Fanart

A big part of the podcast's popularity is its large fanart community. Many commentators have directed thanks to tumblr for spreading word of the podcast's existance, especially through fanart, and some have even pointed at the large "Hannibal" television show fandom for picking up on the podcast and spreading it through word of mouth and fan love. While we have pictures of the actors who play parts on the show, especially Cecil Baldwin, it is mainly due to the fanart community that we have a sense(s) of what any of the characters in the podcast look like, or have maps of what Night Vale and Desert Bluffs look like. The enthusiasm of the fanart community for this podcast continues to pull in new listeners. The racial make-up of the characters has also been a very polarizing point in the fandom, and a large amount of discourse in the fandom focuses on the skin color of the characters in the podcast.

• WTNV on Archive of Our Own
• WTNV on fanfiction.net

Mostly found in the tumblr community, the fanart community is widespread and has covered numerous parts of the town. Fanart includes many figures from Night Vale, including, particulary, these:

• Cecil Baldwin, as the Voice of Night Vale, is one of the most common people drawn, and his appearance is a subject of great dispute among the fandom. Many fans give him purple tattoos featuring eyes, derivative of the logo for the podcast.
• Carlos, a local scientist and Cecil's boyfriend, is also frequently depicted, often with Cecil in some manner (and typically a romantic one). He mostly wears a white labcoat.
• The Hooded Figures in the Dog Park
• Intern Dana
• The angels and Old Woman Josie
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  Carlos, "as an Afro-Latino babe", by Ginger (Haole)

  

  A minicomic of Cecil speaking on the radio by wallabri

  

  Cecil with an angel, a hooded figure, and Khoshekh the floating cat by finncat

  

  Eustace, Muriel, and Courage from "Courage the Cowardly Dog" meeting one of the Hooded Figures by Gladys

  

  The faceless old woman who lives in your home by Kelsey Michele Soderstrom

  

  A genderbent Carlos and Cecil by Viria by littleulvar

  

  Cecil fondling Carlos' glorious hair by littleulvar

  

  Carlos kissing Cecil by Viria

  

  A minicomic featuring Cecil and Carlos' date while eating the blood mushrooms by Nadja

  

  Cecil at work by Turtle-Arts

  

  Cecil by WhiteVector

  

  Old Woman Josie and Cecil bowling by Caro

  

  Old Woman Josie with an angel by bleusea

  

  Old Woman Josie with three angels

  

  Badass Old Woman Josie with two angels by Lamech

  

  Intern Dana after entering the Dog Park by meadow-rue-art

  

  Intern Dana by littlemissmutant

  

  Intern Dana and the Man in the Tan Jacket by Glynn

  

  The Man in the Tan Jacket by admantius

  

  The Man in the Tan Jacket by Jillian Fleck

  

  Intern Dana and Mayor Winchill being served tea by a Hooded Figure by Kurzz

  

  Cecil, Voice of Night Vale, and Kevin, Voice of Desert Bluffs by japhers

  

  Mountains, which we know do not exist by Violet Hope

  

  Cecil talking about Carlos - his podcast is supposed to be to the entire town, so Carlos should be able to hear it by Meadow Rue

  

  Cecil Baldwin, the Voice of Night Vale by hushthenoise

  

  STOP SENDING LETTERS by chilicurry