This was a fun one that I’ve been hiding under my hat for a while!

I had the opportunity to work with Bill Oakley (of Simpsons fame) on a new line of 1960’s-inspired vinyl toys, based on his own wacky ideas. I was a huge Simpsons fan growing up, and the seasons where Bill was showrunner were some of the best so it was really cool to work with him for that reason alone - but I also I love retro 1960’s-era advertisements and cartoon mascots, so it was exciting to work on something that was right in my wheelhouse that way as well. Bill has plans for a series of these vinyl figures but my design, “Sneaker Sniffer”, is the first in the series. It was definitely something different to have an assignment to draw a character who gets his “jollies” (as Bill puts it) from sniffing a smelly shoe. Check out the kickstarter right here!