Bringing Pop Culture Characters To Life: 27 Drawings By Ed Harrington

Have you ever wondered what your favorite cartoon or movie characters do when they’re not in the spotlight? It’s a funny thought, isn’t it? Imagining them living regular, off-screen lives adds a whole new layer to their personalities. That’s what makes Ed Harrington’s artwork so entertaining. He takes these iconic characters and puts them in hilarious, everyday situations that are so unexpected you can’t help but smile.

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Funny drawing of Picard and Worf in a wagon, part of Ed Harrington’s humorous childhood classics series.

Funny drawing by Ed Harrington showing a character with binoculars and an exclamation point.

Funny drawing by Ed Harrington depicting a character selling bat’leths and accessories, sketched in a notebook.

Sometimes, ideas can feel exciting at first, but as you start developing them, you might decide they’re not the right fit. We were curious if Ed has ever come up with an idea for an illustration that he ultimately decided not to pursue. “All the time,” the artist responded. “I try to keep everything fun and light, so I avoid doing cartoons that are too mean-spirited or vulgar.”

Funny drawing of a clownfish on sushi by Ed Harrington, with markers nearby and a sushi menu in the background.

Funny drawing by Ed Harrington of Picard and Worf lost with a map, humorously depicted in a sketchbook.

Ed told us that out of all Inktober drawings, he really liked howDay 10: Nomadicturned out. “Having Anton Chigurh from ‘No Country for Old Men’ carve a Halloween pumpkin with his compressed-air killing tool, drawn in the style of the ‘Peanuts’ comic, combines almost everything I like to do: Having extraordinary characters doing stuff we all do while being drawn in a different style than my own.”

Funny drawing by Ed Harrington depicts Cookie Monster reaching for a cookie with a pen in the foreground.

Ed Harrington’s funny drawing of two kids playing violins, wearing rock band t-shirts, with a humorous speech bubble.

For Ed, Inktober was a huge challenge - “I normally draw digitally, and creating an actual ink drawing daily was a daunting task. Plus, coming up with a comedic idea based on the daily word prompt was an additional struggle. Ever since it ended, I have been trying to spend more time drawing with a pen on actual paper. I would like to do more ‘finished’ drawings in the ‘Picard and Worf’ series - there’s a lot to explore there!”

Funny drawing of Skeletor reading a book titled “He-Man’s Diary” by Ed Harrington, showcasing a humorous take on childhood classics.

Funny drawings by Ed Harrington in a notebook, depicting humorous transformations of classic characters.

Funny Ed Harrington drawing merging childhood classics with Mount Rushmore theme, featuring comic-style characters.

Funny drawing of a classic character with a speech bubble heart, sketched by pen.

Cartoon sketch by Ed Harrington shows a humorous transformation from a sunrise to a funny character drawing.

Funny drawing by Ed Harrington featuring a cartoon character in a bucket of fried chicken, surrounded by art tools.

A funny drawing by Ed Harrington of an alien with luggage and beach attire in a notebook.

Ed Harrington creates humorous drawings of classic characters; one with sunglasses and another with a mustache as “Rusty Shackleford."