10 cool comics from Russian and Ukrainian artists

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Social media is not only for communication, but also for sharing your creativity. Here are 10 VKontakte publics where the authors post entertaining comics.

1. Free from worries

The hero of the comics by Konstantin Brilevsky is a red-haired sloth who avoids any work. He is careless and far from the hustle and bustle of the outside world. These comics will appeal to all procrastination lovers who are not alien to self-irony.

2. Masha, damn it

The main character of the comics "Masha, Damn" was born from the life experience of Maria Medvedik and her friends. In these works one can find what is usually called a comedy of observations: everyone can recognize in them, if not himself, then someone from his acquaintances.

Maria also leads an alternative comic book series "Grisha, Damn" - the humor is about the same, but the plots are focused on the nuances of behavior inherent in men.

Go to the community "Masha, damn it" →

Go to the community "Grisha, damn it" →

3. Vadik?

Vadik's humor is built on a play on words and literal interpretations of catchphrases. Daria Porozova's comics have a solid character: some of them, despite the artist's young age, are full of quite adult cynicism.

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4. Petersburg punk

"St. Petersburg Punk" - a series of comics by St. Petersburg resident Vladimir Lopatin. The author has a rich track record: he worked on Smeshariki, drew comics for the Zenit football team, illustrated board games and collaborated with children's publications. Petersburg Punk is published not only in Russian, but also in English and German.

Go to the St. Petersburg Punk community →

5. Alpha Comics

The heroine of most comics by Alfia Suleimanova is her alter ego, a reflective girl who finds herself in ordinary life situations. These comics are not always intended to make you laugh: sometimes they cause a slight grin, sometimes they make you think.

Go to Alpha Comics Community →

6. Cat and mouse

Moscow artist Yevgeny Fedotov calls "Cats and Mice" a funny and somewhat philosophical comic strip for those who love good humor. The plots of his creations originate in real life: many will be able to find their pets in the characters of "Cats and Mice".

Go to the Cat and Mouse Community →

7. Mishkina Shishka

Yulia Dziuba from the city of Zhigulevsk describes herself as follows: by profession - an electrician, by name - Yulia, and by vocation - lazy. In her community "Mishkina Shishka" she publishes comics, the main character of which is most likely her alter ego. Yulia's work will appeal to everyone who likes to complain about life, not forgetting to laugh at themselves.

Go to the community "Mishkina Shishka" →

8. Pigeon Gennady

Koro Hitomi is the pseudonym of an illustrator, one of the comic book authors of the Kiev magazine "Black Lion". Once a girl was walking down the street in search of new ideas and saw a flock of pigeons. This is how another character of her comics appeared - the proud and independent pigeon Gennady, striving to stand out from the gray mass of feathered relatives. He is brutal and stern, he does not accept human handouts and looks at the two-legged with a sense of his own superiority.

Go to Koro Community * →

9. Gudim

Moscow artist Anton Gudim does not always supply his comics with words: sometimes they are not needed for a joke or expression of thought. In terms of drawing style, Gudim's work is vaguely reminiscent of Joan Cornella's comics. Anton's works can be found on the Web without any problems, but if you want to see the next comics first, then you should subscribe to the official public.

Go to Gudim Community →

10. Milk. Stories in pictures

“Small sketches from the life of an ordinary illustrator” - such a laconic description was given to her works by Vika Moloko, an artist from St. Petersburg. In black and white comics, funny stories from the life and work of a freelance illustrator are reflected: sometimes it is about things that are familiar to everyone, and sometimes the author does not hesitate to give free rein to fantasy.