David Cooper
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0218 - Sketch Artist
🕑 Added 2023-05-08 08:00:01 +0000 UTCWhat a comedown after Sideshow Bob! This gentleman helps Homer identify the wrong suspect:
And much later is seen drawing a really mean Bart in "Bart the Murderer", still with his signature "multiple pencils" look:
As far as I can tell, these facial composite artists are still a thing here in 2023, although it's more common to use computer generation to provide a rough approximation of a suspect. Perhaps in some other lifetime this is the career path I followed, adding yellow skin and overbites to every potential criminal.
According to Wikipedia, the FBI still claims hand-drawn facial composites are their preferred method. Arguably the most famous one of all time is from their files:
If you're not familiar, this handsome rogue is D. B. Cooper. They were never able to catch him. Not that I would know anything about that.
This post is part of my "Every Simpsons Character Ever" series. For a list of my rules in this project, click here.
