you all

16. So weird!

17. Popeye has been a Sailor Senshi in disguise all this while

18. What Lady and the Tramp were really doing behind the scenes

19. From a harmless mushroom to Juggernaut

20. Sub-zero got you all fooled

21. Real life VS Online

22. Life circle of a butterfly explained with a twist

23. Pik-ach-uuu!

24. The Super Saiyan form explained

25. Mickey mouse feeding fat on some Benjamins

26. Po might not be as sweet an innocent as we thought

27. This can totally give you the creeps

Jesse