About

Hippos are beautiful creatures, and for some reason, and this is true you can ask  scientists, they are hilarious!

Hippos are majestic, powerful, and—let’s be honest—downright hilarious. (Seriously, scientists would back us up on this.) Somewhere between their grumpy faces and barrel-shaped swagger, they become the perfect canvas for reimagining the characters we love.

That’s the idea behind Hippos For Hire, the brainchild of Motor City artist Brian Smith. Since debuting in Artist Alley at Chicago’s C2E2 in 2015, Brian has been turning comic book icons, movie legends, and pop-culture favorites into hippos—because everything’s better with a little hippo flair.

From custom commissions to original art drops, Hippos For Hire is all about celebrating fandom with a tusk-twisting twist.

Support indie art. Laugh out loud. Own a hippo.
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