https://youtu.be/UjgHbRrnjhU
Sandman movie with similar design
I'm aware of the Sandman design! I think someone else ages ago compared one of my goblins to it.
That sort of crescen moon, almost pincer-like face is something I played around with a little bit about 15-ish years ago.
And the reason is because 15-ish years ago, I learned about Warhammer, and one of my only bits of entertainment was a book on the Art of Warhammer Fantasy, featuring these guys:
(I think this piece is by Adrian Smith)
That motif still shows up in my work every now and then, usually with goblins, because I can give them such scrunched up faces.
I never really made the connection consciously, but I'm pretty sure that's where that comes from in my work 😁