Cartúng (~23c Esp.) refers to a number of cultural characters, spirits or deities based on the physical remnants secondary to the original recorded media, gaining a new life as a retro-mythological canon spirit. Most Cartúngs had their primary material in broadcast or digital media, so when those disappeared the new understanding of the character was reassembled from scattered physical traces. The most ubiquitous examples were pirated merchandise. The most enduring were murals or high-quality memorabilia.
Cartúngs are objects of worship for Cartunic Cults. Most traditions treat Cartúngs as something short of a deity, and more of a spirit that occupies sacred artifacts or their reproductions.
The echoes of the Cartúngs' origins have been preserved somewhat. The first eight seasons of The Simpsons are recognizable in Louenepiso, the litany of a large swathe of oral-culture syncretic traditions across the modern world.
Blingbob is a Cartúng more prevalent in the middle and southeast of North America. Blingbob represents prosperity, strength and whatever the fuck spongebob is about.
Tomancheri is really popular in sub-Saharan Africa. Like, actually. Look it up