Author: tmukanik

  • Paint the Town Red

    Paint the Town Red

    Paint the Town Red is a longform comic series, in collaboration with my partner, Winter Jay Kiakas. It’s a supernatural comic that follows a handful of vampires and werewolves, as they navigate their lives together and delve into each other’s pasts–as well as the past of the town itself. There’s plenty of kissing, dating, blood…

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  • Augustine

    Augustine

    Augustine is a collaborative comic I’m making with Winter Jay Kiakas. It’s an action-packed story following a ragtag group of friends in a junk-punk Greek Myth inspired world, as they trifle with ancient legends, bounty hunters, and the struggle to define yourself in a world that rejects you. The comic is rated 13+ (swearing, violence,…

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  • The Curse of Blackwood Manor

    The Curse of Blackwood Manor

    The Curse of Blackwood Manor is a YA graphic novel following Sam as she meets the quite literally monstrous family of her girlfriend. 18-year-old Sam Hannegan decides to go with her girlfriend, Boots Blackwood, to finally meet her family for the first time. It turns out the Blackwoods are of… the more monstrous persuasion. As…

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  • From Hell’s Heart

    From Hell’s Heart

    From Hell’s Heart is a story in progress about Lucy, a one-armed former captain, and Bonnie, a monstrous werewhale, and their tumultuous relationship. What would you do if the sea fell in love with you? What if the sea was a giant monster, a whale that perhaps also may be human? Lucy Moore has to…

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  • The Farewell Tour

    The Farewell Tour

    The Farewell Tour is a sci-fi graphic novel in collaboration with my partner! The washed up rockstar, Buzzkill (also known as Jax) has been piling in the negative news lately, a spiral that has been hard to contain, and frustrating for his managers and record label. Things come more to a head as Jax makes…

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  • Jack Jallow and the Ghost of Hallowsville

    Jack Jallow and the Ghost of Hallowsville

    Jack Jallow and the Ghost of Hallowsville is the concept for a middle grade graphic novel, following the adventures of Jack, a little crow imp in the very Halloween-y world of Hallowsville. The crow imps are relegated to one task: rounding up what ghosts appear in Hallowsville and sending them away. They are not allowed…

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  • Witchweed

    Witchweed

    Witchweed is the working title for a YA graphic novel, following the efforts of a lady couple who work as animal rescuers in a world full of odd creatures. They may tackle all sorts of wild beasts, but what happens when they have to face magic? Helena and Mary-Ann specialize in capturing animals humanely and…

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  • Other Projects

    Other Projects

    A handful of other shorter projects that were only one-off comics, or are still in the concept stage. THE MAGIC WORD The Magic Word is an 18+ comic made in collab with Winter Jay. It follows Daisy, who has become the assistant to her idol, the magician Morgana the Magnificent. It turns out Morgan is…

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  • Comics & Sequential

    Comics & Sequential

    Full Colour Lost Time Middle grade graphic novel. Inks were done by Winter Jay Kiakas. Layouts, sketch and colours by me.     Augustine Ongoing horizontal-style comic. Layouts and inks by Winter Jay Kiakas, sketch and colours by me.     The Magic Word 18+ comic. Layouts and inks were done by Winter Jay Kiakas.…

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