I don’t really do fanart much! But I’ve been noodling with drawing Sonic characters—they’re fast, expressive, and deceptively simple. But then I think, nah, let’s not draw a bunch of these, shouldn’t I draw something original that’s not beholden to a capitalistic corporate entity? But then, nah, I couldn’t even do OCs in a similar style, because it would still be in dialogue with the existing Sonic works, and mine wouldn’t have an independent raison d’etre, so would even acknowledging Sonic as an influence be okay? …anyway, here are some ground-up redesigns of Sonic the Hedgehog I did back when the first movie’s Nightmare Sonic trailer dropped. Have fun! Don’t think so much you freeze yourself in place!

Chad the Bird films at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge! That’s closer to me than my grocery store, I could have been walking there instead of watching his standup a week later on TikTok! Humans! Humans of Chicago! Join me this Saturday at 3pm at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Uptown!

A beautiful yellow Labrador retriever stares at his owner eating breakfast. Two long strings of drool hang from his jowls.
Labrador retrievers are often described as “food-motivated.” This guy is.

Did you know a mutation called POMC causes some labs to have a 25% lower resting metabolic rate than other labs, but markedly increased hunger? I didn’t. It’s true. The same mutation exists in humans. Who knew? Now I’m thinking about lunch…