The Gorillaz have embraced one of the unique advantages of being a cartoon band — by making up a brand new band member with the help of their fans.
In November, Gorillaz masterminds Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett provided a vague description of the new character called the Evangelist and invited fans to submit their own designs. After over 5,000 submissions and five rounds of public voting, a design by a fan with the username jirouta was selected and redrawn by Hewlett.
The final design for the Evangelist by Hewlett is perhaps best described as a surreal nightmare creature. It has an emaciated, elongated, bloodshot androgynous humanoid figure, enormous clawed hands, cyclops octopuses attached to its arms, and a fishbowl full of eyes and tentacles for a head. It’s not as cute as other members of the animated band, but it’s definitely the one most likely to impress — or freak out — a little kid.
Source Rollingstone
