CreekRat® Official Website

What Is CreekRat?

Denn Tezzier, the owner of CreekRat, named the brand after his love for time spent as a kid at the creek in Topanga Canyon and along the Southern California coastline. Historically, “CreekRats” was what we called ourselves down at the creek.

Topanga Creek begins in the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles County, California and flows down to the Pacific Ocean south of Malibu. Denn Tezzier, a Topanga Canyon CreekRat kid and longtime local artist, had already been creating and selling commercial art since the 1960s when the Topanga Messenger approached him to create a comic strip. From that roots-level beginning, the CreekRat brand was born.

The CreekRat comic strip, artwork, and brand spirit still carry that original Topanga Canyon and Malibu Beach vibe to this day.

CreekRat Today

Over the years, the CreekRat brand has expanded into many artistic styles, contemporary mediums, modern technologies, product manufacturing, merchandising, marketing, marine, automotive, apparel, spirits, and multimedia platforms — while still keeping the original classic vibe of Topanga Canyon and Malibu Beach, California.

CreekRat Hot Rod CARtoons Art for Decals and Tee-Shirts! Awesome for Car Show Bling!

Custom Art on Clothing for Decades

CreekRat has been doing custom art on clothing for decades. Check out a snippet of our examples — too many to list and always adding more stuff.

Our CreekRat Company vintage-inspired clothing collection from the classic West Coast beach daze gone by!

The CreekRat Comic Strip

Here is the very first CreekRat® comic strip published way back in the olden dazes:

CreekRat Cartoons Comic Strip — Still Published Today!

Commercial Art

Here at CreekRat, we CARtoon anything — any place — any time! Cars, trucks, motorcycles, scooters, tractors, go-carts, planes, boats, outboard motors, snowmobiles, machines, buildings, structures, old school monsters, hot rods, pinups, business logos, portraits, album art, clothing branding, tee-shirt art, coffee mug art, shot glass art, water slide decals, vinyl decals, emblems, bumper stickers, murals, vehicle wraps, posters, car show display boards, computer banners, icons, buttons, software applications, video games, digital slot machines, and social media marketing art.

All from a blank piece of paper — no BS! We can also help with full trademark and copyright ownership support through the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

CreekRat Pin-Up Cartoons

Classic vintage-inspired CreekRat Pinup Cartoons — custom artwork, retro glamour, and West Coast attitude.

Explore the full collection of CreekRat Pinup Cartoons, including commissioned artwork, vintage-style designs, and classic California pinup culture.