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The rich ruling class have an evil plan to control the masses by adding in status quo propaganda through culture. And they know exactly how to do it, through reboots and banning pop culture, fandom and entertainment industry workers.
Meanwhile a group of pop culture fans have been spying on them and trying to figure out their counterculture plan. But are they being spied on too?
(As seen at the Handmade Puppet Dreams: 48hr Puppet Film Project 2026.)
This cartoon character design art is a parodic nod to classic noir / gangster hollywood tropes (as well as from cartoons from The Golden Age of Animation with influence from Ren & Stimpy, Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera, etc ).
I’m Erica Crooks (she/her) and I’ve been building puppets, puppeteering and making independent puppet short films for over two decades. A little over 27 years now.
My latest puppet building experiment is a homage to the "creepy caricature" aesthetic.
It’s strongly inspired by the grotesque, satirical puppet legends of early Spitting Image and Les Guignols puppet caricature styles as well as The Muppets.
Dive into this satirical art timelapse where cartoonist Erica Crooks transforms a tiny pumpkin into a grotesque caricature of Donald Trump – no holds barred! 🎃🎨 Inspired by satirical counterculture cartoon comedy vibe icons like Mad Magazine, Spitting Image, Underground Comix, wild and weird 90s cartoons (think Ren & Stimpy or Rocko's Modern Life), this piece blends political satire with nostalgic, edgy cartoon character design.
Perfect for fans of weird art, political cartoons, and indie comedy who crave that grotesque, anti-establishment vibe. If you love satirical art that pokes fun at power with a twisted sense of humor, this is your jam!
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Here is a cartoon character art that I drew last year.
Looks like they have some sort of sidekick job and made some kind of mistake, telling by their nervous smile. I wonder what they’ve been up to wearing that coat or perhaps that’s just their style.
In recent years, I’ve been experimenting with traditional illustration. In this example, colored pencils and pen ink.
Even though technology is great for art, there’s also something interesting about the traditional drawing organic feel.
_ Erica ( she / her )
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