Funko Spotlight: Poppy Morris-Campbell

I’ve always been interested in art, and I wanted to be an artist ever since I was a child. I went to school at Academy of Art University for graphic design, with my focus towards package design. After that I had a few contract jobs (and freelanced), and eventually I ended up doing photo work for a company when my contract expired… I had 90 days of no plans, so I emailed Funko and said I would work for free. I really wanted to get more experience and I couldn’t think of anything more fun than toys and pop culture combined! They took me up on my offer (and decided to pay me to boot), and after 30 days I became a full-time employee.

My biggest influence is my mom; growing up she was always creating (sewing, quilting, painting, making furniture, cooking, etc.) and teaching me along the way. She was always 100% supportive of me wanting to be an artist. My favorite artists are J.W. Waterhouse, Mark Ryden, Fiona Staples (who illustrates Saga), Jim Lee, and Todd Schorr.

I love anything Fallout related so working on the minis, Pop!s, and the Vinyl figure was just a dream for me. I get overly excited about anything Marvel, as I’ve been obsessed with the X-Men since I was about 8 years old and have Psylocke tattooed on my leg. I’m also pretty excited this year that I worked on both The Golden Girls and Rick & Morty.

I do about 75 % of my work in Photoshop and the other 25% in Illustrator.


What is your dream project?

Fallout was my dream project (shout out to my bosses for listening to me rave about Fallout non-stop and taking initiative)… if I could get any licenses I want I’d go with Mad Max (older or new movies, I love them all), Ghost in the Shell, Fullmetal Alchemist, Twin Peaks (which I made customs of), more X-Men (and X-Force, X-Factor, Exiles, etc), and Saga (graphic novel). I’d love to see a line focusing on comics/graphic novels as well (like Saga, The Wicked + The Divine, Rat Queens).

What do you collect?

Before Funko I used to collect anatomy and physiology books, comics, and porcelain animal figures. Sadly, most of those were sold years ago because I ended up couch surfing for a year and a half; but in my 3 pieces of luggage I took with me on that journey were a classic X-Men mug and two vinyl toys. Now I collect toys and anything Fallout or X-Men related. My desks at work and home are loaded with most of the toys I’ve worked on - I think that’s probably my favorite collection.


What is your favorite medium?

I love to paint (usually gouache on illustration board), although usually when I paint I start out on computer and put things together how I want in Photoshop first so I have good reference.

It’s never too late to start! I didn’t go to college until I was 25 and it took me 7 years of freelancing and contracts to find my perfect job… If you’re passionate about something, you should never give up on it!