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When everything around feels just a little too beige and basic, there’s nothing like some black humor to save the day. If you enjoy your jokes with a bit of irony, you might like the work of up-and-coming Russian artist Dmitri Piankov.

Dmitri has recently started publishing comics on his Instagram account after doing stand-up comedy for years. Most of the situations and characters he illustrates feel familiar and relatable while managing to stay unpredictable. In the images below, you can see Dmitri’s newest comics.

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Image credits: Dmitri Piankov

“At first, I spend 2 hours a week on brainstorming, during which I come up with different ideas,” Dmitri told Bored Panda about his creative process and also added that he would like to devote even more time to brainstorming.

“Then I send all my ideas to friends who say which comics they liked the most and after that, I sketch out the best versions. Then I ask my girlfriend to translate the comics into English.”

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Image credits: Dmitri Piankov

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Image credits: Dmitri Piankov

Despite the fact that his comics look simple, Dmitri approaches drawing very responsibly, so it often takes him from 4 to 6 hours to finish one. The artist told us he couldn’t pick any favorites out of the ones he’s done – probably because it’s difficult to stay unbiased about your own work.

When asked about dealing with “creative block”, Dmitri said: “I have a lot of unrealized ideas in stock, and when there is no inspiration, I just remember comics that I came up with a long time ago but did not draw.”

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Talking about influences and artists who inspire him, Dmitri shared: “Due to the fact that I am from Russia, I mainly follow the work of Russian comics artists. In our country, this area is not too developed, but I can single out Chilik and Gudim.

I know that in the West the genre of humorous strips is very developed and sometimes some translated comics reach me. I love the work of Joan Cornellа, Safely Endangered Comics, and cartoonist and stand-up comedian Demetri Martin. He is one of the people who inspired me to create comics.”

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Image credits: Dmitri Piankov

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Image credits: Dmitri Piankov

When asked about the future of his work, the artist told us: “I just want to keep drawing comics and making people happy, and when there are a lot of them, I will publish my own book. Promise you will buy it!”