The RaccoonVerse
Almost every design we make stars the same character: the Raccoon. He never plays himself. In one shirt he is a park ranger, in the next a camp counselor, a dungeon adventurer or an astronaut who never leaves the couch. Around him there is a small crew who always behave exactly like themselves, and a rotating cast of guests from folklore.
The Raccoon
Raccoons are native to North America and have done very well living next to people. They are known for the black mask across their eyes, the ringed tail and front paws so sensitive and clever that they can open latches, jars and, famously, trash cans. Their scientific name, Procyon lotor, comes from the Latin for 'washer', because raccoons often handle their food in water. The internet calls them trash pandas. Ours is simply the Raccoon, and he is the lead.
The Raccoon is a master of disguise. Every design gives him a new role and a full costume to go with it, but the bandit mask and the ringed tail always stay visible, whatever he is wearing. He commits completely to each part: as a thrifter he is out at dawn lifting a vintage lamp like a trophy, as a corporate goth the blazer is black and the emails get answered. What he never does is play it cool.
The crew
The crew are regulars. Unlike the Raccoon, they never change who they are: Mothman is always drawn to the nearest light, the Capybara is never bothered by anything, the Possum would rather lie down, the Frogs cheer for everything, the Pallas Cat is unimpressed by all of it and the Corgi is always ready to go.
The guests
Guests come from folklore and nature and usually turn up for a season: the Yule Cat every December, Bigfoot at the campfire, the Jackalope in the desert, the Wendigo somewhere in the pines.
Next door: the BeanVerse
The Raccoon's favorite drink has a world of its own. In the BeanVerse, coffee beans read, garden, guard the bag and try very hard not to think about the grinder.