Biography of artist Oleg Okunev
My name is Oleg Okunev.I was born on July 7, 1983.
My childhood was spent in a small town - Kherson.
After a few years of working in Dnepropetrovsk, I returned to my native town. But after the start of the war and the occupation of Kherson, I was forced to return to the Dnepr.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been drawing comics.
I have finished the Tauride Art Lyceum in southern Ukraine where I have received a classical art education.
It all started with the online newspaper Regiononline where my comical pictures and cartoons for the news feed were posted.
Then I stepped on a thorny path of adult comics where I had to perceive all the fascination and charm of the human anatomy.
My first big works were published in the youth magazine of comics Bubble, which is dedicated to native superheroes. By the end of 2022, I had several games released on Steam and other platforms in my portfolio. My comic books have been published by well-known publishers such as Scout Comics and Aftershock. And this is not counting dozens of smaller works. For the last few years, I have also taken part in creating some games.
Now I'm working on 2 main projects:
1. "Ophelia" project with Christoph Schlenger. Special agents, sex, and a lot of dead bad guys. 4 books are ready. A new book is on the table now!
2. Cyrillic project. I dream of creating a new comics universe where the heroes of Slavic fairy tales live in our world. For now, I have only heroes because I can work on them only in my free time.
Finished projects:
The Allure of Wanton Cove released. (Made with Ivan Lytkin (Ktulhu Solutions).
More launched games - Game#1, Game#2, Game#3
- New zombie project - Rabid World. The author is Todd Cinani. Books 4 are finished and available for all my patrons here (without words). Buy the full paper version here.
- "Metropolis". It is a comic in the noir style, inspired by "Sin City". Comics animated to the dark and cruel game. Link to Steam.
- Pestilence comics series. Based on a scenario of veteran comics writer Frank Tieri. Work made for AfterShock Comics. Buy your copy here. The project finished with 11 books.
For commission work and suggesting new projects, contact me by email - art [at] okunevart.com