the sketchbook of stanislav szukalski

Hi, I just finished reading World of Iron and Blood Chapter 2: The One Who Remains and I loved it so much. Your writing is amazing and I kept thinking how cool it would look as a comic. In this chapter, the protagonist wakes up in someone else's body the flesh is wrong, the heart paused, the room heavy with iron and ash. He sees a ring embedded in his chest, a shield with a burned heraldic sign, and realizes he’s believed to be Prince Alexander, son of Grand Prince Yaroslav though he has no memory. The tension as Stanislav reminds him of his brothers, names lost to war, betrayal, and bloodshed is gripping. The scene of him standing despite the pain, feeling the weight of identity even if he doesn’t remember, is powerful. I’m a commissioned artist and I’d love to draw your story into a comic. No pressure though I just think your work would look awesome in comic form. If you’re interested, message me on Discord (aangelinaa._) and I can share my portfolio with you. Best, Angelina

Hi! I just came across Rule 10 and got hooked right away. The premise of a soul who's already lived as Tony Stark, reincarnated once more as Bruce Wayne, gives the story such a clever crossover hook right out of the gate. What really sells it though is the comedy of a genius mind trapped in a toddler's body, from secretly designing an upgraded Batmobile with Alfred's spare parts to internally screaming through kindergarten puzzle time while playing along as an innocent child. That scene where Thomas Wayne discovers advanced blueprints hidden inside his three-year-old's crayon sketchbook was such a great hook to build the early mystery around. I do manga-style commission art, and stories with this much comedic contrast, genius protagonist energy, and superhero-world blending are exactly what I love drawing. I'd love to create art of young Bruce tinkering with his toy Batmobile, or that quiet moment of Thomas poring over the mysterious blueprint in his office. Discord: emmamaxwell0713 Instagram: mirabellebrushes

Hi! I just came across When The Waves Took Our Yesterday and it completely won me over. Samantha rescuing a scared little boy clinging to a rocky slope, then finding out later that he lives right next door, is such a warm and inevitable way to start a childhood friendship story. And the detail of both fathers turning out to be old classmates just adds this extra layer of "they were always going to find each other" that makes the whole setup feel so earned. The beach conversation about why she always draws the sea stuck with me too, her line about how the waves, the sky, and even the wind are never quite the same twice felt like such a gentle way to foreshadow how much their own bond is going to shift and grow over time. And Joshua actually standing up to those older boys after remembering her words about bravery not meaning fearlessness was such a satisfying quiet turning point for his character. I do manga style commission art, and stories built around this kind of tender childhood bond, foreshadowed loss, and slow emotional growth are exactly what I love drawing. I'd love to create art of young Samantha reaching her hand out to pull Joshua up from that rocky ledge, or the two of them sitting together on her favorite rock at sunset, sketchbook in hand, waves rolling in behind them. Discord: emmamaxwell0713 Instagram: mirabellebrushes

Hi there, I just came across When the City Learned to Bloom, and this story immediately caught my attention. I love how it opens with such a quiet, hopeful hook. Struggling illustrator Han Seo-jun getting the email that changes everything, being chosen to create the murals for the restoration of the abandoned Alder House, and standing before it for the first time as ivy climbs its walls and a stranger watches him sketch from a distance without him ever noticing. That mix of quiet longing and the feeling of a forgotten place waiting to be remembered sets such a tender tone. The contrast between Seo-jun's instinct to preserve every crack and faded mural and architect Kang Ji-hoon's careful, grounded pragmatism about what can actually be saved gives the story a lot of visual potential. I'd love to create a character illustration or cinematic scene capturing Seo-jun sketching the Alder House at dusk while Ji-hoon watches unnoticed from the shadows, the moment they uncover the hidden sketchbook and faded flower symbol behind the wall, or Seo-jun and Ji-hoon sitting together on the courtyard's stone wall, coffee in hand, framed by ivy and morning light. There's a great mix of quiet slow burn romance, restoration and rediscovery, and the emotional weight of forgotten history to draw from. I do manga style commission art, and stories with slow burn tension between two leads, atmospheric settings, and characters who reveal themselves through small gestures are exactly the kind of stories I love bringing to life through illustration. Discord: emmamaxwell0713 Instagram: mirabellebrushes