Comic creator Danil Prokhorenko

It is Wednesday My Dudes

Yesterday I watched "The Bad Guys 2" and that same day I found out it was based on a comic of the same name.

I looked at the comic’s cover, flipped through a few pages… The comic and the animation are worlds apart. DreamWorks did an amazing job with the adaptation!

I really wanted to see more of the character’s development over time, not just a quick “she was like this - now she’s like that”.

What follows is mostly chases and shootouts, while the most important part stays off-screen: how did she live all those years alone? It’s mentioned briefly, but feels like the theme is pushed to the background - maybe even the third plane.

I’ve read the comic “Gone” - an interesting sci-fi story, but way too short, only three issues! The first one just manages to introduce the main character and the world, and then - bam! a sudden ten-year time skip.

Just a few more sketches from @vivilisi.bsky.social , this time in color.

On some of our comic pages and individual panels, there was a problem - the necessary accents were missing. @vivilisi.bsky.social is working on this problem now, and here are some of her studies for this theme.

Do you set aside time for self-reflection in your own field? Do you notice your gaps yourself, or do you need an outside perspective?

While I’m still swamped with my main job and barely have any time left for working on comics, we decided to take some time for self-reflection. We identified a few problematic areas that we’re now planning to work through.

Their first album turned out just amazing - a bit of nonsense, a continuous storyline running through the songs, and of course, epicness. After that, though, it became more of a 50/50 mix.

The band “Brotherhood of the Beaver” (It's Russian heavy metal band) released a mini-album yesterday. A great reason to remember that we once made a one-page comic based on their song “Raccoon Necromancer”. That was my idea - I really like this band :)

It is Wednesday My Dudes

So I had to take the course - and now I’ve even got a certificate! 🎉 Now I know that asking employees to change a light bulb or move a box without a proper clause in their contract is strictly forbidden.

Today I had to deal with some “grown-up stuff”. I’ve got a legal entity registered in Kazakhstan, and it suddenly turned out that even if I’m the only employee, the company still needs a specialist in labor and fire safety.

I’ve been paying attention to my socials for two months now. Yes, it takes time and energy, but you can’t get anywhere without at least some activity - it’s just as much a part of the work as the comic itself.

This book really makes the brain work. I’m glad it turned out not to be an empty read.

Or let’s take a line in perspective and divide it into equal parts.Or construct a perpendicular. You’re staring at 50 lines - some are guides, some are auxiliaries, some are auxiliaries to auxiliaries - and in your head it’s just: “AAA! Where did that line come from? Why is this one going that way?”

With simple examples, everything makes sense. But once you complicate things a little… For example, try drawing two boxes in two-point perspective so that they don’t share any parallel edges - suddenly it’s no longer just two vanishing points, but each object has its own pair.

I’m reading a book on technical perspective. One-point, two-point, three-point perspective - I know the basics, and at first it seemed like, really, how hard could it be?

Overall, the impression is quite positive: the story is told in an engaging way, and some scenes stand out thanks to their unusual perspective. I also liked the narrative style - it has something special about it.

I read the comic “These Savage Shores”. To be honest, the vampire theme doesn’t really grab me. The story reminded me a bit of the movie “Underworld” - only here the events take place not in modern times, but in the 18th century, mostly in India and a little in London.

We took a bit longer than expected with this comic, but now it’s finally time to move on to the main story!

The events of the new comic will unfold in the same world. By the way, that’s also where the story of "One More Time" took place.

But the release is definitely coming tomorrow! I just need to finish the accompanying text to give a bit of context for the scene we’re showing ✨

We’ve kind of delayed publishing the new one page comic 🙈, and we still haven’t gotten to the main story: I’m swamped with work projects (hopefully I’ll clear them up soon and finally focus on the comic), while @vivilisi.bsky.social has her hands full with the cats - not easy to stay focused either.

It is Wednesday My Dudes

Marvel Zombies comes out today but how good is the Marvel Zomnibus itself?

But I’m more drawn to stories where time moves forward. Where events leave their mark on the characters, change them, and make the story deeper. Those are the stories I want to revisit again and again.

There are advantages to this: characters work like game models that can be endlessly placed into new situations, with their past experiences having little effect.

One of the features of comics is “frozen time”. Characters can remain almost unchanged for years. Think of "The Simpsons" or "South Park" - after decades, the characters are still essentially the same.

I realize that the only way to move forward is together with you. So any reaction (like/share/comment) is a huge support for us and a sign that we’re moving in the right direction 🙏