Lukasz Kowalczuk
@elkowalczuk.bsky.social
Comics creator and illustrator from Poland. Commissions always open - it's a matter of schedule and conditions. Gen AI users, cryptos, techbros are blocked. http://lukaszkowalczuk.com
Illustrating @rossignol.bsky.social's article about @cavesofqud.com for 7th issue of @wyrdscience.bsky.social is one of my favourite work from 2025. I am never tired of reposting stuff commissioned by Wyrd Science magazine.
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State of the Rascal: August 2026 www.rascal.news/state-of-the...
Despite the bad state of everything, I am going to draw more stuff. Comics or Death.
Are there any GWAR art (GWART?) collectors out there? In 2019, I've had a pleasure to work on one of the stories written by Matt Miner and Matt Maguire, published in GWAR: The Enormogantic Fail by @renegadeartsent.bsky.social. All ten pages are on sale for a fair price as set or separately.
My wife's car has been written off, so I'm selling a bunch of affordable drawings to try to sort out another car: www.ebay.co.uk/usr/sister-l...
Me: I have tons of my original art. Comics, illustrations, designs. This is something I can be proud of. Also me: No one buys this shit. I should switch to digital drawing earlier.
Dark Horse being Dork Horse again. Go hire another celebrity, you (bleeep) (bleeep) (bleeep) bunch of (bleep) (bleep).
UNION UPDATE: tl;dr Dark Horse leadership is attempting to reduce union membership by claiming supervisory status for Senior Editors, who have never been allowed management roles. 🧵
KNOCK OFF WARS Page 24 from comic book about MOTU knock-offs. Written by Luke Toywalker, published in 2017.
World of football crests is fascinating. No fcking ai would come up with such beauties.
www.thegrindmag.ca/the-grind-is... @thegrindto.bsky.social is being sued by an IOF soldier - another example of Zionist lawfare projects trying to deplete the resources of media outlets or institutions they target they're a paper that's very much worth donating to
The Grind Is Being Sued By an IDF Reservist Soldier
This defamation case could sink one of the only publications closely covering the Palestine solidarity movement in Toronto and the repression it has faced. We need your help…
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Only Wrestling Is Real so it's obvious that EVERY wrestling-related ttrpg is worth your time and money.
PLEASE DON'T DIE - A Pro-Wrestling RPG OUT NOW on ITCH! antescompany.itch.io/please-dont-... Please check it out and share it around, I'm so incredibly proud of this game! #ttrpg #tabletoprpg #indierpg #prowrestling #wrestling
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News from @dungeonsnhammers.bsky.social about BEEFY SHOTGUN WIZARDS. Notify = Support = Stretch Goal = @neonlordsrpg.bsky.social and Yours Truly will create a Dungeon.
TO HELL AND GALGENBECK More carousel testing, this time with first 8 spreads of the official @morkborg.com webcomic. Soon(ish) in print!
Maybe celebrities cosplaying as comics creators isn't a problem in the so called industry, but they are fcking annoying.
WHITE RABBIT! Watership Down part 1, written by David Keane (Dirty Jersey movie). Doing superhero fight was fun, I need to admit.
Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, and Oracle are collectively hiding 1.65 TRILLION dollars of debt that they hope the AI buildout will someday, somehow, pay for. They have to service that debt, pay creditors while they wait for the payoff, and convince us to pay for "cognitive ablation."
Five US tech giants' hidden debts soar to $1.65tn on opaque AI funding
Data center leases, GPU supply contracts raise liabilities at Meta, Oracle, Nikkei study shows
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Itch has decided not to index my game for some reason, so the only way anyone can find it right now is through bluesky. Would really appreciate it if you could check it out!
PYROMANCER is out NOW!!! Download it for free on itch!!! elliesprites.itch.io/pyromancer
I did a lot of covers, but This is my first cover art for a tabletop gaming magazine. Achievement unlocked!
First look at Secret Passages Issue 4! Art by @elkowalczuk.bsky.social, who was trained from childhood in the Clan Eshin kill-kill by his mutant mentor. Follow the Kickstarter at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh... #oldhammer #ttrpg
"I used hybrid workflow" says a guy defending gen ai slop on "his" gig poster. This is stupid and I am diplomatic, because I am also out of energy, steam, force or whatever. These fuckers are very tiresome.
FBI Double Crossed! My illustration for @thebehemoth.com ALIEN HOMINID trading card - included in Deluxe Extra set added to [lock-on] magazine from @lostincult.co.uk. #alienhominid #tradingcards #videogames
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen vs Lord Darth Vader (2012, ink on paper)
Some spreads from LESS IS MORE volume 1. There is a HUGE possibility that this zine will be published outside Poland, in English. So be patient and preprate your money.
The Luddites were right by the way. They were violently suppressed by the military, working on behalf of the factory owners. Chartists and other activists took up the fight of Luddism to win us back worker rights. George, just have a read of this mate: tomhumberstone.com/luddites
I'm a Luddite (And So Can You!) | Tom Humberstone
I'm a Luddite (And So Can You!)
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