Kristyna Baczynski

@kbaczynski.bsky.social

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Illustrator & Eisner-nominated cartoonist She/her 📧 kriskicorp@gmail.com www.kristyna.co.uk https://kriski.etsy.com www.patreon.com/kristyna

It’s a drawing of Totoro and Furby merged into one diabolical diva
A drawing of Ian Curtis from Joy Division. He is dancing with his arms and has his eyes closed. Unknown Pleasures waveforms frame the background.
An illustration of a punk kid reading a big book. She looks delighted and angry at the same time. Short hair, red boots, gap tooth. The books says “Read more comix” in big letters
Cover art for my new book Another Realm. A comet sweeps across the sky, characters pose among weird landscapes and an eyeball guy looks stressed.
My hand drawn looping animation of a lady melting. They go gloopy, then puddle out and drop off screen before being poured back into shape from the top. A modern summer vibe.
A sketchbook page titled: How to survive the late capitalist hell scape. Cartoon characters pop up to give you bad advice. Mario want you to get a new subscription. Lowly Worm wants you to automate your work flow. Garfield wants you to invest in emerging markets.
A photo of my stall covered in colourful riso prints and zines. I am collaged poorly into the scene holding my cat, who is holding an emoji of some books
A photo of my stall, with me collaged poorly onto the table top with added cats
A hand drawn illustration of an intense looking bald man lifting weights. There’s big inky letters that say POOMP MOOSCLES
A map of a comicon Artist alley, full of table numbers. I’ve added my face to show where you can find my table (M17)
A one panel comic titled Witness The Fitness. Caption reads: I started going to exercise classes this month in an effort to get strong” and I am drawn grabbing my gym pass. Staff ask me “do you have any specific fitness goals?” My reply is “I want to be able to lift this specific case of comics without feeling like I might die”.
An illustrated risograph print, in purple, teal and fluorescent orange inks. There are different handheld devices with weird alien buttons, cartridges and charms. The vibe is “dream dead tech” as though a witch designed gadgets in 2002.
A video of my hand holding a big printed artwork. First it has orange ink, then green is added, and finally burgundy finished to illustration. The design is lots of tangled plants and flowers with hidden bugs, birds and WOIMS.
A photo of my stall - blue tablecloth, lots of colourful riso prints, comics and zines on display. My gachapon machine is here! Badly collaged photo of me and my cat.
Three tiny riso printed concertina zine. Left: medieval animals, Center: lovely day for a parade, Right: Goblin Gallery.
A tabletop gachapon machine, covered in my illustrations and little characters. It says Mystery Mini Zine Machine at the top and a cartoon version of my cat tells you the price.
An activity page from a colourful kids magazine that I illustrated. It features gravity defying Escher-style waterfalls, with dangerous pirates, krakens, hungry fish and sharks. Vapourware colours mmm
An illustrated poster for A Lovely Weekend comedy festival. A view into a dive bar, with a comedy act on stage, sentient disco ball throwing thumbs up and two speaker stacks with faces and legs. The audience is a bunch of hipsters, aliens and animals drinking beers and sodas and having a laugh. In purples, yellows and reds.
Drawing of me by me. Brown outlines on a cream background, impish lady with glasses, short red hair and freckles.
My hand holding a shooting star sticker. It’s bright yellow with an angry face and has text saying NOPE
Photo of me with a short hairstyle, fringe and curly lil pixie mullet.
A comic about super seconds festival. A purple character explains: Hi! Do you like a bargain? (Nodding) Saving on waste? (Mmm hmm!) then let me tell you about SUPER SECONDS FESTIVAL! The character excitedly peeks around d a laptop: 250 shops, all in one big online sale offering discounts on end of line, sample and seconds stock. So you can grab a deal (they hold up a pretty vase!) and support indie makers (they are being held up by cool makers) March 7th-8th (they pose chaotically with two shopping bags).
A grid of my items in super seconds festival. It features colourful risograph misprints, end of line zines and comics, postcards and stickers.
A photo of my stall, covered in colourful prints, zines and stickers. I have collaged a photo of me and my cat onto the table.
A photo of me at my stall with collages photos of my cat all over it. Cat says “join us”. Event details read: Valen-zine fair, Left Bank Leeds, 10-4pm today
A still from Fear & Loathing - a disturbed looking man leaves a restroom after seeing something weird and strangely erotic. Caption reads “with a bit of luck, his life was ruined forever”
A drawing of colourful books with weird little characters holding them. Books are: Translation State by Ann Leckie, The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torres, Royal Assassin and Assassin’s Quest by Robin Hobb, The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard, Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, Moon Bound by Robin Sloan and The Winter Spirits short story collection.
A photo of my stall at a Christmas market, a rack of colourful riso prints is stood at the back of my table. Lots of comics and zines across the front. Plus a sticker rack and washi tape stand. It’s very colourful!
A photo of my cat laying in his window perch. He has his front two paws crossed. Green eyes, pink nose, black and white fur, attitude of gratitude.
A colourful risograph print, in blues, pinks, and yellows with lots of dotscreen texture. The text at the bottom reads DAVID LYNCH, and there are illustrations of characters from Twin Peaks, Mullholland Drive, Lost Highway, Eraserhead, Wild At Heart and Blue Velvet all around.
Me standing in front of my stall. Holding up two fingers. Check trousers green jacket. Lots of comics and zines to browse.
Me at my stall, holding up my new comic. My table is covered in a blue and black cloth with lots of prints, comics, zines, washi tapes and stickers on it.
My only hand holding up a print. It says David Lynch across the bottom in green and red on black with white zigzags. Above it are characters from Lynch movies and Twin Peaks; Laura Palmer, Isabella Rossellini, Patricia Arquette, the log lady, and Coop’s tape recorder too.
My hand holding the comic. It’s got an orange cover, with a border of weird leaves and oozing buds. There is a central character holding a potted plant and watering can, looking chill. The title reads: “My New Hobby Craves Violence”
My hand holding three copies of my new comic! The cover is pastel orange with a central character drawn holding a plant and watering can. They’re wearing an apron, sandals and have choppy blonde hair. Surrounding them is a dense border of leaves and thorns. Title reads: “My New Hobby Craves Violence”
A very densely illustrated poster of an exhibition hall with the roof removed. You can see inside and spot lots of characters from Avery Hill books milling around appreciating art, drinking free wine and misbehaving.
A slide of images showing new stuff for Thought Bubble: three washi tapes, a teal one with cats on it, an orange one with second hand trinkets on it, a purple one with witchy hag stuff on it. Plus two cat stickers, and theee riso prints that show a UFP abduction, thrift goblin and hag life illustrations.
A map of my table location at Thought Bubble festival. Plus a drawing of me behind my table looking pleased to meet you.
Me and my partner dressed as Aunt Gladys and Marcus from the film Weapons. I’m wearing a pink suit, purple top, blue glasses and a orange wig with Mickey Mouse tshirt and a horrible mask with bulging eyes. He has blood running down his face, arms out but still smiling bby!
Three comics from my haul
Hot dogs served on a tray, with carrot sticks and dip. Just like in the film Weapons before something awful happens.
My iPad on my desk, with Procreate open. The screen is full of black and white inked comic pages!
A selfie of me with a cosplayer dressed as Porco Rosso AKA sky daddy 💕
My hand holding two shiny holographic and sparkly stickers of cats. One is black and white and asks “adopt me?” The other is wearing work clothes and a laptop is stressing them out.
Me in a hi-vis jacket behind my stall. There is a tall display covered in colourful riso prints, a long row of comics and zines, a rack of stickers and a stand of washi tape rolls. I’m drinking a can of Dr Pepper.
The cover of my new comic book. A character stands centrally, casually holding on to a house plant and watering can. They are surrounded by leaves, thorns, tendrils and weird dripping flowers. Title text reads: “My New Hobby Craves Violence”
A close up of a page of comics, inked with clean outlines. It shows a cartoon character having a chaotic morning, waking up late and getting ready for work.
A photo of my ipad on my desk. The screen is open on a folder of lots of pencilled comic pages. The title of the folder reads “My New Hobby Craves Violence”
A photo of my stall covered in zines, comics and prints. I’ve collaged in a photo of my kneeling and praying plus lots of pictures of my cat.
A colourful busy illustration full of anthropomorphic objects surrounding a little lady holding a painting of a castle. The central text says “THRIFT GOBLIN”. Cartoon objects include a slightly angry teapot, keen jumper guy, content silver spoon, cursed mirror, insanely happy globe, winking seashell chair, sinister occult book and a lamp with boots on.
Comic-style cartoon illustration, with the title “CAR SICK” in a green bubble at the top. Underneath is the text “This month my car had to go to the garage”, with a drawing of a poorly looking hatchback underneath, and a mechanic next to it saying “I, uh, dunno… something bad is going on in there”
Photo of my stall as a zine fair market. Lots of colourful books and comic on a blue tablecloth. Shiny stickers and brightly coloured riso graph prints of cool animals. There is a giant Moomin house behind the table!
My hand holding a Twin Peaks sticker. It‘s an illustrated design based on the “Welcome to Twin Peaks” sign Agent Coop passes as he arrives in town. With added coffee and cherry pie. Red and black colours. Cosy objects also in photo: lamp, oak leaf, owls, knitwear, black lodge mug.
A photo of my stall at a print market - a table with black and blue table cloth, covered in colourful prints, zines and stickers.
A colourful, illustrated print with the text HAG LIFE in the middle. Around it are lots of illustrated characters; a Baba Yaga house, a babushka throwing peace signs, cat in a headscarf, potions, cauldrons, occult books, moons, owls and witchy stuff.
My hand holding three Star Trek fanzines I made. The cover features a cosmic illustration of The Enterprise-D spaceship, plus illustrations of Worf, Picard, Guinan, Troi, Data and Geordi. The zine title reads “Zine Me Up”