Turns out “Beauty” is in the eye of the bescalpeled. (Jeff Hong)
Lilo and her mom huddled on the street next to a shopping cart full of recyclables
a meth-faced Alice scoring some “Drink Me” in an alley
Mulan struggling to breathe in China’s murky, polluted air. These are just a few of the bummer scenarios New York animation artist Jeff Hong has imagined beloved Disney characters into.
“In case you’re wondering, I’m actually a big fan of Disney animation,” Hong says, and we buy it – you’d have to be a true fan of Disney (as well as a dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker) to be able to forecast that, removed from the jungle, Tarzan would be a subway-riding tie-wearer.
A hundred and one is an awful lot for any shelter to handle. (Jeff Hong)
Check out the full (and growing) series at Unhappily Ever After.
American Horror Story! (Jeff Hong)
This article appears in Sep 10-16, 2014.
